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Bitcoin BTC$72,749.83 and other major cryptocurrencies all fell around 2% late Saturday evening U.S. hours after Vice President J.D. Vance announced that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had failed to agree to an extended ceasefire. The parties met in Pakistan Saturday to negotiate an agreement after the U.S.’s nearly six-week long campaign against Iran. Vance said at a press conference afterward that the U.S. had “not reached an agreement.” Bitcoin traded hands around $71,600 as of press time, while ether (ETH) fell to about $2,200. XRP slid to $1.33, and the broader CoinDesk 20 index similarly fell to 1,188.52 — each…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure One of the major talking points in the digital assets industry so far this year has been regulation, with the crypto market structure bill in the United States drawing the majority of the attention. The US legislators will be returning to Capitol Hill next week, as they look to pass the bill before the end of the month. Treasury Secretary Calls US Senate Banking Committee To Action Over the past week, individuals and stakeholders from different quarters of the government and private sector have been weighing in…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin could be gearing up for its next bull phase as a crypto analyst has outlined the timeline for when the BTC price may reach its bottom. Contrary to widespread belief, the analyst does not consider the previous cycle low around $60,000 to be the final bottom. Rather, he expects further downside in the market, forecasting a deeper move toward $41,400. From this projected price floor, the market could reset, potentially giving way to the next bull cycle. Bitcoin Past Cycle Patterns Signal Next Bottom A crypto…
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has filed an amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to Hyperliquid’s HYPEThe updated S-1 for the fund, which would hold HYPE directly and list on NYSE Arca, said it would trade under the ticker BHYP. The fund aims to track the token’s price, offering investors exposure to it without leveraging crypto exchanges or wallets.The proposed product includes a staking component. Bitwise said the fund would stake a portion of its holdings to earn additional tokens, with about 85% of staking rewards retained after fees.The filing…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin price and the general cryptocurrency market received a major boost over the past week, as the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East seemingly reached a temporary halt. The premier cryptocurrency has maintained relatively strong momentum since breaking the psychological $70,000 resistance on Tuesday, April 7. Now, this sudden resurgence has sparked conversations among the crypto crowd on whether the Bitcoin price has formed a structural bottom yet. According to a prominent crypto founder, the world’s largest cryptocurrency might still experience “one final dump” before the…
As the war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz send oil prices higher, inflation is once again at the forefront of investors’ minds.In the U.S., inflation accelerated last month to 0.9%, driven mostly by energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict; core inflation, which excludes energy and food costs, surprisingly fell short of estimates. February’s headline increase was just 0.3%.For Michael Ashton, co-founder of the USDi stablecoin along with Andrew Fately, the figures underscore a flaw in crypto’s monetary architecture.“The stablecoin boom has accidentally rebuilt only half of the monetary system,” Ashton told CoinDesk in…
Ethereum Foundation converts 1,250 ETH into $2.80M DAI per Arkham on-chain data, ending staking activity weeks after a record $46M single-day stake. The Ethereum Foundation just converted 1,250 ETH into $2.80 million in DAI. Arkham flagged the transaction on X, pulling the data straight from the chain. No statement came from the foundation before the sale hit the radar. That part alone is worth paying attention to. But what Arkham also said is the part that changes the story. According to Arkham, on X, the Ethereum Foundation has stopped staking ETH entirely and has started selling. Two separate policy shifts,…
A planned $1.6 billion SPAC merger between Dynamix Corporation (DYNX) and crypto firm The Ether Machine has been terminated, over unfavorable market conditions, The Ether Machine said Friday.The agreement, first unveiled in July 2025, aimed to take ether (ETH) treasury firm The Ether Machine public on Nasdaq under the ticker ETHM.The company is designed to act as an Ethereum treasury and yield vehicle, generating returns through staking and decentralized finance strategies while holding large reserves of ether. It currently holds 496,712 ETH worth more than $1.1 billion, according to CoinGecko data.Initially, the deal stood out for its scale. It included…
An employee of a billion-dollar lender is facing a ban from the banking industry after stealing her employer’s funds. In a new enforcement action, the Federal Reserve says it is issuing a prohibition order against Mollie Morrow over accusations of stealing funds while working as a sales representative at United Bank’s branch in Washington, North Carolina. “…between October 2021 and August 2023, Morrow embezzled $33,136 from the Bank by misappropriating cash while the Bank replenished its automated teller machines…” According to the Federal Reserve, Morrow has entered a guilty plea on the embezzlement charges and was ordered to make full…
BTC dominance keeps grinding higher while ETH underperforms and TOTAL3 logs a third daily breakdown. MooninPapa warns alts face more pain ahead. Bitcoin pushed into a slightly higher high this week. The daily RSI beat Tuesday’s level. OBV stayed bullish above its moving average. But volume still did not confirm a clean continuation. That detail matters. According to MooninPapa on X, the 4-hour TBO breakout cluster printed after a 6% move. That is the same late-breakout behavior that has failed in previous cycles. The short-term bias leans toward a pullback, even as the weekly chart shows a very real bullish…