Decibel, a perpetuals exchange developed by Aptos Labs, launched today on the Aptos mainnet, bringing fully on-chain derivatives trading to the blockchain network. The platform executes all trading operations directly on-chain, including order matching, settlement, and risk management. During its public testing period, Decibel attracted more than 700,000 unique accounts and processed over one million
Cryptocurrency investors accused quantitative trading firm Jane Street of pressuring Bitcoin’s price with a daily, programmatic selloff at the US market open, but market analysts and data suggest the pattern is not consistent, and no single firm can force Bitcoin into a prolonged bear market. The claims surged online a day after Terraform Labs’ court-appointed
Patrick Collison and John Collison, founders of the payments company Stripe, stated on social network X that blockchain networks will need to handle up to 1 billion transactions per second (TPS) to meet future demand from AI agents. Otherwise, current infrastructure will fail to keep up with the surge in automated online transactions. The Collison
Bitcoin climbed back into its prior range, while the liquidation heatmap showed heavier liquidity bands waiting overhead. At the same time, the weekly chart put focus on the 200 week EMA, where the next close could shape the next move. Bitcoin Reclaims Range as Liquidity Bands Stack Overhead Bitcoin traded back near $68,320 on the
DoubleZero, a crypto infrastructure startup co-founded by former Solana Foundation executive Austin Federa, is rolling out a major update aimed at spreading Solana’s network more evenly around the world, and making it faster in the process. On Mar. 9, the company will launch “Phase II” of its DoubleZero Delegation Program, redirecting 2.4 million $SOL from
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1999.16, down 1.4% (-28.56) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ETH (-0.2%) and BNB (-0.8%). Laggards: APT (-11.0%) and AAVE
Bitcoin traded at $68,269 on Feb. 26, 2026, at 8 a.m. EST, pressing up against a stubborn resistance cluster that continues to dictate the short-term tone. The structure is constructive, momentum is attempting to pivot, and price is hovering in what seasoned traders would call a decision zone. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart,
Bitcoin has just recorded its first green weekly candle after five consecutive red weeks. This move marks a notable recovery following a prolonged period of decline. Several analysts go further. They expect the bear market may have ended in February, and a more positive phase may have already begun. After months of heavy capital outflows
Story Highlights South Korea’s KOSPI index just broke past 6,000, up 175% in a year, while Bitcoin has lost half its value since October. Korean retail investors, once the most aggressive crypto buyers in the world, appear to be rotating capital into AI and semiconductor stocks. New legislation could force crypto influencers in South Korea