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A crypto whale has reopened a large leveraged position on Hyperliquid’s SKHX perpetual market. The move comes just days after the trader took a multi-million-dollar loss, as market participants continue positioning ahead of SK Hynix’s expected Nasdaq debut. On-chain data shows wallet 0x66F4 deposited 20.32 million USDC into Hyperliquid. It then opened a 2x leveraged long position of 15,121 SKHX, worth about $22.5 million. Onchain Lens Breaks Down the Trade Blockchain tracker Onchain Lens also reported the latest transaction. It said this was the wallet’s first trade since May 23. The position was opened at $1,480.57, with a liquidation price…

Bitcoin is trading near $61,000 after recovering from recent lows, but forecasts for where the cryptocurrency could finish 2026 remain widely divided. While institutional demand continues to support the long-term outlook, macroeconomic uncertainty, ETF flows, and interest rate expectations are keeping traders cautious. Claude AI Fable 5 places Bitcoin’s most likely year-end outcome between $58,000 and $75,000, while outlining a bullish scenario toward $95,000 and a bearish case around $50,000. The forecast aligns with the broad range of estimates currently circulating across prediction markets, investment banks, and technical analysts, highlighting how uncertain the second half of the year remains. Prediction…

Ethereum has reclaimed $1,750, giving bulls their first meaningful sign of a wider recovery. However, the long-term downtrend remains intact unless $ETH breaks resistance, leaving $2,100 above and $1,200 below as the two major scenarios. Ethereum Faces Another Rejection as $1,200 Risk Returns Ethereum is testing the same descending trendline that has rejected every major recovery attempt since 2025. Another failure near $1,850 could keep the bearish structure intact and expose significantly lower support. $ETH weekly chart. Source: Mister Crypto/X The chart highlights four contacts with the trendline, near $4,600, $3,300, $2,400 and now $1,850. Each previous rejection produced a…

India’s crypto industry continues to await regulatory clarity and tax reforms. In an interview with Coinpedia, Nischal Shetty shared his views on the country’s crypto tax structure, the impact of the 1% TDS, stablecoin adoption, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), and the future of crypto regulation in India. Nischal Shetty Wants TDS Reduced or Removed Shetty said he remains hopeful about future changes to India’s crypto tax regime, although he declined to put a timeline on policy decisions. “My honest wish is that we either scrap the TDS or bring it down to something like 0.01%.” According to Shetty, the current…

The CEO of Evernorth, the largest public $XRP treasury company, believes $XRP’s biggest advantage goes beyond technology. Speaking on a recent podcast, Asheesh Birla said Ripple’s long-standing relationships with financial institutions and regulators could help drive institutional adoption of $XRP. He argued that these connections are creating the “connective tissue” between blockchain and traditional finance. Birla also suggested Evernorth could pursue another fundraising round to increase its $XRP holdings. $XRP Needs More Than Technology Discussing $XRP’s role among institutional blockchain networks such as Canton Network, Birla said critics once labeled $XRP the “bank chain.” However, he argued that working with…

As the prolonged legal battle between the SEC and Ripple executives begins to surface again, renowned crypto lawyer and U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton has joined in the discussion. In his post, John Deaton acknowledged the tens of thousands of $XRP holders who he claimed played a crucial role in helping the executives withstand the SEC during the trying time. John Deaton blasts SEC lawyers The discussion started after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revisited the company’s legal ordeal with the SEC, recounting how the company almost wound down at the time. Deaton joined the discussion, responding to the viral comment…

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone has announced it will delist Humanity (H) on August 10, 2026, following a security incident that affected user funds. The exchange stated that the project team failed to adequately address the underlying issues that led to the token being placed on its delisting watchlist. Background of the Delisting Decision According to an official notice from Coinone, the decision stems from a security breach that occurred on June 9, 2026, in a wallet managed by the Humanity project’s issuer. The incident resulted in user losses, prompting Coinone to add the token to its watchlist for closer…

Longtime crypto critic Peter Schiff recently responded to the question of what price level would indicate Bitcoin has finally bottomed, in a discussion on X. In his usual characteristic manner, Schiff responded “0,” reinforcing his long-held skepticism toward digital assets. Bitcoin recently fell to a 21-month low as the prospect of higher interest rates and concerns about the token’s largest corporate buyer, Strategy, weighed on sentiment. 0 — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) July 3, 2026 BTC fell to a low of $57,717 on July 1, its lowest level since Sept. 17, 2024. It later rebounded and was trading up 1.18% over…

Ethereum price has fallen as much as 3.5% to $1,820 on July 17 after its latest rally stalled below $2,000 and weak Democratic support for the CLARITY Act hurt sentiment across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) later recovered to around $1,835, but sellers erased most of the gains recorded during its push to $1,940 earlier this week. A Politico report that Senate Democrats do not currently support the market structure bill reduced its chances of securing the 60 votes needed for passage. Democratic lawmakers have demanded conflict-of-interest restrictions tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto holdings…

MicroStrategy sold 32 Bitcoin ($BTC) between May 26 and May 31 to help fund dividends on its preferred stock, its first such sale since 2022. Now, its STRC shares are trading below their $100 par value. The sale was small next to the 843,706 $BTC the company holds. Still, it raised a sharper question for investors. Can MicroStrategy keep buying Bitcoin if the engine behind those purchases stalls? Why The STRC Engine Matters for MicroStrategy Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, built its treasury through capital markets rather than business operations. Its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known as STRC,…