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* Massive Price Drop: Bitcoin has plummeted nearly 35% from a high of $126,000 to a low of $82,000, wiping out most of its gains for the year. Ether has also fallen by 40%. * Economic Triggers: The downturn is linked to broader economic instability, including President Trump's
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* Next-Gen DeFi and Trading: Coinbase Ventures is targeting innovations in Real-World Asset (RWA) perpetuals, specialized exchanges, and prediction market aggregators to bring off-chain assets and sophisticated trading tools on-chain. * DeFi's Evolution: The firm is focusing on the next frontier of DeFi, including composable perpetual markets, unsecured on-chain credit,
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* Historic Launch: Investment firm Bitwise has officially launched the first-ever spot XRP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). * Major Exchange Listing: The Bitwise XRP ETF is now actively trading on the prestigious New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol $XRP. * Ripple CEO's Endorsement: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly celebrated
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* One-Token Diversification: CoinMarketCap has launched CMC20, a new on-chain index token that allows investors to gain exposure to the top 20 cryptocurrencies through a single asset. * Smart and Selective: The index automatically rebalances monthly and strategically excludes volatile or illiquid assets like stablecoins and wrapped tokens to ensure portfolio quality.
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Key Highlights: * Massive Engagement Spike: MetaMask has seen a stunning 400% increase in developer activity following its new partnership with TRON DAO. * Strategic Alliance: The collaboration, unveiled at DevConnect Buenos Aires, is designed to provide developers with superior tools and infrastructure. * Accelerating Adoption: By simplifying the development of decentralized applications,
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* Long-term Solana holders are actively selling, with their supply share dropping from 19.28% to 17.24%, signaling a deep lack of trust in the recent price rebound. * Significant technical resistance is mounting, with a potential bearish EMA crossover and a massive supply wall of over 33 million SOL sitting
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* Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates for the blockchain's base layer to "ossify," or stop changing, to enhance stability. * Buterin believes future innovation should be focused on Layer 2 solutions and the surrounding ecosystem, not the core protocol. * He issued a stark warning that quantum computing could
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* The Cayman Islands has now fully implemented its comprehensive Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, introducing a stricter licensing phase as of April 1, 2025. * Virtual asset custodians and trading platforms are no longer just required to register but must now hold a full license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
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* A new study from Columbia University researchers has uncovered significant 'artificial' trading activity on the prediction market platform Polymarket. * The research indicates that, on average, 25% of all buying and selling on the platform over the last three years was due to wash trading. * Wash trading is the
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* Widespread Sell-Off: Fear intensifies as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major altcoins experience significant price drops, painting the market red. * Contrasting ETF Flows: Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs witnessed a staggering combined outflow of $785.8 million, while Solana ETFs surprisingly attracted $14.9 million in net inflows, signaling a shift in institutional
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* Contradictory Market Signals: Ethereum treasury firm BitMine (BMNR) saw its stock price plummet by over 8%, even after announcing a significant increase in its ETH holdings. * Massive ETH Accumulation: The company added another 82,353 ETH, boosting its total reserves to nearly 3.4 million ETH, valued at over $12
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* Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe predicts Ether (ETH) is on the verge of a new all-time high, potentially surpassing $5,000. * Ether recently rose 1.50% to $3,822.60 on trading volume that was 19.01% above its seven-day average, signaling strong market participation. * The bullish momentum was