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Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez has offered his assessment of Bitcoin’s short-term outlook. According to Martinez, Bitcoin continues to move within a rising channel formation that has been guiding price movements since April 9th, and it may be preparing for a new bounce from the current support level. The analyst noted that Bitcoin has shown strong rebound rallies every time it touches the rising support line of the channel. According to data shared by Martinez, after finding support around $71,000 on April 13th, Bitcoin rose 11% to reach the upper band of the channel at $78,000. Similarly, after holding the $75,000…

Ethereum could begin adding post-quantum protections to accounts for as little as $0.07, without waiting for a hard fork, according to the Ethereum Foundation’s Kohaku project lead Nicolas Consigny. In a Saturday X post, Consigny shared a paper proposing a cheaper way for Ethereum users to protect their accounts against future quantum-computing threats. The approach adapts SPHINCS+, a post-quantum signature standard developed by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, to work more efficiently on Ethereum. Dubbed “SPHINCS-,” the proposal aims to reduce onchain verification costs without requiring a protocol change or precompile. Consigny described SPHINCS- as a bridge…

Monad’s native coin $MON extended losses after X suspended the blockchain project’s official account on Monday without explanation. CoinGecko data shows that $MON fell about 9% to $0.029 in the past 24 hours, though it has still gained 29% over the past month. The layer 1 blockchain built by former Jump Trading engineers is the latest in a string of crypto-related account suspensions on X, following a pattern of aggressive platform moderation. In June 2025, X suspended several prominent Solana ecosystem accounts, including the dominant meme coin launchpad Pump.fun, the open-source AI framework ElizaOS, and the wallet tracker GMGN. These…

Politicians in Argentina have called for the government agency probing the LIBRA scandal to be handed more resources after it was discovered that its free crypto tracking software has expired and not been renewed. According to La Nación, four parliamentarians who originally contributed to a LIBRA investigative committee have called for Argentina’s Attorney General, Eduardo Casal, to allocate more resources to the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Unit (UFECI). This is upon the discovery that the UFECI is lacking the resources and technical licenses to carry out its LIBRA cryptocurrency tracing. When federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano called for the UFECI investigation, the…

Dogecoin holders just gained access to one of the largest merchant networks in crypto. House of Doge and MoonPay have partnered to enable native $DOGE payments across more than 6,000 merchants through MoonPay Commerce, while also launching a new Dogecoin-focused checkout platform called ÐOGE Pay. The move significantly expands Dogecoin’s real-world utility and could represent one of the largest merchant acceptance initiatives in the token’s history. Dogecoin Meets Mainstream Commerce Dogecoin has long ranked among crypto’s most recognizable assets, yet spending it has remained far less common than holding or trading it. Through MoonPay Commerce, merchants can accept $DOGE payments…

Bitcoin price extended its rebound on Thursday as a landmark U.S. crypto bill cleared a key Senate hurdle and Bitcoin‑linked credit products logged fresh milestones. Bitcoin price traded near $81,400 with intraday highs around $82,000, up more than 3% over the past 24 hours on more than $1 billion in spot trading volume. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on a 15–9 vote, with Sens. Ruben Gallego of Arizona and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland joining all 13 Republicans. The bill, known as H.R. 3633, seeks a federal framework for digital asset trading, stablecoins and intermediaries,…

Ethereum’s latest rebound remains corrective so far, with the price still trading below key supply zones after stabilizing near the lower support area. Further consolidation is expected for the coming week. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $ETH is consolidating around $1.67K after reacting from the $1.5K support zone. The broader structure remains bearish, as the asset is still below the descending trendline and both major moving averages. The nearest resistance sits around $1.85K to $1.9K, followed by the larger supply zone between $2K and $2.15K. A recovery into this area could face strong selling pressure,…

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple has made its mark on the Las Vegas skyline, kicking off a major week for the digital asset ecosystem with a towering new advertisement. On Monday morning, Ripple’s official X account posted a striking photo of a massive digital billboard decorating the side of a prominent Las Vegas Strip resort. The colossal ad features the phrase “RAISE THE STANDARD” positioned directly above the $XRP ticker. Good morning, Las Vegas! 🌄Great week ahead for crypto and $XRP. Glad we could add to the skyline. pic.twitter.com/CSFwxwjjbD — Ripple (@Ripple) April 27, 2026 The high-profile advertising campaign arrives just…

Adam Iza, a 25-year-old California cryptocurrency businessman known as “The Godfather,” pleaded guilty on Monday, June 1, to orchestrating an attempted kidnapping of a Connecticut couple. Apparently, the son of the couple had stolen 4,100 Bitcoin worth roughly $245 million, leading to the kidnapping. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, federal prosecutors are asking for at least 14 years in prison when Iza is sentenced on August 12. From nightclub beef to violent abduction The story starts with a fight at a Miami nightclub in mid-2024 between Veer Chetal and James Schwab, an alleged co-conspirator…

Justin Sun’s made-up micronation Liberland has fired its secretary of technology after he allegedly blocked President Vít Jedlička from voting and centralised control of the country’s blockchain. That’s according to a “congress resolution” published by Liberland today. As part of the resolution, Dorian Stern Vukotić was removed from the country’s blockchain-based congress and accused of “gross misconduct, abuse of power, and breach of trust.” Specifically, it claims that in November 2024, Vukotić removed multisig protections from the Sudo account, which grants administrative powers, and in turn “unlawfully centralized control of the Liberland Blockchain.” In October 2025, he allegedly tried to…