Category: Other Crypto News

Analyst Compares This Bitcoin Bear Market To Previous Cycles To Show What’s Coming Next

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Bitcoin (BTC) has survived multiple bull and bear market cycles since it began trading, and each time the market collapsed, a new rally eventually followed. That recurring four-year cyclical pattern has given many investors deep confidence that history will repeat itself. However, after studying the same past cycle patterns, market expert CryptoCon has reached a different conclusion. He has highlighted two possibilities, suggesting that the four-year cycle theory may either be playing out behind the scenes or that this market could be a failed cycle.  How This Bitcoin Bear Market…

CFTC Backs Crypto Perpetual Contracts, Issues Advisory on 24/7 Trading

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took positions on cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and how the industry may be more suited for “24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement.” In a Friday notice, the CFTC said it had approved perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot price of Bitcoin for prediction markets platform Kalshi. The company announced at about the same time that it would launch the perpetual futures contracts on its platform in a move closer to a derivatives exchange. “​​The Order was based on representations and submissions made by…

Bitcoin Could Enter Freefall If This Level Cracks: Analyst

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Bitcoin has bounced back from the $70,000 zone multiple times in 2026, but analysts are warning that the next test of that level could end differently. A Line That Has Held Since 2017 The lower boundary of a rising wedge pattern — a trendline that first appeared as support in mid-2017 — has absorbed several sharp drops over the years. Bitcoin touched it during the FTX-driven crash of November 2022, when prices fell to $15,400, and the line held. It held again three times in the opening months of 2026,…

Sui Network Goes Down for Second Day in a Row

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The Sui layer-1 blockchain experienced another disruption on Friday, causing a “network stall” that temporarily halted block production, before normal activity resumed, according to the Sui team. Network activity “may be paused,” the Sui team said. The network disruption lasted for over three hours and 30 minutes at the time of publication, according to the Sui network’s uptime dashboard. Sui’s mainnet validators experienced disruptions on both Thursday and Friday. Source: Sui The last block before the disruption was produced at about 11:51 UTC on Friday, according to the Suiscan block…

XRP Analyst Flags Biggest Institutional Unlock That The Market Has Ever Seen

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A popular XRP community figure is making a case that the XRP Ledger is on the cusp of a transformation that would change how institutional capital works with decentralized infrastructure. The comment was based on the newly proposed AMM Swappable Curves standard, which seeks to improve XRPL’s native automated market maker beyond the existing XLS-30 design. The proposal is still at the community review and amendment stage, but it is already a major talking point among XRP supporters. XRPL’s Native AMM Could Be Set For A Major Amendment The current XRPL…

Coinbase Launches Regulated access to Global Crypto Options and Perps

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Coinbase Financial Markets has begun offering US institutional clients access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets through a regulated futures commission merchant, including connectivity to Deribit’s crypto options platform. Coinbase said the launch follows guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that allows a regulated futures commission merchant to connect US clients with global crypto derivatives liquidity. The company said Coinbase Financial Markets is the first CFTC-regulated futures commission merchant to offer such access. Deribit, which Coinbase acquired in August 2025 as part of its expansion into…

Bitcoin Approaches ‘Crucial’ Reversal Zone as $72K Gets Closer

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Bitcoin (BTC) deepened six-week lows at Friday’s Wall Street open as US stock markets diverged to all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin sinks closer to $72,000 as analysis eyes “crucial” BTC price levels. US-Iran ceasefire talks send stocks to even higher records as the crypto divergence continues. Bitcoin’s 100-day moving average gains significance as a battleground for bulls. BTC price analysis sees “crucial” range now in play Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping to $72,395 on Bitstamp to start the US TradFi trading session. BTC/USD one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Continuing a…

Pundit Says The Clock Is Ticking For XRP, Here’s What To Know

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XRP has spent the better part of 2026 grinding sideways in what looks like a coiling spring, except the spring may not be loading for an upward surge.  XRP’s four-month consolidation has trapped its price below a major resistance zone at $1.65, and according to crypto pundit CasiTrades, the clock is ticking because XRP is now exposed to one more move into lower macro support before any stronger recovery attempt begins. Four Months Of Failure At $1.65 CasiTrades’ analysis is based on XRP’s inability to break back above the upper…

Ex-Celsius CEO Files Motion to Vacate Sentence after Lawyers Withdraw

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Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, has filed a motion in a New York court to vacate his 12-year sentence for fraud and market manipulation.  In a Tuesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mashinsky filed a motion to vacate his 144-month sentence, set by Judge John Koeltl in May 2025. The former Celsius CEO filed the paperwork without additional counsel, having announced on May 5 that he would be proceeding pro se in his case. Although Mashinsky…