Chart of the week: ATOM gears for double-digit gains with staking support
Chart of the week: ATOM gears for double-digit gains with staking support
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$33.27M worth of newly unstaked Solana sent to exchanges
A major Solana unlock has raised eyebrows across the crypto space after $33.27 million worth of SOL was sent to centralized exchanges. On an Apr. 4 post on X, blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens reported that 425,266 Solana (SOL), worth roughly $49.78 million, was unstaked. This was the largest scheduled unlock of staked SOL until…
AI tokens Bittensor, Render, Grass plunge after key Microsoft news
Artificial intelligence-focused cryptocurrencies continued their downward trend after Microsoft slowed its data center expansion plans. Bittensor (TAO) token crashed by 10% in the last 24 hours and 24% in the last seven days. Similarly, Render Token (RNDR) fell by 10% and 20% in this period, while Grass (GRASS) crashed by 20%. The market cap of…
Japanese Metaplanet adds 696 BTC through Q1 options strategy
Metaplanet acquired 696 Bitcoin in Q1 by executing a put options strategy, securing an effective purchase price of 13.48 million yen per BTC. Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc. acquired 696 Bitcoin (BTC) in the first quarter of 2025 through its Bitcoin Income Generation business, a program focused on selling cash-secured Bitcoin put options, the firm said in a…
Datagram unveils decentralized backend for scalable DePIN networks
Datagram has launched its Core Substrate, a decentralized connectivity baselayer designed to support scalable, real-world decentralized applications and DePIN infrastructure Announced on April 3, Datagram’s Core Substrate offers developers a live, plug-and-play alternative to centralized cloud solutions, crypto.news can exclusively report. The feature is now live and in active partnership discussions with leading blockchain ecosystems….
Crypto-related crimes up 2,000% since 2019, Scottish police say
Police Scotland says serious and organized crime groups are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency, contributing to a 2,000% rise in related cases since 2019. Police Scotland says it has seen a roughly 2,000% increase in cryptocurrency-related criminality since 2019, as more serious and organised crime groups are “quick to adapt and utilise new methods to help…
ETH whales buy more as Ethereum dominance falls to 8%
Whales are using the dip to aggressively buy Ethereum, even as the top altcoin’s dominance falls to historical lows of 8%. Like many other altcoins, Ethereum (ETH) remains largely weak as sell-off pressure for risk assets continues. Tariffs are a major factor in this environment, which has Bitcoin (BTC) choppy and equities wobbly. Ethereum’s price…
Bitcoin ETFs flip to inflows ahead of Trump’s Liberation Day
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. went back in the green, seeing fresh inflows just ahead of Trump’s new “Liberation Day” tariffs. According to SoSoValue data, on April 2, the 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $220.76 million in net inflows while snapping a 3-day losing streak where over $320 million had flowed out. Most…
Is altcoin season coming? Analysts weigh in
With Bitcoin dominance over the crypto market showing subtle signs of weakening, crypto analysts are now split on when the true altcoin season will arrive. According to data from CoinGecko, the altcoin market cap has fallen nearly 42% from its all-time high of over $1.89 trillion, reached in early December last year. The rally at…
Shiba Inu price targets a 60% jump as Shibarium enters its ‘gold age’
Shiba Inu price continued its downward trend and neared a crucial support level even after Shibarium crossed a major milestone. Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second-biggest meme coin, dropped to $0.00001215, its lowest level since March 14, and 23% below its highest swing this year. The decline happened after Shibarium, its layer-2 network, crossed the 1…