Tensions in the Middle East have cooled after US President Donald Trump revealed that the ceasefire with Iran has been extended. According to the American leader, the government of Iran is “seriously fractured,” while Pakistan has requested a hold on the attacks until such time as their officials can come up with “a unified proposal.” […]
Solana remained the top chain for decentralized exchange spot trading in Q1 2026, with a 30.6% market share, according to CoinGecko’s latest findings. Its trading volume fell by 26.5% during the same period. DEX Wars Intensify This momentum shifted in March, when Ethereum briefly overtook Solana with a 27% share compared to the latter’s 26%. […]
It was another eventful weekend in which the two warring parties exchanged contrasting and confusing statements on what is happening with their ceasefire, whether any peace talks are scheduled, and what’s next. Perhaps the most worrisome part came just hours ago when both nations resumed the strikes against each other. Strikes Resumed At first, US […]
Bitcoin’s price was halted at its multi-month peak at over $78,000 on Friday, and the subsequent conflicting actions and statements from Iran and the US have led to another retracement to under $75,000 as of press time. The latest set of blame-throwing came minutes ago, as reports emerged that Iran believes they are “facing deception” […]
Ethereum recorded a major on-chain milestone in the first quarter of 2026 across its base layer activity. Data from Artemis shows the network processed over 200 million transactions, its highest quarterly total on record. On a quarterly basis, this represents a 43% increase from 145 million transactions in the previous quarter ending late 2025. Quarterly […]
Multiple on-chain security companies and industry sleuths reported late on Saturday that the liquid restaking protocol KelpDAO had fallen victim to a major hack in which the perpetrators drained nearly $300 million. The team behind the project confirmed the incident hours later, and added that they have partnered with LayerZero, Unichain, their auditors, and ‘top […]
After weeks of dwindling performance, no-inflow days, and investor uncertainty, the spot ETFs tracking the popular cross-border token saw impressive inflows over the past five trading days. This coincided with the de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, but the return of uncertainty from conflicting statements over the weekend could turn the tables next week. […]
Bitcoin’s price recovered impressively yesterday by surging to a 10-week peak of over $78,000 after US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was opened. However, this rally could be in jeopardy now, as Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, Ghalibaf, denied many of the POTUS’s positive statements. All Were False Recall that Trump took to […]
Just a couple of days after a cryptic tweet on X containing XRP’s logo, the official channel behind the Solana ecosystem announced that a 1:1-backed token redeemable for Ripple’s cross-border token has launched on its blockchain. The statement coincided with notable price gains charted by XRP and SOL today as the geopolitical tension in the […]
Around 22,200 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, April 17, with a notional value of roughly $1.66 billion. This event is a little smaller than last week’s expiry, so it is unlikely to have any impact on spot markets. Crypto prices have been climbing slowly this week, with around $150 billion being added to […]