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Bitcoin trader warns of 'bearish reaction' to FOMC with $64K now essential

Bitcoin approached important near-term support on new Fed chair Kevin Warsh's first FOMC day with a $55,000 BTC price target still on the t…

Hyperliquid's $10B open interest coincides with growth in equity-linked markets: Talos

Hyperliquid’s $10 billion open interest milestone shows growing demand for onchain equities and commodities trading with 24/7 accessibility…

BitGo courts crypto firms awaiting MiCA approval amid Binance licensing concerns

BitGo launches a MiCA-compliant crypto infrastructure platform in Europe as exchanges face pressure to meet July 1 licensing rules across t…

Congress reaches deal on housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030

The US could soon temporarily ban a central bank digital currency, as House and Senate leaders came to a deal on a housing bill inclusive o…

Strategy’s STRC falls to $91 as investors flinch at latest BTC buying

“It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC,” said 10x Research’s Markus Thielen.

Illinois governor approves crypto transaction tax despite industry uproar

“There is effectively no comparable state financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds or derivatives anywhere in the country,” said a16z gen…

Hyperliquid open interest surges 32% in a week: Is $80 HYPE next?

Despite mixed HYPE derivatives market signals, Hyperliquid’s explosive TradFi perpetual growth makes a push toward $80 increasingly realist…

Senators urge Treasury ensure state authority in GENIUS application

A bipartisan group of US senators told the Treasury that its application of stablecoin laws should be done in a way that “preserves and pro…

Bitcoin Covenants Part 2: OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY

CTV lets a Bitcoin output commit to precisely what the next transaction must look like. This enables trust-minimized vaults, congestion con…

Bitcoin tops $67K following US-Iran peace deal: Is it a bull trap?

Despite Bitcoin derivatives data highlight traders’ skepticism even though BTC briefly rallied above $67,000. Are bulls stepping into a tra…

Tokenized asset market tops $43B as institutions accelerate blockchain adoption

Tokenized financial assets have surged 37% in six months as institutions expand blockchain adoption and the market broadens beyond funds an…

Bitcoin metric near ‘low-risk’ zone after holders absorb 125K BTC in June: Time for a rebound?

Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio and a 125,000 BTC increase in BTC accumulator demand mark the start of a new demand phase. Will prices follow?

Crypto PAC has $12M stake in Senate primary runoff as Alabama voters head to polls

Defend American Jobs reported spending $7.4 million on media to support Republican Barry Moore ahead of his May 20 Alabama primary, and an …

Coinbase lets users transfer stock portfolios as exchange expands beyond crypto

The crypto exchange is deepening its push into traditional finance by enabling ACATS stock transfers and expanding trading products beyond …

XRP whale wallet withdrawals top 720M as risk-adjusted return data points to opportunity

Whales pulled more than 720 million XRP from exchanges, as various data points converge to predict a potential 50% rally.

Why US-regulated Bitcoin perpetuals could change crypto trading

US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures could give retail and institutional traders new ways to access crypto derivatives.

Binance says it considers EU license compliant amid reports of potential rejection

Without specifically calling out a report on Binance’s EU license, the crypto exchange warned that any rejection forcing it to delay activi…

Ripple targets Africa’s remittance market with Flutterwave investment

Ripple’s investment in Flutterwave will bring RLUSD, Ripple Payments and XRPL to one of Africa’s largest fintechs as blockchain remittances…