Category: Other Crypto News

South Korea Tightens Crypto Rules with 5-minute Asset Verification Mandate

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South Korea has ordered all crypto exchanges to reconcile their internal ledgers with actual asset holdings every five minutes after an inspection uncovered weaknesses in internal controls. The directive was announced on Monday by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) after a meeting with top crypto exchanges and the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), during which they discussed the findings of an emergency inspection triggered by the Bithumb payout incident. The inspection found that three of the country’s five major exchanges were reconciling balances only once every 24 hours, limiting their…

Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles

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Amidst yet another big hack attributed to North Korea-linked operatives, some crypto builders have confessed they are passing tests during interviews to developers to make sure they are not North Korean agents. The Fool-Proof “Kim Jong‑Un Test” For Crypto Developers Once again, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is responsible for some action movie-sounding moves. Following the attribution of the April 1st $285 million attack on Drift Protocol to UNC4736, a North Korea–aligned, state‑sponsored hacking group, multiple crypto industry actors have taken to the social network X to share their…

Binance Rolls Out Spot Price Range Rule to Limit Volatility

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Binance said it will roll out a spot trading rule on April 14, restricting executions outside a set range during periods of volatility and thin liquidity. Crypto exchange Binance is introducing a new spot trading feature that restricts orders from executing outside a defined price range during periods of extreme volatility.  Binance said Tuesday that a mechanism called the Spot Price Range Execution Rule (PRER) will be rolled out on April 14.  The mechanism allows orders to execute only within dynamic price bands set around a reference price derived from…

Ethereum Ascending Channel Puts Price At $5,700, Analyst Reveals When To Sell

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Over time, the Ethereum price has been trending sideways with no definitive move in either direction. This trend has led to the formation of an ascending channel that could change the course of things for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. If this trend continues to play out, then it is possible that the Ethereum price is about to see new all-time highs. Why Ethereum Price Could Be Headed Above $5,000 Crypto analyst Jonathan Carter shared an analysis on the X (formerly Twitter) website that takes a look at the…

Bitcoin Trader Eyes Bear Market Bottom as Stochastic RSI Mimics 2023

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Bitcoin (BTC) is copying the end of its 2022 bear market “nearly perfectly,” according to a new BTC price analysis. Key points: Bitcoin stochastic RSI values are “nearly perfectly” repeating the end of its last bear market, new analysis claims. Both recent local bottoms and the current rebound echo conditions from three years ago. Standard RSI is already on the radar for a potential BTC price bottom signal. Bitcoin stochastic RSI echoes 2023 rebound In an X post on Monday, crypto trader Quantum Ascend revealed copycat moves playing out on…

XRP Wallet Count Tops 8 Million As Trading Volume Nears $4 Billion

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More than 8 million wallets now hold XRP — a milestone that comes even as the token’s price sits well below where it stood less than a year ago. A Market Still Chasing Its Peak XRP traded at $1.35 on Monday, up roughly 4% on the day, but still more than 60% below the $3.65 high it hit in July 2025. Despite that gap, activity on the XRP Ledger has kept climbing. Wallet counts crossed 8 million, according to on-chain data, a figure that continues rising regardless of where the…

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Hit Strongest Gains Since February

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US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have renewed the pace of inflows, recording their largest daily flows in weeks. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $471 million in inflows on Monday, the largest daily inflow since Feb. 25, when the funds attracted $507 million, according to SoSoValue. The inflows came as the Bitcoin price briefly approached $70,000 before retreating below $69,000, according to CoinGecko data. The volatility occurred amid ongoing geopolitical pressure as well as renewed concerns over Bitcoin’s quantum resistance, while the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remained in “Extreme…

Bitcoin Mood Sours To Levels Not Seen Since Late February

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Bitcoin is sitting just below $70,000, but the sharper signal may be in the derivatives market: roughly $6 billion in short positions would be forced out if the price climbs to $72,500, according to data from Santiment. Related Reading That comes as Bitcoin keeps testing the same ceiling again and again, with the market showing signs of strain rather than conviction. Sentiment Turns Sharply Sour Social chatter around Bitcoin has weakened fast. Data from Santiment shows the bullish-to-bearish ratio has slipped to 0.81 to 1.00, its lowest reading since February…

Bitcoin Next Big Move In Mid-April? Analyst Explains Why It Is Near

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As Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to reclaim a key resistance area, an analyst has suggested that the end of BTC’s two-month consolidation could be weeks away, potentially opening “generational opportunities” before the next bull run. Related Reading Bitcoin Consolidation’s End May Be Weeks Away On Monday, Bitcoin jumped 5% from Sunday’s lows to a key area for the first time in April. Notably, the flagship cryptocurrency has been trading between $62,000-$74,000 over the past two months but has not reached the upper end of its range since late March. Now, BTC…

These 3 Signals Mark Bear Market Exits—Bitcoin Has Yet To Trigger Them

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Bitcoin is still far from triggering the three signals that have historically appeared at the end of bear markets, according to analyst Willy Woo. Bitcoin Is Still Trading Far Below The Cost Basis Of Recent Investors In a new post on X, analyst Willy Woo has listed the three things that tend to happen at the end of bear markets. The first signal is the price breaking the cost basis of the short-term holders (STHs). The STHs refer to the investors who purchased their coins within the past 155 days.…