Author: Vickie Helm

Ethereum is approaching a key technical crossroads as bearish momentum continues to weigh on price trends. The key support zone is currently under intense pressure and traders are watching to see if the bulls can defend this level or if a breakdown opens the door to further decline. Ethereum remains under pressure due to bear flag breakdown Ethereum continues to decline, consistent with the broader bearish sentiment currently dominating the market. According to More Crypto Online analysis, the recent breakdown of the asset from the previously identified bear flag and rejection of the yellow trend line strengthens the hypothesis that…

Trustworthy editorial content reviewed by industry-leading experts and experienced editors. Advertising disclosure Kraken paves the way for eligible customers in over 110 markets to register their interest in SpaceX before the company begins public trading, and anyone who receives an allocation will get SPCXx, a tokenized claim backed 1:1 by the underlying stock. The move brings one of the year’s hottest services inside the crypto app, but only for users outside the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK. Access mechanism To participate, users must have a verified Kraken account and the Kraken mobile app, not Kraken Pro or a desktop…

I’m pretty sure it was 1971, but it could have been 1972. Anyway, it was in kindergarten and I was 5 years old. Our teachers had established a system to motivate us children to behave well. They had a big board hanging on the wall with all of our names written on it. If you were particularly well-behaved, kind, kind, or courteous, they drew a black dot next to your name. If you misbehaved, you were given a red. Kindergarten was all about following the rules, and its absolute transparency motivated most of us to do our best. At some…

House Republicans are moving to add prediction market restrictions to a stalled ban on Congressional stock trading as they scrutinize whether members of Congress should be allowed to bet on elections and public policy.House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steele plans to add a prediction market provision to HR 7008, the stock trading ban stalled in the House, before it reaches the House floor, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday.Steil said House leaders are expected to vote on a bill that would combine stock trading restrictions with new restrictions on lawmakers’ use of prediction markets.The move comes amid increased scrutiny of prediction markets…

The most high-conviction Bitcoin holders realized total losses of approximately $2.4 billion in the 48-hour window ending June 5, 2026, as the spot price breached the short-term holder realized price (STH-RP). On-chain analysis shows that the level acts as the last structural support in an intact bull market. This breach is consistent with widespread risk-off repricing across global equities, liquidations of long positions totaling over $2 billion across derivatives markets, and a Fear and Greed Index reading of 12/100, with market sentiment in territory last seen during the COVID-19 crash and FTX collapse in November 2022. The analytical question is…

The crypto-funded peptide market has surpassed an annual run rate of over $100 million after Q1 sales reached $32 million, a 159% increase sequentially, according to a new report from Chainalysis. summary Chainalysis says the annual run rate of the crypto-funded peptide market has exceeded $100 million. Peptide sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $32 million, an increase of 159% sequentially. The average spend on independent purity testing has fallen by 88% per purchaser, and safety concerns are growing as demand for peptides continues to grow. According to Chainalysis, demand for off-label peptides is rapidly expanding beyond the…

The Treasury Department has alleged that Iranian virtual currency exchanges are enabling sanctions evasion when processing transactions linked to the Revolutionary Guards and regime insiders. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, and three other Iranian virtual currency exchanges. The move is part of Donald Trump’s administration’s economic anger campaign aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran. Treasury sanctions apply to Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex. U.S. officials claim these exchanges help users evade sanctions, facilitate Iran-related financial activity, and process transactions related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps…

Real Finance and Anchorage Digital sign RWA infrastructure agreement. The partnership combines tokenization, custody and payment tools. Companies aim to institutionally implement on-chain capital markets. As institutional interest in real world asset (RWA) tokenization continues to grow, Real Finance and Anchorage Digital have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at supporting the entire lifecycle of tokenized assets. The partnership will combine Real Finance’s blockchain-based tokenization infrastructure with Anchorage Digital’s regulated custody, treasury management, payments, and institutional security capabilities. The companies said the partnership aims to address key operational challenges that have slowed widespread institutional adoption of tokenized financial products. Under…

Clarity Law News: The Blockchain Association, a Washington-based cryptocurrency industry association representing more than 100 member companies, has sent a formal letter to U.S. Senate leadership opposing the creation of a retail central bank digital currency, arguing that a government-backed digital dollar would pose a threat to institutional oversight of financial privacy and would be structurally disadvantageous to the private stablecoin ecosystem that Congress has spent the better part of two years trying to regulate through laws like the GENIUS Act and the Digital Assets Act. Market Transparency Act (CLARITY Act, HR 3633). This is not simply a policy objection…

Bitcoin price has started a new decline below the $70,000 zone. BTC is consolidating and could continue to decline if it falls below $66,000. Bitcoin failed to break above $70,500 and losses widened. The price is trading below the 100-hour simple moving average at $70,000. The hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken) has a bearish trendline forming with resistance near $68,000. Losses can widen if this pair breaks below the $67,500 and $68,500 levels. Bitcoin price plummets Bitcoin price failed to break above the $72,000 support zone. BTC remained in the bearish zone and extended its…