Crypto markets were relatively calm on Friday as the largest Deribit options settlement of the month cleared roughly $9.87 billion in notional exposure, with traders now turning their attention to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting and a renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz. $BTC is changing hands at $78,088, up 0.8% on the day,
The stablecoin markets are experiencing serious change in market sentiment due to the aggressive increase in supply by the Tether ($USDT). Recent on-chain data indicates that Tether has minted over 3 billion $USDT during the past week. The minting of new stablecoins typically signals either increased market risk or a buildup of “dry powder” for
Bitcoin held above $77,000 on Friday, consolidating after hitting its strongest level since early February earlier in the week. The largest cryptocurrency is up about 13.6% in April, putting it on track for its best monthly performance in a year, according to CoinGlass data. The rebound follows a rough stretch, with crypto markets logging their
Bitcoin has climbed more than 30% from its February lows and is pressing toward $80,000, turning sentiment sharply bullish across trading communities. One analyst who has tracked this structure for months says the excitement may be arriving at exactly the wrong moment. The question is not whether the rally is real. It is what comes
Allbirds (Nasdaq:BIRD) erased over 50% of its recent peak price, sinking to $7.57. The company has set out to swap its apparel and shoes assets for $50M dedicated to building AI data centers. The former shoe company, now called NewBirdAI, is showing that a simple announcement of an AI pivot may not be enough to
As part of efforts to empower crypto users to harness the full potential of cross-chain DApps (decentralized applications) in the Web3 landscape, Conflux Network, a public Layer-1 blockchain, today entered into a strategic partnership with Catto Verse, an AI-driven crypto intelligence platform. This collaboration enabled Conflux to bring innovative AI capabilities into its L1 blockchain
According to Polymarket, a forecasting market, investors see a very low probability of the Fed cutting interest rates at its upcoming meetings. In expectations for April, the scenario of “interest rates remaining unchanged” is overwhelmingly favored, while the possibilities of both 25 basis point and 50 basis point or more cuts are priced in as
A massive cryptocurrency transaction has caught the attention of the market. On March 19, 2025, Whale Alert reported a transfer of 5,000 $BTC from the Kraken exchange to an unknown wallet. This single movement of Bitcoin holds a staggering value of approximately $389 million. Such a large transfer immediately raises questions about investor intent and
Chainlink’s data standard is now live on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. This new release makes Oracle infrastructure available to millions of AWS developers and hundreds of thousands of companies. It streamlines the development of institutional-level blockchain solutions. In this regard, Chainlink Platform is identified as a professional service provided directly by Chainlink. This product
Bitcoin held near $78,000 on Friday as oil prices climbed past $100 a barrel, testing whether the largest digital asset can sustain its April rebound while the US-Iran conflict keeps energy markets on edge. The move came after President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the US Navy controlled the