Bitcoin BTC$72,230.71 The price may have risen almost 7% since Sunday, but conviction remains low with the rally stalling near $72,000 ahead of major binary risks including Friday’s US inflation report and this weekend’s US-Iran truce negotiations. The cautious approach is evident in the options market, where institutions continue to chase upside via calls, derivative […]
The crypto market remained stable on Friday, with bitcoin BTC$72,030.16 trading little changed at $71,700 and ether (ETH) at $2,180, continuing the low-volatility price action that has characterized recent months. Daily Bollinger Bands, a technical analysis tool that measures market volatility, are at their narrowest level since early 2024. In the past, such a narrow
Flare released a governance proposal on Thursday that would make it one of the first layer 1 blockchains to capture maximum extractable value (MEV) at the protocol level rather than letting it flow to the small number of specialized players who profit from the order of transactions in virtually all major chains. MEV is the
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Hong Kong issues first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered
Hong Kong issues first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Read More »
Hong Kong on Friday granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a consortium led by Standard Chartered that includes Animoca Brands. The approvals from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the territory’s central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. “We look
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Bitcoin BTC$71,694.03 Treasury firm Nakamoto (NAKA) is resorting to a familiar Wall Street playbook to try to drive its stock price down and stay on the Nasdaq. The company is seeking approval for a “consolidation of shares” that would consolidate shares in a ratio set between 1:20 and 1:50, according to a preliminary proxy filing
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Bitcoin Surpasses $72,000 With US-Iran Negotiations, CPI Data In Focus
Bitcoin Surpasses $72,000 With US-Iran Negotiations, CPI Data In Focus Read More »
Quantum computing has become one of the hottest topics of late, thanks to Google’s claims that a sufficiently powerful machine could mine existing blockchains with less firepower than initially estimated. For XRP holders, a nuanced answer, based on expert opinions, is that XRP’s architecture is better positioned than Bitcoin’s. XRP is the digital token running
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Bitcoin returned to $71,843 on Friday after a third attempt to break above $73,000 resulted in a sell-off on Thursday, a level that has now rejected the price in every rally since the Iranian conflict began in late February. The retirement is modest. Bitcoin is up 7.9% for the week, its strongest weekly performance of
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XRP is trying to stabilize after a strong rally, but the bigger question is whether this is real strength or just a short-term rebound. The breakout occurred on solid volume, but the lack of follow-through and weakness in the broader structure suggest buyers remain cautious. News context XRP ETFs saw $3.32 million in inflows, but
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