Category: Crypto Insights

India’s government is heading into this year’s Union Budget under growing pressure to dial back its hardline stance on crypto taxation, as trading activity continues to migrate from local exchanges to offshore platforms. A new report from crypto tax platform KoinX estimates that Indian users now conduct nearly three-quarters of their crypto trading volume on…

Crypto Crash Deepens: Over $2.5 Billion Wiped Out in Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Slide The latest sell-off in the digital asset market intensified on Saturday, triggering more than $2.5 billion in liquidations and pushing the prices of major cryptocurrencies to their lowest levels in months. Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and a wide swath of…

Wintermute CEO: Binance Not to Blame for October 10 Flash Crash, Leverage and Macro Shock Were Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy has pushed back against claims that Binance was responsible for the violent crypto market crash on October 10, arguing that the sell-off was a classic example of an overleveraged market reacting to a…

Why the crypto sell-off is snowballing as liquidations top $1.6 billion The current downturn in digital assets moved into a new, more violent phase on Saturday, with Bitcoin and the wider altcoin market sliding sharply into deep red territory. What started as a gradual pullback has turned into a broad-based capitulation, exposing the fragility of…

Will the Crypto Market Recover as the Sell-Off Deepens? The latest crypto downturn has escalated into a full-blown rout, with Bitcoin and most major altcoins firmly in the red and derivatives data flashing signs of stress. As futures open interest collapses and liquidations spike above 1.6 billion dollars – the highest level in weeks –…

Experts are sounding the alarm that a growing backlash against data centers could significantly slow the rollout of the infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence. Across the United States, massive AI-focused data centers are rising on the outskirts of cities and in rural areas—often drawn by cheap land, access to power, and local tax incentives….

Gold, Not Artificial Intelligence, Is in Bubble Territory, Argues Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Tech-focused investor Cathie Wood is pushing back against the popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the next great market bubble. In her view, the real excess is not in AI stocks, but in one of the oldest havens in finance: gold. Her…

Bitcoin mining is becoming an increasingly tough business, with profitability sinking to its lowest point in over a year despite Bitcoin’s still-elevated price level. According to on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, a key metric that compares Bitcoin’s market price with miners’ operational profitability has plunged to a 14‑month low. The so‑called miner profit/loss sustainability index now…

Bitcoin’s wild price swings have dealt an expensive blow to one of the most high-profile political spending vehicles in U.S. crypto politics. A super-PAC bankrolled by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is discovering that fundraising in Bitcoin can backfire when markets turn. A hefty donation made at the height of last year’s bull run…

OnlyFans is reportedly weighing a major ownership shake-up that could reshape both its business model and its public image. The London-based subscription platform, best known for its adult content and creator-driven payouts, is in advanced discussions to sell a controlling minority stake of about 60% to California-based private equity firm Architect Capital, according to a…