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Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have placed hundreds of millions of dollars in bets on the outcome of the 2026 Iran War, with U.S. entry into Iran now carrying 90% odds and over $115 million in trading volume. Key Takeaways: Polymarket traders have placed $115M on U.S. forces entering Iran by Dec. 31, […]

Key Takeaways Open Interest collapsed to 820.92M. Funding rates near zero with occasional negative readings. Taker Buy/Sell Ratio at 1.05. Volume running 23% above weekly average without a price breakout. XRP showing no independent strength. Where Price Is and What the Chart Is Saying XRP is trading at $1.31 at the time of writing, sitting almost exactly at the 50 SMA at $1.3150

A drop to 83 cents could be the setup XRP investors have been waiting for. Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has identified a falling wedge structure in XRP’s price chart that spans nearly nine months, with the token trading around $1.30 after a prolonged slide. Based on the analysis, XRP may fall further before any significant recovery — but that bottom could mark the start of a sharp

Bitcoin held just above $67,000 Saturday afternoon as President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, demanding the country reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face what he called overwhelming U.S. military consequences. Key Takeaways: President Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on April 4, 2026, demanding Hormuz be reopened, or military action […]

Thousands of software developers are currently developing virtual private networks to circumvent state control of the internet, Durov said.

The study analyzed 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks and found that Bitcoin posted stronger returns than gold and the S&P 500 in each period.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved entirely off cloud AI services and detailed his fully local, sandboxed artificial intelligence (AI) setup in a blog post published this week. Key Takeaways: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin abandoned cloud AI in April 2026, running Qwen3.5:35B locally on an Nvidia 5090 laptop at 90 tokens per second. Buterin found […]

On Friday, April 3rd, the Ethereum Foundation staked over 45,000 Ether (ETH) tokens on the smart contract platform. This latest staking action brings the total amount of ETH locked by the foundation to roughly 69,500 coins, about 500 Ethers short of the foundation’s 70,000 staked ETH goal. Ethereum Foundation Stakes 45,000 Ether In A Single Day According to data from Arkham Intelli

The Bitcoin advocate is the co-founder of ProductionReady, a non-profit initiative to fund open source development of BTC software and education.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed thread this week, accusing Circle, the issuer of USDC, of compliance failures tied to more than $420 million in illicit stablecoin flows the firm allegedly failed to freeze across 15 documented cases since 2022. Key Takeaways: Onchain investigator ZachXBT identified 15 cases totaling over $420M in illicit USDC flows […]

The Bitcoin price recently broke down to $66,000, and a bearish retest of $69,000 has now been confirmed, two conditions that technical analysis shows are prerequisites for a move to $45,000. With both boxes checked, the path of least resistance is pointing to a considerably lower move, and the levels ahead will determine how this move plays out. Lower Highs Keep Stacking Up, Showi

Key Takeaways Tron led all blockchains in 30-day revenue at $81.1M in Q1 2026. Total fees are at their lowest level since 2023. Active addresses rising toward 5M. Tron Inc. acquired 159,004 TRX. The Number That Requires an Explanation Tron generated $81.1 million in revenue over the past 30 days according to tweet from Cointelegraph, more than any other blockchain in existence,

Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on current UK market turmoil, fiscal “doom loop,” and his move into bitcoin with Stack BTC.

BlockDAG stands out among the top crypto gainers with a limited $0.000022 entry price, as the Pippin crypto price drops and the Dogecoin price prediction remains uncertain. Sentiment across crypto sits at extreme fear right now, with the Fear &…