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Key takeaways:A whale linked to asset manager Fasanara Capital holds a $38 million crypto short position, but will it impact Bitcoin’s price?Negative futures funding rates at Binance and Bybit point to unusual demand for bearish positioning despite BTC’s recent price gains.Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to trade above $78,000 on Friday, but the overall setup remains bullish. BTC gained 29% since the $60,100 yearly low on Feb. 6, and many analysts believe it is on the verge of a longer-term breakout. At the same time, a bearish Bitcoin whale on Hyperliquid exchange has maintained a large short position. The whale has made…

XRP sits at $1.44 right now. The Ripple-linked token hasn’t really moved much, stuck in what traders call a “triangle squeeze” pattern. Basically, the price keeps getting tighter and tighter in a narrow range, which usually means something big is coming. Nobody knows which way it’ll go yet. The compression is pretty obvious when you look at the charts. Trading volumes picked up recently, but the price didn’t follow. That’s weird. Usually high volume pushes things one way or another. Instead, XRP just keeps bouncing between the same levels, getting squeezed into a smaller and smaller box. Traders hate this…

Key takeaways XMR is trading above $380 on Friday, after over 3% rebound from the 200-day EMA on the previous day. The positive derivatives data could push XMR’s price above $400.  Monero (XMR) is trading around $380 on Friday, showing a mild retracement after a 3% gain the previous day. The privacy coin is steadily regaining demand in the derivatives market, as traders anticipate further upside amid a broader market risk-on phase Monero derivatives signal strong retail sentiment Monero has continued its recovery since the early February sell-off, with growing retail demand for its derivatives.  According to CoinGlass data, the…

TAIPEI, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HOYA BIT, a Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced that it has become the world’s first crypto exchange to achieve BSI ISO 14068-1 carbon neutrality certification. Bryn Sutton, Vice President of BSI, and Aiman Ali, Global Head of Sustainability, traveled to Taiwan to present the certification in person, reflecting BSI’s high regard for HOYA BIT. By integrating carbon governance, information transparency, and third-party auditing into its core operations, HOYA BIT has established a reliable framework for the digital asset industry. BSI is the world’s first national standards body, and its certifications are recognized by global…

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, April 23rd, 2026, Chainwire At the Prediction Conference in Las Vegas, SafeBets [SafeBets.world Inc.] unveiled a first-of-its-kind prediction platform where users can earn substantial financial rewards. The company’s arrival comes as the prediction market sector reaches a historic inflection point. Industry volume has grown 127-fold in three years, from $0.5 billion in 2022 to $63.5 billion in 2025, with research firm Eilers & Krejcik further projecting the sector to reach $1 trillion in annual trading volume by 2030. SafeBets is built to capture a significant share of that market through a model that no existing…

New York, United States of America, April 23rd, 2026, Chainwire Threshold Network today announced Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts (VBA), a new framework for institutional Bitcoin deployment built on the same signer infrastructure that has operated with Bitcoin for six years, processed over $5 billion in cumulative volume, and sustained zero losses. Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts are a Bitcoin Script and PSBT-based account framework for institutional Bitcoin deployment. They define preauthorized spending paths, signer combinations, timelocks, and recovery routes at account setup, allowing allocators to use Bitcoin-backed onchain strategies while preserving segregated custody workflows and verifiable settlement paths. Your Bitcoin, Your Custody BTC…

APIA, Samoa, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first global cryptocurrency exchange trusted by over 10 million traders, announced the official launch of its Prediction Market, powered by Polymarket, a leading decentralized prediction market platform. The new product enables users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events, while broadening Phemex’s platform beyond traditional price-based markets. Through the Prediction Market, Phemex users can take YES or NO positions on a wide range of events, including cryptocurrency milestones, sports tournaments, and world events. Markets are accessible directly through existing Phemex accounts using USDT, without requiring external wallets or separate on-chain…

The cryptocurrency industry has repeatedly shown that timing matters as much as technology. Many blockchain networks launch years before mainstream users fully understand their value. Today, one of the most discussed questions among investors, developers, and early adopters is whether Berachain is arriving too early for mass adoption or positioning itself perfectly for the next Web3 growth cycle. While still an emerging Layer-1 ecosystem, Berachain has begun attracting attention because of its liquidity-focused design and growing developer curiosity. Understanding whether a blockchain is “too early” requires examining infrastructure readiness, developer participation, ecosystem maturity, and real user demand. What Mainstream Adoption…

Bitmine now owns more than 4% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 82% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 9 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026 Bitmine has 3,334,637 staked ETH, representing $7.7 billion at $2,301 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for…