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Bitcoin ($BTC) continues in a broad consolidation phase following the steep declines earlier this year. The asset remains confined in a horizontal range that signals short-term indecision among market participants. While attempts to retest higher resistance levels around $75k have been met with selling pressure, $BTC’s support near $60k has so far held, defining the lower boundary of the current range. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $BTC shows clear lower highs and lows following the peak above $125k. The trend remains bearish in the broader context, as the 100-day (~$78k) and 200-day moving averages (~$90k)…
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has maintained a sideways, choppy trend for the past few weeks, with the price retracing downward after every attempted rally. This trend pattern caused many traders to wait on the sidelines, without taking a trading position. From all indications, those traders are waiting for a breakout in either direction to decide what to do with the cryptocurrency. Source: X A Changing Dynamics for Ethereum In the meantime, cryptocurrency analysts have identified an event that could attract traders’ attention toward Ethereum. Data from CryptoQuant show that $ETH derivatives activity has cooled down, a development…
BlackRock formally opposed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s draft rules for the $GENIUS Act, arguing that proposed limits on reserve assets are unnecessary. On Friday, the asset management company submitted a 17-page comment letter addressing the OCC’s 20% cap on tokenized assets. It argues that the proposal would choke its BUIDL fund and similar innovations. The firm’s letter also sought formal clarification on which Treasury-based instruments would be considered eligible reserves. Instead of rigid limits, BlackRock is advocating a principles-based diversification framework. This proposal allows issuers to manage reserves based on risk characteristics rather than arbitrary thresholds.…
🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 1,817,260 #$SOL (163,859,189 USD) stake unlocked at unknown wallethttps://t.co/BgFusb0QP9 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) March 21, 2026 Solana has recorded a massive token unlock on its blockchain as over 1.8 million $SOL previously staked to secure the network has been liquidated earlier today. According to data provided by Whale Alert, a blockchain monitoring firm that tracks large transactions, a massive 1,817,260 Solana stake worth about $163.86 million was unlocked on Saturday, March 21. Push for $SOL price? Further data provided by the source revealed that the large amount of $SOL was unlocked from an…
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a television news anchor on allegations of receiving cryptocurrency payments from a Chinese operative to produce politically influenced content and obtain classified military information from serving and former officers. According to the Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office, 28-year-old Lin Chen-you worked under instructions from a Chinese national surnamed Huang while producing programs for CTi News and the network’s YouTube channel. Prosecutors alleged Huang supplied story themes and reviewed scripts targeting the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s recall campaign. Authorities said Lin received at least 4,325 USDT from Huang in 2025 as part of the media arrangement. Prosecutors…
UXLINK And Origins Network Partner To Power Scalable AI-Driven Web3 Applications Using Decentralized Computing
In a groundbreaking move to accelerate scalable Web3 solutions powered by artificial intelligence, UXLINK, a Web3 social protocol, today entered into a strategic collaboration with Origins Network, a modular public blockchain designed for AI and autonomous agents. This partnership enabled UXLINK to integrate Origins Network’s decentralized infrastructure for AI computation, aiming to unlock new opportunities in AI-driven decentralized applications on UXLINK’s Web3 social platform. UXLINK is a Web3 social platform built for real-world social relationships, connecting users and projects, and thereby accelerating mass adoption and growth of the Web3 space. It is a Web3 social platform where users and projects…
Recent market data shows a clear dominance of short positions in Bitcoin futures, indicating that many traders are betting on further price declines. This imbalance between short and long exposure reflects a cautious and bearish sentiment across the market. 💥BREAKING:Bearish bets on Bitcoin are heavily stacked.Around $12B in shorts vs $3B in longs. pic.twitter.com/c6CJtvDxUY — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) March 29, 2026 Such positioning often emerges during periods of uncertainty, where participants react to recent price weakness and broader macroeconomic conditions. The use of high leverage in these trades adds another layer of risk, making the market more sensitive to sudden…
An anonymous Ethereum whale has withdrawn 7,240 $ETH, valued at approximately $16.87 million, from the cryptocurrency exchanges Bybit and OKX over the past 20 minutes. The transaction, reported by on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa via X (formerly Twitter), occurred at an average price of $2,330 per $ETH. What the Withdrawal Signals Large withdrawals from centralized exchanges are often interpreted by market participants as a signal of intent to hold rather than sell. When assets are moved to self-custody wallets, it reduces the available supply on exchanges and typically indicates that the holder does not plan to trade or liquidate in the near…
One of the Journalists Closest to the Fed Says Interest Rates Have Reached a Critical Point – Here Are the Details
Nick Timiraos, a journalist known for his close ties to the Fed, wrote that discussions within the Fed regarding the interest rate path have reached a critical turning point. Accordingly, officials are now discussing not when interest rate cuts will begin, but under what conditions interest rate increases might be needed again. The statement released after the latest policy meeting signaled a significant shift in the Fed’s communication language. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari formally objected to maintaining the statement that “the next step will most likely be an…
A Shiba Inu (SHIB) dApp, Woofswap, has announced the early testing of a Shibarium Layer-3 explorer under the ShibClaw initiative. In an update shared on X, Woofswap maintained that testing was on but provided no further details as to the L3. Shibarium Layer-3 testing begins under ShibClaw initiative Notably, Woofswap had previously set up a page just for testing and referenced that post in its latest update. As users know, Shibarium is the Layer-2 blockchain built for the Shiba Inu ecosystem. Therefore, a Layer 3 will naturally be built on top of the Layer 2 to increase transaction speed. It…