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Bitcoin News

Dormant Ethereum wallets move 37,806 ETH as long-term whale profitability turns negative for first time since 2019

Long-dormant Ethereum wallets that had not moved funds since 2017 have suddenly become active, transferring 37,806 ETH into the market as Ether trades near the psychologically important $1,500 level. The activity comes as onchain data reveals that long-term whale profitability has turned negative for the first time since 2019, signaling a rare moment of conviction […]

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Bitcoin News

Spain’s CNMV Chair Rules Out MiCA Deadline Extension for Crypto Firms, Impacting Binance

Carlos San Basilio, chair of Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), has confirmed that no extensions or exceptions will be granted to cryptocurrency companies that fail to secure licensing under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework by the July 1 deadline. The statement, reported by Reuters on Friday, directly affects major exchanges like […]

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Bitcoin News

Botanix shutdown: Does Bitcoin DeFi have a demand problem?

The recent closure of Bitcoin layer-2 scaling platform Botanix has reignited a long-standing debate within the cryptocurrency industry: do Bitcoin holders actually want decentralized finance on Bitcoin? After nearly four years of development and a year of live mainnet operation, Botanix announced it was winding down, citing insufficient user demand and fee generation to sustain […]

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Bitcoin News

Bitcoin Options Traders Hedge Downside as Uncertainty Lingers, Anchorage Digital Reports

Bitcoin options traders are increasingly hedging against downside risk as macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty continues to weigh on the cryptocurrency market, according to a new report from Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank. Options Market Signals Caution Anchorage Digital’s analysis of Bitcoin options data reveals a notable shift in trader behavior toward protective […]

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AI News

Claude is quietly winning over paying AI consumers, data shows, even as ChatGPT still dominates

Anthropic’s Claude has been steadily winning over paying consumers in 2026, with credit card transaction data showing a 75% increase in consumer revenue since January, according to analysis from Indagari, a firm that tracks billions of anonymized transactions from roughly 28 million U.S. consumers. The trend signals that the AI lab’s appeal is broadening beyond […]