XRP traders watch April as open interest jumps 15%
XRP traded near $1.34 on March 28, with a 24-hour trading volume of about $2.24 billion and a market cap near $82.04 billion. Summary XRP held near $1.34 as traders watched April seasonality and a key $1.80 resistance level. CryptoQuant…
Tether launches XAUt on BNB Chain as gold trading moves deeper into crypto
Tether has launched Tether Gold, XAUt, on BNB Chain, expanding access to its tokenized bullion product as traders continue looking for ways to hold and trade gold inside crypto markets. The rollout adds XAUt to one of the industry’s biggest…
Elizabeth Warren presses Commerce over Bitmain security review
Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the US Commerce Department to explain how it is handling reported security concerns tied to Bitmain, the Chinese company that makes much of the world’s Bitcoin mining equipment. Summary Warren asked Commerce for records on…
Binance Australia hit with multimillion-dollar penalty after retail investor losses
Binance Australia Derivatives, operated by Oztures Trading, has been fined $6.9 million after a court found it incorrectly classified over 85% of its clients as wholesale investors between July 2022 and April 2023, according to a Friday press release published…
UK Sanctions $20B Crypto Marketplace Linked to Scam Hubs
Goods offered on Xinbi included stolen personal data, money laundering tools, and satellite equipment to contact fraud victims. Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has sanctioned the Chinese-language crypto marketplace Xinbi, which blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says processed…
Bitcoin hits three-week low as $14B options expiry shakes bulls
Bitcoin (BTC) extended its decline on Friday as traders reacted to the year’s largest options expiry and continued caution in crypto ETF flows. Summary Bitcoin fell below $66,000 after $14 billion in options expired and ETF outflows persisted Friday. Whale…
Sam Altman’s World sells 239 million WLD through OTC deals with partial lockup
World Foundation, the non-profit entity behind the biometric identity verification protocol formerly known as Worldcoin, disclosed today that its subsidiary completed the sale of around $65 million in WLD tokens through a series of over-the-counter deals with four counterparties over…
Lido Posts 23% Revenue Drop in 2025, Plans LDO Buyback
Measured in ETH rather than dollars, Lido’s total value locked fell from 9.63 million ETH to 8.81 million ETH. Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, closed 2025 with total revenue of $40.5 million, down 23% from…
Is Ethereum ready to bounce as 466K ETH hits whale wallets?
Ethereum (ETH) is drawing fresh market attention as stablecoin activity, whale accumulation, and derivatives data point in different directions. Summary Whales added 466,500 ETH to accumulation addresses as Ethereum traded near $2,000 during the pullback. Coinbase said stablecoin balances and…
Crypto firm Goliath Ventures files for bankruptcy after CEO arrested over alleged $328M Ponzi scheme
Florida-based crypto firm Goliath Ventures has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the arrest of its chief executive, Christopher Delgado, who is facing federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme that…
