Bitcoin Price Tops $80K as Futures Premium Soars and $1.6B in Open Options Bet Hints Big Swings
Why Bitcoin Will Soar Above Its Fresh Record: Van Straten
Even after breaking through $77,000 for the first time, bitcoin’s price looks very likely to keep soaring, CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten argues.
Cardano’s ADA Rockets 35% as Hoskinson Says He’s Helping U.S. Crypto Policy
ADA extended 7-day gains to 77% as Charles Hoskinson said development company Input Output will set up a policy office in the U.S.
Bitcoin Smashes $79K in Bullish Weekend Pump, With $280M Bearish Bets Liquidated
Weekend pumps are considered bullish because they indicate broad interest and participation from smaller investors rather than just institutional players.
Solana Joins $100B Club, Hitting Nearly a Three-Year High Above $210
The fourth largest crypto could potentially reach its 2021 record highs in the coming days given its relative strength through crypto’s eight-month long consolidation phase, one analyst noted.
Dogecoin Flips XRP as Elon Musk-Linked Trade Keeps on Giving
DOGE prices zoomed a further 14% on Sunday, pushing the token above XRP to make it the seventh-largest by market capitalization.
Ethereum’s ENS Identity System Set to Launch Own Layer-2 Blockchain
Namechain, as the layer-2 blockcain is called, will use a zero-knowledge rollup for scaling and is likely to go live around the end of 2025.
Bitcoin Nears $82K in Bullish Start to Week; Dogecoin Flips USDC
The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, rose 4.5% in the past 24 hours.
Humpy the Whale Cost FTX, Alameda $1 Billion in Losses, Lawsuit Alleges
The suit also links him to organized crime in Eastern Europe and terrorist groups.
Mt. Gox Shuffles $2.4B Bitcoin Between Wallets as BTC Hovers Near $82K: Arkham
Trustees transferred over 30,000 BTC from “1FG2C…Rveoy” to “1Fhod…LFRT,” a new wallet, and $200 million to a Mt. Gox cold wallet.