Author: John Smith

Michael Saylor has responded sharply after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticized Bitcoin (BTC) and suggested that it resembles a Ponzi scheme. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticizes Bitcoin Johnson described a conversation with a church acquaintance who lost money after being lured into a supposed crypto investment opportunity. According to Johnson, the man initially handed over £500 to someone who promised to double his money through Bitcoin. “After three and a half years of muddle… he was down £20,000,” Johnson wrote in a report. He also described how the individual paid repeated fees in an attempt to…

Summary French Hill said the CLARITY Act could resolve issues left open by the GENIUS Act. Hill noted the House passed the CLARITY Act with bipartisan backing, including 78 Democratic votes. Lawmakers aim to ensure equal rules for bank and nonbank stablecoin issuers, Hill said. French Hill, chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, said the CLARITY Act could help address unresolved issues in the GENIUS Act. French Hill remarks on CLARITY and GENIUS Acts Hill discussed concerns raised by banks about how crypto firms may be regulated under the proposed framework, according to a Fox Business interview. The…

Solana price has rejected a key resistance zone near $90, signaling the potential continuation of an ABC corrective structure. Summary Key Resistance: $90 aligns with high-timeframe resistance and the value area high. ABC Correction: Rejection suggests the C-leg of a corrective structure may be underway. Support to Watch: A break below $81 could open downside toward the value area low. Solana’s (SOL) recent price action suggests the market may be entering a corrective phase following a clear rejection from the upper boundary of its trading range. The $90 region has acted as a significant high-timeframe resistance zone, aligning with the value area high…

Bitcoin price is once again testing the upper boundary of its trading range near $72,000, where selling pressure has historically emerged. Summary Range Resistance: Bitcoin is struggling to break above the $72,000 range high. Rejection Signal: A developing daily wick suggests weakening bullish momentum. Downside Risk: A confirmed rejection could rotate price toward $50,000 support. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action is currently positioned at a technically significant inflection point as the asset trades near the upper boundary of its established trading range. The $72,000 region has repeatedly acted as strong resistance on the daily timeframe, preventing sustained bullish continuation. While Bitcoin has attempted to…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. BlackRock launches Ethereum ETF with staking rewards as DeFi platforms like Mutuum Finance expand crypto yield opportunities. Summary DeFi yield models expand as Mutuum Finance builds Ethereum-based non-custodial lending pools. Mutuum Finance lets users deposit assets for mtTokens, earning yield as borrowers pay interest. MUTM is currently trading at $0.04 with 19k holders, as audits by CertiK and Halborn support its development. BlackRock has introduced a new Ethereum investment product that combines spot ETH exposure with staking rewards, expanding…

A Matrixport‑linked whale holds about $300m in leveraged Ethereum and Bitcoin longs with roughly $26m in unrealized profit, concentrating risk and raising liquidation shock potential. Summary On‑chain and derivatives data flag a whale long roughly 120,000 ETH and about 700 BTC across major venues, with notional exposure above $300m. Earlier tracking showed this Matrixport‑linked address up over $22m on 120,000 ETH and 650 BTC; the latest rally has pushed unrealized gains closer to $26m. Double‑digit leverage and high margin utilization mean a few percent drawdown in ETH or BTC could flip this winner into forced de‑leveraging and broader market stress.…

Cointelegraph Brasil has reappeared in Google’s index after a period of disappearance, highlighting the fragile control crypto publishers have over search-driven visibility amid global algorithm updates. After spotting Cointelegraph Brasil content in Top Stories and reviewing the site’s technical setup, we found signs that the Brazilian edition is once again interacting normally with Google’s crawlers. Monitoring soon showed other language editions returning as well. When we at Outset PR first started digging into Cointelegraph’s disappearance from Google, the story was simple enough: the collapse itself. One of the biggest crypto news publishers had suddenly slipped out of the search results…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on a network accused of helping North Korea generate illicit revenue through overseas information technology workers and cryptocurrency transactions. Summary The U.S. Treasury sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korean IT worker fraud network. The scheme allegedly used stolen identities and remote IT jobs to generate funds. Officials say cryptocurrency was used to launder and transfer proceeds linked to Pyongyang’s weapons programs. U.S. blacklists facilitators of DPRK scheme that used crypto to move illicit earnings In a statement, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the targeted…

The Bitcoin Policy Institute said it plans to review and respond to an upcoming proposal from the Federal Reserve that could shape how U.S. banks treat Bitcoin under international banking standards. Summary The Bitcoin Policy Institute plans to review and comment on an upcoming Federal Reserve proposal on Basel rules. The proposal will open a 90-day public comment period for industry feedback. Current Basel guidance assigns Bitcoin a 1250% risk weighting, discouraging banks from holding or servicing the asset. Bitcoin Policy Institute to weigh in as Fed prepares Basel proposal for banks According to Conner Brown, the Federal Reserve is…

The crypto market rose 2.4% to $2.51 trillion on Friday primarily due to a shift in global risk sentiment following signals of potential de-escalation in the Middle East. Summary Crypto prices rebounded on Friday after crude oil prices retreated following multi-year highs. A wave of short liquidations across leveraged markets and back-to-back inflows into major crypto ETFs also supported the recovery. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading crypto asset by market cap, rallied nearly 4%, hitting close to the $72,000 mark. Ethereum (ETH) was up 4.3% over the past day, trading at $2,100 when writing. Other major crypto assets, such as BNB…