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Those who have followed financial markets for some time may have heard of contrary indicators. These metrics are often misleading at first glance – some appear positive but tend to signal a market downtrend, while others that seem negative mark price upswings. One such contrary indicator is leveraged bitcoin longs on the crypto exchange Bitfinex. Historically, the number of leveraged longs on the exchange has tended to slide during bull runs and rise during bearish trends. As of writing, the number of BTCUSD longs on Bitfinex had fallen to 47,691, the lowest since December, offering bullish cues for bitcoin, according…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Ethereum core developers are tuning the protocol’s execution engine for higher throughput and flexibility ahead of the upcoming Fusaka fork. On the June 19 All Core Devs call, contributors aligned on a batch of EIPs for inclusion in Devnet-2 and tee’d up more aggressive performance upgrades for a prospective Devnet-3 (to be confirmed). The result is a tightly scoped but technically meaningful upgrade, focused not so much on new features, but optimizations. When we covered Fusaka in April, it was still a somewhat mushy amalgamation of ideas:…

Strategy (MSTR) is currently experiencing its lowest 10-day realized volatility since it first added bitcoin {BTC} to its balance sheet in 2020, according to Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise Asset Management. Realized volatility refers to the actual historical movement of an asset’s price over a specific period, in this case ten days. It is calculated using past price data and indicates how much the price has fluctuated in reality, as opposed to how much it is expected to fluctuate in the future. In addition to subdued historical price swings, MSTR’s implied volatility (IV) currently sits at 48.33…

IOTA Foundation, World Economic Forum (WEF), and four other entities have joined hands to launch the TWIN Foundation to set best practices and standards for global trade. TWIN Foundation is reported to focus on financial sustainability, non-profit, and open source, etc. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has confirmed its involvement in the formation of the TWIN Foundation, which is meant to develop a more inclusive, efficient, and transparent trade ecosystem. As highlighted in our previous news report, the TWIN Foundation was officially launched on May 8 at the AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum, held in Lusaka, Zambia. Together with five other…

Chicago, June 19, 2025 – zerohash, the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform, today announced full deposit and withdrawal support for DOT as well as USDC, and USDT on the Polkadot blockchain. This includes integration with Polkadot’s Asset Hub, a purpose-built parachain for stablecoins and other fungible assets. Polkadot is a modular Layer 0 blockchain that enables secure, scalable interoperability across a network of independent rollups. With one of the most active developer ecosystems and a large on-chain treasury, Polkadot supports cross-chain applications spanning DeFi, payments, and asset tokenization. zerohash has also added support for DOT staking and validator participation…

Meanwhile, a Bermuda-based life insurance firm that operates entirely in bitcoin, released on Thursday its 2024 audited financial statements — making it one of the first companies fully operating in bitcoin to ever release a financial audit. “We follow a tried-and-trusted business model, but we denominate everything in bitcoin,” Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile, told CoinDesk in an interview. The very first life insurance company, The Amicable Society for a Perpetual Assurance Office, was founded in London in 1706, he noted, and Meanwhile essentially follows the same blueprint today. Clients pay for their life insurance in bitcoin and receive a…

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell offered little change in stance from his recent remarks, reiterating that the economy is in a good spot, giving the central bank the room to be patient before considering easing monetary policy. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy stance,” said Powell in prepared remarks for his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress. Today’s testimony is of particular note given talks this week from Fed Governors Chris Waller and Michelle Bowman. Both said they…

The Stacks ecosystem, a pioneering layer-2 solution bringing smart contracts and decentralized applications to Bitcoin, is buzzing with discussion following a significant new proposal. Aimed squarely at supercharging development and adoption, this initiative could reshape how resources are allocated within the network. Let’s dive into the details of the Stacks Ecosystem Funding proposal, known as SIP-031, and what it means for the future of Bitcoin Layer-2. What is the Stacks SIP-031 Proposal? Published on May 27th on the Stacks forum, SIP-031 is a comprehensive plan designed to create a dedicated STX ecosystem endowment. Think of it as a centralized fund…

Plume, the RWAfi Chain, which is based on the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, has unveiled today its incorporation with Blocksense Network to make real-world asset (RWA) data verifiable and directly on-chain. This integration will remove the off-chain uncertainties typically encompassing tokenizing real-world resources and allow a smooth, regulated, and un-flashy affair to be had by users and builders in DeFi. 1/Another DeFi primitive backed by verifiable data.@plumenetwork is using Blocksense price feeds on their modular full-stack RWA chain, built to bring real-world assets fully on-chain.From tokenized treasuries to compliant DeFi infra, Plume is making RWA-native chains real.… pic.twitter.com/52kMyIbxLB — Blocksense…