GnosisDAO has approved a plan to retire Gnosis Chain’s standalone Layer 1, a shift that will unlock roughly 350,000 staked GNO. Under GIP-153, Gnosis Chain will become a zero-knowledge-proven Ethereum Economic Zone rollup that settles directly to Ethereum every block. The network will eventually retire its independent validator set and inherit security from Ethereum validators…
It was almost painful for days to write these price updates, but this isn’t the case today, as bitcoin recorded its most impressive surge in 2026 that wasn’t after a notable decline. The asset skyrocketed by several grand yesterday and tapped a two-month peak at over $70,000. The altcoins have all turned green as well,…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse struck a noticeably softer tone on the company’s IPO prospects at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, even as Ripple simultaneously runs a $750 million share buyback that pegs its private-market valuation at $50 billion. The combination is telling: warmer language on going public, paired with a fresh vote of confidence in staying…
Bitcoin is showing some of the strongest capitulation signals of the current downturn, suggesting the selloff may be entering a later stage even as the market offers little evidence of an imminent rebound. Eight of the 12 indicators tracked by VanEck are currently flashing capitulation, while all 12 reached extreme levels at some point during…
Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $517 million and ether funds $189 million on Aug. 19, the strongest daily hauls in months, as a broad rally torched $2.7 billion in bearish bets.
President Donald Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, and other major crypto companies at the White House on Wednesday as the administration sought to take a stronger position in the digital asset industry. The discussion focused heavily on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Bitcoin, and the push to bring more crypto activity…
Most of July and August were highly dull trading periods for the entire cryptocurrency market, with little to no movement, a lack of actual interest, and missing volume. It all changed yesterday afternoon when the market was revived with major price rallies across all assets. Ripple’s XRP also exploded alongside its peers, but there could…
The Hyperliquid wallet known as pension-usdt.eth was forced out of a 50,000 ETH short as ether surged, with five liquidation orders helping push the price higher during the unwind.
Traders betting against crypto lost $2.74 billion in a day, more than the short side of the October 2025 crash that remains the biggest liquidation event in the market’s history.
Every major except tron posted double-digit weekly gains, with nearly $1.4 billion of short positions wiped out after the Treasury doubled its bond buybacks.