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Bitcoin is gearing up for a significant volatility event, triggered by $7.25 billion in options that are set to expire. Bitcoin’s (BTC) derivative market may soon become a catalyst for major moves for BTC. On April 25, $7.25 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire, typically triggering significant volatility. Still, the direction of this volatility remains uncertain. According to Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and COO of oracle provider RedStone, Bitcoin has shown notable resilience. Compared to traditional markets, crypto assets have fared relatively well amid recent macroeconomic uncertainty. “Tomorrow’s expiry looks particularly spicy, coming at a time when the market…

Crypto-related stocks surged on Tuesday, riding the momentum of a broader crypto rally that has reignited risk appetite across digital assets with bitcoin (BTC) crossing above $90,000. Shares of Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate BTC holder, and crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) were up 8% to 9% during the session. Leading the move higher were bitcoin miners, with many of them posting double-digit gains, outpacing BTC’s 5% advance. Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) rallied some 20%, while Bitfarms (BITF), CleanSpark (CLSK), Cipher Mining (CIFR), MARA Holdings (MARA), and Riot Platforms (RIOT) soared between 10% and 15% during the session. Meanwhile, the broader stock…

Prominent crypto commentator and XRP community figure Eri has drawn the attention of the XRP community to a crucial detail of the CME XRP futures contract. While XRP proponents beam with excitement over the imminent launch of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) XRP futures contract, popular community figure Crypto Eri has raised concerns about the contract’s settlement. For perspective, the prominent derivatives marketplace announced yesterday that it would launch an XRP futures contract on May 19, after months of speculation. The product will provide institutional derivative exposure to XRP, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, with contract sizes of 50,000…

The self-custody Bitcoin (BTC) wallet built by Jack Dorsey’s fintech firm is shipping new features soon. Dorsey took to the social media platform X to tease upcoming features for Block’s Bitkey wallet, including “transaction verification, fingerprint reset, private wallet balances [and] private purchasing.” Dorsey also linked to a new blog post from Max Guise, Bitkey’s lead developer. Guise says a transaction-verification software feature will roll out by mid-year. “We’re also evaluating ways to provide even stronger transaction verification with hardware, and an optional cold wallet configuration for customers who don’t mind putting in a little more effort for more security.…

Markets reacted positively on Tuesday amid expectations of improving trade tensions between the United States and China. CNBC’s Eamon Javers, citing a source that attended a White House conference, reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that both Washington and Beijing view the current tariff structure as undesirable. According to the unnamed source, Bessent reportedly highlightedthe high tariff levels of 125% to 145% will force a de-escalation in economic tensions in the near term. Crypto markets in particular reacted positively, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading solidly above $90,000 Tuesday afternoon. The source described the current U.S.- China trade tensions as…

Enigmatic SHIB marketing lead known to the community under the pseudonym Lucie has addressed the SHIB army with a post to defend SHIB team members – moderators, admins, and also developers. She explained that the majority of them are volunteers and “they can post whatever they want.” “We will defend our devs,” Lucie states Lucie stood up to anonymous community members who have been attacking SHIB mods and admins with criticism. She reminded everyone that SHIB team “brings value, ideas, and real networking.” If anyone wants to complain that SHIB is not skyrocketing or their projects on Shibarium are not…

The price of Bitcoin sank and then plateaued on Thursday, even as U.S. stocks advanced on rising rate cut hopes and U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest trade-related utterances. Bitcoin was recently changing hands around $93,300, roughly flat over the past day, after falling as low as $91,800 midday, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Altcoins were mixed, with Ethereum falling 1.8% to $1,760 while Solana climbed 1% to around $151. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Beth Hammack, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said the central bank will be “preemptive” on rate cuts when it becomes…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Because the industry’s been talking a lot about the use cases for stablecoins and onchain RWAs, it’s worth highlighting a soon-to-launch settlement network for institutions. Called Lynq, the network will be powered by the Arca Institutional US Treasury Fund (TFND). That has a portfolio of short-term, yield-bearing US Treasurys and issues its shares via the Avalanche Blockchain. TFND requires AML/KYC on subscribers, and all client funds are held with US Bank. Speaking of partners, Lynq is set to use tZERO’s special purpose broker-dealer license and Tassat’s…

There has been widespread debate about how XRP holders should position themselves for the coin’s future possibilities. In a tweet, widely followed community commentator “The Modern Investor” sparked conversation in the XRP community when he asked how many tokens one needs to be happy. The tweet garnered attention, even though he provided no context as to what constitutes happiness in holding XRP. Many community members equated it to achieving financial success. XRP Army Reacts Some users suggested that holding as many as 100,000 tokens could represent financial success or happiness. However, others believe fewer tokens might be enough. X user…

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to as high as $94,700, buoyed by optimism about a potential easing of US-China tariff tensions and a significant influx of institutional capital. However, on-chain analytics platform Glassnode warns that the market has not yet fully moved into bullish territory. In a recent report, Glassnode noted that US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a record $1.54 billion net inflow on April 22, indicating a wave of institutional demand. This surge helped BTC briefly reclaim its Short-Term Holder (STH) Cost Floor of $92,900, a critical threshold that typically separates bearish and bullish market phases. During the rally, approximately 5%…