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Shiba Inu futures volume surged to $2.72 billion before dropping 90%, mirroring short-lived speculation across meme coins. Shiba Inu (SHIB), one of the most widely recognized meme-inspired cryptocurrencies, is currently trading within a narrow range, indicating a period of price consolidation. At press time, SHIB’s value stands at $0.00001622, reflecting a 2.58% increase over the past 24 hours. However, market data suggests that recent futures volume spikes were driven by short-term speculation rather than sustained interest. Shiba Inu Futures Volume Peaks and Collapses On-chain data from Glassnode highlights a sharp yet brief increase in SHIB futures volume, which quickly diminished.…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force will host four more roundtable discussions with the industry this spring, on topics ranging from tokenization to decentralized finance (DeFi). The Crypto Task Force’s first roundtable discussion — the kick-off to what Commissioner Hester Peirce, the task force’s leader, has dubbed the SEC’s “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” — was held in Washington, D.C., last Friday. A dozen industry lawyers spoke about issues related to the security status of tokens. “The Crypto Task Force roundtables are an opportunity for us to hear a lively discussion among experts about what the…

Binance has announced the addition of new trading pairs and expanded Trading Bots services to its Spot market, which will go live on March 25, 2025, 11:00 AM. Binance Expands Trading Pairs and Trading Bots Services in Spot Market New Trading Pairs Binance will introduce the following USDC trading pairs: What is Beam (BEAMX)? Beam (BEAM) is an open-source blockchain network focused on the gaming industry. Created by the Merit Circle DAO, Beam offers a wide range of tools for Web3 game developers and gamers. Beam uses NFT technology to give players true ownership and full control over their assets.…

Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing steadily, with the network adding 40 exahash per second (EH/s) over the past five days, reaching 836 EH/s—edging close to the protocol’s historical peak. In addition, as bitcoin’s price has moved upward, the hashprice—representing the estimated daily earnings from one petahash per second (PH/s) of computing power—has also seen an increase. Bitcoin Miners Navigate Tight Margins as Hashrate Nears Peak On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, bitcoin miners saw improved earnings compared to the previous week. On March 18, the estimated value of one petahash per day stood at $46.21; today, it has risen to $49.57,…

Not too long ago, transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain stood notably higher than they do now. A low-fee window is prime for consolidating or moving UTXOs (unspent transaction outputs) to optimize costs and ready yourself for times when fees increase. Now’s the Moment to Optimize Your Bitcoin UTXOs Before Fee Hikes In a high-fee market, you are compelled to expend more satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB) on transaction fees. This occurs because the Bitcoin network has finite block space, and when demand surges (for instance, during bull runs or congestion), individuals vie to get their transfers into the subsequent…

China Pacific Insurance (CPIC) Investment Management, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of one of China’s largest insurance groups, rolled out a tokenized U.S. dollar money market fund as the asset tokenization trend is expanding to Asia. The eStable Money Market Fund (MMF) was launched on the HashKey Chain, a permissioned blockchain for institutional users developed by digital asset group HashKey, and has secured $100 million in subscription on the first day, according to a Monday press release. The product is only accessible for professional and institutional investors and invests in U.S. dollar-denominated short-term fixed income assets and money market instruments. The…

The cryptocurrency market should brace for token unlocks valued at over $742 million between February 10 and February 17, with Connex (CONX) leading the cliff unlocks. According to data from Tokenomist, CONX plans to release tokens worth $88.06 million. Solana (SOL) continues to lead linear unlocks with tokens valued at $93.05 million. Connex leads large cliff unlocks CONX leads cliff unlocks with an unlock of 4.33 million tokens worth $88.06 million. This unlock will add 376.30% to its circulating supply. The Sand Protocol (SAND) follows with 205.59 million tokens valued at $79.34 million. Aptos (APT) will release 11.31 million tokens…

Following today’s developments in the case between Ripple (XRP) and the SEC, there has been a significant change in the course of the case. This evening, Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty announced that after the SEC withdrew its objection to the case result, Ripple itself had also withdrawn its counter-objection and announced that it would return $75 million of the $125 million the SEC had obtained as a penalty. Following this extremely positive development, important dates for the upcoming case between Ripple and the SEC have also changed. As of today, we will wait for the SEC to vote…

Binance has officially announced Particle Network (PARTI) as the 13th project in its HODLer Airdrop event. Users who subscribed their BNB to Simple Earn (Flexible and/or Locked) and On-Chain Yields products between March 7, 2025 and March 11, 2025 will be eligible to receive retroactive airdrop rewards. Binance will list PARTI on March 25, 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+3) and will allow trading on the following pairs: PARTY/USD PARTY/USDC PARTY/BNB PARTY/FDUSD PARTY/TRY Users can start depositing PARTI two hours before the listing to prepare for trading, although a “seed tag” warning will be applied to indicate that the altcoin is in…

According to Bitwise Asset Management, individual holders control most of Bitcoin’s (BTC) total supply. 69.4% of the 21 million BTC in circulation belong to private investors. Given this concentration of ownership among individuals, large institutions and governments seeking to acquire Bitcoin may face challenges. Institutions Face Scarcity as Bitcoin Supply Declines In a recent X post, Bitwise outlined Bitcoin’s total supply distribution. Apart from individual holders, approximately 7.5% of Bitcoin is considered lost. Funds and exchange-traded products (ETPs) control 6.1%. The wallet associated with Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, holds 4.6%. Moreover, governments and businesses collectively own just 5.8% of…