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Since Bitcoin’s all-time high of $127,000 in October 2025, the first quarter of 2026 has gotten off to a shaky start, with Bitcoin crashing to a $60,000 floor in under five months. While this whiplash may be painful, it looks worse than it really is: the market is actually doing exactly what it needs to do to build a stronger cycle ahead.Crypto tends to bear the brunt of the selloff when macro conditions, geopolitical tensions and traditional markets turn south. Several converging factors are currently driving immense pressure on crypto markets: elevated counterparty risk, global liquidity tightening, weak technical trends,…
A bank in the US is settling with customers affected by a cybersecurity breach that exposed sensitive personal information. According to new class action documents, Cadence Bank – a regional bank headquartered in the South – has agreed to a $5.25 million settlement over a data breach tied to vulnerabilities in the third-party file transfer software MOVEit, which was used by the bank and allowed cybercriminals to access customer data in May 2023. Cadence Bank has set aside $5,250,000 in its settlement fund, with affected individuals eligible to receive up to $2,500 each for documented losses related to the breach.…
Satoshi holds 1.1M BTC, Coinbase 982K, BlackRock 775K. See who owns the most Bitcoin in 2026, from governments to crypto whales. Bitcoin ownership is more concentrated than most people realize. A handful of individuals, institutions, and governments control enormous chunks of the total supply. According to Arkham, the biggest holders range from a mysterious pseudonymous creator to trillion-dollar asset managers. The data paints a striking picture of where Bitcoin actually sits in 2026. From cold wallets to ETFs, the numbers are huge. More of Bitcoin: Coinbase Lets Homebuyers Use Bitcoin as Collateral, No Selling Required Satoshi Nakamoto Still Leads the…
Prediction market platform Kalshi has been cleared to offer margin trading to professional clients, a move designed to make its platform more appealing to institutional investors.The license, granted to Kalshi’s affiliate Kinetic Markets, allows it to operate as a futures commission merchant, according to a filing with the National Futures Association. Before margin trading goes live, the company still needs a sign-off from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for rule changes that would enable trading without full collateral up front.Margin trading lets investors open positions with less upfront capital, a practice common in traditional markets but new to regulated…
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are being warned about a data breach at the financial services firm Hightower Holding. In a report sent to the Maine Attorney General, the Chicago-based firm says user credentials were compromised, triggering unauthorized access to its computer network in early January. An investigation later determined that specific files were downloaded without authorization which contained personal and private identifying information, including names, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. The filing shows that 131,483 people were affected by the incident, including 1,557 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on March 12, 2026 and affected individuals were…
Strategy CEO Phong Le says 80% of STRC holders are retail investors, driven by lower volatility and yield demand. Michael Saylor calls STRC a top global dividend stock as data shows its yield outperforming major competitors. STRC gains attention among income investors as preferred stock offers steady yield and reduced price volatility. Michael Saylor has described $STRC as a leading dividend-paying U.S. stock, drawing attention from income-focused investors. Strategy CEO Phong Le also reported that about 80% of STRC holders are retail investors, attracted by lower volatility and consistent yield. The development comes as interest grows in alternative income assets…
As quantum computing edges closer to practical reality, the crypto industry is beginning to confront a question it has long deferred: what happens if the cryptography underpinning trillions of dollars in digital assets no longer holds?The answers, so far, are anything but uniform.Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.Quantum computing is a fundamentally different approach to computation that uses the principles of quantum mechanics rather than classical physics. Instead of traditional…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Options traders in the Bitcoin market are now pricing in a better-than-even chance that the coin stays under $66,000 through late April — a sign of how quickly sentiment has turned since Thursday. Fear Takes Hold In The Options Market The shift shows up clearly in one key metric. Bitcoin’s 30-day options delta skew climbed to 15% on Friday, a level that signals traders are paying a sharp premium for downside protection. Under normal conditions, that figure sits between -6% and 6%. Based on data from derivatives…
HyperCore burned 34,495 HYPE and distributed 26,784, removing 7,711 tokens from circulation on March 27, 2026. Hyperliquid records ~2.77M HYPE yearly deflation as buybacks exceed staking and validator rewards issuance. Even with 5,766 daily HYPE unlocks, buybacks and burns keep Hyperliquid in net deflation. On March 27, 2026, HyperCore repurchased and permanently burned 34,495.71 HYPE at an average price of about $38.51. On the same day, 26,784 HYPE were distributed as rewards to stakers and 24 validators. The net effect removed 7,711 HYPE from circulation, maintaining the protocol’s deflationary trend. Daily, Monthly, and Yearly Deflation Rates. On March 27, 2026,…
Don’t be fooled by the prolonged crypto bear market, the industry remains a sound investment and less at risk from replacement by AI than traditional software as a service (SaaS) operations, according to Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp. (KRAKU), a blank check company backed by U.S. crypto exchange Kraken.The company, a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Kraken with venture firms Natural Capital and Tribe Capital, closed its $345 million IPO in January, and is now ready to explore deals with crypto-native firms valued between $2 billion and $10 billion, Tanuku said in an interview.This might sound…