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Cryptocurrency whale and prominent investor Jeffrey Huang has established a significant long position in Ethereum ($ETH), valued at approximately $5.9 million, according to on-chain data. The move comes shortly after Huang experienced substantial losses in the futures market, drawing attention from traders tracking high-net-worth capital flows. Position Details and Liquidation Risk Data shows that Huang opened the long position at an average entry price of $1,640 per $ETH, accumulating roughly 3,600 tokens. The position carries a liquidation price of $1,626.2, placing it within a tight margin of just under 1% from the entry point. This narrow buffer suggests a high-risk…
AMD and Intel shares climbed to new all time highs Friday as Wall Street continued to reward chipmakers tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure and rising demand for central processing units. AMD rose about 9% to roughly $443, lifting its market capitalization to about $720 billion, while Intel gained about 14% to around $124, pushing its market value near $627 billion at press time. The rally followed AMD’s stronger than expected first quarter results earlier this week. The company reported revenue of $10.3 billion, up 38% from a year earlier, while data center revenue jumped 57% to $5.8 billion, driven by…
World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), a cryptocurrency project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has opened a vote on a significant governance proposal that will directly impact the token economy. According to a statement from the project, this proposal stands out as one of the most critical decisions in $WLFI’s history. The proposal includes a total of 62.28 billion locked $WLFI tokens, and if the plan is approved, these tokens will not be released into the market for at least two years. This is seen as a step aimed at preventing short-term supply pressure. Related News BREAKING: FED…
Hungary is preparing to overhaul its approach to cryptocurrency regulation, signaling a significant departure from the policies of the previous government. Zoltán Tanács, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Science and Technology, announced plans to repeal existing criminal penalties for unapproved crypto services and ease a broad range of regulatory restrictions. The initiative aims to align Hungary’s rules with the European Union’s comprehensive Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, a move designed to boost the nation’s competitiveness in the digital asset sector. A New Political Direction for Crypto Policy The announcement follows a decisive political shift in Hungary. In the April…
On-chain data reflect the movement of large volumes of $XRP tokens on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. The transfers, which involve notable inflows and outflows, suggest a shift in investor behavior, with higher levels of liquidity and market activity. $XRP Inflows Surge in 30 Days As identified by a CryptoQuant analyst, a significant increase in $XRP inflows on Binance coincides with the cryptocurrency trading near $1.17, even though it traded at $1.13 at the time of writing, according to TradingView’s data. The observed inflow adds to the growing trend over the last 30 days, which saw $XRP total whale inflows on…
Shibarium is a Layer 2 (L2) blockchain built on top of Ethereum that processes transactions off-chain in batches before settling them on the Ethereum mainnet. Launched on August 16, 2023, it was designed to solve two specific problems Shiba Inu ($SHIB) faced on Ethereum: high gas fees and slow throughput. By June 2026, the network had surpassed 1.5 billion cumulative transactions and maintained average gas fees between $0.001 and $0.005 per transaction, compared to Ethereum mainnet fees that can exceed $20 during periods of high demand. Why Ethereum Alone Was Not Enough for $SHIB Shiba Inu started as a memecoin…
Macrostrategist Jordi Visser, a guest on renowned financial commentator Anthony Pompliano’s show, discussed the bottlenecks in global markets, the rising inflation regime, and recent developments in the cryptocurrency markets. Visser stated that he specifically saw a signal of a “major merger and breakout” in the charts of Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE). Visser stated that traditional institutions or institutional capital do not have a direct weight in Dogecoin, and that he uses the asset as an “alarm system” to measure individual investor enthusiasm in the market. Related News Italy’s Largest Bank Launches an XRP and Ethereum Initiative Visser stated that…
Key takeaways Ethereum continues its downtrend after breaking key support levels and testing a low of $1,505 last week. The broader crypto market remains under pressure following last week’s massive dump. The cryptocurrency market starts the week on a weak footing, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), and Ripple ($XRP) continuing to trade under heavy selling pressure following steep declines last week. Bitcoin lost more than 14%, Ethereum dropped over 15%, and $XRP shed more than 13%, leaving technical indicators firmly tilted toward further downside risks. BitMine boosts Ethereum holdings with largest $ETH purchase of 2026 Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion…
Cloudflare shares plunged more than 20% Friday after the company’s better than expected Q1 results were overshadowed by plans to cut about 1,100 employees as part of a broader shift toward an AI first operating model. The company reported $639.8 million in revenue for the first quarter, up 34% from a year earlier. Cloudflare posted a GAAP net loss of $22.9 million, or $0.07 per share, while non GAAP net income rose to $94 million, or $0.25 per diluted share. Cloudflare said the restructuring is designed to accelerate its move toward what it called an agentic AI first operating model.…
Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment shared the top projects in the Solana ecosystem based on developer activity. Analysis based on the last 30 days of GitHub data reveals which altcoins are leading in terms of technical development. According to the data, ChainLink ($LINK) was the top-ranked project in terms of developer activity. It was followed by Solana ($SOL), while it was noteworthy that smaller market capitalization projects such as Swarms (SWARMS) and Metaplex (MPLX) also ranked highly. According to the list shared by Santiment, the projects with the highest developer activity in the Solana ecosystem are ranked as follows: ChainLink ($LINK)…