Friday’s sell-off triggered what Bitwise portfolio manager Jonathan Man called the worst liquidation event in crypto history, with more than $20 billion wiped out as liquidity vanished and forced deleveraging took hold, in an article on X published Saturday. Perpetual futures — “perps” in trading shorthand — are cash-settled contracts with no expiry that mirror […]
Coinbase is preparing to launch a new American Express credit card in the U.S. this fall, and everything about it — from the design to the rewards — seems tailored to bitcoin enthusiasts. A card built around bitcoin’s origin story Unlike most crypto-linked cards, Coinbase’s upcoming product isn’t just about perks — it’s about symbolism. […]
XRP collapsed as much as 42% in Friday’s trade, its sharpest one-day drop in recent years, as whales liquidated across major venues and futures open interest fell $150 million. The selloff drove price as low as $1.64 before a partial recovery to $2.36, with volumes surging 164% above the 30-day average — a sign of […]
Friday brought carnage onto crypto markets as U.S.-China trade tensions ratcheted up with Trump threatening a massive increase in tariffs against Chinese goods. Worst-hit among the crypto benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index constituents was Ethereum’s native token ether ETH$3,992.86, nosediving 7% from Friday’s session high and hitting its weakest price since late September below $4,100. Its […]
Bitcoin’s BTC$111,480.33 price swoon is marked by a veteran trader placing a bearish bet worth millions of dollars. A bitcoin “OG” placed a leveraged short of 3,600 BTC, valued at $438 million, on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid during overnight trading, as BTC’s spot price briefly dipped below $120,000, according to blockchain analyst LookOnChain. The liquidation […]
The governance token of the prominent decentralized lending protocol Aave AAVE$272.83 has faced substantial selling pressure through the past 24 hours, dipping briefly below the $270 level. The DeFi bluechip plunged 5% in the early Thursday session, sliding nearly 10% lower since this week’s high. It has modestly recovered later in the day U.S. hours, […]
Swiss-regulated crypto bank AMINA has become the first bank worldwide to offer institutional clients regulated staking access to POL, the native token that powers the Polygon blockchain. The launch allows qualified participants, including asset managers and corporate treasuries, to earn staking rewards while supporting network security in compliance with financial regulations. As part of this […]
Hyperliquid, the decentralized perpetuals exchange, announced Wednesday that it has listed MON-USD hyperps, allowing traders to go long or short the token in a pre-market phase. MON is the native token of Monad, a Layer 1 blockchain designed to be fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) — a feature that makes it easier […]
Bitcoin is holding around $122,000 in Wednesday’s Asian hours after setting a record high at $126,200 earlier this week, with some market watchers still expecting a surge to a record $140,000 later this month. Economist Timothy Peterson said in an X post Tuesday that bitcoin has a 50% probability of rising to $140,000, citing simulations […]
CleanCore Solutions (ZONE) now holds over 710 million DOGE$0.2497 tokens in its crypto treasury, with more than $20 million in unrealized gains, according to a Tuesday press release. The company continues with its goal of acquiring 1 billion DOGE. Launched just a month ago, the initiative is backed by the Dogecoin Foundation and coordinated through […]
Fasset, a digital asset investment platform, has been given a provisional banking license in Malaysia, clearing the way for what it calls the world’s first stablecoin-powered Islamic digital bank. The move places Fasset within a regulated sandbox for Islamic fintech, enabling the company to expand its existing digital asset platform into full-service banking, the company […]
Stellar Lumens (XLM) climbed 3% over a 23-hour stretch ending October 6, rising from $0.40 to $0.41 as institutional trading surged above 71 million tokens. The move followed a technical rebound from $0.39, with traders driving demand during peak trading hours and supporting a steady rally through key resistance levels. XLM’s ability to hold above […]