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Bybit and OKX reported higher user Bitcoin holdings in their latest Proof of Reserves reports, while USDT balances moved lower on both exchanges. The data adds to a wider trend in exchange re
Ethlabs just announced that its committed funding is sufficient to sustain operations and recruit new talent for two to three years, according to a public Q&A the organization held today, Jun
Key takeaways: An extreme Bitcoin put-call options imbalance and a 19% delta skew reveal heavy hedging against downside price swings. Strategy’s cash hoard eases short-term debt fears but doe
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says the exchange's application for a MiCA license in Greece was fully compliant and near approval before the company withdrew it on June 24, 2026, just days be
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin) has identified obfuscation as the single most powerful primitive in cryptography, arguing that its combination with blockchains could fun
@Ethena has confirmed a significant partnership with @BlackRock, integrating the $USDe synthetic dollar stablecoin directly into the Aladdin risk management and portfolio platform. The move m
@dfinity's Caffeine platform has launched a direct integration with @AnthropicAI's Claude, allowing users to generate and deploy production-ready applications on the Internet Computer blockch
@Bybit_Official is completing a full structural migration of its European Economic Area (EEA) client base to its regulated parent entity, @Bybit_EU, in the final days before a major regulator
For most of the internet’s history, digital commerce assumed a human was sitting at the other end of the transaction. A person clicked an advert, filled a cart, entered card details, approved
The question closely followed by the cryptocurrency markets, “Will Bitcoin fall to $10,000, or will it establish a strong base above $20,000?”, was discussed in a live broadcast featuring lea
Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second largest memecoin in terms of market capitalization, is currently experiencing very strong turbulence that call into question its technical structure and shake tra
Picture a Monday where the whole C-suite walks out and the lawyer becomes CEO. That’s BitMEX this week. It’s not just a personnel shuffle. It’s a survival tell. In late June, BitMEX removed t