Category: Bitcoin News

Dogecoin ETFs See Record-Low Liquidity as Trading Activity Cools

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US spot Dogecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are showing early signs of cooling demand, as total value traded (TVT) has fallen to its lowest level since launch.  SoSoValue data showed that on Monday, Dogecoin ETFs’ TVT fell to just $142,000, the lowest since launch. This marked a sharp retreat from late November, when the funds saw days where value traded topped $3.23 million. Total value traded refers to the total dollar amount of ETF shares bought and sold over a given period. It serves as a gauge of market activity and…

Prediction Market Boom Has Insider Trading Problems

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Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are growing, generating billions of dollars in volume. But some observers are concerned about the ethical problems and potential credit risks posed by major prediction betting platforms. Last week, Polymarket saw a notional volume of over $1.2 billion, according to Dune Analytics. Media giant CNBC has entered into a partnership with prediction market Kalshi to integrate prediction data in its TV, digital and subscription platforms. On the back of this success, Kalshi co-founder Tarek Mansour has mentioned creating “a tradable asset out of any…

Crypto’s ‘Netscape’ Moment, Industry Approaches Inflection Point

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The cryptocurrency industry is approaching its “Netscape moment,” as steady progress in blockchain infrastructure and the rise of regulated investment products drive a new wave of institutional adoption, according to Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang. The crypto sector is “facing its ‘Netscape’ or ‘iPhone’ moment,” Huang wrote Sunday in a post on X. “It’s working bigger than ever before, far beyond our wildest dreams. Both the institutional parts and the cypherpunk parts.” Netscape launched the first easy-to-use web browser for mainstream users in 1994 before going public with a successful initial…

Japan Moves to Mandate Liability Reserves for Crypto Exchanges

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Introduction of stricter rules for crypto exchanges in Japan Japan is in the process of introducing significant changes to cryptocurrency regulation following renewed attention to Mt. Gox-related repayment activity in 2024. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to introduce new rules requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to maintain special “liability reserves” to protect customers if their assets are lost due to hacks or unauthorized transfers. The measures aim to bring the cryptocurrency sector closer to the strict standards applied to traditional financial institutions in Japan, one of the world’s most heavily regulated…

Polygon Activates Madhugiri Upgrade, Aiming For 1-Second Blocks

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Blockchain network Polygon rolled out its latest protocol upgrade, known as the Madhugiri hard fork, which aims to achieve a 33% increase in network throughput and reduce block consensus time to one second.  Polygon core developer Krishang Shah said on X that the update includes support for three Fusaka Ethereum Improvement Proposals, specifically EIP-7823, EIP-7825 and EIP-7883. These EIPs make heavy mathematical operations more efficient and secure by limiting the amount of gas they consume. They also prevent single transactions from consuming excessive computing power, helping the network run more…

Elite Traders Hunt Retail Investors On Prediction Markets

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Prediction markets are emerging as a new battleground in the crypto economy, where the best-informed traders are competing against casual retail bettors for profits. Most users are behaving more like sports bettors than disciplined traders, according to a Tuesday report from research firm 10x Research, which said they are trading “dopamine and narrative for discipline and edge.” It added: “Accuracy and profit are driven not by the crowd, but by a tiny, informed elite who price probability, hedge exposure, and extract premium from retail-driven longshots.” The rising liquidity and retail…

Is Zcash’s ZEC Going to $500 or Higher in December?

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Zcash (ZEC) extended its recovery on Tuesday, rising 10.29% in the past 24 hours to over $425, or 41.50% up from the lows of around $300 just a week ago. Key takeaways: ZEC eyes $500 as double-bottom signals and whale accumulation support the recovery. Bear-flag risks persist, with overbought RSI hinting at a possible pullback toward $260–$280. ZEC/USDT four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView The sharp rebound prompted some analysts to anticipate a further rally to or above $500 in the coming days. Can Zcash retest the psychological resistance? From double…

Bitcoin Retail Investors Tell a Tale Of ‘Structural Decline’

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Bitcoin (BTC) retail investors are setting new records as “structural decline” sets in this bull market. Key points: Bitcoin entities holding up to 1 BTC are sending less per day to Binance than ever before. A tale of “structural decline” comes in the era of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Whale positioning hints at a new BTC price bottom. ”Shrimp” Binance BTC inflows set all-time lows Data from the onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that BTC inflows to the largest crypto exchange, Binance, collapsed in 2025. Bitcoin retail investors — entities holding…

Bitcoin Leaves Exchanges as ETFs Absorb Supply and Holders Stay Bullish

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There are at least 400,000 fewer Bitcoin on exchanges compared to the same time last year, in a positive sign for the market, according to the market intelligence platform Santiment.  Over 403,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have moved off exchanges since Dec. 7, 2024, representing roughly 2% of the total supply, Santiment said in an X post on Monday, citing data from its sanbase dashboard. Users often move their Bitcoin away from exchanges into cold storage wallets, which, in theory, makes it harder to sell and could signal long-term plans to hold…

Polymarket Volume Double Counted In Analytics Dashboards

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Some of the reported trading activity and volume of prediction market platform Polymarket may be significantly higher than actual reality due to a “data bug,” according to a researcher at Paradigm. “It turns out almost every major dashboard has been double-counting Polymarket volume not related to wash trading,” said Storm, a researcher at the venture capital firm. Storm explained that this was because “Polymarket’s onchain data contains redundant representations of each trade.” “Polymarket’s onchain data is quite complex, and this has led to widespread adoption of flawed accounting methods.”  When…