Bitcoin has traded in a tight, directional lull, stubbornly holding below the $70,000 mark as traders await a decisive catalyst. With price action confined for weeks, analysts argue that the duration of this consolidation could magnify the eventual breakout, whichever direction it takes. Michael van de Poppe, founder of MN Trading Capital, framed t
Leap Wallet to Shut Down by May 28 as Team Winds Down Apps and Validator
Leap Wallet will sunset its software suite by May 28, ending support for its apps, web platform and validator services. Users with delegated ATOM are being urged to redelegate early, while wallet holders are expected to move assets and plan for the shutdown. Leap Wallet is shutting down, drawing a close to one of the […]
ZachXBT flags $420M in Circle compliance breaches dating to 2022
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has escalated a critique of Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, contending that the company has failed to freeze or blacklist roughly $420 million in illicit fund flows since 2022. Circle can freeze assets and blacklist wallets, but ZachXBT argues that the amount of action taken has been minimal in several [&helli
Analyst: Bitcoin ETFs to surpass gold ETFs in size
Bitcoin spot ETFs may soon surpass gold ETFs in assets under management, fracturing the long-standing narrative that “digital gold” is a perfect stand-in for investors seeking a safe haven. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart shared the view in an interview linked to the Coin Stories podcast, arguing that Bitcoin’s multiple use cases — from store
US Community Banks Fight OCC Approval of Coinbase Trust Charter
Coinbase’s bid to build a federally supervised custody and market infrastructure business took a significant step forward when the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for a national trust bank charter after a six-month review. The decision, however, drew swift pushback from banking groups and reform advocate
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Soars 3.22% Amid Technical Recovery
On April 3, the Shiba Inu (SHIB) price soared by around 3.22%, giving a sign of recovery after a weekly drop in the leading memecoin. The upward momentum in the memecoin was seen amid indicators suggesting a neutral to bullish momentum. Recently, Shiba Inu has completed safe bridging options for BONE tokens between Ethereum and […]
Cambodian Parliament Proposes Harsh Prison Terms for Crypto Scammers
C Cambodia’s parliament has advanced a new criminal framework aimed at curbing scam operations that use online schemes, including those tied to cryptocurrency, to defraud victims. On Friday, the Senate unanimously approved the draft law with a 58-0 vote, though it still requires the king’s signature to become law. The proposed legislation would int
Google Researchers Say a Quantum Computer Could Crack Bitcoin Keys in JUST 9 Minutes…
Google’s quantum computing team just dropped a paper that the crypto world has been dreading for years, and the headline number is hard to ignore: a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could, in theory, crack a live Bitcoin transaction in roughly nine minutes. The research, published on March 30, estimates that breaking the 256-bit ellipti
Hyperliquid Price Soars 2.5% as Perp Market Share Grows
On Friday, the Hyperliquid (HYPE) price jumped by over 2.5% on a daily chart in the recovery rally, after losing over 7.88% in a week. The cryptocurrency is trading at around $35.74 with a market capitalization of $9.09 billion, along with a daily trading volume of $160.70 million. Recently, open interest in the HIP-3 markets […]
Is Chainlink Price Poised For Another 10% Drop?
The Chainlink price correction could extend another 10% before challenging key support at $7.7. The U.S unemployment rate ticked down from 4.4% to 4.3%, indicating gradual labor market improvement The momentum indicator RSI (Relative Strength Index) at 45% reflects an intact bearish momentum in current price trajectory. LINK, the native cryptocurre