Bitcoin and Ether traders are eyeing price milestones into the weekly close, with a resistance trend line keeping BTC bulls from heading to all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin market participants expect a resistance trend line breakout, with nearby targets including $125,000. Attention continues to focus on altcoins while Bitcoin consolidates, with Ether reaching seven-month highs. Read more
Embedding human rights into crypto systems is a necessity. Self-custody, privacy-by-default, and censorship-resistant personhood must be core design principles for any technology. The future of digital freedom depends on it. Opinion by: Shady El Damaty, co-founder of Human.Tech Beyond the hype of accelerationist and technophile circles, a quiet crisis of confidence is taking hold in emerging technologies. Crypto and decentralized identity solutions still carry enormous potential to empower individuals and distribute power — but many builders and users are sounding the alarm. Their disillusionment stems from real concerns: surveillance overreach, centralization disguised as innovation and tools that serve power, not people. Read more
James Wynn has opened high-risk leveraged trades on Ether and PEPE worth over $23 million after a $536,000 USDC deposit into Hyperliquid. James Wynn, a crypto trader known for his high-leverage crypto bets, has initiated two major leveraged positions, including a 25x long on Ether (ETH) and a 10x long on PEPE (PEPE). According to onchain data, Wynn’s Ether position amounts to 3,269 ETH, valued at approximately $12.12 million, with an entry price of $3,726.28. His kPEPE (the name for the $PEPE-USD futures contract on Hyperliquid) long spans a staggering 812.16 million tokens, worth roughly $11.28 million at an average entry of $0.01358. At the time of writing, Wynn is sitting on a $251,617 unrealized profit from his PEPE position, while his ETH bet is currently down over $62,700. The ETH trade faces liquidation at $3,492.8, while the PEPE position’s liquidation level sits at $0.012998. Read more
The GENIUS Act marks a turning point for crypto regulation, but experts say true integration with finance and identity systems is only beginning. The proclaimed Crypto Week has concluded with significant regulatory progress, including the passage of the much-anticipated GENIUS Act. However, industry experts claim the regulatory clarity is just the foundation for what lies ahead. “Clarity is just a starting point, not an endpoint,” Leo Fan, co-founder of Cysic, told Cointelegraph. He pointed to the need for scalable blockchains, instant verification systems, and trusted custody for further integration. Fan acknowledged that Crypto Week delivered “legal clarity,” with the GENIUS Act formally recognizing that not all crypto assets are securities. He called this a “foundational shift” that provides a “green light for developers, investors, and institutions to build and deploy with clearer legal guardrails.” Read more