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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bitcoin’s near-term direction may hinge less on Fed policy than on which four war scenarios play out in the Middle East. This is according to Maelstrom’s chief investment officer, Arthur Hayes, who published a detailed breakdown this week, arguing that the US-Iran conflict, now almost seven weeks in, has created a trading environment so uncertain […]
Bitcoin’s price ascent came to an end minutes ago as the asset was rejected at $75,000 and pushed south by two grand in minutes. The notable price decline came after the US jobs report for the past week came out, which was actually quite positive. The US Labor Department announced minutes ago that initial claims […]
Bitcoin exchange outflows have been ongoing for two months, with many days seeing only outflows, observed CryptoQuant analyst ‘Darkfost’, who described it as “insane.” Since the beginning of March, the monthly average exchange flow has turned negative and currently stands at -1,640 BTC. “This suggests a clear accumulation trend that has been building over the past […]