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Bitcoin Rallies After $283M Liquidation, Spot Demand Lags

Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $75,000 and $73,000 over a three-hour period during the New York market open on Thursday, and the abrupt downside move liquidated $283 million in futures positions. The resulting short squeeze pushed BTC back toward $75,000, but sustaining the rebound will require steady buying volume in the spot market. BTC rebounds amid

Negative Bitcoin Funding Persists Above $75K

Key takeaways: Negative Bitcoin futures funding rates signal bear-market losses and forced liquidations rather than a shift in sentiment.  Institutional inflows into Bitcoin ETFs and corporate accumulation suggest that spot demand remains solid. Bitcoin (BTC) sold off in early trading hours at the US stock market open, briefly losing the $75,000 level before rebounding. This

Josh Stark Leaves Ethereum Foundation

Josh Stark, a key researcher and project manager at the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization that stewards development of the Ethereum ecosystem, said Thursday that he is departing the organization after five years. Stark did not provide a specific reason for his departure and said in a post on X that he has “no plans

Kalshi Appeal Could Reach U.S. Supreme Court

An appellate court is expected to reach a decision after hearing arguments from Kalshi and lawyers representing the state of Nevada. Some legal experts speculated that the state vs. federal jurisdiction battle over regulating prediction markets companies could soon be headed to the United States Supreme Court. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for

HIVE Seeks $75M to Expand GPUs and AI Data Centers

HIVE Digital Technologies said it plans to raise $75 million through a private offering of 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2031, with proceeds expected to fund GPU purchases, data center development and other capital investments. According to Thursday’s announcement, the notes will be issued by a wholly owned subsidiary and offered to qualified institutional buyers

Public Bitcoin Miners Sell Record BTC in Q1 2026

Publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies sold more BTC in Q1 2026 than in all four quarters of 2025, as business conditions tighten for the mining industry.  Publicly listed BTC miners, including MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific and Bitdeer, have collectively sold more than 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, according to TheEnergyMag. The Q1

Bitcoin Eyes $78K as Rally Could Stall

Market analysts said Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest rally to $76,000 was a “clear momentum shift,” confirming a short-term uptrend for BTC price.  Bitcoin’s short-term holder (STH) supply in profit, a measure of the share of recently acquired coins currently held at an unrealized gain, suggests that BTC/USD has not exhausted its bear market rally, data from

CFTC Chair Keeps Pushing Rules While Serving Alone

The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael Selig, said he would not wait for the appointment of additional commissioners to lead the regulatory agency before moving ahead on rulemaking potentially related to digital assets and prediction markets. In a Thursday hearing of the House Agriculture Committee, Selig responded to questions from ranking

Schwab to Offer Spot Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Retail

Charles Schwab, one of the largest US brokerage firms, will roll out spot cryptocurrency trading for retail clients in the coming weeks, starting with Bitcoin and Ether, through a dedicated account linked to its brokerage platform. According to a Thursday announcement, the offering will allow clients to trade and view crypto alongside stocks and other

Bitcoin Rally Remains ‘Early’ as Price Stays Below Key Level

Bitcoin (BTC) hit range highs above $76,000 on Wednesday, but Glassnode analysts say data suggest that calling for the start of a new bull market is premature.  New capital inflows have stayed weak, with Bitcoin’s growth rate remaining negative across all 105 trading days in 2026, highlighting a gap between stable price action and limited
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