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A new report from Charles Schwab suggests bitcoin is shedding one of its defining traits: extreme volatility. That might be good or bad news. According to the firm’s analysis, bitcoin’s price swings have declined sharply in recent years, with the asset now exhibiting less volatility than some of the largest U.S. technology stocks. The report found BTC’s historical volatility (HV) dropped to 42% in 2025 — roughly half of what it recorded in 2021 — marking a significant shift as the cryptocurrency matures into a widely traded financial asset. Schwab’s data shows bTC now behaves similarly to major equities, and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure CryptoQuant’s Network Activity Index for Bitcoin has been locked in a downtrend, suggesting that demand for using the blockchain remains weak. CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Network Activity Index Has Been Cooling Off As highlighted by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in an X post, Bitcoin on-chain activity has been cooling off recently. The indicator of relevance here is the “Network Activity Index” from analytics firm CryptoQuant, which combines several activity-related metrics to showcase the overall situation on the blockchain. The indicators referred to by the index include active addresses (both…

In brief Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton has banned all congressional office staff from trading on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. The move comes as bipartisan lawmakers introduce the PREDICT Act, which would extend similar restrictions to senior government officials Prediction market analyst Dustin Gouker says many other congressional offices are likely to follow suit. A prediction market analyst says more congressional offices will likely follow Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) lead after he became one of the first members of Congress to ban his staff from trading on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.Effective Wednesday, Rep. Moulton’s office-wide policy prohibits…

The Bitcoin price broke below $70,000 over the weekend, effectively erasing the gains from the previous week. This move puts the cryptocurrency in a perilous position as the bulls are now hard-pressed to find another major support or risk the decline going deeper from here. According to one analyst, Bitcoin bulls will have to reclaim and hold $69,000 with momentum in order to trigger another recovery trend. Why Bitcoin Bulls Must Hold $69,000 According to crypto analyst Tealstreet, the bulls will need to defend $69,000 to prevent the Bitcoin price from falling lower. The reason for this is the fact…

A crypto hack never ends when the wallet is drained. The theft lands first, fast and visible, and then a slower collapse starts to work through the rest of the project.The token keeps sliding, the treasury shrinks with it, hiring plans get cut back, product deadlines move, partners pull away, and the company that was supposed to recover spends months fighting for credibility instead of building.That’s the picture Immunefi’s new “State of Onchain Security 2026” report paints. Its argument is simple enough for any market, crypto or otherwise: the initial loss is only one part of the damage.The much bigger…

A stablecoin is supposed to be worth a dollar. Resolv’s USR is worth 27 cents and the math to fix it doesn’t work.An attacker exploited a flaw in Resolv’s USR stablecoin minting contract around 2:21 a.m. UTC on Sunday, creating approximately 80 million unbacked tokens across two transactions and extracting roughly $25 million, according to multiple blockchain security firms and onchain data. The attacker then swapped the minted USR for USDC and USDT across decentralized exchanges, converted the proceeds to ETH, and now holds 11,409 ETH worth about $23.7 million plus $1.1 million in wrapped USR in a separate wallet.USR,…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Bitchat downloads jumped massively. The surge happened during protests across Madagascar, Nepal, Indonesia, and Iran throughout last year, with users flocking to decentralized messaging platforms when traditional communication channels faced restrictions or shutdowns. People in these countries didn’t have many options when governments started cracking down on regular social media and messaging apps. Bitchat offered something different – a way to keep talking even when authorities tried to cut off internet access or monitor conversations. The timing wasn’t coincidental at all. Protest Hotspots Drive Downloads Madagascar saw huge demonstrations against government…

Bitcoin BTC$68,888.47 began the year on a painful note, even as equity markets remained buoyant. But stock traders’ luck is now running out, as rising bond yields pressure valuations.Prices for bitcoin plunged to nearly $60,000 from around $90,000 in the first five weeks of the year, according to CoinDesk data. The decline marked a sharp decoupling from the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which were trading at or near record highs at the time. Analysts wondered how long the divergence would last — whether bitcoin would quickly bounce back or stocks would eventually catch up with the weakness in bitcoin. The…

Bitcoin’s BTC$70,483.40 price action is giving us a sense of déjà vu, and it’s not the good kind.If you look at the price swings since early February, a very specific, ominous pattern is forming that looks strikingly similar to the setup we saw between November and January. That set up eventually paved the way for a crushing sell-off to nearly $60,000.We are looking at what technical analysts often call a counter-trend recovery – a modest bounce within a downtrend.Here is the chart. Check out the two yellow channels.Bitcoin’s daily chart. (TradingView)The first yellow channel, on the left, shows price action…

The Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) sister project, ApeCoin, is marking its fourth anniversary, celebrating years of ecosystem expansion and development. According to a tweet from the official ApeCoin X account, the project will be celebrating the anniversary in the Otherside Metaverse. Participants have been instructed to use the ApeCoin (APE) emote in the Otherside, post their shots, and tag the project on X. The APE emote is an interactive 3D animation represented by a gorilla/ape icon in the Otherside. Community members use this specialized icon to celebrate moments and show engagement in the metaverse. Apecoin intends to reward some…