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Ethereum is edging toward a high‑risk liquidation zone where a clean break above $2,451 would put an estimated $1.473 billion of short positions at risk across major centralized exchanges, according to derivatives tracker Coinglass. Summary Coinglass data shows $1.47b in ETH shorts at risk if price breaks $2,451. A drop below $2,220 could trigger $1.10b in long liquidations on major CEXs. Ethereum trades just below these key bands as leverage builds across futures markets. Ethereum is edging toward a high‑risk liquidation zone where a clean break above $2,451 would put an estimated $1.473 billion of short positions at risk across…

Strategy’s STRC ATM has produced $2.7+ billion in volume across just two trading sessions this week, more than all of last week combined, absorbing an estimated 29,914 BTC with every single share trading above par. Yesterday, I wrote about how Strategy’s STRC ATM had just printed its first billion-dollar volume day. Today, it did it again, bigger. Tuesday, April 14 closed with an estimated $1.57 billion in STRC volume, 100% of it above the $100 par threshold, implying roughly 16,762 BTC absorbed in a single session. That’s 37 times the daily mined Bitcoin supply, more than a month of global…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum network activity is not being influenced or shaped by the current price action of the altcoin, which has been steadily battling with volatility. Even as the price of ETH has fallen sharply from its new peak, user activity on the leading blockchain network is experiencing robust growth, with more operations being carried out on a daily basis. Rising On-Chain Activity Contrasts With Declining Price In a highly uncertain and volatile cryptocurrency environment, the Ethereum network appears to be thriving, experiencing robust interest and engagement. ETH’s current…

Paxos Labs has raised $12 million in a strategic funding round led by Blockchain Capital to expand its Amplify platform, a suite of tools that lets companies offer crypto yield, lending and stablecoin issuance through a single integration.The Amplify suite includes three modules — Earn, Borrow and Mint — allowing platforms to generate yield on digital assets, enable crypto-backed loans and issue branded stablecoins with a single integration designed to unlock additional features over time.According to Tuesday’s announcement, the platform provides a single SDK with configurable controls, while Paxos Labs manages liquidity, counterparty vetting and backend operations, and shares a…

Bitcoin BTC$74,140.46 started the day with a promising chance for a breakout, but the rally fizzled out at a familiar brick wall that has kept a lid on prices for more than two months.After briefly topping $76,000 — a key resistance level — the largest crypto reversed course, slipping below $74,000 later in the session. It still held onto a 1.3% gain over the past 24 hours, recently changing hands near $74,300.Ether (ETH) followed a similar path, pulling back from above $2,400, but still outperformed, advancing 2.5% daily. Traditional markets saw no such reversal, with the Nasdaq closing at its…

Blockchain-based lender Figure Technology Solutions and Hastra, its onchain credit platform, are adding auto loans to their tokenized credit marketplace, broadening the real-world assets (RWAs) available to decentralized finance (DeFi) investors beyond home equity products.Democratized Prime, a decentralized lending marketplace on Figure Markets, is adding auto finance as its first new asset class as part of its plan to build a marketplace where different types of consumer credit can be issued, traded and funded onchain, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph.“We’ve been purposefully building toward this,” Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure, said, adding that the platform has originated…

Across multiple market cycles, Bitcoin has shown a consistent technical pattern that often goes unnoticed until it’s already underway. Whenever price breaks down from a macro triangle structure, it has historically marked the beginning of a broader retracement phase rather than an immediate recovery. These large-scale consolidation formations often signal periods of compression, where price action tightens as the market prepares for a decisive move. How Large-Scale Consolidation Patterns Form On The Bitcoin chart The Bitcoin behavior is following a macro triangle breakdown that has remained structurally consistent across cycles. An analyst known as Rekt Capital on X mentioned that…

Kevin Warsh, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, holds extensive exposure to Web3, crypto, and adjacent financial infrastructure through venture funds and direct investments, according to his public financial disclosure. The disclosure also shows stakes in major technology and infrastructure companies, raising potential conflict-of-interest concerns if his nomination is confirmed. Web3 and Crypto Exposure Warsh’s indirect holdings — primarily through venture funds such as DCM Investments and affiliated vehicles — include a broad set of crypto-native and Web3 infrastructure projects: Core DeFi / Trading / Protocols Compound (algorithmic lending) dYdX (decentralized derivatives exchange) Lighter (DEX protocol) Structure (blockchain…

Satochip SRL, a Belgium-based company specializing in secure hardware solutions for digital asset self-custody, today announced that it has secured part of its ongoing bridge financing round with support from existing shareholders and new business angels.The bridge round will support the company’s strategic expansion into the United States, enabling Satochip to establish a local presence and accelerate sales in one of the world’s largest digital asset markets.Founded in Belgium, Satochip develops open-source secure hardware wallets and smart card solutions, designed to give users full control over their digital assets. The company’s technology emphasizes security, transparency, and sovereignty, “aligning with the…

The XRP price debate took a new turn Tuesday when Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly argued that XRP has a realistic shot at overtaking Ethereum in market capitalization, pointing to its cross-border payment utility as the structural foundation for a run at the number two spot. Summary Ethereum currently commands a $286.58 billion market cap while XRP sits at $84.16 billion in fourth place, behind Tether, meaning XRP would need to roughly triple in value just to reach parity with ETH at current levels. Garlinghouse’s argument centers on utility rather than speculation: XRP is built for faster and cheaper cross-border…