Perpetual futures for crypto, also called perpetual swaps or perps, are gaining momentum in the United States amid concerns over risk to retail traders.Head of consumer products of Coinbase, Max Branzburg announced on June 13 that the exchange was pl
In May, the total amount stolen from crypto hacks declined drastically compared to April, with the largest incident making up around 90% of the monthâs total, according to a blockchain security firm.The decline comes as the crypto industry has been s
Bitcoin is poised to rally toward $120,000 after a US federal court blocked the majority of President Donald Trumpâs tariffs, a crypto analyst says.âThe trade court decision was an epic mic drop, and itâs going to intensify momentum behind Bitcoin,â
Bitcoin danced around $80,000 at the April 8 Wall Street open as US stock markets staged a fresh recovery, but unresolved tensions between China and the US continue to put a damper on BTCâs upside. Hayes: Bitcoin can repeat historic China inflowsDat
The crypto market is reeling from one of its sharpest pullbacks in months, with Bitcoin (BTC) dropping to $74,000 amid escalating global trade tensions.The sell-off has traders scrambling to assess whether this is a temporary correction or the start
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes the economic chaos triggered by U.S. President Donald Trumpâs sweeping tariffs will inevitably lead to a monetary easing cycle, which, in his view, will act as rocket fuel for Bitcoin (BTC).With digital asset m
US crypto exchange Coinbase has filed with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch futures contracts for Rippleâs XRP token.âWeâre excited to announce that Coinbase Derivatives has filed with the CFTC to self-certify XRP futures
In a new essay published on March 31, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes lays out a case for a $250,000 Bitcoin price target by year-end, grounded in his belief that the US Federal Reserve has effectively capitulated to fiscal dominance and resumed de fa
Gracy Chen, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, criticized Hyperliquidâs handling of a March 26 incident on its perpetual exchange, saying it put the network at risk of becoming âFTX 2.0.âOn March 26, Hyperliquid, a blockchain network specializing
The cryptocurrency market has faced a significant downturn since the start of 2025, with some investors calling it the most painful cycle in history.Some were disappointed about industry policy changes and the memecoin craze in the United States, whi
Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled 18% in February, its steepest monthly drop since early 2022. Yet despite the price slump, market activity remained anything but calm. This volatility created a trading boom for institutional platform Finery Markets, which proces
Network economist Timothy Peterson warns that if the US Federal Reserve holds off on rate cuts in 2025, it may cause a broader market downturn, potentially dragging Bitcoin back toward $70,000.âWhat it needs is a trigger. I think that trigger may be
According to Timothy Peterson, author of Metcalfeâs Law as a Model for Bitcoin Value, the crypto industry could be on the brink of another bear market.This analysis comes as the Federal Reserve (Fed) maintains its cautious stance on interest rates de
Trump posted on his own social network earlier endorsing a crypto reserve:Trump bails out Bitcoin - "to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve"A US$195mn buy order was placed & filled on BTC and ETH before Trump's announcementArthur Hayes, co-fou
The largest cryptocurrency made the headlines on numerous occasions in December and January by blowing off the $100,000 level and charting new all-time highs.After that, Bitcoin traded in a sideways channel with extreme volatility between $92,000 and
On Friday, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit was allegedly hacked by North Koreaâs Lazarus group, which drained nearly $1.4 billion in ether (ETH) from the exchange.Following the hack, Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder and claiming to be a major ether (ETH
In what is considered now the largest hack within the cryptocurrency industry, Bybitâs hot wallet was compromised when trying to complete a legitimate transfer, and roughly $1.5 billion, mostly in ETH, was stolen by being sent to another address.Asid
Bitcoin's on-chain options market on Derive.xyz indicates a 22% probability of prices falling to $75,000 by March 28, a notable rise from last week's 10% chance.The sharp rise in probability follows a renewed import tariff war between the U.S. and i
Bitcoin dropped below $98,000 on Jan. 27, but the price has since recovered to trade near the psychological level of $100,000. The fall was triggered by the rapid rise of China-based AI app DeepSeek, which stoked fears of rising competition in the A
Bitcoin fell just below $98,000, a near 10% drawdown from all time highs, with investors questioning the continuation of the bull run. The fall was attributed to the concerns about China's DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence hyper-efficient model compe