Crypto Rails Go Mainstream — Inside Mastercard’s Bold $1.8 Billion BVNK Acquisition
Mastercard is set to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in a deal worth up to around $1.8 billion, pushing deeper into crypto rails and 24/7 payments. A Multi-Billion Crypto Purchase TradFi continues to demonstrate that they don’t want out of the crypto rails, and stablecoins appear to be the safest pathway they have found to…
Bitcoin Hits 40-Day High As US-Iran Tensions Trigger $113M In Short Liquidations
A potential US military strike on Iran’s main oil export terminal helped push Bitcoin to its highest price in over a month Monday, as traders poured money into crypto while pulling back from stocks. Squeeze At The Top Reports show Bitcoin jumped from roughly $72,400 to $74,320 in under 30 minutes — a move sharp…
Another Bitcoin Buy Coming? Saylor Sparks Speculation With ‘Orange Dots’ Post
A short message from Michael Saylor has once again stirred speculation that Strategy could be preparing another large Bitcoin purchase. The company’s executive chairman posted a chart on X showing the firm’s Bitcoin accumulation history alongside the phrase “stretch the orange dots.” Market watchers quickly linked the message to the company’s well-known buying pattern, where…
Big Players Return: Bitcoin Whales Scoop Up BTC At $71K
The crypto market’s fear gauge hit 15 — deep inside “Extreme Fear” territory — yet the biggest Bitcoin holders quietly moved in the opposite direction. Whale Wallets Grow Their Share Of Total Bitcoin Supply According to crypto analytics platform Santiment, wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC increased their collective share of total supply to…
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Turns Positive After 10 Weeks – Is US Demand Finally Returning?
Bitcoin’s recent price action may be showing its first signs of relief as a closely watched indicator tied to US demand has just changed direction. The Coinbase Premium Gap has moved back into positive territory following nearly 10 weeks of persistent negative readings, a stretch that coincided with Bitcoin’s decline from around $95,000 to below…
XRP Faces Systematic Rigging, Major Holder Says
A prominent XRP holder is calling out what he says is a deliberate and recurring scheme to push the token’s price up before US markets open — then drive it back down once trading begins. The claim has split the XRP community between those who see a coordinated attack and those who say the data…
Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Now $3.35 Billion In The Red As Saylor Tells Investors To Wait
Strategy’s stock is trading below the value of its own Bitcoin holdings — an unusual position for a company that has built its entire identity around the cryptocurrency’s rise. A Streak That Keeps Going The Virginia-based firm added 17,994 BTC to its reserves last week, paying roughly $1.28 billion at an average of $70,946 per…
Is XRP’s Supply Tightening? Exchange Outflows, ETF Demand Suggest It Might Be
Goldman Sachs has quietly built one of the largest known institutional positions in XRP, holding close to $154 million through various exchange-traded fund products — a figure that places the Wall Street giant ahead of hedge funds and trading firms that have also begun staking out exposure to the digital asset. Institutions Move In As…
Bitcoin Stockpiles On Exchanges Hit Lowest Point Since 2019
Long-term holders now control roughly 14.5 million BTC — coins that have not moved in over five months and show little sign of heading back to market anytime soon. Coins Keep Moving Off Platforms That deep freeze in holder behavior is part of a larger pattern reshaping how Bitcoin is stored and traded. Exchange reserves…
Crypto Thieves Pivot To Phishing As Protocol Hacks Decline In February
Bybit blocked more than $300 million in unauthorized withdrawals during the final quarter of last year — a figure that puts February’s total crypto theft losses in sharp relief. According to security firm Nominis, close to $50 million was stolen across the entire crypto industry last month, a fraction of what Bybit alone says it…