Bitcoin’s sharp fall resulted in the biggest long liquidation in a 24-hour period, and the sell-off pulled many altcoins below their immediate support levels. Key points: Bitcoin witnessed the biggest long liquidation of the year, indicating that bulls are losing their grip over the market. Several altcoins are striving to hold on to their support levels but may face solid selling on rallies. Read more
A Republican-backed bill to create a market structure for digital assets is expected to head for a vote in the Senate Banking Committee soon. A group of Democratic senators in the US Congress has signaled its intention to work with Republicans on advancing legislation to establish a digital asset market structure framework. In a Friday statement, 12 Democrats, including members of the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, issued a statement ahead of an expected vote on a crypto market structure bill pushed by Republican leadership. “We hope our Republican colleagues will agree to a bipartisan authorship process, as is the norm for legislation of this scale,” the statement reads. “Given our shared interest in moving forward quickly on this issue, we hope they will agree to reasonable requests to allow for true collaboration.” Read more
Top ETH treasury BitMine Immersion Technologies announced $365 million in new funding and revealed it now holds 2.416 million ETH — over 2% of the total supply. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a crypto treasury company focused on Bitcoin and Ether, says it controls more than 2% of Ether’s total supply after amassing 2.4 million ETH. The company disclosed Monday that its Ether (ETH) holdings are valued at about $10.1 billion, making it the largest corporate ETH treasury worldwide. It also announced a new fundraising initiative aimed at pushing its reserves even higher. BitMine reported that it acquired ETH at an average price of nearly $4,500, about 7.25% above the current market price of $4,200. Read more