Bitcoin’s spike above $93k wipes out shorts, $652M liquidated across the market

Bitcoin’s latest liquidation sweep erased $652.84 million across crypto on April 23, wiping out 172,948 traders. Bitcoin alone contributed $321.70 million, or roughly 50% of the total. Exchange dashboards show shorts carried... Read more »

Sovereign wealth and insurance funds quietly accumulate Bitcoin in April – Coinbase exec

Large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds and major insurance pools, added Bitcoin (BTC) exposure throughout April as part of broader portfolio strategies tied to macroeconomic shifts, according to Coinbase institutional head... Read more »

Trump has ‘no intention’ of firing Jerome Powell as Bitcoin hits $94k, oil rises, gold falls

Bitcoin continued its upward trajectory Tuesday, reaching $94,205 and capping an 11.8% gain over six days. The move coincided with a broad asset rally following the White House’s softened language on Federal... Read more »

Early-stage crypto investors face 50% average loss on locked positions

Locked token holders have experienced an average drawdown of nearly 50% for their locked positions compared to over-the-counter (OTC) valuations in May 2024. According to data published by STIX founder Taran Sabharwal... Read more »

Coinbase launches asset recovery tool for lost Solana tokens

Coinbase has expanded its self-service asset recovery tool to include lost tokens on the Solana network, according to an April 21 announcement.  The feature allows users to reclaim certain unsupported SPL tokens... Read more »

Upexi shares skyrocket over 600% after revealing Solana treasury strategy

Upexi Inc.’s shares soared more than 630% on April 21 after the Nasdaq-listed company announced plans to build a Solana (SOL)-based crypto treasury using newly raised funds. The $100 million private investment... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin explores sunsetting the EVM in favor of a simpler Ethereum execution model

Vitalik Buterin has proposed a long-term overhaul to Ethereum’s execution environment to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V, a standardized and extensible instruction set architecture. The proposal, shared in the Ethereum... Read more »

Bankless’ founder on turning the ‘gargantuan ship of Ethereum’ around

Ethereum, the world’s second-largest crypto by market cap, is at a crossroads. Once celebrated for its visionary approach, relentless focus on long-term research, and bleeding-edge innovation, Ethereum faces mounting competitive pressures and... Read more »

Public-private collaboration is shaping Pakistan’s crypto economy

The following is a guest post and opinion from Vince Kadar, CEO of Polymath. The global crypto landscape is evolving rapidly, and Pakistan is no exception. US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies... Read more »

Blockchain privacy is a right, not a criminal tool

The following is a guest post and opinion of Matthew Niemerg, Co-Founder of the Aleph Zero. I won’t admit to being a fan of much of Europe’s political direction (or destination) at... Read more »
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