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Darkfost, an analyst from the cryptocurrency analysis platform CryptoQuant, shared noteworthy data regarding Bitcoin movements on the Binance exchange. According to the analyst, $BTC reserves on Binance have been experiencing continuous net inflows for the past 10 days. This indicates that investors are transferring more Bitcoin to the exchange, potentially increasing selling pressure. According to data published by Darkforth on the X platform, Binance’s average weekly Bitcoin inflow was 378 $BTC on May 16th. However, this figure quickly rose to 1,190 $BTC. Thus, the inflow volume more than tripled in just 10 days. In particular, the single-day inflow of over…

For the month of June, very uncertain forecasts are circulating regarding the trend of the price of Ethereum. The crypto market is currently in a consolidation phase, and the price of $ETH is close to key supports, but it is particularly difficult to accurately imagine how it might evolve. However, the average of the forecasts indicates limited potential upside in the short term, mainly due to seasonality. Volumes in summer are often lower, and since we are heading into summer this could mean a decrease in selling pressure. Price trend After a slight rise in April, May was negative for…

Alpine Fox Capital revealed more than $125 million in crypto-related holdings among a total portfolio of $154 million in its Q1 2026 Form 13F filing with the SEC. The Las Vegas-based fund, run by investor Mike Alfred, held 3.76 million shares of Cipher Mining valued at $48.4 million, its largest position. A separate call option covering 100,000 shares added $1.3 million, bringing total Cipher exposure to roughly $49.7 million. The fund also held 750,461 shares of IREN at $25.7 million. The IBIT call options are the second-largest bet Alpine Fox held two call positions on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF…

Algorand’s DeFi ecosystem expanded after access reached approximately 30 million users globally. Total value locked rose 7% from $88.78 million to more than $95 million, while stablecoin activity remained a major part of network usage. According to DefiLlama, the increase followed a yearly low of $69 million in TVL. Stablecoin market capitalization on Algorand also climbed from $48 million at the start of 2026 to $82.92 million today. Source: DefiLlama Circle’s USDC dominates that market. It accounts for 98% of stablecoin activity within Algorand’s DeFi ecosystem. $ALGO Valuation Scenarios Draw Market Focus In an X post, analyst Finance Bull outlined…

Coinbase said it now offers regulated access to global crypto derivatives markets, including perpetual futures and options. The move expands U.S. access to products that account for a significant share of crypto trading activity. Key Takeaways: Coinbase became the first U.S.-regulated FCM offering global crypto derivatives access. CFTC staff action supports Coinbase’s regulated route to global crypto options and perpetual futures liquidity. Deribit’s more than $31 billion in bitcoin options open interest highlights the scale of the market Coinbase is targeting. Coinbase Opens Regulated Access to Global Crypto Derivatives Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on May 29, 2026, that…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $1,980. $ETH is now consolidating below $2,000 and might continue to move down. Ethereum remained in a bearish zone after a fresh decline below $2,000. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,010 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,020 zone. Ethereum Price Extends Decline Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,020 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin.…

Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC, the company’s primary vehicle for funding its Bitcoin purchases in 2026, hit a new daily trading volume record of $1.5 billion on Thursday. “All-time high volume. $1.53B of liquidity,” Saylor said, referring to Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock. Stretch offers investors an 11.5% dividend without requiring the company to dilute common shares. Source: Michael Saylor According to the STRC.live tracker, the company could, in theory, raise an estimated $735.4 million from Thursday’s performance to purchase 9,066 Bitcoin (BTC). However, there’s no guarantee that Strategy will make a Bitcoin purchase based on…

Large corporations looking to modernize payments and AI agents making autonomous transactions are emerging as the two biggest growth drivers for stablecoins, executives of Bridge and Deus X Capital said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Lindsey Einhaus — who leads strategy and operations at stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge, which was acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion — said the next two years will likely bring a wave of institutional stablecoin adoption, especially for cross-border payments and internal treasury operations. “Large institutions are looking to utilize stablecoins to manage cross-border flows and really collapse a lot of their account management…

Pi Network is expanding its gaming ecosystem as CiDi Games launches a new Developer Center to attract more game creators to the platform. CiDi Games, a Pi Network Ventures portfolio company, is also broadening its focus. Instead of operating only as a gaming platform, it now aims to build the infrastructure that can support games and developers across the Pi ecosystem. CiDi Targets More Game Developers In a recent update, CiDi Games unveiled its Developer Center, a hub designed to help developers bring games to Pi more quickly. Introducing the CiDi Developer Center.For game developers building for Pi:🎮 Plug into…

Bitcoin was slightly higher on Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices helped lift Asian stock markets. At 6:35 UTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value traded near $77,200, up 0.4% from midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. At that level, bitcoin was trading just above its widely tracked 50-day simple moving average of around $76,940. Traders and chart analysts monitor this key level closely, with sustained breakouts above it typically viewed as bullish.Other major cryptocurrencies were also modestly higher. XRP and Solana (SOL) rose 0.6% or more, while Ether (ETH) gained 0.4%. However, all three continued to trade…