Author: James Wilson
Zcash price appears to be weakening despite the recent Grayscale ZEC ETF filing and rising corporate treasury interest on the privacy coin. Summary Zcash had dropped to $470 despite a new spot ETF filing and corporate interest. Technical charts show a double top and weakening momentum. Trading volume and futures activity continue to fall after the rally. Zcash was trading around $470 at press time, down 7.8% in the last 24 hours. The drop adds to a rough week for the coin, which is now 28% down in the past 7 days. Even so, ZEC is still up 37% over…
Arthur Hayes predicts equity price discovery will migrate to 24/7 crypto perpetuals, pressuring traditional exchanges as regulation turns more crypto-friendly. Summary Hayes argues BitMEX-style perpetual swaps concentrate liquidity, offer high leverage and limited legal recourse, making them superior to dated futures. He cites Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 and a Nasdaq 100 perpetual as early proof that equity perps can gain real volume on permissionless crypto platforms. Hayes links the shift to a friendlier U.S. regulatory stance under Trump and expects S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 perpetuals to lead by late 2020s. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has predicted that crypto-style perpetual futures will displace…
CME Group has suspended trading of several asset classes due to a major outage. Summary CME Group halted trading due to a cooling issue at one of its data centers. The outage has impacted major market indices and key currency pairs on EBS. The CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, has halted trading activity after a cooling issue at its CyrusOne data centres disrupted its systems. “Due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centres, our markets are currently halted. Support is working to resolve the issue in the near term and will advise clients of Pre-Open details as…
Ark Invest bought more Coinbase, Block, Circle and other crypto-linked stocks via its ETFs as sector valuations fell during the latest market pullback. Summary Ark Invest increased positions in Coinbase, Block and Circle across multiple ETFs, led by Ark Innovation ETF where Coinbase is a top holding. The firm also bought Bullish, Robinhood Markets and its Ark-21Shares spot bitcoin ETF, raising overall exposure to crypto-linked equities. Purchases came amid a broader downturn as Bitcoin trades well below its recent high and crypto stocks remain down for the month. Ark Invest expanded its positions in several cryptocurrency-focused companies as prices fell across…
Large Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry follows a major leverage washout, with open interest clustering near max pain while both trade just below key resistance. Summary Around 147,000 bitcoin options and 573,000 ethereum options expire Friday, with put/call ratios below 1 and heavy open interest near max pain. Recent PPI upside surprise and a sharp drop in derivatives open interest signal a leverage flush rather than a confirmed new bear market. Deribit notes positioning has stabilized around key support–resistance zones as crypto market cap stays steady and majors hover just under resistance. Approximately 147,000 Bitcoin options contracts are scheduled to…
AI trading bots enable 24/7, emotion-free forex strategies but show unstable performance in volatility, requiring strict testing, VPS infrastructure and risk limits. Summary AI bots scan price action and sentiment, automating 24/7 forex strategies but often fail to adapt during sharp volatility, causing unexpected drawdowns. Experts stress backtesting, stop-losses, small position sizing near 2% capital and continuous monitoring instead of “set and forget” deployment. Mt4 and MT5 dominate for bots, with VPS and broker compatibility critical for low-latency execution and running multiple high-frequency strategies reliably. Automated trading bots, designed to execute buy and sell orders on exchange platforms without human…
South Africa does not have a “strong immediate need” for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the time being, according to the country’s central bank. Summary South Africa’s central bank has concluded there is no strong immediate need for a retail CBDC. The central bank remains open to exploring retail CBDC use cases in the future. Stablecoins and cryptocurrencies pose major risks to the country, according to the central bank. The South African Reserve Bank has published a position paper on the viability of a retail CBDC after several years of research, experimentation, and stakeholder consultations, and has concluded…
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury firm led by Tom Lee, bought 14,618 ETH worth about $44.34 million. Summary BitMine bought 14,618 ETH through BitGo at an average price of $3,033 per coin. The firm now holds 3.63M ETH, about 3% of supply, moving closer to its 5% target. BitMine plans to stake ETH via its Made in America Validator Network pilot in 2026, supporting long-term treasury growth. The latest purchase went through institutional custodian BitGo at an average price of roughly $3,033 per ETH, according to blockchain analytics platforms. This move continues BitMine’s plan to build a large…
Bitcoin is rebounding after a sharp sell-off, with analysts highlighting reclaimed support, a filled fair value gap, and a looming imbalance zone that could define the next major move. Summary Crypto Patel says bitcoin has filled a fair value gap, tapped a bearish order block, and may push into a higher imbalance zone before any deeper correction. A sustained close above a higher resistance area would invalidate the current bearish structure and could trigger a new all-time-high trend, according to patel. Analyst the boss notes bitcoin has defended local support, but warns that without stronger volume and momentum confirmation, the…
Chrome Solana extension ‘Crypto Copilot’ covertly diverts user funds in swaps, highlighting browser crypto security risks. Summary Crypto Copilot Chrome extension embeds hidden transfer instructions in Solana swap transactions. Cybersecurity firm Socket uncovered secret fund diversions to attacker’s wallet via concealed commands. Incident highlights browser-based crypto tool vulnerabilities and need for user transaction verification. A Chrome browser extension designed for Solana cryptocurrency trading secretly diverts funds from users by embedding hidden transfer instructions in swap transactions, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Socket’s Threat Research Team. The extension, named Crypto Copilot, enables users to trade SOL (SOL) tokens directly…