The Pulse: Breaking Financial & Crypto News
Real-time updates from the digital asset world. Read news about market movements, new listings, and economic events impacting your portfolio.
For years, crypto traders assumed altcoins would always be the natural playground for speculation outside Bitcoin and Ethereum. That assumption is starting to look dated. On Hyperliquid, one of the fastest-growing onchain derivatives venues, oil and precious metals are suddenly doing something that would have sounded strange not long ago: they are pulling more attention … Читать далее
The latest slump in altcoin trading volumes is not just another ugly data point for traders. It is a sign that the market mood has changed in a deeper way. According to ForkLog, citing analysis shared by CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost, daily altcoin turnover on Binance has fallen roughly 80% from prior peaks to about $7.7 … Читать далее
Ethereum is once again moving faster than Bitcoin, and that shift is getting plenty of attention across the crypto market. After months of uneven price action and cautious sentiment, ETH has started to outperform BTC in the latest rebound, helped by renewed inflows into digital asset products and a broader return of institutional interest. The … Читать далее
The United States has escalated its campaign against North Korea’s illicit finance ecosystem by sanctioning a network accused of using fake IT work and cryptocurrency transactions to generate revenue for Pyongyang. The latest action from the US Treasury highlights how North Korea has adapted to the digital economy, using remote work, false identities, and crypto … Читать далее
“Bitcoin mining in space” sounds like the kind of idea you’d expect in a sci-fi pitch deck—until you realize that the two hardest parts of mining on Earth are also the two things space is best at: energy and cooling. That’s the bet behind Starcloud, a space data-center startup that now says it plans to … Читать далее
Ripple is trying to change how the market thinks about it. For years, the company was mostly framed through one lens: cross-border payments tied closely to XRP. But the latest move is broader. Ripple says it is turning Ripple Payments into an end-to-end stablecoin infrastructure platform for institutions, adding managed custody, virtual accounts, and unified … Читать далее
Crypto traders love a simple story, and this week they got two at once: supply coming in and supply getting squeezed. On one side, Hyperliquid’s HYPE moved higher even with a sizable token unlock hanging over the market. On the other, Jupiter’s JUP kept attracting bids after its community backed a plan to effectively freeze … Читать далее
Bitcoin isn’t just a price chart—it’s a living network. And right now, that network looks unusually quiet. According to a Feb. 23, 2026 report from ForkLog, Bitcoin’s on-chain activity has been declining for six consecutive months, citing CryptoQuant analyst “G a a h.” The analyst described the stretch as an extended period of weak participation—fewer … Читать далее
Stablecoins used to be the “boring” part of crypto: you parked cash in USDC or USDT, traded, then moved on. But a new wave of DeFi projects is treating stablecoins less like a utility token and more like core infrastructure—something that can shape user experience, revenue models, and even long-term sustainability. That’s the thinking behind … Читать далее
South Korean customs authorities say they’ve dismantled an international “underground remittance” operation that allegedly moved nearly 148.9 billion won (about $101.7 million) through cryptocurrency over roughly four years — using Chinese payment apps WeChat Pay and Alipay as the front end, then routing funds through overseas exchanges and crypto wallets in South Korea before cashing … Читать далее
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