TL;DR Over $2.2 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today, potentially increasing short-term market volatility. The “maximum pain” price for BTC is set at $82,000, and for ETH, it’s $1,600. Despite global uncertainty, technical indicators reflect cautious optimism from investors, reinforcing a crypto outlook for the coming days. This Friday, April 18, during Good […]

Ripple just unlocked a game-changing foothold in traditional finance as its $1.25 billion acquisition scores FINRA approval, supercharging institutional access to fixed income markets. Ripple’s Hidden Road Gets FINRA Go-Ahead to Expand Prime Brokerage Services Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage firm recently acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion, announced a regulatory milestone Thursday. Its […]

Key Takeaways: HashKey Capital launches the first XRP Tracker Fund in Asia with Ripple as an anchor investor. The fund offers institutional-grade exposure to XRP without the need for direct token ownership. The move signals growing regulatory momentum and institutional appetite for crypto investment products in Asia. HashKey Capital has officially launched Asia’s first XRP […]

United States asset manager Canary Capital has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Tron blockchain network’s native token, TRX (TRX), regulatory filings show.  The fund intends to hold spot TRX and stake a portion of the tokens for added yield, the filing said.  According to CoinMarketCap, the TRX token has a total […]

An under-the-radar altcoin witnessed a mild jump in price on Thursday after the venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced it was investing $55 million in the token. Ali Yahya, a general partner at a16z crypto, announced the investment in ZRO, the native token of the omnichain interoperability protocol LayerZero. LayerZero aims to move data […]

The BNB Chain ecosystem keeps moving forward with artificial intelligence as it expands into the space with the inaugural BNB AI Hack, an initiative aimed at developers that brings attention to the nascent, AI-powered blockchain projects. The first hackathon featured 13 winning projects that showcased a variety of ways to use artificial intelligence to make […]

Bitcoin Magazine Spar Supermarket in Switzerland Starts Accepting Bitcoin SPAR has begun accepting Bitcoin payments at its Zug, Switzerland location, marking another milestone in Switzerland’s progressive approach to bitcoin adoption. The implementation uses the Lightning Network through DFX Swiss’s OpenCryptoPay solution, enabling instant transactions at the point of sale. The store’s location in Zug, often […]

According to Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra, Bitcoin does not have the qualities that are typically associated with gold

Today we’re thrilled to introduce an asset class that brings the world’s largest financial markets to Kraken Derivatives — FX perpetual futures (FX perps). The first two perps launching at 20x leverage are EUR/USD and GBP/USD, with more forex pairs on the way soon. This offering gives you the same seamless, intuitive trading experience you’re […]

The Williston Police Department has received reports of a cryptocurrency scam that has been targeting local residents.

A swirl of bullish proclamations is ricocheting across X as macro‑minded influencers argue that a fresh expansion in “Global M2” money supply will trigger a near‑instant rally in Bitcoin—yet a veteran market analyst is warning that the data underpinning those calls is little more than a mirage. The latest wave of optimism was set in motion […]

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency exchange eXch has confirmed it will officially terminate all operations effective May 1st, following escalating international scrutiny and mounting allegations of its role in laundering funds linked to the February Bybit hack. According to the team, the move comes after internal consensus among its leadership to “cease and retreat” rather than continue under […]

US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash. During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said the President does not have the legal authority to remove […]

A widely followed crypto analyst says that investors should continue hanging on as we are nowhere near the start of the next crypto bear market. In a new video update, Guy Turner, the host of Coin Bureau, tells his 2.66 million YouTube subscribers that the markets are still way too bullish for traders to be […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greenlit a new crypto-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) from the financial giant VanEck. Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of digital assets research, will manage the new “Onchain Economy ETF,” which he says will hold 30-60 stocks tied to the crypto sector. Those stocks will include miners, exchanges, data centers, […]

Today commemorates the 13th anniversary of the first altcoin, the crypto asset Namecoin (NMC), whose network debuted on April 18, 2011. Although the token has dimmed over time, the network remains under active development and its proof-of-work (PoW) hashrate ranks among the highest in the crypto ecosystem. While Often Forgotten, the First Altcoin Turns 13 […]

Key Takeaways: eXch reports permanent shutdown after reporting it was being utilized to launder the funds stolen in the $24M Bybit hack. Blockchain investigators traced stolen funds to wallets that were interacting with eXch’s mixing service. The incident highlights growing pressure on crypto mixers in the face of evolving forensic tools. No charges yet, but […]

TL;DR The U.S. Treasury plans to issue $31 trillion in debt during 2025, which could divert capital from the crypto market toward traditional assets. Higher yields on short-term bonds may reduce the appeal of cryptocurrencies as a high-risk investment option. Treasury debt tokenization has reached $5.9 billion, opening new avenues for crypto projects to earn […]

TL;DR Kraken has launched FX perpetual futures to trade 24/7 with popular currency pairs like EUR/USD and GBP/USD on its Pro platform, without an expiration date. FX perpetual futures allow traders to keep positions open indefinitely, a feature already known in crypto futures. Kraken expands its offering to compete with platforms like Robinhood by eliminating […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot: The Great Consensus Cleanup While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo earlier this month I was able to sit down with Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot. Currently at Chaincode Labs, Antoine was previously at Wizardsardine, a bitcoin security company behind Revault, a pre-signed transaction based vault, and Liana, a […]

In the last 24 hours, on-chain data has shown a concentrated accumulation of assets by smart money wallets. These wallets have been making a series of directed purchases across three main crypto narratives: AI and robotics; DeFi and staking; and gaming assets correlated with memes. This wave of accumulation shows how influential crypto wallets are […]

Binance CEO’s statement comes at significant time in markets

A push by the Trump-era Justice Department to scale back crypto enforcement has done little to deter federal prosecutors from pursuing Braden Karony, the former CEO of SafeMoon, who faces fraud charges tied to the token’s collapse, law360.com reported, citing DOJ filings today (Friday). His upcoming trial in May now serves as a key test […]

Cryptocurrency moguls heavily backed Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, and he has already begun to pay them back by deregulating the crypto …

Solana is showing signs of pre-breakout behavior as it consolidates below an important price threshold. According to a new technical analysis shared by RLinda on the TradingView platform, the $136 level is currently a decisive resistance point, and Solana’s current trading behavior suggests that a move above this level could ignite a fresh bullish push […]

The Eastern European country of Belarus is reportedly set to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by next year. Citing a statement by the National Bank’s chairman of the board, Roman Golovchenko, the state-run news agency Belta reports that the digital form of the Belarusian ruble will be in full circulation by the […]

Federal prosecutors said they will continue pursuing their case against Braden John Karony, the former CEO of crypto firm SafeMoon, despite the US Justice Department issuing a memo suggesting a policy of abandoning “regulation by prosecution” related to digital assets. In an April 18 filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of […]

Following President Trump’s April 9th announcement of a 90-day halt on new tariffs, market sentiment rebounded sharply, especially for Bitcoin. The surge appears mainly fueled by strong spot market activity, with little influence from derivatives. According to Bitfinex Alpha, this suggests genuine interest from real-money investors, rather than speculative bets, indicating confidence in the market’s […]

According to onchain analytics from Arkham Intelligence, in the past 27 days, North Korea’s hacking arm Lazarus Group, has orchestrated the transfer of 3,932 BTC, valued at $331.99 million. Even after dispatching such a considerable portion, the remaining cache still cements North Korea’s standing as the third-largest nation-state bitcoin holder. Lazarus Group’s 27-Day Exodus Over […]

Key Takeaways: Balance (EPT) will go live on Alpha and Futures at the same time on April 21 through Binance. An airdrop of 3,500 EPT tokens will be credited to eligible users. EPT is the native token of an AI-powered Web3 gaming and social platform backed by a16z. Binance has officially announced the listing of […]

Bitcoin Magazine What Bitcoin Indicators Predict for Q3 2025? Bitcoin’s 2025 journey hasn’t delivered the explosive bull market surge many expected. After peaking above $100,000, the 2025 Bitcoin price retraced sharply to as low as $75,000, sparking debate among investors and analysts about where we stand in the Bitcoin cycle. In this analysis, we cut […]

Popular macroeconomics expert Lyn Alden believes Bitcoin (BTC) will remain bullish over the coming months. In a new interview with Natalie Brunell, Alden says that Bitcoin is likely to trend higher for another year or so. However, the analyst warns that a Black Swan event, a rare and unanticipated event that catalyzes a massive market […]