Cardano fans are sulking, whales are stirring, and ADA is bouncing back. Yet another crypto farce where the impatience of small holders fattens the big holders.
The ghost of 2017 is haunting speculators again. While some are betting on a comeback of XRP, comparisons with the last bull run are multiplying. However, the current market has little to do with that of yesterday. New dynamics, increased competition, divergent technical signals: does the analogy still hold? Behind the hope of a bullish rebound, a colder reading of the data tells a different story.
Is bitcoin approaching a decisive turning point? As signs of fatigue accumulate, a new analysis rekindles the specter of an imminent bearish cycle. According to a fractal modeling aligned with historical four-year cycles, October could mark the beginning of a deep correction. After the euphoria of the highs, the market enters a phase of uncertainty where every technical signal is scrutinized. This scenario, increasingly discussed among analysts, calls into question the strength of the current upward trend.
Coinbase puts its engineers on a dry diet: AI already codes 40% of the in-house software. Armstrong rejoices, skeptics grumble. Rapid layoffs for latecomers.
In the great Trump crypto fair, Justin Sun goes from ally to suspect. His tokens frozen, his political friendship gone.
Software supply-chain attacks are evolving in a disturbing way as cybercriminals use Ethereum smart contracts to hide malicious code within open-source libraries. Research presented by a security firm ReversingLabs shows that hackers now insert command-and-control instructions within blockchain contracts, complicating detection and closure by defenders. This approach signifies the increased complexity of malware distribution and blockchain becoming a tool of cybercrime.
The European Central Bank intensifies its communication around the digital euro. Piero Cipollone, board member, presented new arguments in favor of the project to the European Parliament. Will the ECB manage to rally users who are still largely detractors?
Crypto crime cases related to digital assets are taking an increasingly worrying turn in Europe. In France, a new kidnapping involving a young Swiss person has just been foiled, recalling previous waves of attacks that had sown panic in the Web3 ecosystem. Seven suspects have been arrested, but many grey areas remain.
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is advancing its European expansion. Bybit EU Group took this next step with the formal application submission for a license under the Austrian implementation act of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) through one of its Austrian entities, Bybit X GmbH.
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues evolving beyond traditional crypto-collateralized lending, with platforms like Credefi pioneering a revolutionary approach that bridges digital assets with tangible real-world collateral. This innovative platform addresses one of DeFi's most persistent challenges: the volatility inherent in crypto-backed lending protocols.