BlackRock sold 1.01 billion dollars worth of bitcoin via IBIT in five sessions, but this move does not necessarily mean that the American giant is turning its back on BTC. It mainly reveals a wave of buybacks by investors in its spot ETF, at a time when former remarks by Larry Fink on cryptos are resurfacing and clouding the market reading.
In the quiet corridors of tokenized finance, Ondo Finance has suddenly lost its great discreet strategist. Behind the polite tributes, crypto investors, traders, and American funds now nervously recount their coins.
Pi Coin dangerously returns to its lows. Weakened by a continuous decline in investor interest, the Pi Network token now trades near the 0.13 dollar threshold. At the same time, several market indicators signal a deterioration of momentum, including technical weakness, a decline in social activity, and a gradual withdrawal of speculative capital.
Hyperliquid has just disrupted prediction markets by removing external oracles. Its validators now handle everything from deployment to settlement. An innovation that could change the game in DeFi… and boost HYPE!
Since their withdrawal from the Russian market in 2022, Visa and Mastercard have been gradually losing ground. But this time, Moscow is crossing a new threshold. The Bank of Russia now believes that the two American giants no longer have a place in the national financial ecosystem, as their market share has fallen below 17%.
It's no longer a project, it's official: Tether is partnering directly with the government of Georgia to launch GELT, a state crypto stablecoin backed by the Lari. Failure or stroke of genius? Details here!
Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi. Predictive market under pressure in Europe. Beginning of a domino effect?
Intentionally destroying more than 8 million dollars in bitcoin remains a very rare act, even in a market accustomed to excesses. However, an unknown user has just sent 107 BTC to one of the most famous and irrecoverable addresses in the Bitcoin network. Behind this mysterious operation, on-chain analysts and historical figures in the ecosystem are now trying to understand whether it is a simple symbolic burn, an ideological message, or an experiment related to future quantum threats that already worry some industry experts.
The crypto market is closely watching Bitmine's new massive purchase. The publicly traded company added nearly $237 million in Ether to its balance sheet as the price of Ethereum remains under pressure. This operation marks its largest ETH purchase in 2026 and brings the company closer to its strategic holding goal.
For a long time, accumulating ether was enough to drive up crypto companies' valuations. However, this model now shows its limits. Despite billions of dollars in ETH reserves, several publicly traded companies report massive losses, according to an Everstake study. In a market now dominated by Ethereum spot ETFs, investors expect more than mere price exposure. Staking and revenues generated by blockchain infrastructure become the new key criteria. Ethereum is thus beginning a major transformation, shifting from a speculative asset to a true yield engine.