This year's top ETF strategy? Shorting Ether — Bloomberg Intelligence

This year's top ETF strategy? Shorting Ether — Bloomberg Intelligence

Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short positions in Ether claimed (ETH) first and second place in a Bloomberg Intelligence ranking of the year’s top-performing funds, Balchunas said in a post […]

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined, April 4–11 In a significant win for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, US President Donald Trump overturned the Internal Revenue Service’s DeFi broker rule, which would have expanded existing reporting requirements to include DeFi platforms. Increasing US crypto regulatory clarity will attract more tech giants […]

Bitcoin’s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift

Bitcoin’s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift

A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric signaled a potential shift in its positioning after BTC’s long-term holder realized cap (LTH Realized Cap) surpassed $18 billion for the first time since September 2024. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that this cohort has exhibited aggressive accumulation, which previously marked the BTC bottom in Q3 2024.  The LTH realized cap […]

S&P 500 briefly sees ‘Bitcoin-level’ volatility amid Trump tariff war

S&P 500 briefly sees ‘Bitcoin-level’ volatility amid Trump tariff war

The S&P 500 Index briefly experienced Bitcoin-level volatility in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, underscoring the panic and fear gripping traditional markets amid the ongoing trade war.  Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas alerted his followers on X that the S&P 500’s volatility, as measured by the “SPY US […]

Pakistan proposes compliance-based crypto regulatory framework — Report

Pakistan proposes compliance-based crypto regulatory framework — Report

Regulators in Pakistan have proposed a regulatory framework for digital assets that is compliance-focused, in accordance with rules laid out by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the supranational organization that polices finance for money laundering, The Express Tribune reported. According to the report, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) introduced the regulatory framework to address […]

Bitcoin sellers tap out, clearing the path for a fresh run at new all-time highs

Bitcoin sellers tap out, clearing the path for a fresh run at new all-time highs

Bitcoin (BTC) price has rebounded by over 11% from the April. 7 low of $74,400, and analysts believe that onchain and technical indicators point to a sustained recovery. According to popular analyst AlphaBTC, Bitcoin will see a sustained recovery if it holds above $81,500. Bitcoin price reclaimed the $80,000 psychological level after retesting the “weekly […]

Bitcoin Poised For W-Bottom Reversal, Says Legendary Trader Bollinger

Bitcoin Poised For W-Bottom Reversal, Says Legendary Trader Bollinger

Legendary technical analyst John Bollinger has highlighted what he calls a “classic Bollinger Band W bottom” that may be forming on the Bitcoin pair BTC/USD. According to him, BTC appears to have found support in the $74,000 area, setting up the characteristic double-dip lows that define a W-shaped reversal pattern. Notably, Bollinger stressed that the […]

Économie : La Fed va-t-elle baisser ses taux directeurs et calmer le jeu ?

La Fed a les cartes en main. Si la guerre commerciale de Donald Trump est en train de faire des ravages sur les marchés financiers, la Réserve fédérale américaine pourrait bien décider de calmer le jeu. En effet, la publication d’un indice des prix à la consommation (IPC) plus bas que prévu en mars 2025 […]

Bitcoin holds $82K as US dollar falls to 3-year low and PPI inflation drops sharply

Bitcoin holds $82K as US dollar falls to 3-year low and PPI inflation drops sharply

Bitcoin (BTC) sought higher levels around the April 11 Wall Street open as the week’s final US inflation data gave bulls hope. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Analyst: PPI undershoot “great” for US trade war Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $83,245 as US Producer Price Index (PPI) data […]

Price analysis 4/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX

Price analysis 4/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing strength as buyers have pushed the price above $82,500, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling from the bears. CryptoQuant analysts said in a recent market report that Bitcoin could face resistance around $84,000, but if the level is surpassed, the next stop may be $96,000. Although trade tensions […]

Trump’s Tariff Pause Could Push Bitcoin Price Above $100,000, Pundit Reveals Exit Point

Trump’s Tariff Pause Could Push Bitcoin Price Above $100,000, Pundit Reveals Exit Point

Donald Trump’s decision to enact a 90-day pause on his tariffs sent a new wave of buying pressure across the crypto markets, with Bitcoin pushing past the $80,000 price level again. Although the wave of buying pressure is now starting to cool down, the bullish sentiment has already been enacted among some market participants. The […]

Bitcoin : New York veut autoriser les paiements en BTC et cryptos pour les services de l’État

Une évolution positive de plus ! L’État de New York est connu pour être l’un des plus sévères sur la régulation des cryptomonnaies aux États-Unis. Mais il semblerait que les choses changent. En effet, une proposition de loi qui vise à autoriser les paiements en cryptos avec l’administration vient d’être mise sur la table. Les […]

Speculation is DeFi’s double-edged sword

Speculation is DeFi’s double-edged sword

Opinion by: Billy Campana, contract developer, Api3  Speculation is a cornerstone of price discovery for traditional finance institutions like hedge funds and major banks and plays an essential role in their day-to-day operations. It is the mechanism by which they can establish reliable valuations for everything, ranging from simple stocks and bonds to complex derivatives […]

Crypto : Le projet World Liberty Financial de la famille Trump nie avoir vendu des ETH

Qui a raison ? La cryptomonnaie ETH a connu une période difficile ces derniers mois, avec une baisse significative de sa valeur. C’est la raison pour laquelle l’annonce d’une revente massive de 8 millions de dollars opérée par le projet World Liberty Financial (WLFI) a eu l’effet d’une bombe. Des données récemment publiées par la […]

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create. In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in the Ethereum ecosystem and protocol. He explained that the roadmap in question is a short-term […]

Best Presales to Benefit from Trump’s IRS Broker Rule Reversal

Best Presales to Benefit from Trump’s IRS Broker Rule Reversal

The IRS revised its definition of a broker last year to include decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEX). However, Trump has now signed a new law that will overturn this change, thereby exempting DEXs from IRS regulations. Keep reading to understand its implications, how it’s yet another pro-crypto move by the new president, and how you can […]

Solana Approaches Make-or-Break Level As Technicals And Fundamentals Align – Analyst

Solana Approaches Make-or-Break Level As Technicals And Fundamentals Align – Analyst

Solana is now facing critical liquidity resistance as the broader crypto market attempts to stabilize following weeks of extreme volatility and uncertainty. After a brutal downtrend that saw SOL lose more than 47% of its value since early March, buyers are finally stepping in. This shift in momentum has sparked cautious optimism, but challenges remain […]

Les accusations contre Do Kwon (Terra) inchangées malgré l’assouplissement de la justice US sur le secteur crypto

Pas de clémence pour Do Kwon. Il y a quelques jours, l’administration Trump avait annoncé la fermeture de la division NCET du Departement of Justice (DoJ) des États-Unis, car cette unité était jugée bien trop agressive et hostile avec le secteur de Bitcoin (BTC) et des cryptomonnaies. Mais Do Kwon, le fondateur de Terra (LUNA), […]

StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM

StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM

Sidechain developer StarkWare and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers claim to have created a workaround for multiple Bitcoin script limitations. According to a recent research paper, the new design claims to allow the deployment of complex smart contracts on Bitcoin in a more capital-efficient manner. The new system may also be vastly more efficient from […]

Trump memecoins worth $321M to hit the market next week

Trump memecoins worth $321M to hit the market next week

United States President Donald Trump’s official memecoin is set to unlock $321 million worth of vested tokens on April 18. Token vesting tracker Tokenomist data shows that 40 million Trump tokens will be released in a cliff unlock, meaning the tokens will be available all at once. With the tokens currently trading at about $8, […]