The uncertain situation in Iran has affected investor sentiment, and the derivatives market has shown clear signs of contraction over the past week. The combination of declining open interest and whales injecting funds into exchanges suggests that market sentiment has become more cautious.

A research report released by asset management firm VanEck indicates that if Bitcoin becomes a trade settlement tool and reserve asset within the next 25 years, its price is expected to exceed $2.9 million by 2050.

While the market is still debating when interest rate cuts will come, JPMorgan Chase predicts that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged this year, and the next policy move will likely not occur until the third quarter of 2027. Moreover, it is more likely that interest rates will be raised rather than lowered at that time, which is in stark contrast to the mainstream expectations in the cryptocurrency market.

Behind the numerous get-rich-quick stories in the cryptocurrency world lies a mountain of bones. According to a recent survey report by data platform CoinGecko, more than half of all cryptocurrencies ever issued are now "dead coins," with the vast majority of these "death cases" occurring in 2025.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially completed a large-scale cryptocurrency seizure operation, acquiring final ownership of over $400 million in assets related to Helix, a cryptocurrency mixing service that played a key role in money laundering on the dark web.

The cryptocurrency market is currently undergoing a deep adjustment, with altcoins performing poorly. The deeper problem lies in the significant contraction of primary market financing and the depletion of new project supply, which has raised concerns in the industry about "what can still be traded in the future".

2026 is seen by Vitalik Buterin as the year Ethereum will "reclaim lost ground." Besides attempting to reverse the centralization concerns stemming from the pursuit of scalability over the past decade, the Ethereum Foundation has launched a "financial slimming" plan. These moves are trying to add more certainty to Ethereum's future amidst market volatility and uncertainty.

Bithumb only noticed the anomaly 20 minutes later and froze the transactions and withdrawals 35 minutes after the incident. However, during this crucial half hour, a large number of abnormal transactions appeared on the platform, including a Bitcoin sell order worth 100 billion won (approximately US$68 million).Bithumb only noticed the anomaly 20 minutes later and froze the transactions and withdrawals 35 minutes after the incident. However, during this crucial half hour, a large number of abnormal transactions appeared on the platform, including a Bitcoin sell order worth 100 billion won (approximately US$68 million).

The outside world had hoped that the cryptocurrency market would continue to receive inflows of funds, but a recent report from JPMorgan Chase pointed out that the inflow of funds into the cryptocurrency market in the first quarter of this year experienced a "cliff-like drop," and the overall enthusiasm was far less than expected.

While Wall Street embraces blockchain technology with great anticipation, hoping to realize a financial utopia of "24/7 trading" and "instant settlement," the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has poured cold water on this idea. Last week, the IMF released a report warning that while tokenized finance can reduce costs and eliminate settlement delays, by removing the "buffer mechanism" of the traditional financial system, the market could collapse so quickly in the event of a crisis that central banks would have no time to intervene.

A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday issued a key ruling that New Jersey has no right to ban prediction market platforms regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from offering contracts for sports events, a decision seen as a major victory for Kalshi and the prediction market as a whole.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that its Binance Wallet has officially introduced prediction market functionality, allowing users to place bets on the outcomes of various real-world events without switching apps.

The Executive Yuan has approved the draft "Virtual Asset Services Act," which categorizes service providers into seven types and adopts a licensing system. The new law strictly regulates asset custody and explicitly prohibits stablecoins from issuing interest. Fraudulent activities will be subject to a maximum fine of NT$200 million, marking Taiwan's crypto industry's entry into a compliance era.