Rising Japanese bond yields and a fading yen carry trade tighten global liquidity, keeping Bitcoin range-bound while global M2 grows below past bull‑market thresholds. Summary Japanese government bond yields hit multi-year highs, making domestic bonds more attractive and weakening the yen carry trade that funded risk assets. Global M2 is growing about 11.4% year-on-year, below…
Vietnam launches a strict pilot licensing regime for crypto exchanges as banks, brokers, and Tether move to build regulated digital asset platforms. Summary Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and State Securities Commission have introduced a pilot licensing regime for crypto trading platforms under Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP. Securities firms and banks, including SSI, VIX, MBBank, Techcombank, and VPBank,…
Ripple’s Monica Long says stablecoins will anchor global settlement as crypto enters a 2026 ‘production era,’ raising questions about XRP’s role. Summary Monica Long says stablecoins will be the core settlement layer as Visa, Stripe and banks embed them into B2B payment flows. She predicts a 2026 ‘production era’ where ETFs, tokenized Treasuries, and custody…
Chainlink has launched a new on-chain data product that gives decentralized applications continuous access to U.S. stock and exchange-traded fund prices beyond standard market hours. Summary Chainlink now provides equity price data outside standard U.S. trading hours. The service covers major U.S. stocks and ETFs with full market context. Several derivatives and trading platforms have…
BTCUSA data shows Bitcoin and Ethereum heavily shorted, with liquidation maps flagging key upside levels that could trigger sharp short squeezes. Summary TCUSA liquidation map data shows crypto positioning skewed toward shorts, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum. Dense short clusters above spot mean any sharp move up in BTC or ETH could spark cascading liquidations…
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Bitcoin trades near a two-year low versus gold as Bitwise’s liquidity Z-score hits -2, echoing past BTC macro bottoms and a potential rotation setup. Summary Bitcoin trades at a two-year low versus gold on a liquidity-adjusted basis, with its Z-score near -2, a level tied to past BTC cycle bottoms. Bitwise says BTC now sits…
Trove’s TROVE crashes 95% as team pivots from Hyperliquid to Solana while keeping most ICO funds, sparking refund demands and legal threats. Summary Trove raised funds for a Hyperliquid-based perp DEX, then abruptly pivoted to Solana pre-TGE. Team kept most ICO proceeds for Solana development, offering only partial refunds. On-chain data and sale missteps fueled…
Glassnode says XRP’s market structure mirrors February 2022, with short-term buyers accumulating below 6–12M holders and $2 acting as a key stress zone. Summary Glassnode reports XRP’s cost-basis structure now resembles February 2022, with psychological pressure building on top buyers as consolidation drags on. Short-term (1W–1M) wallets are accumulating below the 6–12M cohort’s realized price,…
MEXC adds 32 new Ondo-powered tokenized US stock pairs, expanding zero-fee RWA access and equity diversification for 40M users. Summary MEXC launched 32 new tokenized U.S. stock and ETF pairs in its seventh expansion phase with Ondo Finance. The move lifts MEXC’s catalog to 101 tokenized stock spot pairs and 52 perpetual futures, all zero-fee…
