Author: John Smith

The crypto market will likely maintain its volatility this week as the war in Iran continues and the US releases its consumer inflation report on Wednesday. This article looks at some of the top crypto news to watch this week. Pi Network in the spotlight ahead of Pi Day  One of the top crypto news this week will be on Pi Network. The network will conclude the current phase of the network upgrade on March 12. This upgrade is part of that transition from v19 to v23 of the Stellar consensus. Pi Network price will also react to the upcoming…

Crypto prices continued the strong downward trend today, March 8, as the war in Iran continued, pushing crude oil prices to $115 ahead of the upcoming US consumer inflation report. Summary Crypto prices continued falling today, with Bitcoin moving to $96,000. Crude oil prices jumped to over $115 on Hyperliquid. The US will publish its inflation report on Wednesday this week. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $67,000 on Sunday from last week’s high of $74,000. An index tracking the top 20 cryptocurrencies dropped by 1.29% in the last 24 hours, while the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 18.…

Polkadot price retreated by 3% today, March 6, even as market participants waited for the first DOT ETF and tokenomics overhaul. Summary 21Shares will launch the first spot DOT ETF today. The fund will be seeded with $11 million.  History suggests that the fund may struggle to attract inflows. Polkadot (DOT) token dropped to $1.4753, down substantially from this month’s high of $1.745. This retreat happened ahead of the launch of the 21Shares DOT ETF today.  Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas noted that the fund has been seeded with $11 million in assets. This is a substantial amount considering that the three…

Solana price is nearing the key $90 resistance level as the MACD histogram turns positive, hinting that short-term momentum may be shifting in favor of buyers. Summary Solana trades around $84.53 while approaching a key resistance level near $90 The MACD histogram has turned positive, signaling improving short-term momentum. A breakout could push the price toward $95–$100, while rejection may send it back to support near $85 or $78. Solana (SOL) was trading around $84.53 at the time of writing, down about 6.5% in the past 24 hours. The crypto market has cooled after a brief rebound, but Solana is…

Implied volatility cools, skew normalizes, and options flows turn more balanced even as majors trade lower across the board. Summary Implied volatility has dropped sharply from early February highs, signaling reduced tail-risk pricing in BTC options. Skew has compressed from 20% to around 10%, reflecting fading demand for panic hedges and more two-sided positioning. Roughly 54.4% of flows are now bullish versus just 21.3% shorting the move, suggesting a shift from fear to calculated risk-taking. After Bitcoin’s (BTC) brief push to around $74,000, the market has given back ground, with BTC retreating toward the high-$60,000s and broader majors following it…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Institutional accumulation of Ethereum signals rising confidence and renewed momentum for DeFi expansion. Summary Institutional Ethereum inflows are boosting new DeFi protocols like Mutuum Finance, which has raised over $20.7m from 19k holders. Mutuum Finance builds non-custodial crypto lending on Ethereum, using mtTokens and debt tokens to manage liquidity and loans. Mutuum Finance expands DeFi lending with over-collateralized loans, letting users borrow against assets without selling them. The top crypto market is currently witnessing a concentration of capital as…

Binance has rejected allegations that its platform allowed transactions linked to entities in Iran. Summary Binance issued a formal response to a U.S. Senate inquiry denying claims that it allowed transactions linked to Iran. The exchange said media reports cited in the inquiry contain false and unsupported allegations about its compliance program. Binance pointed to investigations that led to the removal of certain entities and its expanded compliance measures. The exchange issued a response on March 6 to a letter sent by Richard Blumenthal regarding sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering controls. The inquiry referenced several recent media reports. Binance said…

BNB price has confirmed a bearish rising wedge breakdown after rejecting the $657 resistance level. With the value area high now lost, the probability of a corrective move toward the $587 support is increasing. Summary Rising wedge breakdown: Bearish pattern activated after rejection at $657 resistance. Value Area High lost: Signals weakening bullish momentum in the range. $587 support target: Next major high-timeframe support if bearish momentum continues. BNB (BNB) price is showing signs of growing technical weakness after rejecting a key resistance zone and breaking below a rising wedge structure. Rising wedges are widely recognized as bearish continuation patterns, often signaling exhaustion…

High-profile whale reloads on 25x ETH leverage despite racking up over $29.7 million in realized losses as majors slide and funding turns negative. Summary Machi sends another 210,000 USDC to HyperLiquid to scale an already aggressive ETH long. His cumulative loss on this campaign now exceeds $29.7 million amid a broad crypto pullback. The move comes as ETH trades around $1,978, BTC near $68,583 and funding flips mildly negative. In the middle of a red day for majors, on-chain data shows Machi (machibigbrother) wiring an additional 210,000 USDC to the derivatives venue HyperLiquid, explicitly to expand a high-octane long position…

A code dispute has surfaced between Curve Finance and PancakeSwap over the use of StableSwap technology. Summary Curve Finance says PancakeSwap copied parts of its StableSwap code without permission, calling it a license violation. PancakeSwap responded that its team is reaching out to Curve to discuss the matter. Both sides signaled they prefer cooperation and possible licensing over a legal dispute. Curve Finance (CRV) has publicly accused PancakeSwap (CAKE) of copying parts of its code without permission. The allegation was posted on X on March 6. Curve claimed PancakeSwap used code from its StableSwap implementation without following the license terms.…