Altcoins are flashing technical signals not seen since 2020, with a multi-year wedge breakout and a looming MACD crossover drawing attention across crypto markets this week. The setup has fueled renewed speculation that a broader altcoin rally could be forming. Breakout Pattern and Momentum Signals Return Analyst Mark Chadwick highlighted the signals in question in […]
Adam Back has once again denied claims that he is the mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. The latest denial comes after an investigation by New York Times reporter John Carreyrou pointed to him as the most likely candidate. Back Pushes Back Following the NYT’s publishing of Carreyrou’s piece, Back took to X to reject its conclusion. “I’m not […]
After a few consecutive days of warning shots, the US and Iran reached a two-week cease-fire, which would allow them to negotiate for a permanent peace deal. Financial markets responded immediately to the news, but in opposing ways. While most assets, such as BTC, gold, and stocks, went up, oil, which had rocketed after the […]
Bitcoin network activity “just snapped higher after months of decline,” reported CryptoQuant on Monday. The blockchain analytics provider’s index tracks addresses, transactions, UTXOs, and blockspace demand. It noted that the daily Bitcoin transaction count is now around 615,000, which is the highest since November 2024. It added that this shift is happening while BTC fees remain […]
Crypto analyst and Taproot developer Udi Wertheimer has stated that the Lightning Network is fundamentally vulnerable in a post-quantum scenario and claimed that its design leaves user funds exposed in ways that cannot be mitigated under current assumptions. According to Wertheimer, the core issue stems from how public and private keys function in cryptocurrency systems. […]
Following a highly uneventful weekend with little to no price action, bitcoin’s volatility returned on Monday morning after the numerous threats, and the asset jumped to $69,600 to mark a multi-day peak. Perhaps the most evident reason behind this sudden increase came after an Axios report, cited by The Kobeissi Letter, which claimed that the […]
A Federal Reserve meeting minutes event and two key inflation reports are due this week as tension in the Middle East remains at a boiling point. Crypto markets are up on Monday morning following President Trump’s extended deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. He told Fox News on Sunday that he will […]
The controversial and contrasting actions and comments from US President Donald Trump regarding the war in Iran continue, with the latest examples going live in the past 24 hours. The question now is when and how bitcoin will finally react, as it has remained unusually calm over the weekend. Will history repeat and drop later […]
The spot exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of Ripple’s cross-border token continue to dig new lows, as they just ended their first month in the red in March. The landscape is even more worrying when we examine the details, while XRP is currently losing the battle for the fourth spot against BNB. XRP ETFs Fall […]
A report from blockchain security firm Peckshield shows that crypto hacks rose 96% in March 2026, with scammers stealing about $52 million in major incidents. It added that a new trend called the “shadow contagion” is also spreading the effects of these attacks to other DeFi platforms, meaning that protocols that aren’t affected have to […]