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Bitcoin is trading in a volatile but technically fragile range on Saturday as bearish pressure from Friday evening’s whiplash continues to dominate higher time frames despite selective short-term recovery attempts. Traders are monitoring whether the leading crypto asset can stabilize above the critical $74,000 support zone after a sharp retreat from recent highs near $82,833. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell below $77K on Friday evening as traders on Saturday now defend the $74K support zone. Chart data shows 13 moving average sell signals impacting bitcoin sentiment. Bitcoin bulls need to reclaim above $76.5K–$77.5K to weaken bearish momentum. Bitcoin Chart Outlook Bitcoin…

Ethereum ($ETH) briefly plunged below the $2,000 threshold this week for the first time since March 29. While the price has since stabilized and is currently trading near $2,002, it still remains almost 60% below August’s high of nearly $5,000. But data suggest that $ETH’s largest whales are accumulating again $ETH Whales Tighten Grip on Supply Wallets holding at least 100,000 Ethereum now collectively own 17.41 million $ETH, the highest level in nine weeks. These holdings account for 22.03% of Ethereum’s total supply and mark a 10-week high. The latest findings come after Santiment reported that the asset’s fall below…

The B2B (business-to-business) payments market today exceeds 100 trillion dollars every year, but it still relies on traditional tools such as checks and bank transfers, which are often expensive and slow. According to a recent report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, this outdated infrastructure is about to be revolutionized by the advent of stablecoins, digital assets that promise almost instant and low-cost settlement. Stablecoins: a new infrastructure for payments Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to a stable asset, such as the dollar, and are rapidly gaining ground as an alternative for international payments, global payroll, and liquidity management between companies.…

What Is Arc? Arc is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built by Circle, the company behind $USDC. The pitch is straightforward: a blockchain designed from the ground up for stablecoin-native finance, with $USDC as native gas, deterministic sub-second finality, opt-in configurable privacy, and direct integration with Circle’s full institutional stack. Instead of trying to retrofit a general-purpose chain for payments and capital markets, Circle built one specifically for those use cases: FX, onchain lending, tokenized real-world assets, agentic commerce. The public testnet launched October 28, 2025, and mainnet beta is scheduled for sometime in 2026. Circle went public on the NYSE…

President Donald Trump named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday. The pick drew immediate celebration from Bitcoin holders tracking his pro-crypto record. The 38-year-old will keep his FHFA role and chairmanship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He will dual-hat the positions until a permanent DNI is nominated and confirmed. Trump Picks Acting DNI Pulte’s Pro-Crypto Record at FHFA In June 2025, Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to recognize crypto in mortgage assessments. The directive removed any requirement that borrowers liquidate holdings first. Bill is a great guy who…

OKX founder and CEO Star Xu said the AI era will increase the value of top talent while exposing employees who focus more on internal politics, presentation, and process management than actual execution. Responding to a Bloomberg report about OKX integrating AI usage into employee reviews, Xu argued that people are oversimplifying the relationship between artificial intelligence and layoffs. AI Will Reward High Performers, Says Star Xu According to Xu, successful companies have always depended on a small group of highly effective operators who deeply understand systems and aggressively push for outcomes. AI, he said, makes those people even more…

The price of Bitcoin may be headed to the $60,000 level after breaking past a “crucial” support zone between $75,000 and $76,000, according to crypto market analyst Michaël van de Poppe. Bitcoin fell below the support zone on Friday, van de Poppe said, adding that market corrections occurring on Fridays “flip back bullish quite often.” There are also “multiple” Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures gaps above the spot market price, the highest of which is over $79,000, he added. He continued: “That said, if Bitcoin doesn’t grind back upwards to $76,600 [or more], then there’s clearly no argument to…

The long-term value of decentralized finance (DeFi) depends on its ability to transform the back-office operations of global banking institutions rather than providing alternative trading environments, according to asset management and banking executives. Speaking on a panel at the Proof of Talk conference in Paris, the executives said legacy financial institutions are eager to adopt blockchain technology, but that’s unlikely to occur given the weaknesses in onchain security, especially in bridges that link different blockchains. In April, breaches were reported in 27 out of 30 days, prompting CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu to describe it as DeFi’s worst month in four…

Drip.Trade, the non-fungible token ($NFT) exchange built on the Hyperliquid blockchain platform, has announced it will cease operations at 2:00 p.m. UTC on June 15. The development marks the end of a platform that served a niche community of digital collectors and traders within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Shutdown Timeline and User Instructions In an official statement, the Drip.Trade team urged all users to take immediate action before the deadline. Key steps include withdrawing any remaining funds, closing open positions, and exporting or saving important transaction data. The team emphasized that after June 15, access to the platform and its services…

On Thursday, Ethereum’s price briefly dropped below $2000 for the first time since late March. In doing so, the king altcoin effectively erased all its Q2 gains. At the time of writing, it was down 19% from its April peak of nearly $2.5K. This week alone, the altcoin has shed 6% of its value. Should it lose the Q2 support zone of $2K, short sellers could push it lower to $1.8K—the range low of the 2026 sideways structure. The pullback mirrored a broader macro-driven correction that also dragged Bitcoin lower. However, according to Nansen, $ETH’s weakness showed a “deeper problem.”…