Bitcoin Sits 45% Below Its Peak As Short Sellers Absorb $276M In Losses

West Texas Intermediate crude has hit $115 a barrel, gasoline prices in the US are up nearly 40% since late February, and Bitcoin is still trying to break through a wall it has failed to climb six times now. That is the world Bitcoin finds itself in on Monday as it briefly touched $69,550 —… Continue reading Bitcoin Sits 45% Below Its Peak As Short Sellers Absorb $276M In Losses

Stablecoin Rising: Supply Surges To $315B As Institutional Flows Lift USDC

Circle’s USDC added roughly $2 billion in supply during the first quarter of 2026, pulling ahead of rival Tether at a moment when the broader crypto market was contracting. It marked the sharpest divergence between the two largest stablecoin issuers since the bear market of mid-2022. USDC Gains As Tether Loses Ground While USDC grew,… Continue reading Stablecoin Rising: Supply Surges To $315B As Institutional Flows Lift USDC

More Than 40% Of Altcoins Are Hitting Rock Bottom — And Experts Say It’s Worse Than The Last Crash

There are now over 47 million cryptocurrencies in existence. That number alone may explain a lot of what is happening to prices of altcoins right now. Altcoins: A Market Spread Too Thin Blockchain networks have become token factories. Solana hosts more than 22 million tokens. Base accounts for over 18 million more. BNB Smart Chain… Continue reading More Than 40% Of Altcoins Are Hitting Rock Bottom — And Experts Say It’s Worse Than The Last Crash

UK Slaps Sanctions On $20B Crypto Black Market Tied To Southeast Asia Scam Rings

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis puts the number at close to $20 billion — the estimated volume of dirty money that flowed through Xinbi, a Chinese-language crypto marketplace, between 2021 and 2025. Now the UK government wants to shut it down. Scam Hubs At The Center Of It All Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced… Continue reading UK Slaps Sanctions On $20B Crypto Black Market Tied To Southeast Asia Scam Rings

Bernstein Sets $150,000 Bitcoin Target As ETF Inflows Surpass $1.6B In March

Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led company that has made Bitcoin accumulation its core business, bought $76.6 million worth of crypto last week, lifting its total holdings to 762,099 BTC — roughly 3.5% of the entire Bitcoin supply. Wall Street brokerage Bernstein used that move as a springboard to reaffirm one of the boldest price calls on… Continue reading Bernstein Sets $150,000 Bitcoin Target As ETF Inflows Surpass $1.6B In March

XRP Still In Danger Zone Without This Key Breakout: Analyst

A price zone that held as a floor throughout all of 2025 is now blocking XRP from recovering. The $1.80 level — once a reliable support — flipped to resistance in January 2026, and the token has not come close to reclaiming it since. Until it does, one analyst says XRP remains “in deep trouble.”… Continue reading XRP Still In Danger Zone Without This Key Breakout: Analyst

Bitcoin Gains Ground On Gold Even As Both Assets Slide

For six straight weeks, Bitcoin was losing the battle against gold. That streak has now reversed — and it has held for two weeks running, with Bitcoin up more than 4% against the precious metal this week alone. A Parallel Decline Reshapes The Debate The timing of that rebound is striking, given that both assets… Continue reading Bitcoin Gains Ground On Gold Even As Both Assets Slide

Bitcoin Stalls Near $75K As Traders Move Coins To Exchanges

A key price level is giving Bitcoin trouble — and on-chain data may explain why. Realized Price Puts A Ceiling On The Rally The $75,000 mark is not just a round number for Bitcoin traders. It sits at the lower band of what analysts call the “traders’ on-chain Realized Price” — a metric that tracks… Continue reading Bitcoin Stalls Near $75K As Traders Move Coins To Exchanges

Ghana’s Crypto Push Begins As 11 Companies Enter SEC Sandbox

Mobile money is everywhere in Ghana. And now, crypto wants in on that infrastructure too. Foreign Players Circle As Local Framework Takes Shape Blockchain.com, one of the older names in the industry, announced this week it had moved into the Ghanaian market with a sharp focus on tying crypto payments to the country’s mobile money… Continue reading Ghana’s Crypto Push Begins As 11 Companies Enter SEC Sandbox

Stablecoins Could Become A Deposit Magnet For US Banks, White House Official Says

A top White House official is pushing back against warnings that stablecoins will drain money from American banks — arguing the opposite is true. Foreign Money, Domestic Gains Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, posted on X this week that when foreigners convert local currencies into dollar-backed… Continue reading Stablecoins Could Become A Deposit Magnet For US Banks, White House Official Says