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Bitcoin is poised for a reversal if ETF demand returns or a ceasefire occurs, potentially crushing short sellers in a massive price squeeze.

Polymarket cited “integrity standards” for removing the market but did not specify which rule was broken, drawing scrutiny from users who questioned how its policies are applied.

Bitcoin whales and sharks have locked in $30.9 billion in BTC losses this year, resembling the 2022 bear market, as onchain data points to continued downside risk.

The $500 billion valuation would put Tether ahead of every US bank except JPMorgan Chase, surpassing Bank of America and placing it among the world’s largest financial firms.

The longer Bitcoin's price stays flat, the bigger the move up could eventually be, according to a crypto analyst.

Bitcoin ETFs offer more use cases for the average investor’s portfolio than a gold ETF does, according to ETF analyst James Seyffart.

The non-profit foundation has staked 69,500 ETH, nearly reaching the goal it unveiled at the end of February, less than two months ago.

The draft bill, yet to be signed into law by the king, marked a significant policy change for Cambodia officials in addressing scam centers.

In a recent Cointelegraph interview, macro investor James Lavish explains why markets are pricing in a quick end to the Iran war — and what could happen if that assumption is wrong.

The Independent Community Bankers of America warns Coinbase’s trust charter falls short of regulatory standards and could pose risks to consumers and the financial system.

Stephanie Cutter will join the prediction markets company as a policy adviser, having previously worked in Democratic lawmakers’ campaigns.

Circle had several hours or days to freeze illicit USDC funds in many of the 15 cases presented, but failed to act, according to ZachXBT.

Corporate Bitcoin holders split as Strategy holds firm while Nakamoto sells at a loss, exposing risks of debt-driven accumulation and a shifting treasury model under pressure.

Execution risk in crypto is the new custody risk. Live credentials, not just private keys, are now the main attack surface.

Bitcoin is attempting to form a bottom, but select analysts believe that the decline is not over yet and the $60,000 level may break down.

Binance led derivatives trading in Q1 2026 with about $4.9 trillion in volume, while Hyperliquid entered the top 10 as perp DEXs continued to gain traction, according to CoinGlass.

Edward Felten said Ethereum L2s need responsive pricing to scale, as Arbitrum’s new model tests an alternative to EIP-1559-style fee swings.

A CKPool-connected solo miner just landed a $210,000 Bitcoin block reward, one of only 20 solo‑mined blocks in the past year, as listed miners sell BTC to stay afloat.

Dmail Network will shut down on May 15 after citing high infrastructure costs, failed fundraising and weak token utility.

A plan to move supervision of major crypto asset service providers to the France-based ESMA is testing MiCA’s balance between EU-level control and national-level decision-making.

A Bank of Canada staff paper found Aave V3 avoided bad debt in 2024, but said the model pushed losses onto borrowers during liquidations.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said that Bitcoin as a "proven" asset would no longer experience drawdowns of 85% or more from all-time highs.

Drift Protocol initiated onchain contact with wallets tied to the $280 million exploit as an unknown sender also attempts to pressure the attacker.

The reported acquisition talks come as South Korea is considering a 20% cap on major crypto exchange shareholders, which would force major platforms to restructure ownership.

January saw the largest attack against a DeFi protocol of the quarter, the $40 million private key compromise of portfolio management platform Step Finance.

CryptoQuant data shows overall bitcoin demand is contracting at -63,000 BTC per month even as institutional buyers accelerate purchases, with large holders distributing nearly 188,000 BTC over the past year.

A state judge ruled that Kalshi's prediction markets offering sports bets were "indistinguishable" from gambling, and extended a temporary ban in Nevada.

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million bitcoin are more exposed than the rest.

The financial services giant with almost $12 trillion in client assets is moving closer to direct crypto trading, offering subscription for early access to the Schwab Crypto account.

Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization carries legal risks.

Price tracks broader crypto flows, with range-bound structure intact until $1.35 breaks.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 5.8% and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 3.6%.

Bitcoin continued to trade near the $67,000 level just following the strong report.

The foundation deposited the bulk of its planned staking commitment in a single session, completing a program announced in February to turn dormant treasury holdings into a yield-generating position.

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Bitcoin holds a tight range as altcoins rally on low liquidity, but derivatives data and options skew suggest traders are bracing for downside.

Naoris debuts its quantum-resistant mainnet, which uses algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Good Friday shuts CME futures and ETF activity, removing a key source of demand as large holders continue distributing and spot demand weakens.

U.S. President Donald Trump named Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and deputy attorney general, as the interim top prosecutor.

Crypto and banking industry representatives are viewing revised stablecoin yield compromise language this week.

The negative gamma zone below $68,000 can trigger a self-reinforcing sell-off, leading to an ever larger slump.

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it "exclusive jurisdiction" over all swaps, which include prediction markets.

Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval moves it closer to operating as a federally regulated crypto custodian, pending compliance and final review.

The move comes in response to a wave of phishing attacks using fake copyright emails and is the latest in an attempt to shut down crypto-linked scams on the platform.

The exploit did not involve a bug in Drift's code. It used "durable nonces," a legitimate Solana transaction feature, to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks before executing them, bypassing the protocol's multisig security in minutes.

President Trump insisted that the Strait of Hormuz could easily be reopened "with a little more time."

Dmail’s team said it struggled with infrastructure costs and failed monetization attempts despite five years of development.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche directed his staff last year to lay off crypto developers—but also oversaw their continued prosecution.

The Solana-based project reached out to wallets holding stolen funds on Ethereum.

Experts warn quantum computers could someday forge Bitcoin’s digital signatures, allowing unauthorized transactions.

Bitcoin shed 22% in Q1 2026 as war, tariffs, and a hawkish Fed crushed risk appetite, but late-quarter data hints the worst may have passed.

Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold another $250 million worth of BTC as it strategically pivots into AI.

The deposits bring the Foundation close to its strategic staking target of 70,000 ETH, bolstering Ethereum’s proof-of-stake infrastructure.

The draft law would impose prison terms of up to life for those running the scam compounds behind billions of dollars in crypto fraud.

Algorand jumped following its mention in a Google research paper, as post-quantum cryptography emerges as a new crypto narrative.

The multi-year partnership covers the US and Canada, marking Polymarket's continued expansion into traditional sports markets.

Naoris Protocol says its blockchain network uses quantum-resistant cryptography, as the wider crypto industry prepares for future threats.

Publicly traded stablecoin issuer Circle is launching a new token, cirBTC, its own wrapped Bitcoin alternative.

A Google DeepMind paper maps six attack categories against autonomous AI agents—from invisible HTML commands to multi-agent flash crashes.

Will Elon Musk's X finally zap crypto scams? Here's why one exec says the changes "should kill 99% of the incentive."

A blockchain security expert compared Drift’s lapse in security to Ethereum network Ronin's $625 million loss in 2022.

Google drops Gemma 4, a family of open models under the Apache 2.0 license, just as the U.S. open-source scene badly needed a win.

The new group will steward an open standard for embedding payments into web interactions.

The lawsuits, jointly filed by the Justice Department and the CFTC, mark the most forceful move yet by the Trump administration to free prediction markets from state gambling regulations.

Researchers from Loughborough University are looking into a new type of computer chip that could make AI far more energy efficient.

Quip Network's creators say it's optimized for mining by quantum computers—a positive, unlike the looming quantum threat to Bitcoin.

Coinbase said Thursday that it is the latest crypto firm to secure a conditional bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed his local-first AI stack in a new blog post, including custom tools that rely on human approval.

Jonathan, a nearly 200-year-old tortoise, was widely mourned Wednesday—but his purported demise was a hoax, and there's a crypto connection.

He built systems that moved billions in customer funds. Now, the CFTC has closed his case with no civil penalty, citing his cooperation.

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut seized over $600,000 in crypto linked to a fraud case that hit at least one Ledger hardware wallet user.

The Tokyo-listed firm is now the third-largest Bitcoin treasury company—though that's partly down to MARA Holdings' recent sale of 15,000 BTC.

The crypto exchange's top lawyer dismissed banking industry concerns about deposit flight as lawmakers work to finalize stablecoin provisions.

Markets slumped as Trump claimed the Iran war was “nearing completion” while offering no clear plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Volatility Shares, the company that launched the first leveraged crypto fund in the U.S., is expanding its roster to smaller digital assets

Solana-based perpetuals DEX Drift Protocol has suffered an exploit impacting more than $200 million in funds.

Google's cheapest video model yet targets developers burned by high generation costs, arriving just days after OpenAI pulled the plug on Sora.

Chainlink inflows hit thin markets as price holds steady, leaving supply shifts to decide the next move.

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Bitcoin has yet to establish a decisive market direction, as bullish and bearish signals continue to emerge.

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Institutional players were heavily hedging against further downside risks, underscoring extreme market caution.

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Dogecoin [DOGE] appears to be attracting the attention of crypto whales despite its price moving sideways over the past week.  At press time, DOGE was up 0.95% over the past 24 hours and was trading at $0.091. However, its trading volume during the same period has declined notably by 23% to $543 million, indicating aContinue reading "Dogecoin stalls at $0.091 – Can 500M whale buying spark DOGE’s breakout?"

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Fresh demand remains key for Bitcoin's upside on the charts.

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SIREN successfully defended $0.2, surging 18% to a local high of $0.27.

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Will JPX's index exclusion plans add pressure to Metaplanet stock's 86% drawdown?

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Ethereum’s locked supply is building a floor. Now the market watches for the treasury bid that historically ignites parabolic cycles.

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Institutional FOMO may be emerging as the catalyst accelerating the convergence of TradFi, DeFi.

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Bitcoin and the crypto market are still on shaky ground right now.

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While Bitcoin was nearly 10% above its early February lows, BNB has tested the same within the past 24 hours—an early sign of bearish intent.

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