HYPE technical setup points to an initial breakout toward $50, with growing demand for macro-linked perps adding to the upside case. Hyperliquid (HYPE) may hit $150 by August, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Key takeaways: CEX volume rotation and demand for macro-linked markets, including oil, are boosting HYPE’s bull case. Read moreContinue Reading

Bitcoin copied a relief rally in stocks, but concerns focus on downside liquidity and looming 50-day moving average resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) found fresh strength at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as bulls eyed a revisit of local highs. Key points: Bitcoin attempts to push toward the top of its local range, hitting new week-to-date highs. Read...Continue Reading

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have threatened the future of an affordable housing bill if it doesn’t include an outright ban on CBDCs. Republicans in the US Congress want to ban any possibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). To do so, they’re threatening progress on a bipartisan housing bill. A group...Continue Reading

Bitcoin miner Canaan boosted its BTC and ETH reserves to record levels in February, expanding its Texas operations even as many public mining firms reduce holdings. Bitcoin mining company Canaan increased its digital asset holdings to record levels in February, signaling a long-term accumulation strategy despite challenging market conditions for miners. In its February unaudited...Continue Reading

Trust Wallet launched address poisoning protection on 32 EVM chains, adding scam address screening as wallet security pressure intensifies. Trust Wallet has introduced address-poisoning protection, adding a new screening feature designed to help users avoid sending cryptocurrency to scam wallets that mimic legitimate addresses. The noncustodial wallet provider said Tuesday that the new feature will...Continue Reading

The move to revive Solana ecosystem journalism comes after a $40 million treasury wallet breach at parent Step Finance led to its shuttering. The Jito Foundation has acquired SolanaFloor, a data and journalism platform covering the Solana ecosystem, and plans to relaunch the site after it shut down earlier this year following a security breach...Continue Reading

Strategy sold a record amount of STRC, estimated to fund 1,420 Bitcoin purchases in a single day after easing ATM sales restrictions. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, sold a record amount of its perpetual preferred equity, Stretch (STRC), after amending its sales rules on Monday. Strategy is estimated to have...Continue Reading

Michael Selig said blockchain-powered prediction markets could improve price discovery and public information, even as several US states challenge the platforms in court. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig has voiced support for prediction markets paired with blockchain technology, claiming they could become powerful tools for discovering truth. Speaking at the FIA...Continue Reading

Authorities sold the recovered Bitcoin in small batches over 11 days to avoid disrupting the market, according to local media reports. South Korean prosecutors have sold 320.8 Bitcoin recovered after a phishing incident temporarily removed the crypto from government custody. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office said it sold 320.8 Bitcoin (BTC) at market prices and...Continue Reading

DeFi lacks its final primitive. Insurance turns hidden risks into priced, programmable coverage. Programmable insurance with uncorrelated capital creates TVC safety nets. Opinion by: Jesus Rodriguez, co-founder of Sentora If you look at decentralized finance (DeFi) as a stack of computational primitives, it’s remarkably complete — yet fundamentally broken. We have automated market makers for...Continue Reading