Daily crypto liquidations have nearly tripled this cycle as rising open interest and broader exchange activity fuel a more heavily leveraged market. According to a new report from Glassnode and Fasanara, average daily futures wipeouts have risen from about $28 million in long positions and $15 million in shorts in the last cycle to $68…
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The United Kingdom is considering a ban on crypto donations to political parties, a move that would directly affect Reform UK and its leader, Nigel Farage, who have leaned into digital assets as part of a pitch for a crypto revolution in Britain, according to Politico. The option is being discussed as part of an…
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RedotPay has teamed up with Ripple to launch “Send Crypto, Receive NGN,” a new feature that lets users convert digital assets into Nigerian naira and receive the funds in local bank accounts within minutes. The service is built on Ripple Payments and supports a basket of major tokens at launch, including USDC (USDC), USDt (USDT),…
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Strategy would consider selling Bitcoin only if its stock falls below net asset value and the company loses access to fresh capital, CEO Phong Le said in a recent interview. Le told the What Bitcoin Did show that if Strategy’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) were to slip under one and financing options dry…
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BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) closed November under pressure after experiencing heavy withdrawals, but the asset manager remains confident in its long-term outlook for the product. Speaking in São Paulo, BlackRock business development director Cristiano Castro said the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs had become one of its biggest revenue drivers, calling their growth “a…
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a bruising month of withdrawals with a modest turnaround, posting roughly $70 million in net inflows for the week. The reversal follows four straight weeks of heavy outflows that drained about $4.35 billion from the sector and pushed net assets sharply lower, according to data from SoSoValue. The highest…
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Bitcoin may be carving out a short-term bottom after weeks of heavy selling, with one market analyst arguing that conditions are in place for a relief rally toward the $100,000–$110,000 range. In a recent video, trader Mister Crypto said Bitcoin (BTC)’s short-term structure shows signs of stabilization following what he described as “capitulation” across the…
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Crypto veteran Arthur Hayes has issued a warning over Monad, saying the recently launched layer-1 blockchain could plunge as much as 99% and end up as another failed experiment driven by venture capital hype rather than real adoption. Speaking on Altcoin Daily, the former BitMEX chief described the project as “another high FDV, low-float VC…
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon asked a US judge to cap his prison time at five years for his role in the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, which erased about $40 billion from crypto markets in 2022. In a court filing on Wednesday, Kwon argued that a longer term would be excessive given the punishment…
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Spain’s Sumar parliamentary group has introduced amendments to reform three major tax laws affecting cryptocurrencies, including the General Tax Law, Income Tax Law, and Inheritance and Gift Tax Law. The proposal would change how crypto profits are taxed, shifting gains from non-financial-instrument assets into the general income tax bracket, which raises the top rate to…
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