Author: Benjamin Lee
Traders using leverage to bet on a Bitcoin and crypto price rebound are getting wrecked. In the last 24 hours, $704 million in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass. The vast majority hit traders going long, with $556 million in longs liquidated, and $157 million in shorts liquidated. Ethereum long liquidations led the way at $204 million, followed by Bitcoin long liquidations at $196 million. Sentiment among crypto investors is once again in extreme fear, with seasoned trader Peter Brand predicting a further BTC decline to between $58,000 and $62,000. The pseudonymous analyst…
Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.7 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows are essentially equal to the previous week, reversing year-to-date inflows to a net outflow of $1 billion. Assets under management have fallen $73 billion since October 2025 highs. CoinShares says sentiment worsened from whale selling linked to the four-year cycle, geopolitical volatility and questions about the future of the Federal Reserve. Regionally, the US led with $1.65 billion in outflows. Canada followed at $37.3 million, and Sweden at $18.9 million. Switzerland saw…
While the vast majority of the crypto sector plunged in value over the weekend, one top-20 altcoin resisted the bleeding and witnessed massive gains. HYPE, the native asset of the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid, has skyrocketed by more than 40% in the past seven days. The overall crypto market cap, by comparison, dropped nearly 9% over the same time period, per data from CoinGecko. HYPE’s hot streak continued on Monday, with the 20th-ranked crypto asset by market cap up more than 13% at time of writing. Some of those recent gains materialized after Hyperliquid announced on Monday that its trading…
The layer-1 blockchain Hedera (HBAR) has taken the top spot in crypto’s real-world asset (RWA) sector for recent development activity, according to new data from analytics firm Santiment. Santiment is sharing its latest RWA development rankings, which track notable GitHub activity over the past 30 days. Hedera ranked first, overtaking other major projects in the sector. “Here are crypto’s top Real World Assets (RWA’s) by development. Directional indicators represent each project’s ranking rise or fall since last month:” Source: Sanitment/X Blockchain oracle Chainlink (LINK) placed second on the list, followed by Ethereum (ETH) layer-1 rival Avalanche (AVAX) in third and…
The home goods chain Bed Bath & Beyond says it’s working to create a future where assets like real estate can be bought using digital tokens. The company says it just bought Tokens.com in a move to build a unified gateway for real estate finance and tokenized asset liquidity. The platform is designed to offer a one-stop solution allowing users to tokenize public and private securities, access cryptocurrencies including stablecoins and manage assets with consolidated views of values and liquidity options. The company says it plans to integrate Tokens.com with its blockchain and financial tech businesses, bridging traditional investing and…
The Government of Bermuda says it plans to transform the island into what it calls the world’s first fully on-chain national economy, in partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle and US-based crypto exchange Coinbase. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, where Bermuda officials said the initiative will see digital assets used as everyday financial infrastructure across the country. Circle and Coinbase say they will provide digital asset infrastructure and enterprise tools to the Bermudian government, local banks, insurers, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers, while also supporting nationwide digital finance education and technical onboarding.…
Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $2.17 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The inflows are the largest weekly total since October of 2025. Bitcoin dominated with $1.55 billion in inflows last week. Ethereum followed at $496 million, despite U.S. Senate proposals under the CLARITY Act that could limit stablecoin yields. XRP attracted $69.5 million and other altcoins saw strong interest too, with Solana at $45.5 million, Sui at $5.7 million, LIDO at $3.7 million and Hedera at $2.6 million. Blockchain equities added $72.6 million. Inflows surged…
Chiliz (CHZ) price fell sharply on Thursday, with a more than 15% plunge sending prices to lows of $0.046. Losses for the token comes as Bitcoin price drops sharply to impact top altcoins. Upbeat sentiment around CHZ remains amid roadmap plans and World Cup 2026 anticipation. The CHZ token, native to the leading blockchain platform powering fan engagement in sports, saw its value tumble as the broader altcoin market faced a fresh downturn. Chiliz traded to its intraday lows as Bitcoin dropped to under $85,000 again. BTC’s sharp plunge has altcoins in peril mode, with Ethereum down to $2,800, XRP…
Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.73 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows are the largest since mid-November of 2025. Bitcoin led the exodus with $1.09 billion in outflows. Ethereum followed, shedding $630 million, while XRP saw $18.2 million exit. In contrast, Solana attracted $17.1 million in inflows. Minor gains hit BNB at $4.6 million and Chainlink at $3.8 million. Short-Bitcoin products drew a tiny $0.5 million. Regionally, the US dominated outflows with nearly $1.8 billion. Sweden and the Netherlands lost $11.1 million and $4.4…
Amid ongoing crypto market uncertainty, one on-chain metric indicates Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA) and Ethereum (ETH) could all be significantly undervalued. The digital asset analytics firm Santiment says all three assets are flashing negative percentages for their 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratios. The MVRV is the ratio of a crypto asset’s market capitalization relative to its realized capitalization, or the value of all the coins at the price they were bought. When the MVRV value drops below zero, it indicates that the asset is oversold, as traders who bought it at a certain time frame are witnessing…