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Traders betting against Bitcoin and crypto are witnessing a cascade of liquidations as Iran announces the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial shipping. In the last 24 hours, a whopping $815.42 million in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass. The vast majority of the liquidations hit traders going short, coming in at $661.93 million. Markets at large are rising in a sweeping relief rally as President Trump signals strong progress toward a landmark deal with Iran, dialing back fears of energy supply shocks and igniting fresh risk-on appetite. BTC has surged…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) is making a strong comeback, snapping back toward the $78,000 area for the first time in more than two months as sentiment improves across global markets. The move comes as tensions between the United States and Iran appear to have eased, and the Strait of Hormuz has reopened—an event that has also driven oil prices down to around $88. Even though oil has dropped nearly 11% on Friday, crypto has followed a different trajectory. Bitcoin is up about 5% for the day, and both Ethereum…
Every few months, the crypto market produces a name that suddenly everyone recognizes, and the investors who entered early walk away with life-changing gains. The question on every trader’s mind right now is simple: what’s the next crypto to explode? Whether someone is an experienced trader or just beginning to explore digital assets, spotting the right project before the masses catch on separates a decent return from a remarkable one. From established ecosystem giants to high-speed newcomers, the market offers many options, but not all are built to endure. That’s why this article examines four cryptocurrencies that analysts are tracking…
World, the Sam Altman-backed digital identity project, has unveiled on Friday what it calls its most significant upgrade yet to World ID, positioning the system as “full-stack proof of human” infrastructure aimed at consumers, enterprises and AI agents.The overhaul, announced at an event in San Francisco, comes as concerns mount across the tech industry over bots, deepfakes and AI agents impersonating humans online, a trend World is explicitly targeting with a broader push into authentication, payments and internet services. Altman’s other major project is OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT and tools using the large language model AI platform. World’s system…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano is already being used by roughly 200 large companies in Germany through agentic AI deployments, even if those firms do not realize the blockchain is sitting underneath their stack, according to Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard. The claim, made during an interview with Jane King on GBBC’s Markets on Chain series from the New York Stock Exchange published April 16, points to a version of blockchain adoption that is less visible to end users but potentially more embedded in enterprise infrastructure. 200 German Companies Use Cardano…
ETH holds an uptrend as analysts watch $2.5K closely. A breakout targets $2.8K, while a rejection points to the $2.15K–$2.2K demand zone. Ethereum is showing strength. The asset has been printing higher highs and higher lows, a classic sign of an uptrend. Crypto analyst Crypto Bully recently shared a technical breakdown of ETH’s price action. He pointed to $2.5K as the most critical level to watch. How price reacts there, he noted, will set the tone for the next major move. Related reading: Ethereum Reclaims $2,400 – Is a Hidden FVG the Altcoin Season Trigger? ETH Price Holds Uptrend Structure…
Crypto-linked stocks surged Friday, led by a sharp rally in beaten-down digital asset treasury firms, as progress toward ending the Iran war jolted risk assets, sending bitcoin BTC$78,013.91 to a two-month high of $78,000.U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Iran committed to keeping open the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy markets.”Iran has just announced that the Strait… is fully open and ready for full passage,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, adding that peace talks between the countries were progressing. Reports that the U.S. is considering unfreezing $20 billion in…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure North Korean hackers likely pocketed hundreds of millions in stolen crypto — and now a US court is being asked to decide whether a stablecoin giant should have stopped them. Circle’s Own Track Record Becomes A Key Weapon A class action lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts federal court this week names Circle Internet Group as the defendant, with plaintiffs arguing the company had both the means and the opportunity to stop roughly $280 million in stolen USDC from moving across blockchains — and did nothing. The case…
Mint Blockchain shut down April 17. Withdraw ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT to Ethereum mainnet before the October 20, 2026 deadline. Mint Blockchain has officially shut its doors. The NFT-focused Ethereum Layer 2 network ceased operations on April 17, 2026. The MintCore Team confirmed the news via an official announcement on social media. Users now face a ticking clock to recover their funds. The withdrawal deadline is set for October 20, 2026. Read also: Ethereum Foundation Veteran Josh Stark Announces Departure Mint Blockchain Ceases Operations on Ethereum Layer 2 The shutdown marks the end of a network built on the…
Have you had “deploy a stablecoin” and “build an AI agent” on your business to-do list since the beginning of the year?You know these technologies will create business efficiencies, but finding the time to really get a grasp, a hands-on grasp, of these solutions has proved hard to find. You might even feel like you’re falling behind.Not for long, you hard-working department head.CoinDesk is launching the School of Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce at its upcoming Consensus 2026 conference, happening May 5-7 in Miami. These programs include interactive sessions with expert hosts leading you through the biggest cost-saving stablecoin use cases…