Short sellers are betting more than $1 trillion against US stocks after big run

(Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) Total US short interest exceeded $1 trillion as of last Friday, S3 Partners data shows. The top five shorts are mega-ca...

Why one strategist loves the stock

The energy sector has seen a reversal of fortunes this year following a spectacular 2022. The S&P 500’s Energy Select Sector (XLE) is down roughly 10% year-to-date, compared to last yearR...

576 American Banks Are Overexposed to Commercial Real Estate Loans As Delinquencies Rise: Report

Hundreds of US banks have exceeded regulatory guidelines on commercial real estate loan concentrations, according to a new report. A total of 576 banks are now overexposed, representing an increase of...

Coinbase Report: Over 50% Of Fortune 100 Companies Have Blockchain Initiatives In Pipeline

The cryptocurrency industry in the United States seems set for continuous expansion, despite the increasing regulatory pressure in the country. According to a new report by crypto exchange Coinbase, s...

Bitcoin Bulls Gear Up To Test $31,000 Resistance As Market Optimism Grows

Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a significant surge of over 10% in the last few days, leaving BTC bulls in euphoria. The largest cryptocurrency in the market has again become the center of attention, wi...

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino Says Stablecoin Giant Not Competing With Banking System

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says the world’s largest stablecoin issuer does not view itself as a competitor of banks despite being a huge buyer and holder of US treasuries. In a new interview on The Wolf...

Hackers Leak Over 100,000 ChatGPT Credentials on the Dark Web

Over 100,000 login credentials for OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot were leaked onto the dark web, according to a report this week from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm based in Singapor...

Price Declines To The $50 Level 

CSCO stock price has been stuck in a wide consolidation zone ranging between $45.60 and $52.40. The stock price gained bullish momentum after touching the support level of $45.60 during mid January. T...

FC Barcelona, World of Women Reveal ‘Empowerment’ Soccer NFT Auction

Spanish soccer giant FC Barcelona has teamed up with NFT project World of Women for the second release of the club’s 10-part “Masterpieces” collection, which artistically spotlights the achievements o...

You Can Earn Bitcoin for Playing Over 100 Android Games

This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG The list of mobile games that pay players cryptocurrency has just grown significantly. Today, Bitcoin payments startup Zebedee launched ...

A New Bitcoin Mining Giant Prepares to Enter the Fray

Major Bitcoin miners Hut 8 Mining and U.S. Bitcoin Corp are set to merge to create a North American crypto mining giant.  If all goes according to plan, the U.S.-domiciled company—named Hut 8 Corp.—wi...

Degens Have Bet $170K in Crypto on Missing Titanic Submarine Being Found

The current headline-grabbing situation around the missing submarine that was exploring the Titanic wreckage has taken on an unexpected—and arguably unsettling—crypto degen angle: Gamblers on betting ...

Ex-Ripple Advisor Meets with ECB’s Lagarde

Alex Dovbnya Ex-Ripple advisor and Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael S. Barr, has held a meeting with European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde Michael S. Barr, the ex-Rippl...

Prime Trust cannot fulfill withdrawals, must stop accepting funds: Nevada C&D order

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BitGo Cancels Prime Trust Acquisition, Users Report Frozen Withdrawals

Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo is pulling out of acquisition talks with rival Prime Trust, putting the short-lived deal to an end.  BitGo announced the decision to walk away in a tweet on Thursday. Wi...

FTX seeks to claw $700M from Bankman Fried friends and affiliated funds

FTX has filed a lawsuit in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware against some of the investment firms it had ties to before its collapse. The suit, filed June 22, contained 1...

CNBC’s Jim Cramer Slams ‘Bogus Crypto’

Alex Dovbnya In a social media clarion call to investors, Jim Cramer, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host, took aim at “bogus” cryptocurrency projects this Thursday CNBC’s R...

Solar X Works Welcomes GW Global Partners as Strategic Equity Investor

Strategic investment and engagement to secure path to growth SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Solar X Works, LLC today announced that GW Global Partners has taken a strategic equity position in the Compa...

Three Arrows Co-Founders Are Back With a New VC Fund. Is Anyone Buying?

The recently launched Open Exchange (OPNX), a trading platform specializing in claims against bankrupt cryptocurrency entities, made waves on Wednesday as it revealed its latest ecosystem partner—one ...

Prime Trust’s financials ‘considerably deteriorated,’ says Nevada regulator

Prime Trust’s financial condition is “critically deficient” and the crypto custodian is unable to honor customer withdrawals according to a cease and desist from Nevada’s busin...

Algo Price Rises Above $0.12 

Algo price has been experiencing a bearish momentum after receiving rejection from the $0.29 level in February, 2023. The cryptocurrency’s price tried several times to form a support but the bears sha...

BTC, ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB and MATIC Price Analysis for June 22

Despite the recent sharp growth, bears seem unlikely to seize the initiative as the rates of most of the coins are in the green zone. Top coins by CoinMarketCap BTC/USD The rate of Bitcoin (BTC) keeps...

Revolutionizing Crypto Transactions: Xumm & Topper Elevate Transaction Limits to $2,500

Topper’s integration with Xumm offers users higher transaction limits and currency versatility. Topper supports underserved jurisdictions, notably the United States and Canada. The Topper-Xumm allianc...

Ethereum Micropayments Solution Volition Aims to Make ‘Crypto for Coffee Transactions Viable’

Volition, a new StarkWare product for the permissionless Starknet network, promises to drastically reduce Ethereum transaction fees, to the point where the network can support micropayments similar to...

Cryptopay EU card provider loses license, company says card funds are safe

The European Union debit card provider for Cryptopay has lost its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license, according to a June 22 email sent to its customers. The company recommends to EU cardholde...

Pepe (PEPE) Smashes Big Milestone as Price Gains 88%

Pepe (PEPE), the frog-themed meme cryptocurrency, has smashed a big milestone in its holder count. The official PEPE Twitter account makes it known that the crypto asset has crossed 125,000 in its hol...

Polygon 2.0 Unifies Megachains and Multichains

Polygon 2.0 aims to establish the Value Layer of the Internet and expand Ethereum to the Internet scale. Megachains increase node requirements but face state bloat and contention issues. Polygon Super...

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Claims Two Georgia Facilities For $9.3 Million

Sustainability-focused Bitcoin miner CleanSpark has agreed to purchase two ready-to-use mining facilities for $9.3 million in Dalton, Georgia, continuing a trend of weighty investments into the mining...

BNB Price Surges Amid Blackrock ETF Application-Recovery Next?

 Binance Coin (BNB) price has surged above $245 this week as Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF filling raised hopes of crypto regulatory clarity. Can the resilient long-term investors hold the $230 support zone...

Bitcoin and correlations — Examining the relationship between BTC, gold and the Nasdaq

Some news sources have been fond of making comparisons between Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action and that of other assets. In particular, the two most commonly compared asset classes are gold and tech stoc...

Shibarium in July? Shiba Inu (SHIB) Executive Sends Mysterious Message

Rumors are swirling within the Shiba Inu (SHIB) community following a series of intriguing tweets from key individuals involved in the project. A member of the NFA Labs team recently took to social me...

CACEIS Approved to Provide Crypto Custody Services in France

CACEIS has registered with the French market regulator, AMF. Financial companies have continuously shown interest in the crypto market. The crypto market has witnessed significant growth in recent yea...