Chinese billionaire shorts Ethereum (ETH) Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 8, 2026 Share Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhuoer has turned bearish on Ethereum (ETH) in the short- to medium-term, disclosing a new short position on April 8. Zhuoer, the founder and CEO of BTC.TOP – one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools – shorted Ethereum at $2,242. […]
Urgent calls for action regarding the quantum threat to Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies continue to mount. However, there is no complete consensus on this issue. Some analysts say the threat is very significant and requires immediate action, while others argue that it will be many years before the quantum threat becomes a reality. The latest […]
Why are Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP prices up today? Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 8, 2026 Share The top three crypto assets by market capitalization, Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP, rallied on April 8 amid a broader short squeeze. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin price gained more than 4% to trade above $71,522 at […]
Adam Back has denied claims that he is Satoshi Nakamoto after a New York Times story argued that the British cryptographer is the strongest candidate yet for Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator. In a post on X after the article was published, Back said his long record in cryptography, privacy tools and electronic cash research explains why […]
BlackRock crypto portfolio falls $20 billion in Q1 2026 Jordan Major Cryptocurrency Apr 8, 2026 Share BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, saw the value of its on-chain cryptocurrency portfolio decline sharply in the first quarter of 2026, as falling prices offset continued Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation and ongoing Ethereum (ETH) outflows. Between January 1 and […]
Bitcoin may have recently looked choppy under $70,000, but a ton of $BTC was traded then, in a sign of strong dip demand. That’s evident from blockchain data, which shows the total amount of $BTC that last moved on-chain in the $60,000-$70,000 range now stands at 1,845,766 $BTC, up from 1,001,491 $BTC on Jan. 1, […]
Claude turns $2,000 to $12,000 overnight on Polymarket; Here is how Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 8, 2026 Share A trader successfully leveraged Claude AI to make a $10,000 profit on Polymarket with $2,000 in capital in one night. In a 17-second snippet analyzed by Finbold on April 8, the Anthropic-backed chatbot helped developer Mary Evan […]
Trump has yet again posted something that stopped crypto traders mid-session. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” That is not a ceasefire signal. That is a regime change declaration. And Bitcoin is sitting at $68,355 – already down 1.61% […]
Suspected insiders raked in over $850K on U.S.-Iran ceasefire bet Paul L. Cryptocurrency Apr 8, 2026 Share A cluster of traders on cryptocurrency betting platform Polymarket walked away with outsized gains after correctly betting on a sudden U.S.–Iran ceasefire announced on April 7. The nature of the trades has raised questions regarding the identities of […]
Bitcoin reclaimed above the $70,000 psychological level on Monday, testing levels last seen in March. The move caught traders off-guard, especially the naysayers, blowing tens of millions in positions out of the water. Bitcoin Briefly Tests $70,000, Liquidates Over $70 Million Short Positions The move above $70,000 lasted only briefly, with the pioneer crypto trading […]