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The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is struggling around $71,000 amid the uncertainty and tension created by the US-Iran conflict. The war between the two countries has driven up oil prices, indirectly increasing inflation concerns. Analysts worry that inflation, which the US Federal Reserve (FED) has long been trying to bring down to its 2 percent target, may come under renewed upward pressure with this increase in energy prices. While there is talk that the Fed may delay interest rate cuts or even raise rates in the face of inflation risk, the January data on Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), which the…

The Midnight Foundation declared its network live on Mar. 29, with the genesis block dated Mar. 17. That launch gives Cardano’s community its first production test of Charles Hoskinson’s argument that public blockchains cannot reach regulated finance, identity, and business use unless the infrastructure itself embeds privacy and compliance from the start. Cardano enters that test in an unusual position: a market cap above $9.1 billion, 672 active developers per Electric Capital data, and a DeFi footprint that hasn’t matched the valuation’s weight. DefiLlama shows roughly $134 million in total value locked, about $47 million in stablecoins, and less than…

Asseto Finance, a Real-World Asset (RWA) platform that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi), has announced its strategic partnership with AquaFlux, a DeFi protocol built to structure and manage Real-World Asset (RWA) exposures on-chain. The core purpose of this collaboration is to enhance liquidity, structured yield, and on-chain financial utility. Asseto 🤝 AquaFluxWe’re thrilled to partner with @AquaFluxPro to bring structured yield and enhanced liquidity for real-world assets into DeFi. AquaFlux is an RWA structuring protocol on @pharos_network that enables the free flow and trading of yields through tokenized… pic.twitter.com/iQGxJyqBAm — Asseto Finance (@AssetoFinance) April 30, 2026 AquaFlux…

A Matrixport‑linked whale has opened a fresh 30,000 $ETH long at 15x, lifting total leveraged exposure to 58,000 $ETH (~$132M) after banking over $59M on prior longs. A cryptocurrency whale associated with Matrixport opened a fresh 30,000 $ETH long position with 15x leverage in the past hour, valued at approximately $68 million, according to onchain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The aggressive bet extends the trader’s total exposure to 58,000 $ETH across three distinct wallet addresses, with combined position value reaching $131.82 million and leverage ranging from 15x to 20x. This Matrixport-linked whale previously banked over $59 million in profits after…

Circle’s (CRCL) $USDC has overtaken Tether’s $USDT in transaction volumes for the first time since 2019, prompting Japanese investment bank Mizuho to raise its price target for the stablecoin issuer to $120 from $100, while reiterating its neutral rating on the stock. The shares rose 1% in early trading to $115.40 and are up roughly 95% from their February lows. Analysts Dan Dolev and Alexander Jenkins increased their Circle estimates, citing “$USDC activity trends and use cases like Polymarket or agentic commerce expectations.” Stablecoins, digital tokens backed by reserves such as fiat currency or gold, serve as key payment and…

CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analytics company, has published a new analysis noting that despite the ongoing challenging conditions in the altcoin market, some assets are beginning to show remarkable movements. The company specifically highlighted that targeted transactions by whales on certain tokens could provide important signals about market dynamics. The analysis stated that tracking whale movements is a critical strategy for understanding market behavior. Large investors withdrawing or accumulating assets from exchanges can offer important clues about how these players are changing their market positions. In this context, it was emphasized that exchange exits and the magnitude of these exits should…

Carrot, a DeFi project operating within the Solana ecosystem, has announced its decision to completely cease operations. In a statement, the project team stated that a security breach on Drift Protocol severely impacted the company’s sustainability and made continued operations impossible. In an official statement, Carrot said, “This was definitely not the outcome we wanted, but the situation created after the Drift attack has been devastating for our operations.” The project has set May 14th as the last day for users to withdraw their assets from the platform. Related News Developers of Hacked Altcoin Announce They Will Cover All User…

Ethereum remains under pressure after the latest drop cleared many long positions, while the liquidation heatmap still shows a major liquidity cluster near $2,220. $ETH is also testing weak micro support near $2,289, and analysts say the short-term structure stays bearish unless buyers push price through the $2,319–$2,374 resistance area. Ethereum Liquidation Map Shows $2,220 Risk Zone After Longs Get Hit Ethereum saw a large batch of long liquidations during the latest decline, according to the liquidation heatmap shared by CW. $ETH Liquidation Heatmap. Source: CW on X The chart shows $ETH falling sharply after moving near the upper liquidity…

Ripple’s highly regulated $RLUSD stablecoin has experienced a significant market cap reduction. Earlier today, the company burned more than 180 million tokens in mere hours, which is the single biggest one-day supply contraction in the history of the red-hot stablecoin that has become the darling of traditional finance players. A $340 million market cap drop According to a recent Deloitte audit, $RLUSD had a circulating supply of roughly $1.56 billion in late February. However, CoinGecko data shows that the token’s market capitalization has nose-dived over the last few weeks. The current circulating supply of the token is sitting at 1.28…

Ethereum’s long stretch of sideways movement may be closer to resolution than most market participants expect. A higher time frame analysis shared by a TradingView analyst suggests the current structure is the final stage before a larger expansion that sees the Ethereum price rallying by over 100% in 2026. This prediction rests on decades of price history that, taken together, present a compelling case. Ethereum has done this before, the structure is intact, and a 100% move from the current price level is possible. A Six-Year Consolidation Hiding A Bullish Structure Technical analysis of higher timeframe charts, particularly the monthly…