Max pain at $75k but $596m in $20k Bitcoin puts expose market’s fear
Summary Deribit data shows $20k Bitcoin put options are now the third most crowded strike by open interest, with about $596m notional, behind $125k and $75k calls heading into the quarterly expiry. Despite the doomsday optics, much of the $20k…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive acquires 317 Bitcoin, moving into top 10 BTC holders
Strive has expanded its Bitcoin position by 317 coins, taking total holdings to about 13,628 BTC and entering the top 10 corporate holders, said CEO Matt Cole in a statement. Strive has acquired 317 BTC for $23 million at an…
OpenClaw Developers Hit by GitHub Phishing Attack: How to Protect Your Wallet
Scammers are targeting contributors to the viral AI project OpenClaw with a sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at draining crypto wallets. By exploiting GitHub’s trusted notification system, attackers lure developers with a fake $5,000 token airdrop that leads directly to a…
This Crypto Firm Cuts 12% of Its Workforce to Accelerate AI Integration
Marszalek was specific about who is being let go: those in roles that, in his words, “do not adapt in our new world.” Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has said the exchange will cut around 12% of its workforce. The…
DEXs Hit All-Time High of $419 Billion Volume Despite Market Corrections: CoinGecko
DEXs now account for one-fifth of all spot trading, according to CoinGecko. Decentralized exchanges have significantly expanded their share of spot trading activity over the past five years. A new report by CoinGecko found that the DEX-to-CEX spot ratio…
Meme Coins Dominate 2025 Again, But AI Agents Are Closing In Fast
Meme coins lead 2025 with 25% investor interest, while AI agents surge dramatically. In 2025, meme coins have once again topped the list of the most popular crypto narratives, according to the latest report from CoinGecko. The combined interest…
Solana Lending TVL Soars to $3.6B as New Protocols Battle for Market Dominance
RedStone said that the next wave of growth for Solana centers on tokenized real-world assets and institutional capital deployment. Solana’s lending markets have seen rapid growth as the network continues to expand its on-chain finance capabilities, according to a…
Coinbase Launches Solana DEX Trading for 100M Users
Coinbase says millions of new on-chain assets should be accessible to all users, expanding Solana exposure through a simple in-app interface. Coinbase has begun expanding its native support for Solana, introducing Solana-based DEX trading directly inside its app. The…
Tokenized RWA Market Hits $27B as US Treasury Products Lead Growth
The tokenized real-world asset ( RWA) market pushed past $27 billion in onchain value this week, cementing one of crypto’s fastest-growing sectors as institutions quietly take over the rails. Tokenized Asset Market Sees Massive Growth As of Tuesday, March 17,…
Bitcoin ETF Holders Are $5K Underwater Even as Institutional Demand Returns
Institutional holders quietly added roughly 26,600 BTC to ETF positions during the recent recovery, a 2% increase in total holdings. Bitcoin (BTC) touched $76,000 on March 17 to register its highest price level since early February, as institutional investors…
Tether’s QVAC pushes multi‑billion‑parameter AI models onto phones and consumer GPUs
Tether’s QVAC Fabric integrates BitNet LoRA to fine‑tune and run multi‑billion‑parameter AI models on consumer GPUs and flagship phones, pushing serious AI work to the edge. Summary QVAC Fabric brings BitNet LoRA fine‑tuning and inference to AMD and Intel GPUs,…
Injective Expands Blockchain Payments Stack With USDC and Cross-Chain Protocol
Injective said on Tuesday that it plans to integrate USD Coin (USDC) and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), aiming to expand stablecoin liquidity and enable native cross-chain transfers on its blockchain. USDC on Injective Aims to Streamline Cross-Chain Crypto Payments…
SEC says most crypto assets fall outside securities laws, including staking, airdrops, and mining
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Tuesday that the agency is implementing a token taxonomy and investment contract interpretation aimed at ending years of uncertainty over when crypto assets fall under federal securities laws. Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit on…
What is SIREN Crypto? SIREN Price Tops Gainers in 22% Pump – Next Stop $1?
SIREN crypto has emerged as a standout performer in a choppy market, surging above the $0.70 level while major caps struggle for direction. The BSC-based token is currently trading over $0.72, posting a volatile 24-hour performance that has seen it…
Bitcoin Rips for 8 Straight Days as Fed Signals Rate Hold — Decoupling or Just a Tease?
The Federal Reserve may be teeing up a snooze-worthy rate hold, but bitcoin is busy staging its own rebellion — eight straight days up and suddenly everyone’s asking if it’s finally breaking free from the macro leash. Powell Under Pressure:…
GSR spends $57M to build one-stop capital markets platform for crypto projects
GSR is buying its way into the underwriting layer of crypto, spending 57 million dollars to turn itself from a market maker into a full‑stack capital markets and treasury platform for token issuers. Summary GSR is acquiring Autonomous and Architech…
Bitrefill reports Lazarus-style exploit drained funds and exposed some user data
Bitrefill, the established crypto-to-gift-card platform, was hit by a sophisticated cyberattack earlier this month that drained company funds and exposed some customer data. The team disclosed the incident in an X article on Tuesday, saying that it shares strong similarities…
Aster Chain Launches With Private, Zero-Gas Trading
Aster has launched its mainnet, introducing a privacy-first Layer 1 blockchain. The network combines zero-knowledge cryptography with high-speed execution to deliver a decentralized yet confidential trading experience. New Aster Chain Goes Live With Privacy-First DeFi Infrastructure Aster has officially launched…