Ethereum is getting pounded on the chart, but the on-chain data says this is not a full-blown breakdown yet. The bigger problem for bulls is that a real recovery probably won’t start until stronger U.S. spot demand shows up. ETH price breakdown: trading around $1,670, down more than 16% in a week Key supports lost: […]
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Better Mortgage and Coinbase have launched a Bitcoin-backed mortgage product that lets borrowers use BTC and USDC as collateral instead of selling their crypto to raise cash for a home purchase. BTC and USDC collateral for a home loan Fannie Mae backing gives it a conventional structure First loan funded in Ann Arbor, Michigan Nationwide […]
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Kraken is taking a direct shot at Wall Street’s old gatekeeping machine, opening tokenized access to SpaceX’s upcoming IPO through its xStocks platform. xStocks IPO Access now includes SpaceX Eligible retail users in more than 110 markets can apply SPCXx represents SpaceX equity and is described as 1:1 backed U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. […]
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Bitcoin price crash panic is back in full force after BTC briefly slipped below $60,000, triggering a fresh wave of “crypto is dead” sentiment just as some technical indicators start screaming oversold. BTC fell 18% in a week Crypto sentiment hit its most bearish level since mid-February RSI extremes and the 200-week moving average are […]
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Bitcoin may be the same asset whether it trades on Coinbase, CME, or BlackRock’s IBIT, but the market plumbing behind each venue is very different. That gap is exactly where Bitcoin carry spreads, funding frictions, and a lot of regulated-market weirdness show up. IBIT options and CME Bitcoin futures can price BTC differently Carry spreads […]
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Modern Treasury just made a practical move that matters: it added USDC on Base, aiming to connect stablecoin payments with the traditional banking rails that still move most of the world’s money. Translation: less crypto theater, more financial plumbing. USDC on Base added Stablecoin payments meet banking rails Built for business use, not just trading […]
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Hyperliquid is under fresh scrutiny from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority just as major financial firms begin studying decentralized perpetual futures as a business model worth copying. FCA warning: Hyperliquid and Hyper Foundation may be offering services in the UK without authorization. Wall Street is watching: ICE says it is studying Hyperliquid’s model. Perps are […]
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Hyperliquid, one of crypto’s most active decentralized perpetual futures venues, is now running into the part of the job nobody wants: regulators taking a very close look at how the whole thing is built. Five possible paths could shape Hyperliquid’s future US and UK regulators are tightening scrutiny on crypto perps Product, token, and collateral […]
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Kevin Warsh has landed at the top of the Federal Reserve, and Bitcoin traders now have something unusual to parse: a Fed chair who actually understands crypto. That does not mean the market should start printing moon-boy confetti. Warsh may be friendly to Bitcoin in principle, but his hardline view on inflation and interest rates […]
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US crypto tax reform is finally getting real attention in Congress, with seven draft bills now circulating through the House Ways and Means Committee. If lawmakers can get their act together, the changes could make stablecoins easier to use, fix the notorious “phantom income” problem for miners and stakers, and bring some long-overdue clarity to […]
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