According to analysts, a sustained break above $80,000 for BTC would be more convincing if it happens while optimism is dialed back slightly. Bitcoin’s social mood swung from one extreme to the other in roughly 72 hours this week, with on-chain analytics firm Santiment tracking a shift from deep fear to what it’s calling…
Metaplanet has announced a new bond issuance worth 8 billion yen, or about $50 million, to fund more Bitcoin purchases. The Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm said the bonds carry zero interest. Summary Metaplanet issued 8 billion yen in zero-interest bonds to fund future Bitcoin purchases. EVO Fund fully subscribed to the bond sale, marking Metaplanet’s…
French President Emmanuel Macron is rallying Europe to aid Lebanon and has announced an upcoming conference involving regional countries. The market for an Israel x Lebanon diplomatic meeting by April 30 sits at 100% YES, unchanged but potentially reinforced by this diplomatic push. Market reaction The sub-market for an Israel x Lebanon diplomatic meeting by…
Josh Stark, one of the Ethereum Foundation most senior executives, is stepping down after a five-year tenure, a departure that lands at an unusually turbulent moment for one of crypto’s most influential organizations. Stark announced the decision was made in early March 2026, with his official exit set for the end of April 2026, noting…
Lido Labs has asked the Lido DAO to approve the use of up to 2,500 stETH, worth about $5.8 million, to help reduce the rsETH shortfall caused by the recent Kelp exploit. Summary Lido Labs asked its DAO to allocate up to 2,500 stETH for Kelp exploit recovery. The Kelp exploit created an rsETH shortfall…
A US-sanctioned supertanker loaded with Iranian oil moved to cross the Strait of Hormuz while the waterway remained largely closed. The “Crude Oil all time high by April 30” market sits at 3.1% YES. Market reaction The crude oil all-time high market is barely moving after the supertanker incident. At 3.1% YES, it hasn’t shifted…
BTC/USD price is holding a fragile line. The leading cryptocurrency trades near $75,407 on CoinMarketCap, up 1.73% in 24 hours, but sitting roughly 40% below its all-time high of $126,210.50 reached in October 2025. That gap tells a story worth reading carefully. Meanwhile, Strategy’s Michael Saylor just posted “Think Even ₿igger” on X, historically his…
GraniteShares has delayed the launch of its 3x Long and 3x Short XRP Daily ETFs from April 23 to May 7, marking the fifth postponement in three weeks and raising fresh questions about whether the SEC will ultimately clear 3x leveraged crypto products under the framework it applied to reject similar products from ProShares in…
Iran has deposited its first toll fees from the Strait of Hormuz into its Central Bank. The odds of 80 ships transiting by April 30 are at 4% YES, down from 20% a week ago. The deposit confirms Iran’s operational toll regime is functioning, not just announced. Traders in the 80 ships transit market now…
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government has launched a subsidy program offering companies up to 40 million yen – roughly $250,000 – to build real-world use cases around digital yen stablecoins, administered by the city’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs under Japan’s Payment Services Act. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is what this program actually…
