Key takeaways:Solana perpetual futures funding rates flipped negative, signaling excess demand for bearish positions.Rival networks like Base and Hyperliquid pose direct threats to Solana by aggressively capturing DEX market volume.Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) faced a 15% correction following a…

5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral.Some platforms launch with a whitepaper. Some with a token. GraphDex launched with a hedgehog, a condom, and the co-founder of Ethereum bowing in respect.A short video from…

A coalition of privacy and internet freedom advocates led by the Tor Project has announced a new crypto funding campaign to support censorship-resistant digital infrastructure.The first-of-its-kind Web3 crowdfunding campaign for internet freedom tools will support 10 nonprofit projects working across…

Bitcoin miners are emerging as an important part of the AI infrastructure supply chain because they control large amounts of power capacity and data center real estate that are increasingly difficult to secure, according to a new research note from…

Bitcoin (BTC) traders have shifted their focus lower after futures and order book data point to strong buyer interest in the $68,000-$70,000 zone.Sell pressure has increased in the derivatives markets and the daily bid-ask ratio fell to -0.03, showing sellers…

Polymarket has launched a new category of prediction markets tied to private companies, allowing users to trade on questions related to pre-IPO companies — a move that could bring greater price discovery to private markets, where valuation data is often…

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Council, have agreed to tackle the persistent non-remittance of pension contributions by employers in both the public and private sectors, warning that employers’ failure to meet obligations would…

XRP (XRP) has fallen 12% over the last five days, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead.Key takeaways:XRP/USD’s bear pennant pattern on the three-day chart points to a possible 52.5% drop…

The South-West Development Commission (SWDC) has explained that the rail operating and track access license it attained covers operations on existing Nigerian tracks in the South West region, and not construction of new tracks in the region. SWDC clarified its…

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) Jonathan Gould of violating banking laws by approving national trust charters for cryptocurrency companies.In a Monday letter to Gould, Warren said the OCC head had “approved at…

The Bank of England is stepping up its focus on digital money, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighting tokenization as a potential way to reduce costs, speed settlement and increase competition.Speaking at London’s City Week on Tuesday, Breeden said tokenization…

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near month-to-date lows on Tuesday as surging US bonds punished stocks and safe havens.Key points:Bitcoin joins risk assets feeling the pressure from skyrocketing US bond yields.Catalysts, such as high oil prices, continue to impact market sentiment with…

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $76,500 on Monday, erasing nearly all of this month’s gains as fresh US-Iran war tensions soured the crypto market sentiment. This has led investors and traders to reevaluate their risks and stay cautious, with many…

Bitcoin miner Canaan reported a net loss of $88.7 million for the first quarter of 2026, as falling Bitcoin (BTC) prices squeezed margins and triggered a significant inventory write-down.The company posted total revenue of $62.7 million for the quarter ending…

Pump.fun remained Solana’s largest revenue generator in the first quarter of 2026, pulling in $124.7 million, more than a third of the network’s $342.2 million in total app revenue, despite cooling memecoin activity.The memecoin launchpad’s revenue rose 17% quarter over…