Key Takeaways Coinbase reached 8.6% crypto trading volume market share, setting a new company high. Derivatives adoption lifted retail annualized revenue above $200 million, expanding Coinbase’s revenue mix. Base and USDC activity could further strengthen Coinbase’s role in digital payments. Coinbase Hits Record Market Share as Derivatives Revenue Tops $200 Million Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: …
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Key takeaways: Half of the $6 billion in Bitcoin options open interest is tied to long-shot strategies used for hedging and neutral price strategies. The 9% put (sell) options premium hints that professional traders are worried about a potential Bitcoin price drop. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have high hopes for the year-end options expiry on Dec. …
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Anthony Pompliano says most of the crypto industry is already dead and that the market has not fully admitted it yet. In a May 6 video posted on X, the Bitcoin investor and commentator argued that the sector’s long tail of unused chains, illiquid tokens and speculative projects is being cleared out as the parts …
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They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits …
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A crypto analyst has identified a multi-year Cup and Handle pattern on the Bitcoin (BTC) chart that he says has gone largely unnoticed by the broader market, despite its significance. The analyst believes this single formation signals a major bull trend ahead for Bitcoin, projecting a minimum price target of $220,000 once the cryptocurrency begins …
Strategy—formerly known as MicroStrategy—could meaningfully accelerate its Bitcoin-buying pace this year, according to analysts at JPMorgan. The firm, led by well-known Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor, is already one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies, and JPMorgan believes its next move may be a larger, faster round of acquisitions. Strategy Could Outpace Past Bitcoin …
XRP has entered a new chapter in Japan’s payments market after Rakuten Wallet connected the token to Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Cash, giving millions of everyday users a route to interact with the cryptocurrency through an ecosystem they already use. The development is one of the most talked-about XRP adoption stories of the year, among …
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Key takeaways: Half of the $6 billion in Bitcoin options open interest is tied to long-shot strategies used for hedging and neutral price strategies. The 9% put (sell) options premium hints that professional traders are worried about a potential Bitcoin price drop. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have high hopes for the year-end options expiry on Dec. …
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Update (May 7 at 9:47 PM UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Binance. The US Department of the Treasury reportedly demanded that Binance follow a monitoring program put in place by a 2023 deal between authorities and the cryptocurrency exchange, following reports that the company facilitated $1 billion to entities …
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The CLARITY crypto market structure bill could see a markup in the US Senate Banking Committee as early as next week, according to Kara Calvert, the vice president of US policy at crypto exchange Coinbase. “My prediction is that we have a markup next week,” Calvert told the audience at the Consensus 2026 crypto industry conference …
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Political action committees (PACs) affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed Fairshake reported spending millions of dollars to support candidates in five races, with less than six months until US voters decide on their representatives in Congress. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission this week, the Protect Progress PAC reported about a combined $1.6 million …
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Fund managers are warming back up to digital assets, with Bitcoin continuing to dominate allocation preferences even as broader crypto sentiment improves, according to a new survey by CoinShares. The April survey gathered responses from 26 institutional investors overseeing a combined $1.3 trillion in assets under management. Allocations to digital assets remain relatively modest, at …
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TLDR BitMine may slow its Ethereum purchases as it approaches its 5% supply target. Chairman Tom Lee said the company could reach the 5% goal within six weeks at its current pace. BitMine held 5.18 million ETH as of May 3, equal to 4.29% of total supply. The company bought 101,745 ETH in the previous …
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Key Takeaways Kalshi raised a $1B Series F led by Coatue, doubling its valuation to $22B to target institutions. As institutional trading volumes surged 800%, Kalshi’s annualized volume reached a massive $178B. Next, Kalshi will use the $1B to build tailored institutional products and chase trillions in market size. Kalshi Closes Series F Funding Round, …
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A federal court has sentenced a California man to 78 months in prison for his role in a social engineering conspiracy that authorities say stole more than $250 million in cryptocurrency. The ‘Instrument of Last Resort’ A U.S. federal court has sentenced a California man to 6 1/2 years in prison for his role in …
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