Category: Crypto Insights

XRP derivatives market sees leverage washout as open interest hits 2024 lows Open interest in XRP derivatives has dropped to its weakest level since the beginning of 2024, signaling a substantial unwinding of leverage across major crypto trading venues and a notable shift in market structure. According to recent market data, total XRP open interest…

Russia’s biggest bitcoin miner BitRiver is moving closer to bankruptcy after a Russian arbitration court formally opened insolvency proceedings against the company over millions of dollars in unpaid obligations. The case was initiated after several creditors filed coordinated claims, citing overdue payments for technical services, electricity supply, and data center maintenance. According to the filings,…

Bitcoin drops 16% in 5 days: Massive market stress ahead? Bitcoin’s latest pullback has shaken traders’ confidence, as what looked like a textbook long setup turned into a painful bull trap. The locally strong support zone near 84.5k dollars, widely viewed as an “ideal” entry level, collapsed almost immediately, catching overleveraged participants on the wrong…

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Earned $70K Betting Against Market Hype on Polymarket Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pulled back the curtain on how he trades on prediction platform Polymarket—and his approach is the opposite of chasing hype. Instead of betting on spectacular outcomes, he systematically wagers that the most sensational, panic-driven, or absurd scenarios simply…

Will Artificial Intelligence Save Humanity — Or End It? A stark fault line over the future of artificial intelligence opened up this week as four leading technologists and transhumanist thinkers clashed over a question that is rapidly shifting from science fiction to policy priority: will artificial general intelligence (AGI) be humanity’s greatest achievement, or its…

UAE Royal’s Alleged Stake in Trump Crypto Venture Raises Fresh Ethics Storm A financial vehicle backed by a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling elite allegedly committed half a billion dollars to a crypto venture tied to Donald Trump just days before a major U.S. policy shift benefiting the United Arab Emirates, according to reporting based…

DOJ files reveal Epstein claimed ties to Bitcoin’s founders while pitching Sharia-compliant digital currency Newly released Department of Justice documents suggest that Jeffrey Epstein portrayed himself as being in direct contact with the people behind Bitcoin, years after the cryptocurrency’s launch and well before it entered the financial mainstream. According to internal emails disclosed in…

Bitcoin’s latest pullback into the $75,000–$80,000 band is emerging as a key battleground for bulls and bears, with on-chain analyst PlanC arguing that this area could represent the deepest correction of the current bull market cycle. According to PlanC, the recent slide places Bitcoin roughly 37%–40% below its all‑time high of $126,080, set on October…

Wyoming’s move into state-issued stablecoins is often dismissed as political theater or another headline in the “crypto narrative.” That framing misses the point. What Wyoming is really doing is prototyping a way to strip uncertainty out of digital payments by making stablecoins behave like governed, auditable money instead of experimental tokens. If stablecoins are ever…

India’s Budget 2026 signals tougher enforcement on crypto reporting, even though the country’s harsh tax regime for digital assets remains firmly in place. Instead of changing rates or easing rules, policymakers are sharpening the tools that make non-compliance more costly – especially for platforms that handle crypto transactions. Below is a breakdown of what has…