Onchain Lens monitoring showed a whale opened a 20x leveraged long on Ethereum across two wallets with 13,000 ETH, worth about $28.67 million. The same whale also held a 20x leveraged long on SOL with 286,153 SOL.
SEC Opens Limited Broker Exemption Path for Crypto Trading Interfaces
The SEC issued staff guidance that gives some crypto trading interfaces a limited path to avoid broker-dealer registration for five years if they meet strict neutrality conditions. The guidance covers user-facing tools that help self-custodial wallet users prepare and transmit crypto asset securities trades without recommending transactions or controlling execution choices. The statement is not a formal rule and does not apply to firms that negotiate trades, give investment advice, custody funds, or execute transactions.
STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler said Bitcoin investors are positioning for a price drop after Bitcoin fell nearly 4% over the weekend. Seiler said put options are trading at a significant premium to call options, which he said reflects market fear.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said dollar-pegged stablecoins should only be freezable under a U.S. court order. The comments came amid criticism that Circle's handling of hacks and thefts involving USDC has been inadequate and overly arbitrary.
River Financial said Bitcoin accessibility improved in at least 50 countries since 2020 and worsened from a regulatory standpoint in only four. River Financial said institutional Bitcoin investment vehicles such as ETFs are available in 34 countries.
Pharos Network and OKX Wallet launched a pre-staking campaign that lets users stake USDC on Ethereum before the Pharos mainnet launch. Pharos said participants in the campaign may qualify for future airdrops.
A code exploit on Hyperbridge let a hacker mint 1 billion unbacked DOT on Ethereum, a haul with a paper value of about $1.2 billion. Onchain records show the attacker sold the counterfeit tokens on Uniswap for just over $237,000 worth of Ether because liquidity was limited. Seun Lanlege said Hyperbridge has been paused while the team patches the bug. DOT fell around 5% over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $72,000 as Middle East Tensions Ease
Bitcoin rebounded to about $72,100 as weekend geopolitical panic eased. Reports that Iran is considering abandoning highly enriched uranium as a concession to end the conflict supported risk assets. The rebound followed a drop to around $70,500, while the Strait of Hormuz blockade officially took effect and regional risks remained uncertain.
Hourly liquidations across the market reached $50.24 million, with Bitcoin liquidations totaling $22.75 million. Short liquidations accounted for $34.16 million, while long liquidations totaled $16.02 million.
Pierre de Gaulle urges France to join BRICS and rethink US ties
Pierre de Gaulle, grandson of former French President Charles de Gaulle, said France should join BRICS and completely reconsider its relations with the US. The comments came as European leaders voiced discomfort with US tariffs and Ukraine pressure, and after Emmanuel Macron said in January that France would build bridges with BRICS.
Bitcoin Meets Heavy Selling Above $70K as Strategy Buys $1B
Bitcoin faces heavy selling above $70,000, with Glassnode data showing more than $20 million in BTC sold every hour during recent rallies. Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan said the recent equity correction may be nearing its end. Strategy bought 13,927 BTC for about $1 billion, lifting its total holdings to 780,897 BTC.
Strategy bought 13,927 BTC for about $1 billion at a price of $71,902 per Bitcoin. Michael Saylor said the purchase was funded entirely from STRC sales with no common stock dilution. Strategy now holds 780,897 BTC acquired for $59.02 billion.
Willy Woo ha detto che la liquidità di Bitcoin sta mostrando segni di recupero e che riacquistare $80,000 è un test cruciale. Woo ha affermato che i dati on-chain mostrano che i flussi di capitale verso Bitcoin sono diventati positivi per la prima volta da gennaio.
The U.S. military has begun intercepting vessels entering and exiting the Strait of Hormuz. The reported action covers vessels entering the waterway. The reported action also covers vessels leaving the waterway.
Hyperbot data shows Machi Big Brother closed his Bitcoin long positions and still held a 25x leveraged Ethereum long worth about $31.6 million. The remaining position totaled 14,250 ETH and was still being reduced.
Trump Says Iranian Navy Was Destroyed, Puts Toll at 158 Vessels
Trump said the Iranian Navy had been completely destroyed and put the total at 158 vessels. Trump said a few Iranian fast attack boats had not been targeted because they were not seen as a significant threat. Trump warned the United States would immediately eliminate those boats if they approached the blockade line.
Il Bitcoin rimbalza a $72.100 mentre le speranze di pace dell'Iran riducono le perdite del weekend
Il Bitcoin è rimbalzato a $72.100 nel trading di lunedì negli Stati Uniti dopo essere sceso a $70.500 domenica. I rapporti suggerivano che l'Iran stava considerando di abbandonare il suo uranio arricchito come concessione per porre fine alla guerra. Il blocco promesso degli Stati Uniti dello Stretto di Hormuz è apparentemente entrato in vigore alle 10 del mattino ET. Il Nasdaq è tornato a guadagnare lo 0,3% dopo le perdite iniziali.