Bitcoin Rally Stalls as Long-Term Holders Cash Out

Bitcoin BTC retreated from Monday’s record high of $123,000 to trade below $117,000, about 5% below the peak, as investors locked in gains earned during the weekend rally in one of the largest profit-realization events for bitcoin this year. Glassnode data shows that investors collectively realized $3.5 billion in profit over the past 24 hours, … Read more

Can Nextdoor overhaul itself to be useful?

In an era of social media-based restaurant reviewers, local neighborhood influencers, and an urgent need for trustworthy on-the-ground reports during moments of crisis, a crowdsourced hyperlocal platform like Nextdoor seems like a no-brainer. Yet something wasn’t clicking. Some people were installing Nextdoor and finding a flood of irrelevant updates and notifications. Others were realizing that, … Read more

Standard Chartered Says It’s the First Global Bank to Offer Spot Bitcoin, Ether Trading

Cryptocurrency-friendly lender Standard Chartered is claiming bragging rights of being the first global bank to offer spot trading in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) to institutional clients. The offering, rolled out through the bank’s UK branches, is available initially via our UK entity, during Asia and Europe trading hours, with 24/5 access under consideration as … Read more

Stop Pretending You Know Everything

There’s a difference between not knowing and pretending to know. One builds credibility. The other destroys it. Not knowing vs. fake knowing Not knowing is a temporary state. It’s the honest admission that you lack information, experience, or understanding about something specific. It’s uncomfortable but actionable—you can learn, research, ask questions, or find someone who … Read more

Strategy Bears Cave In as Anti-MSTR Leveraged ETF Hits Rock Bottom

Those betting against bitcoin (BTC)-holder MicroStrategy (MSTR) seem to have run out of patience and look to be exiting bearish bets. On Monday, a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides a leveraged bearish exposure to shares of bitcoin holder MicroStrategy sank to lifetime lows on the back of near-record trading activity. Prices for the Defiance … Read more

DOGE Plunges 10% Before Quick Recovery Rally on Institutional Volume Spike

What to know: DOGE dropped 9.52% between July 14 05:00 and July 15 04:00, falling from $0.21 to $0.19 with a $0.022 trading range (10.44% volatility). Major selloffs occurred during the 14:00–15:00 and 01:00–03:00 windows, with volume spikes of 735.09M and 704.60M, crushing the 24-hour average of 415.48M. A sharp reversal began during the final … Read more

Dogecoin Leads Losses Among Majors as Profit-Taking Grips Crypto Market

A wave of profit-taking and risk-off trading ripped through crypto markets late Monday, with long traders being liquidated for over $406 million in 24 hours. Another $269 million came from short-side losses, taking the total liquidation figure to $675.8 million, marking one of the heaviest wipeouts since April. The heaviest blow landed on bitcoin (BTC) … Read more