Bitcoin Whales Building Aggressive Long Positions as Funding Rates Stay Deeply Negative

Large Bitcoin traders on Hyperliquid have shifted to their most aggressively long positioning since early March, coinciding with BTC’s climb toward $80,000 despite 47 consecutive days of negative funding rates that leave short sellers paying long holders to maintain their positions. Glassnode data shows that whale traders—those typically running positions above $10 million—flipped from net…

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European Banks Embrace Crypto Trading as MiCA Regulation Drives Mainstream Adoption

European Banks Embrace Crypto Trading Major European Banks are integrating Bitcoin and Ethereum trading directly into their existing brokerage platforms, signaling a fundamental shift in how traditional banks approach digital assets. KBC, Belgium’s largest bank-insurance group, became the latest institution to enable regulated cryptocurrency trading for retail investors through its Bolero self-directed brokerage platform earlier…

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Hyperliquid Whale Holds $38M Bitcoin Short Position as Funding Rates Turn Negative

Hyperliquid Whale Holds $38M Bitcoin Short Position A prominent cryptocurrency whale on Hyperliquid exchange is maintaining a $38 million short position against Bitcoin and several altcoins, signaling potential bearish sentiment as BTC struggles to break above $78,000. The whale, operating under the address 0x7fda…c517d1 and known as BobbyBigSize, has generated $159 million in profits over…

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Tether Freezes $344 Million in USDT on Tron Following U.S. Law Enforcement Request

Tether Freezes $344 Million in USDT on Tron Tether has frozen $344 million worth of USDT stablecoin across two wallets on the Tron blockchain after receiving requests from U.S. law enforcement authorities. The action, announced Thursday, targeted addresses flagged for alleged links to illicit activity. The freeze prevented further movement of the funds, marking another…

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Polymarket Traders Profit $37K From Paris Weather Station Glitch, Sparking Tampering Investigation

Two Polymarket traders netted $37,000 after correctly betting on unusual temperature spikes at a Paris airport weather station, prompting French authorities to launch a tampering investigation into what meteorologists say were unlikely natural events. The suspicious trades occurred across two separate prediction markets focused on maximum daily temperatures at Charles de Gaulle Airport on April…

Polymarket Traders Profit $37K From Paris Weather Station Glitch

UK FCA Raids Eight Illegal P2P Crypto Trading Hubs in London Crackdown

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has conducted its first coordinated crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, targeting eight locations across London. The operation, carried out jointly with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, marks a significant escalation in regulatory enforcement against unregistered trading activities in the country….

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Bitcoin Rallies Past $78K as Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely

Bitcoin climbed above $78,000 Wednesday morning, marking its highest level in 11 weeks, after President Trump announced an indefinite extension of the Iran ceasefire. The geopolitical de-escalation sparked a broad rally across crypto markets, with major assets posting solid gains and on-chain metrics flashing constructive signals for the first time in months. Trump said the…

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