Ethereum whales holding at least 100,000 ETH have reached a notable accumulation milestone. According to on-chain analytics platform Santiment, these large wallets now collectively hold 17.41 million ETH. This marks a 9-week high in their holdings.
The amount represents roughly 22% of Ethereum’s total supply. This accumulation has occurred amid recent price declines, highlighting continued interest from major holders even as broader market sentiment faced pressure.
Coinkite the Bitcoin-only hardware wallet manufacturer, recently released the MK5, a significant quality of life and user experience upgrade to the MK4 Coldcard, building on the strong security foundations set by its predecessor. The MK5 comes in many colors and styles. Today, I will review the Orange and Glow in the dark versions, as well as their form factor and user experience upgrades, to answer the question: are the upgrades to the device worth the money?
Building on the well-known and trend-setting MK4 security platform, which brought two secure element chips from different manufacturers and an MCU to the same device. The MK5 focuses instead on quality of life, improving…
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Speaking at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency as part of a broader campaign to choke off Tehran’s financial networks.
The disclosures come amid one of the most intense military confrontations the Middle East has seen in decades.
On February 27, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury — a coordinated airstrike campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, and Revolutionary Guard command centers.
Iran retaliated with ballistic missile strikes across the region, hitting Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and…
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Key Features of the fund:
Shares are backed by physical BNB held in cold storage
Expense ratio set at 0.39%
Allows investors to gain BNB exposure through traditional brokerage accounts
Eliminates the need to directly purchase or store cryptocurrency
BNB is the native token of BNB Chain
BNB Chain processes more than 14 million transactions daily
Network supports over 2.5 million daily active users
The launch marks another step in the rapid expansion of crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum as issuers race to capture growing investor demand for altcoin exposure.
Binance Coin, or BNB, is the native token of BNB Chain, a blockchain ecosystem originally developed by crypto…
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has drawn a battle line in Washington: the Clarity Act, as written, is dead on arrival — and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is the enemy driving it.
In a Fox Business interview on Friday, Dimon unloaded on the pending crypto market structure legislation, calling it a threat to the financial system and a gift to an industry that wants the privileges of banking without the responsibilities.
“It allows cryptocurrency firms to effectively pay interest on deposits — stablecoins or something like that — without the protection that they should have,” Dimon said. “It has almost no legal protections.”
His core argument: if a crypto platform…
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Banks Won’t Accept Stablecoin Yield Without Regulatory Safeguards
Dimon’s core objection is stablecoin yield.
The CLARITY Act would allow crypto firms to reward customers for holding stablecoins, something banks argue creates direct competition without requiring the same consumer protections banks must follow.
He also flagged the bill’s Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act provisions as inadequate.
“It allows cryptocurrency firms to effectively pay interest on deposits, stablecoins or something like that, without the protection that they should have,” Dimon said. “The banks will not accept it that way,” he added.
Despite the opposition, Dimon said he supports blockchain…
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Bitcoin traded around $74,000 on Friday as improving regulatory sentiment helped stabilize crypto markets.
The move comes after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened the door for crypto perpetual futures trading in U.S.
Notable Statistics:
Coinglass data shows 96,876 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $266.92 million.
SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $228.9 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $121.4 million.
In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Injective, Hyperliquid and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.
Notable Developments:
Trader Notes:
Ted Pillows said Bitcoin currently faces two…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the listing of a Bitcoin perpetual contract on a CFTC-registered exchange. This marks the first regulated “perp” product available domestically, with KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract referencing Bitcoin’s spot price without expiration.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig described the move as historic, aiming to bring a major segment of crypto derivatives trading into the U.S. regulatory framework. Perpetual contracts, which dominate global crypto volume, were previously mostly offshore. The approval includes safeguards for market integrity and risk management.
This development follows earlier signals from Selig about onshoring perpetual derivatives to support innovation while maintaining oversight. It aligns with broader efforts to position the U.S. as a leader in crypto markets.
XRP Had Every Catalyst And Still Went Nowhere
Goldman Sachs built a $154 million XRP ETF position and quietly dumped the entire stake by Q1 2026. Six straight months of red followed from October 2025 to March 2026, with XRP still trading around $1.37 to $1.45.
Meanwhile, institutional money chased AI stocks and semiconductor names while crypto sat in a holding pattern.
Bitwise Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen described the current environment as “a stage of apathy,” with investors deserting ecosystems they have held for nearly a decade.
Bitwise Says HYPE Is Only 5% Through Its Re-Rating
Meanwhile, Hougan argued on the Milk Road Show that the world is only about 5% done realizing what…
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A class action filed in Idaho accuses the now-bankrupt crypto ATM operator of profiting from fraud while leaving vulnerable consumers unprotected.
A retired Idaho couple has filed a federal class action lawsuit against Bitcoin Depot Inc., alleging the company’s ATM network served as a pipeline for scammers who drained their entire retirement savings — $76,000 — over five consecutive days in August 2025.
Karen and Robert Lacey, named plaintiffs in Lacey et al. v. Bitcoin Depot Inc., et al. (Case No. 1:26-cv-00288-DKG), say fraudsters posing as Norton customer service representatives and FBI agents convinced them their accounts were tied to child pornography and illegal…
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