The strategy’s co-founder, Michael Saylor, signaled an impending bitcoin buy on Sunday, posting “think bigger” along with the company’s BTC acquisition tracker, which has preceded all major purchases since 2020. The company has made 105 bitcoin purchases since it began accumulating in August 2020. Its most recent, on April 6, added 4,871 BTC for $329.8 […]
DeFi protocol ZeroLend’s decision to shut down after three years in February, citing thin margins, hacks and inactive chains, landed with a note that the market now recognizes. Another reminder that the industry’s early optimism has given way to a far more demanding reality. Zeroland is not alone. Several DeFi protocols and adjacent crypto platforms
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Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Mike Selig, told CoinDesk that the agency will continue to defend its “exclusive regulatory authority” to oversee prediction markets in court. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s sports, politics or anything else, if it’s a valid product offered within a CFTC-regulated exchange, then we regulate it,” Selig said. You’re
For years, the conversation about fan tokens in the US followed a familiar and frustrating pattern. Executives at major sports franchises were interested. Their fans were curious. The technology was ready. But without clear regulatory guidance on how fan tokens would be classified under US law, the risk of launching a program was simply too
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Bitcoin BTC$70,918.00 traded lower on Sunday as geopolitical risks resurfaced after US Vice President JD Vance said peace talks involving Iran in Pakistan had failed. However, beyond the macro noise, crypto-specific drivers continued to point to a potential move towards $88,000 and higher, although results remain dependent on how broader risk conditions develop. Bullish currents
The biggest traders have a problem: how to keep their activity quiet enough not to affect market prices or reveal any long-term strategies. In traditional markets like stocks, they have had that ability for decades through so-called dark pools and off-exchange venues. Even as far back as January 2025, more than half of all trading
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Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, characterizes the current market environment as “another wild ride,” with each week seeming to deliver stranger headlines than the last. But despite the volatility, his overall message is that conditions are not nearly as dire as they may appear, and he remains relatively bullish on the
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Oil futures rose on Hyperliquid after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a major global supply shutdown. The move came after Iran refused to give up its nuclear ambitions during peace talks in Islamabad earlier in the day. Perpetual futures tied to WTI crude jumped to $96.40, up 7%
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Crypto prices are under further pressure in the US morning hours on Sunday after President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “Effective immediately, the US Navy … will begin the process of blocking any and all ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz,” the president said in a social
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The crypto sector’s new Fellowship political action committee unveiled its first contribution ahead of the 2026 midterm congressional elections, and the $300,000 it spent went to a company co-founded by President Donald Trump’s former crypto adviser, Bo Hines — now CEO of Tether US. The Fellowship super PAC had announced itself as a crypto campaign
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