Bitcoin options worth roughly $15.9 billion are set to expire on Deribit at 8:00 AM UTC today, covering about 184,000 BTC contracts. The expiry comes with the OG crypto trading near $84,000 after retreating from an eight-month high above $87,000, putting recent price gains against a large options settlement. The Friday Expiry By the Numbers […]
Bitget says its security systems flagged unauthorized transfers from a portion of its hot wallets at 18:31 UTC on September 24, with roughly $351.6 million in assets affected. The exchange says every dollar of that loss falls under its User Protection Fund, so customers’ balances will stay intact even with withdrawals paused as it reviews […]
The Trump administration is reportedly considering an initiative to promote dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas. The goal, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the plans, is to protect the dollar’s place as the world’s reserve asset and to raise demand for US Treasuries, which stablecoin issuers typically hold as reserves. Joint Ventures and Federal […]
Ripple’s cross-border token remains highly appealing to institutional investors, while whales have also accumulated a significant amount of tokens lately. Despite these positive factors, XRP has slipped 8% after a red wave swept through the broader market. Meanwhile, one of the company’s top executives shared the stage at the MESA Forum with representatives from financial […]
Just a few days ago, SUI crossed the $1 psychological level and surged to a four-month high of $1.05. Bears then stepped in and pushed the price down to $0.95 (per CoinGecko), but according to popular analyst Ali Martinez, the bull market has already begun. Why So? The X user said that after an 83% […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has welcomed Trueo’s planned migration from Base to Ethereum mainnet, describing it as a new prediction-market contender focused on decentralization and ethical design. The move puts Trueo’s dispute-resolution system and plans for wider DeFi integration at the center of its pitch as prediction markets face legal scrutiny and competition. Trueo Says […]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly reviewing unusual trading on Kalshi’s Ethereum perpetual futures market. This is according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which found close to one million trades clustered around the same $5,500 order size since August. The pattern, which the WSJ said accounted for more than $5 billion in volume, […]
Cardano’s native token has been thriving amid the latest green environment, with its valuation climbing to a peak not seen since May. Naturally, the major ascent has drawn multiple bullish predictions from analysts, but certain elements suggest a correction could also be in the cards. The Next Upward Move? As of press time, ADA is […]
The latest market resurgence has greatly benefited Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, whose price has spiked 22% over the past week. Meanwhile, Pi Network’s PI has risen 8% over the same period but remains below $0.10. We wanted to see which of these tokens could perform better in the final quarter of the year, so we consulted […]
Bitcoin has moved above a key long-term technical level that CryptoQuant says has historically marked major shifts in the cryptocurrency’s market cycle. BTC closed above its 365-day moving average, which stood near $80,500, for the first time since March 2023. At the time, the asset was trading around $86,000 when it closed above the average. […]