Brazilian authorities have moved to shut down 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket.The decision, announced Friday, follows a directive from the Ministry of Finance and enforcement by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), according to state-owned news outlet Agência Brasil. Authorities claimed that such services fall outside Brazil’s current... čítať ďalej

XRP (XRP) has rallied more than 30% in the last three months, and fresh technical and on-chain signals suggest the XRP/USD pair may have more upside ahead.XRP/USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewKey takeaways:Exchange outflows, positive whale flows and strong ETF demand raise XRP’s bullish outlook.A wedge setup sees the price rising... čítať ďalej

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their inflow momentum through late April, notching a nine-day streak amid growing investor conviction.During the period, which spanned April 14 and April 24, total net inflows reached roughly $2.12 billion, with the strongest single-day performance on April 17, when funds attracted $663.91... čítať ďalej

Key takeaways:A whale linked to asset manager Fasanara Capital holds a $38 million crypto short position, but will it impact Bitcoin’s price?Negative futures funding rates at Binance and Bybit point to unusual demand for bearish positioning despite BTC’s recent price gains.Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to trade above $78,000 on Friday, but... čítať ďalej

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In a repeat of 2025, top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), will gather for a private event that many critics have described as selling access to the presidency.On Saturday, Trump and up to 297 of his memecoin holders will meet at the president’s Mar-a-Lago property... čítať ďalej

Aurelion, a Nasdaq-listed company building a Tether Gold-backed treasury, has allocated 10,000 units of the token, worth about $48 million, to a newly launched protocol designed to generate yield on tokenized gold.The DeFi protocol, XAUE, was introduced earlier this week by the Aurise Foundation as a treasury layer for Tether... čítať ďalej

The Fellowship political action committee (PAC), which launched claiming to have more than $100 million from crypto-aligned backers, has reportedly backed out of an advertising deal to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a crucial US Senate race.According to a Thursday report from Axios, Republican leaders contacted US Commerce... čítať ďalej

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed glued to $78,000 on Friday with markets “awaiting clarity” from the US-Iran war.Key points:Bitcoin stalls in its bid to recapture $80,000, as US stocks tread water.Strong earnings are needed to sustain the equities push, says analysis.BTC price support is at risk of giving way next.Bitcoin joins risk... čítať ďalej

The European Central Bank (ECB) said Friday it has signed agreements with three European standards bodies to reuse existing open payment standards for digital euro transactions, as it seeks to reduce integration costs for banks, merchants and payment service providers. According to the ECB, the agreements with the European Card Payment... čítať ďalej

Zondacrypto’s crisis deepened on Friday after Polish outlet Onet reported that CEO Przemysław Kral had gone to Israel as prosecutors investigate the exchange over alleged fraud and investor losses.According to the report, Kral has been in Israel for about a week and holds Israeli citizenship, a factor that could complicate... čítať ďalej

XRP (XRP) has fallen about 5% against Bitcoin (BTC) over the past week, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead.Key takeaways:XRP/BTC’s descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart points to a possible 40% drop toward 0.000011 BTC.Persistent institutional demand through US-based... čítať ďalej

XRP (XRP) has fallen about 5% against Bitcoin (BTC) over the past week, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead.Key takeaways:XRP/BTC’s descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart points to a possible 40% drop toward 0.000011 BTC.Persistent institutional demand through US-based... čítať ďalej

Cryptography company Succinct has launched Zcam, an iPhone camera app that cryptographically signs photos and videos at the moment of capture to help prove their authenticity.The company said Thursday that Zcam embeds a tamper-evident record linking media to the device that captured it, allowing viewers to verify that content was... čítať ďalej

Cryptography company Succinct has launched Zcam, an iPhone camera app that cryptographically signs photos and videos at the moment of capture to help prove their authenticity.The company said Thursday that Zcam embeds a tamper-evident record linking media to the device that captured it, allowing viewers to verify that content was... čítať ďalej