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ZachXBT warned that the recently trending $LAB token is showing signs of insider trading. He claims the project team uses $LAB centralized listings to sway the price. The $LAB project promised new platforms for multi-chain trading, recently introducing prediction markets as well. $LAB native tokens launched in late 2025 and traded sideways for months. In the past week, $LAB broke out of its usual range below $1 and rose to new all-time highs above $4.65. $LAB lined up among trending tokens, with over 537% in weekly gains. The project has not made any new announcements, so the rapid expansion is…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has elevated digital assets to a strategic priority, calling for regulatory clarity around blockchain technology, tokenization and crypto market infrastructure through 2030. The shift was outlined in the agency’s draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026–2030, published Tuesday. Alongside broader goals focused on capital formation, investor protection and agency modernization, the SEC dedicated an entire objective to digital assets and distributed ledger technology. The agency said it aims to “provide a firm regulatory foundation for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies through a rational, coherent, and principled approach,” adding: “Blockchain and crypto asset…

KuCoin has ranked among the top three centralized exchanges for $BTC spot market depth, according to the latest report from TokenInsight. The study highlighted the exchange’s strong liquidity performance across both spot and futures markets, placing it alongside some of the industry’s largest trading venues. KuCoin Places Top 3 in $BTC Spot Market Depth The report evaluated eight major crypto exchanges using several market-quality indicators. These include order-book depth, bid-ask spreads, and slippage across $BTC and $ETH spot and futures markets, as well as gold and silver futures products. According to the findings, KuCoin ranked within the industry’s top tier…

After he was officially backed by US President Donald Trump during his first term, Jerome Powell was sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Reserve on February 5, 2018. He spent the next eight years and 100+ days as head of the financial institution, but experienced a massive fallout with Trump that led to countless public ridicules. Kevin Maxwell Warsh is Trump’s new pick, who officially stepped in as the Fed Chair on May 22. The 56-year-old financier and attorney is believed to be the first bitcoin supporter to take this role, which prompted many crypto insiders to speculate that…

Raiku, a reservation model for the renowned Solana blockspace, has announced the launch of $rkuSOL. $rkuSOL is launching as the earliest liquid staking token of Solana. As Raiku revealed in its official press release, it is launching $rkuSOL in partnership with Exponent, Loopscale, Sanctum, and Kamino. The new project benefits validators with a unique revenue stream beyond conventional staking yields. Raiku’s First Solana Liquid Staking Token ‘$rkuSOL’ Boosts Validator Revenue with JIT and AOT Auctions Raiku’s $rkuSOL is going live in partnership with Exponent, Loopscale, Sanctum, and Kamino, letting validators generate extra revenue by selling blockspace. In this respect, the…

On-chain data shows large wallets on the Ethereum network have continued to accumulate despite the price decline that the asset has faced. Ethereum Holders With At Least 100,000 $ETH Now Control 22% Of Supply According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Ethereum investors owning at least 100,000 $ETH have been accumulating recently. At the current exchange rate, this 100,000 $ETH cutoff converts to nearly $200 million, so the only holders that would qualify for the cohort would be the big-money ones. In fact, the sums held by members of this group are so significant that they would be…

While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has already courted controversy by claiming it had shipped 6 million GPUs after Blackwell came out by counting each of the two cores separately, the technology expert and prominent artificial intelligence (AI) bear, Ed Zitron, believes even the lower figure – 3 million actual units – might be a misrepresentation. Specifically, the journalist explained that the number of data centers he could confirm as operational indicates that it is probable that as much as 75% – roughly two million – of the units actually sold are simply awaiting deployment and ‘gathering dust,’ unable to generate revenue.…

Pioneer of the cryptocurrency industry and Gemini co-founder, Tyler Winklevoss, has publicly endorsed estimates suggesting that Zcash could reach $9,700 if it captures just 1% of global offshore wealth. Winklevoss Capital has already packed 303,000 $ZEC into the public company Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH). But there is a catch: while X is filled with moonshot projections, the privacy coin is still trading 22% below its peak from six months ago. Inside thesis for $ZEC coin to capture 0.5% of Gold’s market cap The latest wave of discussion was triggered by a post from Cypherpunk CIO Will McEvoy. His model is simple:…

Crypto-backed political groups have expanded their election spending as several US primaries test the industry’s influence in Congress. According to filings with the US Federal Election Commission, Fairshake-linked groups backed by Coinbase, Ripple, and other crypto supporters have directed millions of dollars into House and Senate races as voters cast ballots in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Crypto PACs target key primary races The FEC filings showed that Protect Progress, an affiliate of the Fairshake political action committee, spent about $3 million supporting Democratic candidates in House races across California and New Jersey. Another Fairshake…

Bybit will move to single-counted open interest reporting from June 11, 2026. The change will make displayed OI figures appear lower, but traders’ positions, margins and risk exposure will not change. Bybit is changing how it reports open interest across its derivatives markets. The Dubai-based exchange said the update will take effect on June 11, 2026, moving its methodology from bilateral, or dual-sided, counting to unilateral, single-counted measurement. The change sounds technical, and in a way it is. But it matters for traders who watch open interest as a core signal for leverage, positioning and market crowding. Bybit said the…