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BTC’s volatility meltdown offers bullish cues to the spot price.

Retail investors drove the rally, while whale transactions fell to their lowest in two months.

Maintaining support above $2.204 is crucial for continued upward movement, while a break above $2.22 could lead to further gains.

CryptoQuant’s latest report shows the company preparing for weaker conditions with smaller buys and a growing USD buffer, yet traders continue to price in a playbook built on reflexive accumulation.

The state issued cease-and-desist orders to the firms to stop conducting “unlicensed online gambling” via their sports events contracts.

At the center of the upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that lets validators check small slices of data rather than entire “blobs,” reducing both costs and computational load for validators and layer-2 networks.

Sport clothing and collectibles giant Fanatics has launched Fanatics Markets, letting users trade outcomes of sports, politics and more — with crypto and IPO bets coming by 2026.

The oracle token outperformed most major cryptocurrencies as U.S. investors gained ETF access to LINK for the first time.

Difficulty and network valuation models point to BTC hovering around fair value near $90,000.

In a wide-ranging interview, Huang claims AI growth is gradual, powerful and already changing global power dynamics.

Distribution is designed to go to the ecosystem, With 30% to airdrops, 25% to growth initiatives, and 10% for liquidity and launch support.

CEO Brian Armstrong said top banks are “leaning into this as an opportunity,” signaling Wall Street’s quiet embrace of crypto infrastructure.

Armed with CFTC approval, Polymarket has launched its mobile platform for sports and proposition markets under federal oversight.

The token tracked broader crypto sentiment on below-average volume, establishing an ascending trend.

The upgrade will boost throughput, keep validators efficient and, most importantly, strengthen Ethereum’s value capture by putting a floor under blob fees.

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The Senate’s process is inching forward on a mass-confirmation that would include two nominations with major crypto implications.

So-called “backwardation” — a futures price curve moving lower in value as time gets further out — can be read as a measure of stress in the market.

The new protocol, developed by Sentora and Flare Network, aims to combine XRP yield opportunity with offering protection against DeFi hacks.

The companies plan to tokenize auto loans, with the first portfolios expected to be available by early 2026.

Trading activity jumps 37% above weekly average despite modest price gains.

Built on Arbitrum, the perpetuals protocol has processed $25 billion in trading volume by offering self-custodial bets on gold, FX and other real-world markets.

Hedera gains on elevated volume while establishing support above $0.1427 during measured advance that coincides with significant institutional developments.

The world’s largest asset manager released its AI report with a bearish outlook on U.S. bonds and the country’s economy, and presented a bullish projection for crypto adoption.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Martin Bruncko writes that the next big step for stablecoins will be a credible, scalable euro-denominated stablecoin issued by the private sector, not another USD token. Then, we dive into the sharp post-holiday crypto selloff, the upcoming Fusaka upgrade, and why ETH’s role is crucial in leading … Read more

The company lifted STRC’s payout after the preferred stock again slipped below its $100 par value.

A recent $1 billion funding round led by Paradigm puts Kalshi co-founders Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour on the billionaire list.

STON.fi, TON’s largest DeFi protocol, launched a fully onchain DAO, enabling users to vote on governance decisions and receive tokens representing voting power.

The rating agency’s Tether downgrade flags redemption risk, potentially nudging institutions to higher-rated stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

Funds will be allocated to developing stablecoins, credible oracle feeds, cross-chain bridges, custody integrations, and analytics tooling, among other enhancements.