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I noticed that the funding rate for Bitcoin is negative. This is actually a pretty important signal.
The funding rate often discussed in the futures market is essentially a small payment exchanged daily between traders. It’s a mechanism to keep the futures price aligned with the spot price.
When it’s negative, it means that at this very moment, short positions (people betting on a decline) are paying long positions. In other words, the entire market is feeling bearish. Everyone is thinking, “Bitcoin will go down from here.”
But here’s the interesting point. Historically, periods when the fundi

Considering why XRP has recently attracted renewed attention, a major factor is the viral clip where Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse discussed long-term potential. The scenario he hinted at, with a tenfold to hundredfold increase, has started to be debated again within the community.
Currently, XRP is trading in the dollar range, but when considering the scale of the cross-border payment market that Brad Garlinghouse pointed out, the valuation outlook could differ significantly. This market is worth trillions of dollars and is still dominated by slow, high-cost systems, according to his asserti

What is the biggest challenge facing blockchain technology in the digital age? It is processing speed.
In fact, the most closely watched metric for measuring blockchain performance is TPS, or transactions per second. This is not just a technical specification; it directly affects the user experience that people actually feel.
TPS is a term commonly used in the IT industry, but it is especially important in the context of blockchain. Traditional payment systems, such as VISA, can process 1,500 to 2,000 transactions per second. This has become an industry benchmark. Meanwhile, Bitcoin handles ab

So that 'time traveler' has appeared again. The one claiming to have come from 2058, named Rei Kokubu, is apparently called the 'Strongest Future Predictor of Japan' in online circles. There are stories that he's been spot-on about things like the number of gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics, a major crash in the Nikkei average, and the timing of Prime Minister Abe's resignation, which has been increasing his followers.
The content of this future prediction is advice related to crypto investments. He says he came to the present in December 2019 using a time machine, bought a large amount of 1,4

Pepo character's story actually has quite a deep history. Originally, it was created by Matt Fury in 2005 as a character in the comic "Boys Club," depicted as a peaceful and casual frog. Since then, it rapidly gained popularity within internet culture and was widely shared across various social media platforms.
Up to this point, it's a good story, but during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Pepo character was hijacked by certain online communities. It was used in memes to spread hate speech and racist ideologies, completely damaging its original positive image.
In response, Fury partne

Recently, there are times that make me reconsider Michael Saylor's recent activities. As the chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy, he is not just a businessman but a person who has caused a significant ripple in the institutional investor world as one of Bitcoin's strongest supporters.
Michael Saylor began seriously engaging with Bitcoin in August 2020. At that time, the world was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and he was concerned that cash assets would diminish due to inflation. His decision at that time would greatly shape MicroStrategy's strategy today. It started with an inves

There really are some fascinating figures in Japan's trading world. Many people have heard of BNF and Takashi Kotegawa. Especially during the famous J-COM incident, they suddenly drew a lot of attention. That day, Takashi Kotegawa made 600 million yen, and BNF earned 2 billion yen in just 10 minutes. Considering the market conditions at the time, you can understand the scale involved.
These two actually share similar backgrounds. They started trading during their university days, gradually building up from small capital, and now they are traders managing tens of billions of yen. Japan’s tradin

Recently, while looking at the blockchain data, I noticed some interesting activity. A new wallet seems to be opening quite a large position. It’s simultaneously going long on ZEC and HYPE.
According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, this wallet apparently opened a long position worth several million dollars in ZEC and an equivalent size in HYPE, both with 10x leverage, within a short period of time. Combined, it amounts to nearly $3.74 million. ZEC’s market value has been rising, and HYPE is also gaining attention, so maybe they initiated this at this timing.
Such large movements by big players ca

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has taken action. It announced an order invalidating the sanctions imposed by the United States on five Chinese companies involved in transactions of Iranian crude oil.
Specifically, the targeted companies are Hengli Petrochemical, Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical, Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group, and Shandong Shengxing Chemical. These companies were listed on the "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List" based on U.S. Executive Orders 13902 and 13846, and had their assets frozen and transactions prohibi

There is a major development in the Bitcoin mining industry. The Canadian mining giant Bitfarms has fully acquired Stronghold Digital Mining for over $110 million.
This is the largest merger or acquisition between publicly listed mining companies in history.
The impact of this acquisition is quite significant. Bitfarms' share of the North American energy market will jump dramatically from 6% to 80%.
In particular, its influence on the PJM power grid in the United States will increase dramatically.
It can be said that the industry’s power dynamics are being greatly reshaped.
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Recently, there has been an increase in interesting developments around AI-driven trading platforms. News has come out that BitradeX has completed a large funding round.
It seems that Bain Capital led a successful Series A funding round of 12 million pounds (about 16 million USD). The platform was established in 2022, making it relatively new, but raising this scale of funds indicates that it is receiving considerable expectations from investors.
BitradeX's technological aspects are quite intriguing. It has a proprietary ARK trading model, built on an architecture with 1 trillion parameters. C

At the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas, a dark story was quietly spreading. The evolution of quantum computers is progressing unexpectedly fast, posing a fundamental threat to Bitcoin’s security foundation. Approximately $42 billion worth of Bitcoin assets could be at risk, and a “liquidation event” that affects the entire market could even occur. This is not an exaggeration. Google’s latest research pointed out that the quantum resources needed to break RSA encryption are only one-twentieth of previous estimates.
The elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) used by Bitcoin is a

Recently, an incident that occurred in the weather prediction market of Polymer Market is quite interesting. There was an attack that stole $34,000 with just a hairdryer, but this is not just simple fraud; it exposes a structural vulnerability in the entire prediction market.
The origin of the incident dates back to April. A weather sensor installed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris recorded a sudden 4-degree Celsius increase in temperature within just 12 minutes. Subsequently, the same phenomenon reoccurred nine days later. In both cases, a specific temperature range was hit in the "Paris

199 companies participated in YC W26's Demo Day. After participating, looking at the data reveals the current state of AI startups.
First, the most impressive aspect is the proportion of AI-related companies. 60% of participating companies are AI-native, 26% are AI-enabled, and only 14% do not use AI. In other words, AI is no longer just a category but has become infrastructure. However, an important nuance here is that we need to look at this from the perspective of "how they are achieving what was impossible with traditional models," rather than simply "using AI."
Looking at the breakdown of

The decision by Federal Reserve Council Chair Jerome Powell has become a talking point. With his term set to expire in mid-May, he announced that he would remain as a Fed board member until the beginning of 2028 after stepping down as chair. This breaks with a long-standing practice that has continued for decades. Normally, the chair would be expected to resign and be replaced by a successor, but that is not what happened here.
Behind this is a complicated set of legal issues. Just a week ago, the U.S. Department of Justice halted an investigation into oversight related to the Federal Reserve

The physical gold price has recently surged into the $4,700 range. Looking at trading data, it has exceeded $4,700 per ounce. As a dollar-denominated gold price, it's at a quite high level, and it seems to be attracting more market attention. Compared to the previous day, it is almost flat, with a slight decline. Since gold market movements are also heavily influenced by exchange rates, it might be important to keep an eye on fluctuations in the dollar exchange rate.

Last week in the blockchain industry, fundraising was quite active. According to PAnews's tally, during the week from April 27 to May 3, 17 investment deals were announced, totaling over $176 million. The fact that cryptocurrency-related projects are raising funds at this pace indicates market resilience.
In the DeFi sector, notable activity was observed. Derivatives trading platform Liquid completed a $18 million Series A. It was founded by a former quantitative analyst from Two Sigma, starting with crypto perpetual contracts, and has since expanded to handle stocks, foreign exchange, and eve

The US cryptocurrency regulation is now at a truly critical juncture. As Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse warned at Consensus Miami, the next two weeks are likely to be a watershed moment that will determine whether the bill is passed.
Garlinghouse's point is accurate. If the Senate Banking Committee does not hold a hearing within a few weeks, the chances of the bill passing will rapidly decrease. This is because delaying this issue until the midterm elections would make it too politically sensitive. The likelihood of it coming up again after the elections would be even more limited.
Last week, news

Bitcoin has surpassed $73,000, but there are increasing voices in the market warning about a bull trap. The current price has risen to around $81,000, but traders don't seem to fully believe it.
In such times, there's a risk of a sharp reversal even with a short-term rally, so avoiding getting caught in a bull trap is important. Especially large traders are probably watching the selling pressure at this level.
Market sentiment is cautious because many people have experienced losses from bull traps before, so they are being careful this time as well. It's not just about short-term gains; whethe

When you first start in the crypto asset space, terms like APY and APR come up very frequently. But in reality, not many people truly understand the difference between these two, or why they are so important.
First, to explain what APR is, it represents the annual percentage rate, which is a simple interest rate that does not include compound interest calculations. Investing $1,000 in a project with a 10% APR would yield a $100 profit after one year—a straightforward calculation. However, here’s the catch: APR does not account for compounding, so the interest earned does not generate additiona