Funding rates across crypto derivatives markets plummeted to their lowest levels since the depths of the 2022 bear market, as short sellers mounted up over the weekend. The dramatic fall in funding rates was reported by onchain analytics provider Glassnode on Sunday. “This marks one of the most severe leverage resets in crypto history,” the…
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Bitcoin Core developers saw a mixed reaction from the Bitcoin community as they announced the release of their v30 update, bringing forward a host of node-related changes to architecture, performance, and security. The key changes brought forward in Bitcoin Core 30.0 are the introduction of optional encrypted connections between nodes for better privacy and…
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The Trump administration is reportedly “leaning toward a pardon” for Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in 2024 and spent four months in prison. According to New York Post columnist and Fox correspondent Charles Gasparino, sources close to Zhao said that Trump insiders believe the case against CZ was…
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Total crypto market capitalization soared back over $4 trillion on Sunday, with Ether, BNB and Dogecoin posting double-digit gains after Friday’s market crash that wiped out nearly $500 billion in crypto value. The three blue-chip coins have surged 10.5%, 13.6% and 12.5% over the last day, while Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Chainlink (LINK) are…
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Trade tensions between the US and China appear to be softening, as representatives from both governments issued statements on Sunday that signaled a willingness to resume trade negotiations, giving analysts hope of a market rebound. In a translated statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is “ready to strengthen dialogue” with other countries on trade…
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Opinion by: Hedy Wang, co-founder and CEO at Block Street Equity markets are still running on outdated rails — batch files, email reconciliations and sluggish collateral transfers that crawl between custodians through workflows that no one fully controls. If the industry wants to maintain credibility, it can no longer tolerate this. The answer is not…
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Key points: Bitcoin market analysis sees a squeeze toward $114,000 in time for the weekly close. Traders favor a BTC price rebound into next week. The Bitcoin bull market uptrend can remain intact despite the $19 billion liquidation cascade. Bitcoin (BTC) centered on $112,000 into Sunday’s weekly candle close as traders hoped for a BTC…
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Bitcoin is retesting the “golden cross,” a bullish technical pattern that has historically preceded rallies, according to crypto market analyst Mister Crypto. In a Sunday post on X, the analyst shared a chart noting that Bitcoin’s (BTC) previous golden crosses led to gains of 2,200% in 2017 and 1,190% in 2020. With BTC currently hovering…
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An onchain investigation by crypto researcher Eye has linked the mysterious Hyperliquid whale, who controls over 100,000 BTC, to Garrett Jin, the former CEO of BitForex, a now-defunct exchange embroiled in a fraud scandal. In a Saturday post on X, the onchain sleuth noted that the whale’s main wallet, ereignis.eth, was connected to another ENS…
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Friday’s crypto market plunge may actually mark the early stages of a bull run, a crypto trader said. “I think there’s a very high chance this is the start of the bull market,” crypto trader Alex Becker said in a video published to YouTube on Saturday. “I think selling right now could be the stupidest…
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