Over 40% Of Bitcoin Supply Is Underwater As Losses Near $600B

Long-term Bitcoin holders are selling at a loss — and the numbers show it’s becoming a pattern, not an anomaly. Related Reading US Buyers Stay On The Sidelines Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative in recent weeks, a sign that American investors have largely pulled back from the market. According to CryptoQuant, the gap between BTC pricing on Coinbase and Binance reflects a broader reluctance among US buyers to step back in at current levels. That hesitation is showing up across multiple data points, from exchange flows to investment…

Analyst Predicts That Ethereum Price Is Headed For $10,000 Minimum

A crypto analyst has made a bold projection, suggesting the Ethereum price could reach a staggering $10,000. According to him, this is the minimum level that ETH could read, underscoring his confidence in the cryptocurrency’s bullish outlook. The analyst has cited strong fundamental and technical indicators that support his optimistic prediction. Current sentiment surrounding Ethereum is unclear, with its Fear and Greed Index in the neutral range, even while volatility remains in the fear zone. This mixed market reaction comes as the cryptocurrency has been facing bearish headwinds, even as…

Corporate Bitcoin Split: Strategy Holds, Nakamoto Sells

Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holders are diverging into two distinct paths amid continued market pressure. While Strategy held steady on its massive BTC reserves, Nakamoto Holdings moved in the opposite direction, selling at a loss and trimming exposure as it reworks its balance sheet. The contrast highlights a growing divide in the corporate Bitcoin treasury model. Some holders have refused to sell, treating BTC as a long-term reserve asset and doubling down through volatility, while others are being forced to unlock liquidity, book losses or rethink capital allocation.  With Bitcoin down…

Execution Risk In Crypto Is The New Custody Risk

Opinion by: Ido Sofer, founder and CEO at Sodot. The crypto industry is normally well ahead of its game when it comes to pure innovation and functionality, but security is a different matter.  For years, custody risk in crypto was defined by a single fear: the theft of private keys. The industry responded by hardening storage with cold storage, air-gapped systems, MPC and other methods. It then recognized that protecting only the keys is not enough, introducing transaction security and policies to prevent malicious transactions that steal funds, although the…

X’s New Rules Could Get You Banned

Years of crypto scams running havoc on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, have resulted in the implementation of a “kill switch” for users talking about crypto. An Auto-Lock For Crypto Posting? The announcement of the toughest anti-crypto scam measure to date was made by Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product, through a post on the same social media on Wednesday. Yeah we’re aware. We are in the process of implementing auto-locking + verification if a user posts about cryptocurrency for the first time in the history of…

Price Predictions for BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK

Key points: Buyers are attempting to maintain BTC above the $66,500 level, but several analysts believe that the $60,000 level may crack. Some major altcoins risk breaking below their immediate support levels, signaling that bears remain in control. Buyers are attempting to push and maintain Bitcoin (BTC) above the $66,500 level, but are facing stiff resistance from the bears. Although recovery attempts are being sold into, the BTC supply in profit and loss metric suggests that BTC may be close to a bottom. CryptoQuant analyst “Darkfost” said that there are…

Stablecoin Supply Rises To $315B As Institutional Flows Lift USDC

They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…

Crypto Derivatives Hit $18.6T In Q1 2026: CoinGlass

Binance maintained its leading position in crypto derivatives trading in the first quarter of 2026, while decentralized exchange Hyperliquid broke into the top 10 venues by volume, according to CoinGlass. Derivatives trading remained the dominant force in the crypto market in Q1 2026, totaling $18.6 trillion compared with $1.94 trillion in spot trading, according to a CoinGlass report on Friday. The analysts said trading activity remained strong over the quarter, though liquidity and capital became even more concentrated at the top. “Q1 was not about euphoria. It was about recovery,…

Ethereum L2s Need Responsive Pricing to Scale, Says Offchain Labs

Ethereum layer-2 networks need “responsive pricing” to scale to billions of users and reduce the fee swings that still accompany congestion, Offchain Labs co-founder Edward Felten said during a keynote at EthCC 2026. Ethereum’s EIP-1559 upgrade launched in August 2021, as part of the London hard fork. It reformed the Ethereum fee market by modifying the gas fee limit and introduced a feature that burns part of the transaction fees, removing them permanently from circulation. Felten said gas-price swings are still the main mechanism for protecting networks from being overrun…

Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins $210K Block Reward

A solo Bitcoin miner secured a roughly $210,000 block reward on Thursday, proving that the so-called “mining lottery” is still paying out even if industrial operators dominate the network. The miner, connected to CKPool’s solo service, found block 943,411 and earned 3.139 BTC in subsidy and transaction fees, according to data from block explorer mempool.space. Solo mining remains rare. Statistics compiled by Bennet’s tracker show that solo mining pools have found just 20 Bitcoin (BTC) blocks over the last 12 months, paying out a total of 62.96 BTC, roughly one…