Liquidations refer to the forced closure of bullish long and bearish short positions in leveraged perpetual futures markets. They often exacerbate price moves.
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A Mysterious A16z Tweet Sparked a Rally in Crypto Project Optimism's OP Token
The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16z crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.â€
AI-Focused Blockchain CryptoGPT Raises $10M Funding at $250M Valuation
CryptoGPT recently rolled out AI assistant "Alex" and is developing its ZK rollup layer 2 blockchain and a data-to-AI engine, which collects, encrypts and transfers data for commercial applications.
DeFi Protocol Balancer Experiences Budget Cuts, Headcount Slashes Ahead of Strategy Pivot
The protocol’s service providers have let go of two front-end engineers as they focus on overhauling the platform’s brand.Â
Ether Holds Near $1.9K as Shanghai Fork Approaches
ETH’s price slid 1.5% on Thursday, the day after reaching its nine-month high. The Ethereum upgrade is expected to occur April 12.
S. Korean Crypto Exchange Gdac Hacked for Nearly $13M
The exchange said hackers transferred the crypto assets from a hot wallet to an unidentified wallet.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Flat, Ether in the Red, as a Long Weekend Begins
It's a battle of bulls versus bears as the market gets a grip on reality, says Brent Xu, CEO of DeFi lender Umee. ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn writes that Elon Musk had the crypto world's attention again this week, but whether he helps DOGE is questionable at best.
Bitcoin, Ether Momentum Traveling Divergent Paths
Ether's price spike this week may be foreshadowing a continuation of this trend.
Happy 48th Birthday, Satoshi Nakamoto
We love you but we don’t miss you.
U.S. Adds 236K Jobs in March Versus Forecasts for 239K
Bitcoin was little changed at $27,900 in the minutes following the roughly in-line report.