Bitcoin is currently trading at 77483, representing a modest 24-hour gain of 1.39 percent. This slight upward movement suggests a degree of short-term stabilization as the market attempts to consolidate after recent regulatory shocks. Despite this minor positive daily change, the price action demons
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A weak sentiment in Wall Street or the hardening in bond yields or the increase in crude oil prices or the U.S. Dollar's strength failed to halt the surge in cryptocurrencies during the past 24 hours. Aggregate market capitalization increased close to 5 percent while Bitcoin t
Bitcoin (BTC) jumped past $80,000 around Friday’s Wall Street open as fuel-crisis woes spread through global markets.Key points:Bitcoin gained 6% on Friday as concerns about oil supply saw US bond yields reverse higher.Crypto markets liquidated $250 million in short positions over four hours.BTC pri
More than half a billion dollars in crypto positions were forcibly closed in a single day, a stark reminder that leverage in digital asset markets is a double-edged sword that mostly cuts one way.The $515 million wipeout follows a pattern that has become grimly familiar in 2026. Liquidation totals t
By Shradha DineshMajor indexes edged lower as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note pushed past 5%.Markets have had a lot to digest this week: a quarter-point interest-rate hike, fluctuating fuel prices and big tech's P(doom), aka the probability that AI results in a existentially catastrophic outc
Following today’s Solana news, the network cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds on Friday, according to Solana blockchain data, pushing the network’s block cadence up by nearly 17%. That takes Solana from roughly 3.3 slots produced each second to a target of four, givin
Ethereum Institutional signaled support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce block times and create a faster Ethereum to address increasing competition from other networks.“Make Ethereum faster,” wrote the non-profit organization in a Friday X post, arguing that reducing block times is needed as “more inst
Ethereum is showing a strange split right now. Per Santiment data, on the Ethereum chain USDT has lost 251,350 non-empty wallets over 11 days, marking its steepest short-window decline since the post-FTX market upheaval in December 2022. At the same time, Ethereum fees have fallen to just $0.095 per
CoinShares does not expect Bitcoin price to break above $80,000 this year. The firm blames a hawkish Federal Reserve and the stalled CLARITY Act, the US bill setting crypto market rules.Bitcoin trades near $78,040, about 2% below that level. VanEck expects $100,000 within a year, which turns the fo
The new Aave App enters early access, opening the retail savings product to a wider audience. US users can skip the waitlist by using the Ghost Pass code EVERYSECOND while supplies last. The app is designed to channel user deposits into Aave's lending protocol.Broadened access advances the app's ado
U.S. billionaire Kevin O'Leary said major securities exchanges adopting blockchain would be a watershed moment for the industry. According to ChainCatcher, O'Leary also said he is buying new crypto positions while watching which chains companies across industries choose, after Ethereum failed to see
Binance Wallet announced on X that users can access Prediction Markets for Sports through the Binance App and Binance Wallet Web. On the Binance App, the path is Exchange, then Markets, then Prediction, then Sports, or Wallet, then Home, then Prediction, then View more, then Sports. On Binance Web,