Category: Bitcoin News

What NYSE’s Exploration of Onchain Systems Means for Financial Markets

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Key takeaways Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s blockchain-based initiative is about upgrading market infrastructure, not adopting cryptocurrencies. It intends to use blockchain for improving settlement, reconciliation and collateral efficiency. Onchain delivery-vs.-payment settlement could significantly reduce counterparty risk and free up capital tied up in margins. It also shifts risk toward real-time liquidity needs and continuous funding requirements. While 24/7 trading may expand global access, it does not necessarily solve deeper market-structure issues. It could introduce liquidity fragmentation, wider spreads and noisier price discovery during low-volume periods. Stablecoins in this model act as…

Binance Launches Support of Ondo Tokenized Stocks

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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is rolling out support for tokenized equities from Ondo Global Markets in its latest push into real-world assets (RWAs). The exchange has listed Ondo’s tokenized stocks, funds and commodities on its Binance Alpha platform, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday. The integration features 10 tokenized assets at launch, including AAPLon, NVDAon and QQQon, corresponding to Apple, Nvidia and the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF, with additional assets planned for the future. “At Binance, we’re committed to giving our users…

ETH Downtrend Not Over? Why Ether’s Next Stop Could be $1,500

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Ether (ETH) dipped below $1,900 during Asian trading hours on Tuesday, extending 30-day losses to 38% as President Donald Trump’s tariffs soured investor sentiment. Several market and technical indicators show that the ETH price may fall further before any recovery attempts by the bulls. Key takeaways: Ether trades below its realized price, which has historically marked bearish continuation phases.  ETH price may not find a bottom until its 50-week moving average crosses below the 100-week average. The Coinbase Premium at a 3.5-year low and persistent ETF outflows reflect strong selling…

Nansen to Set up Bhutan Entity in Gelephu Mindfulness City

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Blockchain analytics company Nansen will establish a local entity and build a Bhutan-based team in Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), expanding into the kingdom as its Special Administrative Region advances its digital asset strategy. According to a joint announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Nansen plans to incorporate within GMC and develop on-the-ground analytics capabilities to provide blockchain data and market intelligence to industry participants operating in the region. GMC is a purpose-built Special Administrative Region in southern Bhutan focused on long-term economic development. The region has previously announced digital asset initiatives spanning…

Smarter Web Secures $30M Bitcoin Credit from Coinbase

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United Kingdom-listed Bitcoin treasury firm The Smarter Web Company has secured a $30 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit. The facility is secured against Bitcoin held in custody with Coinbase.  The company said Tuesday the facility is designed to help it deploy capital into Bitcoin (BTC) immediately after equity raises, reducing settlement timing risk during volatile markets. Smarter Web said it does not intend to use the facility as long-term debt to finance Bitcoin purchases. Smarter Web is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market and also trades…

What Past Cycles Say Happens Before the Bottom

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Bitcoin price dropped 25% in 2022 and 50% in 2018 after similar on-chain loss signals, a warning sign for BTC’s next move. Bitcoin (BTC) traders are selling at a loss for the first time since 2022, raising odds that the biggest cryptocurrency’s ongoing price correction may deepen in the coming weeks. Key takeaways: Bitcoin is witnessing loss-driven selling that has historically lasted six months or more. These signals surfaced during previous bear markets, preceding sharp downtrends each time. BTC capitulation may last for another six months On Monday, Bitcoin’s realized…

Crypto Execs Push Back on Viral Claim

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A market analysis viewed almost 5 million times on X states that Bitcoin derivatives have turned the cryptocurrency’s 21-million-supply cap into a “theoretically infinite” one. Past Bitcoin (BTC) falls had a clear catalyst, but sharp drops in the opening months of 2026 have sparked several theories, ranging from digital asset treasuries (DATs) blowing up under pressure to a lingering hangover from October’s mass liquidation cascade. Robert Kendall, author of “The Kendall Report,” claimed he cracked it in his viral X post. He argued that Bitcoin’s valuation logic based on fixed…

Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits Rare 3.125 BTC Jackpot With Rented Hashrate

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A solo Bitcoin miner notched a rare win by validating an entire Bitcoin block, securing a huge payday using a hobby-level mining operation using on-demand hashrate.  The miner earned the 3.125 Bitcoin (BTC) block reward, worth roughly $200,000 at current prices, after successfully mining block 938092, according to blockchain data and a post from Bitcoin mining firm Braiins. Braiins said the miner relied on on-demand hashrate, spending about 119,000 satoshis, roughly $75 at the time, to rent 1 petahash per second of computing power and paying a small solo-mining fee…

Hashgraph Group Launches Hedera Tool for EU Digital Product Passports

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The Hashgraph Group, a Swiss technology company building on the Hedera network, launched TrackTrace, a platform aimed at helping prepare for upcoming European Union product-compliance requirements tied to digital product passports. TrackTrace is designed to improve supply-chain visibility by tracking goods and recording product data, including emissions-related information, in a way that can be used for compliance reporting and authenticity checks, the company said in a Tuesday announcement. The platform builds verifiable audit trails for product-specific data, sustainability credentials, durability and reparability, while incorporating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to automate…

Bitcoin Dips Under $63K as Market Enters Full Capitulation Phase

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Panic selling by short-term holders, combined with the RSI near record lows, suggests that BTC could be transitioning into a full capitulation regime. Bitcoin (BTC) sellers resumed their activity on Tuesday as the BTC price dropped 4% in 24 hours to an intraday low of $62,700. Analysts said that Bitcoin has entered an “excess loss-realization” phase, with the relative strength index (RSI) suggesting that a price bottom may be forming.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin holders continued capitulating, pushing the BTC price below $63,000 on Tuesday.  Bitcoin’s weekly RSI is nearing record…