Bitcoin futures open interest hits record $36b before options expiry

Bitcoin futures open interest surged to over $38 billion today, as BTC price increased 10% over the week. The surge reflects growing investor interest and speculative activity around Bitcoin’s future price movements. Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, reported its highest BTC open interest to date, at $8.4 billion. Record-setting open interest in Bitcoin futures comes as $15.1 billion...

UK court freezes $7.6m of Craig Wright’s assets

A British court has issued a global freeze on $7.6 million of Craig Wright’s assets, effectively blocking him from transferring the funds abroad. A legal ruling earlier this month found Wright not to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, contrary to his previous claims. Judge James Mellor presided over the lawsuit initiated by the Crypto Open Patent...

Cat-themed tokens continue to surge as MEW leads the meme coin charts

As Solana meme coins continue dominating the bull market, traders are shifting to a new niche of cat-themed tokens. The meme coin market cap has increased by 9% today, reaching nearly $70 billion. Within this sector, the market cap of Solana meme coins has increased by over 20% today, exceeding $8 billion. However, the top gainers in...

Former China Olympic champion who home-schools children to allow more play time criticised for depriving them chance to socialise

Former Olympic champion Yang Wei’s decision to home-school his twin daughters, in a bid to give them more playtime and maintain their health, has ignited a debate online. Critics have raised concerns about the potential absence of sufficient socialising opportunities for the children. Yang is a former gymnast and Olympic champion known for leading China’s men’s team...

Myanmar’s military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses

YANGON (AP): The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day with a speech claiming that the nation’s youth were being tricked into supporting the resistance against army rule, and that ethnic armed groups allied with the resistance engage in drug trafficking, natural resources smuggling and illegal gambling. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing spoke...

IDEX surges 33%, investors interest skyrockets

IDEX, the native token of the hybrid decentralized exchange (DEX) and market-making protocol of the same name, has increased 33% over the past 24 hours as it records a surge in investor interest. The crypto asset, often leveraged for gas fees and liquidity provision on the Idex exchange, had witnessed a generally bearish trend over the...

NFT Price Floor co-founder predicts quality NFTs comeback despite market retreat

NFT Price Floor co-founder Nicolás Lallement anticipates a quality NFT comeback thanks to the bullish sentiment and cheap layer-2 solutions. As the craze around meme coins keeps unfolding, the spotlight now shifts to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a sector experiencing renewed interest following a period of subdued activity. NFT Price Floor co-founder Nicolás Lallement shared with crypto.news his perspective on...

ParaSwap resolves Augustus V6 contract bug, begins returning crypto to users

ParaSwap, a decentralized finance aggregator, has started returning crypto to users after fixing a critical vulnerability in its Augustus v6 smart contract identified last week. The smart contract bug emerged shortly after the contract’s introduction on March 18, aimed at improving swapping efficiency and reducing gas fees. However, the contract contained a critical vulnerability, allowing hackers...

Detained Binance executive reportedly escapes from custody in Nigeria

Nadeem Anjarwalla, a detained Binance executive in Nigeria, reportedly escaped custody after being taken for prayer. On Mar. 22, Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is Binance‘s regional manager for Africa, reportedly fled Nigeria after being detained upon arrival in the country as part of an investigation into the exchange. Anjarwalla, who was detained in Nigeria, reportedly departed from Abuja via...

Kelexo presale attracts DAI and Internet Computer whales

Kelexo (KLXO), a new defi project is emerging as an attractive lending platform, drawing the attention of Dai (DAI) and Internet Computer (ICP) investors. Changing trends are a big part of trading and cryptocurrency trading is not an exemption. Investors have always moved with the tides to keep their heads above water.  Good investors take advantage of...