Why is Stellar’s XLM up by over 50% this week?
XLM rallied after US financial giant DTCC announced a partnership with the Stellar Network, but it still risks a sharp downside in the coming weeks.
Bitcoin falls out of the global top 10 assets as market cap dips below $1.5T
Bitcoin’s market cap has dropped below $1.5 trillion, pushing it out of the world’s top 10 assets amid AI stock and precious metal rallies.
Texas Bitcoin reserve plans shift from ETF to direct BTC custody
Texas is hiring a crypto custodian to move its $10 million Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from BlackRock’s IBIT ETF into directly held coins and build full state‑level BTC plumbing.
Strategy situation ‘out of hand,’ says Arca exec on $15B preferred stock burden
Strategy’s capital structure may be under pressure as Arca’s Jeff Dorman highlights $15 billion in preferred stock obligations and CEO comments on possible Bitcoin sales.
DxSale drained for $7.3M in BNB Chain liquidity exploit
DxSale was drained for about $7.3 million from BNB Chain liquidity providers, raising fresh concerns over old DeFi locker contracts.
OKX Ventures, Korea Investment & Securities to buy 19.6% Coinone stake for $106M
OKX Ventures and KIS to invest $53 million each for a 19.6% stake in Coinone, deepening ties between traditional finance and crypto in South Korea’s tightly regulated market.
SEC approves Paxos as ‘blockchain-native’ clearing agency
Paxos says its approval as a blockchain-focused clearing agency represents a “critical piece of financial market infrastructure” as Wall Street becomes more interested in crypto.
Bitcoin’s trapped under $74K while $9B options expiry looms: Are bears back in control?
Bears hold the upper hand for Friday’s $9 billion options expiry, keeping Bitcoin under pressure amid heavy ETF outflows and corporate selling
Sui Network back online after ‘crash bug’ causes 6 hour outage
The Sui mainnet has resumed after a bug in a network update took it offline for 5 hours and 55 minutes.
Bitcoin’s major holders halt buys as demand slows: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant says that the holding structure for large Bitcoin holders is deteriorating, a trend that has historically preceded “sustained price weakness.”