Bitcoin taps $85,000 for first time since January as crypto short liquidations surge
CoinGlass recorded at least $750 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, most of them short positions.
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ECB launches Pontes to settle blockchain transactions in central bank money
The European Central Bank has launched Pontes to settle blockchain based wholesale transactions in central bank money while preparing to invest part of its €23 billion own funds portfolio in digital securities. According to the European Central Bank, the new…
Sui (SUI) Hits a 4-Month High: 3 Reasons Why It Can Pump Even More
SUI has finally reclaimed the $1 psychological level.
Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze forces out $648 million of bearish bets
Open interest climbed 7.59% to $156 billion even as positions were closed out, a sign traders are chasing the move rather than stepping back.
French family bound for hours as attackers demand €40,000 in crypto
Four masked men have held a family of four captive for more than three hours at their home in northern France and forced the father, an IT worker in the crypto sector, to transfer €40,000 in digital assets. According to…
A Bitcoin Lightning flaw could send a node’s entire balance straight to miners
ACINQ says operators can install the security fixes without closing existing Lightning channels.
Liquidations Top $750M as BTC, ETH, and XRP Rocket to New Local Peaks
Roughly $650 million out of the total came from short positions as BTC and the alts are on fire on Monday.
BTC price nears eight-month high above $85K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin hit $85,000 for the first time since January as markets focused on cooling oil prices.
X sues its own users for running a fake bitcoin news bot farm
X has sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa for running fake bitcoin headline accounts to fraudulently earn creator rewards from the platform.
Hyperliquid launches trailing stops across perpetual markets
Hyperliquid has added trailing stop orders to its perpetual futures markets, giving traders a way to move their trigger price automatically as a position moves in their favor. According to Hyperliquid, the new order type tracks the mark price after…
Why Are Nintendo Switch 2 Fans Putting 20 Cent Bananas in Their Walmart Carts?
Nintendo Switch 2 buyers are adding a 20 cent banana at Walmart to unlock a grocery code that takes $10 off.
South Korea’s Eugene Investment tests stablecoins for securities settlement
Eugene Investment & Securities has signed an agreement with blockchain company BEATOZ to test stablecoin settlement for tokenized securities subscriptions, targeting an onchain process that covers subscription, payment and settlement. According to Eugene Investment & Securities, the memorandum of understanding…