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Bitcoin’s price will continue to experience volatility until genuine buyers start entering the market, rather than traders seeking arbitrage opportunities, according to a crypto venture capitalist. “This is a classic case of liquidity games. ETFs didn’t just bring in long-term holders — they brought in hedge funds running short-term arbitrage,” Master Ventures founder Kyle Chasse…

A THORChain developer says he’s stepping away from the crypto protocol after a vote to block North Korean hacker-linked transactions was reverted — while another validator has also threatened to call it quits over the saga. “Effectively immediately, I will no longer be contributing to THORChain,” the crosschain swap protocol’s core developer, only known as…

Social media mentions of crypto dip buying have rocketed to their highest level since last July amid a crypto market rout that recently sent Bitcoin under $80,000. Santiment’s social sentiment tracker found that traders’ discussions on various social media channels like X, Reddit and Telegram between Feb. 25 and 26 are “showing a very high…

Decentralized exchange Uniswap has entered into a partnership with trading platform Robinhood and a number of payment platforms to facilitate crypto-to-fiat transactions. Starting on Feb. 27, users in more than 180 countries can sell supported crypto assets to deposit funds directly into their bank account through Robinhood, MoonPay and Transak, Uniswap announced.  It added that…

Bitcoin has fallen under $80,000 for the first time since November amid mounting macroeconomic uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. On Feb. 27, Bitcoin plummeted to $79,752, according to TradingView data. The price 2.65% decline over the past hour led to $80.28 million in long positions liquidated, per CoinGlass data. Bitcoin last traded…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s upcoming model could be as much as 20 times more costly than its predecessor but will be far more creative and “natural” in its conversational style, according to OpenAI and early testers.   OpenAI released a research preview of GPT-4.5 on Feb. 27, its most advanced AI model, which can recognize patterns, draw connections,…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it does not view memecoins as securities but warned any fraudulent tokens could still be subject to enforcement actions by other regulators. The agency’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a Feb. 27 statement that, in its view, memecoins “do not involve the offer and sale of securities…

The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees.  What’s fueling its rapid growth, and how does HYPE compare relative to Solana’s native token SOL (SOL)? Protocols ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: DefiLlama Hyperliquid’s…

Recent efforts to “debank” crypto firms in the US revealed a “staggering” level of corruption among government officials, and the problem is not yet resolved, one banking executive said in a Feb. 27 interview during Bitcoin Investor Week.  “The magnitude of skullduggery that is happening in Washington D.C. is really incredible… and it’s not over…

Ether (ETH) price stabilized near $2,300 after a sharp 20% drop over three days, hitting a low of $2,255. This decline shook market sentiment, as Ether hadn’t traded at these levels since October 2024. However, the ETH derivatives market is showing early signs of recovery and strength, suggesting a potential rebound to $2,800. Ether 30-day…