Bitcoin, Ethereum traders brace for $1.9B options expiry

The US government is reportedly investing in Quantum Computing, the technology that could end up acting as a possible threat to Bitcoin. US Commerce Department To Give $2 Billion To Quantum Computing Firms As reported by CNBC, the US government is set to award grants to nine companies operating in the Quantum Computing sector. The […]

Binance pool miner reserves slipped from 41,987 to 41,915 in May, a small but telling sign that selling pressure from miners has not fully stopped. Crypto analysts said that because Binance Pool controls a major share of global hash rate, its behavior tends to reflect how Bitcoin miners feel before the broader market catches on. Related Reading: Bitcoin Treasury Company Nakamoto Takes Action To Prevent Stock Slide The Miner Position Index remains below historical panic-selling levels, and the Puell Multiple — a gauge of miner revenue relative to long-term averages — is still under one. Analysts described the current miner behavior as a “wait phase,” a pattern that has appeared near cycle bottoms before. Long-Term Holders Take Over The Supply Side More than 70% of all circulating Bitcoin is now sitting in the hands of investors who have held for at least a year. That figure crossed back above 15 million BTC for the first time since October 2025, according to data from CryptoQuant. 🚨 $B

Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP completed Ethereum testing and may begin phased issuance by the end of Q2 2026. Hong Kong moved closer to launching its first officially approved stablecoin after HKDAP completed a successful Ethereum mainnet transfer test. According to HKET, the project was a collaboration between multiple licensed financial and crypto firms to […] The post Hong Kong’s First Approved Stablecoin Completes Ethereum Mainnet Test appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium has fallen to its lowest level this month, adding to signs that institutional investors in the U.S. have continued selling the flagship crypto while spot demand weakens. According to data shared by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, the Coinbase…

An Italian police unit cracked a tax fraud case worth over a million dollars — and at the center of it was not a secret bank account or a shell company, but Bitcoin inscriptions. Related Reading: Crypto Gains State-Level Support As South Carolina Bans Federal CBDCs A New Way To Hide Old Money Italy’s Economic […]

On-chain data shows the XRP whales have gone on a 71 million coin buying spree over the past week even as the asset’s price has dropped. XRP Whales Have Increased Holdings Recently In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about the latest trend in the supply held by whales on the XRP network. “Whales” refer to the entities holding a considerable amount of the asset in their wallet balance. Related Reading: Bitcoin $78,000 Rebound Fizzles As Coinbase Premium Stays Red These investors can carry some degree of influence in the market thanks to their large holdings, so their behavior can often be worth keeping an eye on. The moves made by the whales may not always directly impact the asset, but they can still be revealing about the sentiment present among them. There are many ways to track the behavior of the whales, with one such being through their holdings. Below is the chart shared by Martinez that shows the trend in the supply of the large XRP holders. As is visible in the

The entity acquired its BTC stash at prices of almost $120,000, but might be selling at a heavy loss now.