Day: October 13, 2025

Mystery Whale Opens $163M Bitcoin Short After $192M Profit

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A huge crypto derivatives speculator that recently made $192 million betting on the crypto market with a curiously timed short has opened up more bearish positions.  The whale trader (0xb317) on the Hyperliquid decentralized derivatives exchange has opened a $163 million leveraged perpetual contract to short Bitcoin (BTC) on Sunday. The 10x leveraged position is currently valued at $3.5 million in profit, but it will be liquidated if BTC reaches $125,500. The entity attracted attention from the crypto community after opening a short position just 30 minutes before Trump’s tariff…

Solana (SOL) Pushes Higher Again – Has It Finally Found Its Short-Term Bottom?

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Solana started a fresh increase above the $180 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $185 and might aim for more gains above the $200 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $175 and $180 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $200 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $188 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend gains if it clears the $200 resistance…

Steak ‘N Shake U-Turns on ETH Payment Idea

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Steak ‘n Shake has reversed course on a potential plan to accept Ether payments after several Bitcoiners balked at the idea of the fast food chain expanding beyond BTC. Steak ‘n Shake asked its 468,800 X followers whether it should accept Ether (ETH) on Saturday, promising to “abide by the results of the poll.” The poll saw 53% of 48,815 votes go for “Yes,” but the fast-food chain suspended it around four hours later due to backlash. “Poll suspended. Our allegiance is with Bitcoiners. You have spoken,” it said on…

XRP Price Climbs Past $2.50 – Bulls Eye Next Barrier After Solid Recovery

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Crypto Funding Rates Plunged To 2022 Lows Amid Liquidations

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Funding rates across crypto derivatives markets plummeted to their lowest levels since the depths of the 2022 bear market, as short sellers mounted up over the weekend. The dramatic fall in funding rates was reported by onchain analytics provider Glassnode on Sunday. “This marks one of the most severe leverage resets in crypto history,” the analysts noted, stating it was a clear sign of “how aggressively speculative excess has been flushed from the system.” Funding rates are periodic payments between traders in the most popular crypto derivatives — perpetual futures…

MARA Holdings increases Bitcoin holdings by 400 BTC via FalconX: On-chain data

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Key Takeaways MARA Holdings, a publicly listed Bitcoin mining firm, added 400 BTC to its reserves. The acquisition was conducted through FalconX, an institutional digital asset trading platform. Share this article MARA Holdings, a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company, increased its Bitcoin holdings by 400 BTC through a transaction facilitated by FalconX, a digital asset trading platform. The purchase adds to the company’s strategic cryptocurrency treasury expansion. MARA Holdings has been positioning itself as a key player in Bitcoin accumulation strategies, focusing on long-term cryptocurrency reserves. The company recently engaged…

Ethereum Surges Past $4,100 – Are Bulls Ready For The Next Big Leg?

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Ethereum price started a fresh recovery above $4,000. ETH is now showing positive signs but faces a major resistance near the $4,250 level. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $4,000 and $4,100 levels. The price is trading above $4,150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $4,100 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it trades above $4,250. Ethereum Price Starts Recovery Ethereum price started a…

Bitcoin Core V30 Officially Launches To Mixed Community Reaction

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Bitcoin Core developers saw a mixed reaction from the Bitcoin community as they announced the release of their v30 update, bringing forward a host of node-related changes to architecture, performance, and security.   The key changes brought forward in Bitcoin Core 30.0 are the introduction of optional encrypted connections between nodes for better privacy and the increase of the OP_RETURN data limit within Bitcoin Core software from 80 to 100,000 bytes, enabling a significantly larger amount of non-financial data to be embedded in Bitcoin transactions.    “With the release of this…

Binance Founder CZ Reportedly in Line for Trump Administration Pardon

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The Trump administration is reportedly “leaning toward a pardon” for Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in 2024 and spent four months in prison. According to New York Post columnist and Fox correspondent Charles Gasparino, sources close to Zhao said that Trump insiders believe the case against CZ was “pretty weak, and certainly not something that merited a felony charge and jail time.” “Trump… is leaning toward a pardon (consider the source), which could set the stage for CZ’s return to the crypto exchange…

Pepeto Advances Presale With Staking Rewards and Live Exchange Demo

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[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 11th, 2025] According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin fell 8.9% over the past week to $111,452.76, while Ethereum declined 16.4% to $3,770.65 and BNB dropped 6.8% to $1,093.59. The sell-off came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on Chinese exports and software controls, triggering what Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in crypto history,” with over $19 billion in leveraged positions wiped out and more than 1.6 million traders liquidated. Pepeto (PEPETO) has now raised $6,996,954.27 in its presale, offering…