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Long bias from the largest perpetual traders on Hyperliquid has built steadily through February, March and April, with the position now leaning aggressively long as bitcoin tags $80,000 and US-Iran talks resume.

Maximalists warn freezing 5.6M BTC risks instant sell-offs, while others say quantum threats leave no alternative.

More than a third of US crypto traders report cutting daily expenses and delaying major purchases as unrealized losses weigh on household finances. The recent crypto market downturn has forced more than one in three crypto traders to cut everyday spending, according to a new survey by CEX.IO. The survey, conducted among 1,100 US-based active CEX.IO users, shows the current market slump is straining household finances, though it remains less severe than 2022, when Bitcoin fell by roughly 75% from its peak. Bitcoin is still about 40% below its October 2025 high, leaving many retail investors sitting on unrealised losses. 36% of respondents said they reduced everyday spending as a direct result of market conditions, with 10% describing those cuts as significant sacrifices made to maintain their positions. 37% also reported delaying or cancelling purchases due to crypto losses, including 21% who postponed major financial commitments such as buying a home, car or undertaking renovations. Read more

Researchers show market accuracy comes from a tiny group of informed traders, not broad participation.

GraniteShares has delayed its 3x Long and 3x Short XRP ETFs to May 7 for the fifth time in three weeks. Here's what the SEC Rule 485 filing means for XRP price and what traders are watching next. The post XRP NEWS: GraniteShares Just Delayed Its 3x XRP ETF for the Fifth Time: Is the SEC Blocking Leveraged Crypto Products? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The $55,000 bottom has appeared in a few analysts' recent analysis on BTC's future price moves.

DoorDash is working with Stripe-backed Tempo to bring stablecoin-powered payouts into its marketplace. The company operates across more than 40 countries, and the money inside that marketplace moves in several directions at once, with customers paying at checkout, merchants waiting for settlement, and Dashers depending on payouts that determine how quickly earnings become usable cash. […] The post Major global food delivery service builds stablecoins into core infrastructure across 40+ countries appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A new GitHub plugin makes your coding agent emit escalating human moans as it suffers through your spaghetti code.

In an interview, Ben Zhou said the crypto exchange is at least two years away from breaking even in Europe.

The exchange’s institutional arm has quietly assembled trading, custody, financing, derivatives and cross margining into a single stack, something its rivals still piece together.

The Ethereum Foundation unstaked over 17,000 ETH worth $40M shortly after approaching its 70,000 ETH staking target. The Ethereum Foundation has moved to unwind part of its staking position shortly after nearing its stated goal of 70,000 staked ETH. On Saturday, the Ethereum Foundation unstaked 17,035.326 ETH, worth roughly $40 million, according to Arkham data. The move involved depositing wrapped staked ETH (wstETH) into Lido’s unstETH contract, with ETH expected to be returned once the withdrawal queue completes. In Ethereum, unstaking is the process of withdrawing ETH that was previously locked to help secure the network through validators. When ETH is staked, it’s deposited into the Ethereum Beacon Chain, where it remains locked while earning rewards. To unstake, a withdrawal request is initiated, and the funds enter a queue period after which the funds are released. Read more

XRP has remained essentially at the same level as it was last week.

Gunfire cut short the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, forcing the evacuation of President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the high-profile gala. In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed that US law enforcement agents subdued the suspect, who was later identified as Cole […] The post Official TRUMP token price in free fall amid White House shooting incident after memecoin gala appeared first on CryptoSlate.

STABLE is today's top performer but PI follows suit closely.

TRUMP memecoin fell nearly 10% in 24 hours despite a Mar-a-Lago investor gala, with the token still down over 96% from its peak. Donald Trump’s official TRUMP memecoin extended its decline on Saturday, even as he hosted a closed-door gathering for top holders of the cryptocurrency at Mar-a-Lago. The token is currently trading at around $2.67, down by nearly 10% over the past day, according to data from CoinMarketCap. It is also down by more than 96% compared to its all-time high of $75.35 registered in early 2025. The downturn comes despite efforts to maintain visibility through high-profile events. The Saturday event brought together 297 of the largest TRUMP investors for what was billed as the “most exclusive” crypto and business conference, with a smaller group of 29 attending a VIP reception and champagne toast, according to The Independent. Read more

Litecoin's foundation called the weekend exploit a zero-day. The litecoin-project GitHub repository shows the consensus vulnerability was privately patched between March 19 and 26, more than four weeks before the attack.

Demand for US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs has rebounded into its longest positive stretch of 2026, putting fund flows back at the center of Bitcoin’s latest test of the $80,000 area. SoSoValue data show the products drew net inflows for nine consecutive trading days through April 24, adding about $2.12 billion since April 14. The run […] The post Bitcoin ETFs hit the longest inflow streak of the year in bullish setup for a major recovery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The price drop was instant after the conclusion of the event, making it another 'sell-the-news' move for the token.

Binance's CZ also weighed in on the matter, saying it was "sickening" to see another attempt on Trump's life.

Wild XRP price predictions abound, but how realistic are they?