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Bitcoin recently pushed into a key liquidity pocket near the $73,000 level, briefly tapping overhead liquidity before encountering a sharp reaction to the downside. With structure still holding and buyers stepping in on dips, attention is now shifting to whether this positioning phase could set the stage for a stronger push toward the $80,000 region. Upper Liquidity Sweep Before Sharp Rejection Near $74,000 According to the latest MMT Heatmap update from Columbus, Bitcoin experienced a significant surge into the upper liquidity pocket during the overnight session. The price climbed aggressively to the $73,000 mark, testing the strength of overhead supply.…

The Basel III rules, which govern bank capital requirements, are set to be updated in 2026, and if Bitcoin (BTC) receives a lower risk rating in the revised rules, it could potentially trigger a “huge” influx of liquidity into BTC, according to market analyst Nic Puckrin.Under the current Basel rules, BTC and similar digital assets are given a 1,250% risk weight, meaning banks must hold reserve assets at a 1:1 ratio to back any Bitcoin held on their balance sheets, Puckrin said. These restrictive capital requirements make it “almost impossible” for banks to hold BTC or offer BTC-related services, he…

The ongoing war in the Middle East hasn’t just disrupted the flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but it has also hit a plethora of high-profile business events in the region, including major crypto conferences.TOKEN2049 Dubai, one of the largest crypto conferences in the world, will not take place this year. Organizers said the event, originally scheduled for late April, has been postponed to April 21–22, 2027, due to ongoing uncertainty in the region.The conference typically attracts more than 15,000 attendees, including founders, venture investors, developers and exchange executives.Organizers said concerns around safety, international travel and logistics played a central…

Opinion by: Ana Carolina Oliveira, chief compliance officer at VengaCrypto doesn’t have a money laundering problem on its own. At least, not when compared to traditional finance, where the practice is at least twice as prevalent and over 90% of which is believed to go undetected. Money laundering is a general problem wherever we see the transfer of funds. That’s the good news. Blockchain records everything for posterity. When money laundering does occur, an indelible record is created that allows the illicit financial flows to be traced from end to end.Just because crypto doesn’t have a particular money laundering problem doesn’t…

The XRP price has been trending downward for several months now, falling from a yearly high above $3 in 2025 to under $1.4 at the time of writing. With the crypto market facing strong bearish headwinds, XRP’s next move remains uncertain. While some hope for a recovery, others project further downside. For her bearish forecast, crypto analyst CasiTrades suggests that XRP’s consolidation phase may not be over. She projects that the cryptocurrency could still crash further to $0.87 before the current bear market ends.  XRP Price Faces $0.87 Crash CasiTrades has presented a fresh technical update on XRP’s price action,…

Crypto analyst James Van Straten shared a new assessment of Bitcoin’s current market structure. He highlighted two key technical indicators in his analysis: the actual price and the 200-week moving average (200WMA). According to Van Straten, the key reference points for Bitcoin are the realized price at approximately $54,380 and the 200-week moving average around $58,786. The analyst noted that the realized price fell below the 200-week moving average in December, a trend that has persisted for about three months. Van Straten stated that this type of intersection usually signals a period of deep capitulation in the markets, adding that…

Boris Johnson, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, called Bitcoin (BTC) a “Ponzi Scheme” that has less value than Pokémon cards, collectibles he said had a wide appeal and a multi-decade history.Johnson wrote an opinion article published in the Daily Mail on Friday that began with a story about a friend who had given 500 British pounds, or about $661, to a man who promised to “double his money” by investing it in BTC.The friend continued to pay additional “fees” to the scheme’s promoter over the next three and a half years, but was never able to retrieve…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum and Solana are currently leading developer activity in the crypto space, while developer activity in the broader ecosystem declines. This comes as prices continue to struggle with the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, which is sparking rising oil prices.  Ethereum And Solana Lead Developer Activity Amid Broad Decline Artemis data show that the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems are leading in developer activity amid declines in weekly commits and weekly active developers in crypto. In the Ethereum ecosystem, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is seeing…

The blockchain trilemma reared its head once more at Consensus in Hong Kong in February, to some extent, putting Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, on the back foot – having to reassure attendees that hyperscalers like Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure are not a risk to decentralisation.The point was made that major blockchain projects need hyperscalers, and that one shouldn’t be concerned about a single point of failure because:Advanced cryptography neutralizes the riskMulti-party computation distributes key materialConfidential computing shields data in useThe argument rested on the idea that ‘if the cloud cannot see the data, the cloud cannot control…

Crypto pundit Crypto Bully has shared his base case for Bitcoin and what to expect before the flagship crypto rallies above $100,000. This comes as BTC continues to struggle to hold above the $70,000 resistance amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.  Analyst Shares Base Case For Bitcoin In an X post, Crypto Bully stated that the path and exact levels of Bitcoin are not important in the long run, aside from immediate support and resistance levels. The analyst shared key points, including the observation that downside retests have not worked for a while. He pointed to the $85,000 level,…