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Polymarket said Tuesday that perpetual futures are coming to its platform, making the prediction market giant the latest to push into leveraged derivatives after Kalshi’s own perps plans surfaced earlier in the day. We price the future. Now you can lever it. Perps are coming to Polymarket. Sign up for early access 👇 pic.twitter.com/j3PRHhxv8N — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 21, 2026 In a post on X, Polymarket said users can sign up for early access, while a teaser video showed positions with up to 10x leverage. The company has not yet shared launch timing, supported assets, or whether the product will…

Bitcoin is trading at $69,230 this morning, up 3.47% in the last 24 hours, after an Axios report confirmed that the US and Iran are in active discussions over a potential 45-day ceasefire, with Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey serving as mediators. Short sellers absorbed the first hit: $196 million in liquidations in 24 hours, with shorts outnumbering longs nearly 3 to 1. The move pushes Bitcoin toward the top of the $65,000 to $73,000 war range it has been trapped in for five weeks. Bitcoin Price Level You Need to Watch Michaël van de Poppe just laid it out. “If…

Curve founder Michael Egorov has proposed a market-based fix for about $700,000 of bad debt tied to LlamaLend, Curve’s lending platform. “I propose a free-market based method of recovery with option-like payoff, working as an investment for everyone who wants to participate in the effort,” Egorov wrote in the governance post, adding that Curve DAO is “invited but not required.” The loss from the bad debt sits in LlamaLend’s $CRV-long market, which lets users borrow Curve’s crvUSD stablecoin against $CRV, the protocol’s governance token. The trade works as a bet that $CRV will hold its value or rise. If $CRV…

Ethereum is approaching a pivotal technical zone as traders weigh improving price structure against still-cautious market participation. On the four-hour chart, $ETH has built a short-term bullish recovery after defending support near $2,300. That rebound has shifted attention toward the $2,400 resistance area, where analysts see a potential breakout trigger. Bullish Structure Builds as Key Resistance Nears Ethereum’s recent rebound from the $2,280 to $2,300 demand region has improved short-term sentiment. Buyers continue defending dips, while a sequence of higher lows points to growing upside pressure. Moreover, price reclaimed the $2,310 to $2,320 zone, which many traders now view as…

The large-scale transfers and position changes observed in the cryptocurrency market in recent hours indicate a renewed increase in whale activity. According to onchain data, two new wallets, believed to be linked to a single asset, have made a significant outflow of Ethereum ($ETH). These wallets withdrew a total of 6,328 $ETH (approximately $12.98 million) from the Binance exchange. On the other hand, selling pressure was observed on a different front. A wallet linked to the whale “loracle.hl” was seen starting to sell 450,000 $HYPE tokens (approximately $15.52 million). The fact that the same wallet placed a sell order for…

Canada’s proposed ban on crypto political donations moved a step closer to becoming law on Friday, advancing through Parliament with cross-party support and little opposition. Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, passed second reading in the House of Commons and was referred to committee for further review. In Canada’s system, that vote signals lawmakers broadly agree with a bill’s core principles before it faces detailed scrutiny and possible amendments. The legislation would prohibit political contributions made in crypto, alongside money orders and prepaid payment products, grouping them as funding methods that are difficult to trace. The ban would…

Shakepay, a CIRO-registered Canadian crypto platform with more than 1.5 million users, began rolling out bitcoin-backed loans on April 21, 2026, making it the first crypto trading platform in Canada to offer such a product. Key Takeaways: Shakepay launched bitcoin-backed loans on April 21, 2026, becoming the first crypto platform in Canada to offer the product. Loans carry a 9.5% $APR, cap at $50,000 CAD, and are backed by a 3-year exemptive relief decision from Quebec’s AMF. CEO Jean Amiouny says the feature is rolling out gradually, with higher loan limits expected over time. Canada’s Shakepay Offers Bitcoin-Collateralized Loans Following…

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific plans to scale its Texas operations into a large artificial intelligence-focused data center campus with up to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power capacity. In a Monday announcement, the company said it is developing its Pecos, Texas, site into a high-density colocation hub designed to support AI workloads amid rising demand for computing infrastructure. Of the planned capacity, about 1 GW is expected to be available for leasing. “We continue to leverage our deep in-house expertise to differentiate how we build and scale next generation artificial intelligence infrastructure,” Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, said. As part…

Quantum risk, seen as a major threat to Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins, continues to be debated, with two differing viewpoints on the subject. Accordingly, while some analysts argue that quantum risk is exaggerated, others state that the danger is real and that quantum resilience needs to be achieved quickly. At this point, popular analyst Willy Woo stated in his analysis that Bitcoin should achieve quantum resilience within the next 5 to 10 years. In this context, Woo predicted that Bitcoin could enter a significant long-term bull cycle in the next 5 to 10 years if it overcomes the risks associated…

Following the KelpDAO-related rsETH crisis, the “DeFi United” recovery process launched in the DeFi ecosystem continues to see increasing institutional support. Most recently, Circle Ventures, the investment arm of Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, announced the acquisition of AAVE. In a statement, Circle noted that strong DeFi infrastructures don’t just appear spontaneously, arguing that Aave is one of the key projects shaping the future of on-chain finance. The company stated that they support not only the Aave protocol but also the broader ecosystem and community that has formed around it. Related News Analytics Company CEO Argues Bitcoin’s Recovery…