Thursday’s price pullback in major cryptocurrencies is probably the result of a long squeeze, or unwinding of leveraged bullish plays, rather than an outright bearish stance. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) of the largest, most liquid tokens has lost 6.8% in the past 24 hours, with bitcoin (BTC), the...

On-chain data shows the altcoin volume saw an explosion following Bitcoin’s recent high and Binance accounted for the largest part of it. Binance Altcoin Spot Trading Volume Saw A Significant Jump Recently In a dashboard release, on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has talked about how spot trading volume in the...

It looks like we have a brand new American dream… and once again, Bitcoin is at the center of it. It looks like Bitcoin might be doing more than just being digital gold in the very very near future. If you hold ANY amount of Bitcoin, odds are, you’re...

Altseason calls are gaining ground, and the numbers are starting to back them. New market data shows Ethereum is taking the market lead, flipping Bitcoin across several key metrics and pulling altcoins with it. According to a July 23 CryptoQuant…...

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) holders on Binance are showing signs of strong holding behavior. This, however, contrasts with the profit-taking patterns seen on OKX. Behavioral Divergence Between Binance and OKX Users According to new data shared by CryptoQuant, as Bitcoin traded near $120,000 this week, OKX’s realized price...

Solana may soon double its block capacity from 60 million to 100 million compute units, aiming to boost transaction throughput and ease network congestion. The Solana (SOL) network could soon see a dramatic leap in block capacity, with a new…...

Ripple, and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, has issued an urgent warning, alerting the community about an uptick in deepfake scams impersonating the blockchain firm on YouTube. Ripple has witnessed a rise in fraudulent livestreams, often using altered footage of company…...

Bitcoin’s inability to overcome the $120,000 resistance resulted in another nosedive over the past 12 hours or so, as the asset fell toward $116,000. While that might be somewhat worrisome, the altcoins have charted even more substantial losses, with multiple double-digit losers such as XRP and DOGE from the...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) CEO advised against excessive speculation amid the growing interest in the stablecoins sector. The warning comes ahead of the enactment of key related legislation and the imminent issuance of licenses. HKMA Concerned Over Stablecoins Hype On Wednesday, Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie...

Bitcoin’s decline highlights market sensitivity to geopolitical tensions and investor behavior, underscoring the need for strategic risk management. The post Why is Bitcoin down today? ETF outflows, profit-taking pressure, and rising geopolitical tensions in Southeast Asia appeared first on Crypto Briefing....