Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has issued a warning to crypto projects about North Korean hackers. He detailed how the group is using increasingly sophisticated tactics to gain access to companies. Operatives Are Exploiting Hiring Process CZ shared his concerns via a September 18 X post, describing the hackers as “advanced, creative, and patient.” He […]
BNB surged past the $1,000 mark after steadily climbing by 10% over the past week. New data suggest that the latest milestone is more than hype. In fact, several on-chain metrics point to a structural shift in the asset’s market profile. Organic Liquidity Growth According to CryptoQuant’s latest analysis, BNB’s uptrend has been supported by […]
XRP dominance is seeing an emergence in Upbit’s reserves, which has the South Korean giant apart from its global peers. While Bitcoin typically anchors the reserve portfolios of major platforms, Upbit presents a rare deviation. Upbit’s XRP Bet In December 2024, the exchange sharply increased its XRP holdings and has continued those levels since. Data […]
Ethereum (ETH) suffered a fresh decline of 1.5% over the past day as it hovered near $4,520. Despite the sluggish price action, the asset has entered an extraordinary new accumulation phase. In fact, new data show that balances held by Accumulating Addresses have more than doubled in just under four months. ETH Hoarding At Record […]
Around 30,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, September 19, and they have a notional value of roughly $3.5 billion. This expiry event is pretty close to last week’s, so there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets, which have moved higher this week. The US Federal Reserve’s first rate reduction of […]
Vitalik Buterin has finally responded to concerns about Ethereum’s 45-day unstaking queue, explaining that it is important to the network’s defense. His comments follow an ongoing debate within the crypto community over the long waiting time. Buterin’s Defence The controversy began when Galaxy Digital’s Michael Marcantonio publicly criticized Ethereum’s lengthy exit queue via X, calling […]
The SEC has approved “generic listings standards” that will clear the way for spot crypto ETFs to launch, reported Bloomberg’s ETF expert Eric Balchunas on Wednesday. The move allows exchanges to list ETPs holding spot commodities, including digital assets, without requiring individual SEC approval for each product. It also eliminates the lengthy, case-by-case approval process […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the approval of the Truth Social spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The agency announced that it will extend the review period and invited the public to provide comments on the application. SEC Opens Public Commenting The proposal was filed in June 2025 by […]
On Tuesday, Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), which it described as an “open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies.” The protocol is designed to enable AI agents to send and receive payments to each other, supporting different payment types such as credit and debit cards, stablecoins, and real-time bank transfers. “We’re […]
Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) are now distributing BTC back into the market for the third time in the current cycle. Their current behavior could define the trajectory of the ongoing cycle. Repeat 2021-Style Cycle Top? In the 2021 cycle, long-term holders began their main distribution phase between November 2020 and March 2021. In the process, […]