Price analysis 4/14: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are trying to start the week on a positive note by pushing the price above $85,000. Michael Saylor’s Strategy has used the recent dip to buy 3,459 Bitcoin for $285.5 million at an average price of $82,618. That boosts the total holding of the firm to 531,644 Bitcoin purchased at an average […]
Bitcoin traders target $90K as apparent tariff exemptions ease US Treasury yields
The 2-year and 10-year US Treasury yields dipped on Monday, April 14, after Bitcoin (BTC) closed its best weekly performance since the second week of January. Bitcoin gained 6.79% over the past week, but are enough factors aligned to support continued price upside? The 10-year treasury yield declined by 8.2 basis points to 4.40% during the […]
Bots are killing social media, but decentralization can save it
Opinion by: Leroy Hofer, co-founder and CEO at Teneo Protocol As the old wisdom goes, nobody knows you’re a dog on the internet. Often enough, nobody knows if you’re a bot either, to the point where the dead internet theory sometimes feels disturbingly tangible. Bot traffic share hit its highest level in 2024, up 2% […]
Mantra CEO says OM token recovery ‘primary concern’ but in early stages
Mantra CEO John Mullin addressed key concerns from the community following the sharp decline in the OM token during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session hosted by Cointelegraph on April 14. Mullin reassured users that Mantra and its partners are actively working to support the recovery of the Mantra (OM) token, though he noted that […]
Circle’s EURC grows as trade war pushes euro higher — Analyst
The market cap of Circle’s Euro Coin (EURC), a euro-pegged stablecoin, is growing quickly as the ongoing trade war pushes the US dollar price lower. “In recent weeks, interest in the euro has grown tremendously” and “this interest has not escaped the Circle EURC stablecoin,” Obchakevich Research founder Alex Obchakevich wrote in a recent X […]
Solana rallies 20% against Ethereum, but is $300 SOL price within reach?
Solana’s SOL has rallied more than 20% against Ether (ETH) over the last seven days, and a trader is eyeing a potential breakout to $300, which would mark new all-time highs. SOL/ETH ratio hits highest weekly close The SOL/ETH ratio, which reflects the value of Solana in Ether, rose to 0.080 on April 13, marking […]
Bybit denies $1.4M listing fee, school promo accusations on X
Crypto exchange Bybit has denied claims that it charges $1.4 million to list a token on its platform, following allegations made by a social media user with over 100,000 followers. On April 14, X user “silverfang88” accused the exchange of demanding millions from projects in listing fees. The user also alleged that Bybit used key […]
Crypto lending down 43% from 2021 highs, DeFi borrowing surges 959%
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made a more than 900% recovery from bear market lows. Crypto lending enables borrowers to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain a crypto or fiat loan, while lenders can loan their holdings to generate […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin: ‘Privacy is freedom’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic. In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is essential to maintain individual freedom and protect against the growing power of governments and corporations. He criticized […]
Kraken rolls out ETF and stock access for US crypto traders
Kraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors. Kraken, the world’s 13th largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) by volume, announced the launch of 11,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs with commission-free trading in an effort to bring “equities and digital assets […]