Hyperliquid Whale Shorts $70M in Crypto: Should Bitcoin Investors Be Worried?

Key takeaways: A successful Hyperliquid whale opened a $70 million short position, but data suggests this is a technical move. Rising oil prices and Fed liquidity injections could devalue US Treasuries, boosting Bitcoin as a scarce macro asset. Bitcoin below $80,000 as Hyperliquid whale flips bearish on crypto Bitcoin (BTC) failed to sustain bullish momentum…

Bakkt’s Revenue Falls 77% in Q1 as Stablecoin Pivot Takes Shape

Bakkt swung to a first-quarter loss as crypto services revenue fell 77%, underscoring the digital asset platform’s push to reposition itself around stablecoin payments and AI-enabled financial infrastructure. On Monday, the company reported a net loss attributable to Bakkt of $11.7 million, or 41 cents per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended March…

Ether May Soar to Five-Digit Prices Fueled by Rising Institutional Adoption

Market analysts said Ether (ETH) was ready to continue its uptrend following moves by JPMorgan and BlackRock to launch tokenized funds on the Ethereum network. Key takeaways: Institutional adoption is underway as JPMorgan and BlackRock plan to launch tokenized funds on Ethereum. Strong technical structures in multiple time frames suggest ETH price is bottoming out. …

US Government Asks for $1M in Forfeiture from Ex-Celsius Exec Ahead of Sentencing

Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, will likely turn over more than $1 million as part of a forfeiture order by US authorities ahead of his sentencing hearing. In a Tuesday court filing, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said that Cohen-Pavon had…

The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing

Network News “ALPENGLOW” UPGRADE LIVE FOR TESTING ON SOLANA: Solana developer Anza said that Alpenglow, the network’s biggest proposed consensus overhaul to date, is live on a community test cluster, marking a major step toward a potential mainnet rollout. The update means validator operators can now test software designed to move Solana from its current…

First US Hyperliquid ETF Clocks $1.2M Inflows on Debut

Crypto asset manager 21Shares’ first Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund in the US drew $1.2 million in net inflows and saw $1.8 million in trading volume on its Nasdaq debut. “Very very solid day and better than your average ETF launch for sure but nothing too crazy,” Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart said as the ETF finished its…

Four-Year Highs In US PPI Data Cost Bitcoin the $80,000 Mark

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $80,000 into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US inflation data continued to alarm. Key points: Bitcoin price action sees fresh downside pressure thanks to US PPI inflation reaching its highest since 2022. Odds of further financial tightening by the Federal Reserve increased in a headwind for crypto. BTC price analysis sees…

Iran Central Bank’s OFAC-Sanctioned Tron Wallets Mapped by Arkham

Blockchain analytics platform Arkham has published what it says is a public, onchain map of crypto wallets attributed to Iran’s central bank, making a pair of US-sanctioned Tron addresses publicly searchable for investigators and the wider public. The move could increase scrutiny of how Iranian-linked entities use stablecoins and blockchain networks to move funds outside…

Ether Struggles Below $2.4K As Spot ETH ETF Demand Slumps

Ether (ETH) has tested the $2,400 resistance five times over the past month, with each breakout attempt losing momentum near that level. The stalled price action comes as spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded just $500 million in inflows since March. Ether reserves on Binance exchange climbed by 400,000 ETH, and ETH futures traders also…

Farage Faces UK Standards Probe over $7M Gift from Crypto Billionaire

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is reportedly facing a parliamentary standards inquiry over whether he failed to declare a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The UK Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into whether Farage breached House of Commons rules by not registering the payment, the BBC reported…