Litecoin (LTC) demonstrated a V-shaped recovery of 20% after dropping to $106 on Feb. 25. After a brief decline below the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages (EMAs), the altcoin has regained a bullish position and is currently outperforming a majority of assets within the crypto market. Litecoin 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Litecoin has “one
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21835112/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were a touch firmer in spots Wednesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell further and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Wednesday was at 63%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 68% and the 30-year at 87%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST
Solana (SOL) price is down nearly 9% on the day and is close to trading below $130 for the first time since Sept. 18, 2024. Two key indicators on SOL’s daily chart are on track to complete a bearish crossover, and if this happens, new lows under $100 could be in the cards. The 50-day
A home for sale in Casselberry, Florida, Aug. 14, 2024. Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, hitting the lowest level in two months, but demand for mortgages didn’t respond. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.2% from the previous week, according to
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped into the $85,000 region on Feb. 26, flashing a clear signal that the crypto market is not out of the woods yet. The break below the $90,000 support on Feb. 25 tilted the advantage in favor of the bears. That triggered $937.9 million in outflows from the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded
A bill to extend the sunset of a Kansas sales tax and revenue bond program until July 1, 2028, and allow its use for mall redevelopment projects is pending in the House after passing the Senate last week. Adobe Stock A Kansas bill would continue an economic development bond program that has fallen short of
Ethereum-based cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask is expanding its fiat off-ramp services to support 10 additional blockchain networks. The move, in partnership with payments provider Transak, is aimed at simplifying the process of converting digital assets into traditional currency. MetaMask users were previously forced to swap assets into Ether (ETH) tokens before being able to convert them
Update, Feb. 26, 3:18 pm UTC: This article has been updated with comments from Judith De Boer, attorney for Alexey Pertsev. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands. “Privacy is normal, and
The hacker behind the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit has laundered more than $335 million in digital assets, with investigators continuing to track the movement of stolen funds. Crypto investor sentiment was hit by the largest hack in crypto history on Feb. 21, when Bybit lost over $1.4 billion in liquid-staked Ether (stETH), Mantle Staked ETH
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21816220/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Muni yields fell Tuesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally. Equities ended mixed. Muni yields fell three to eight basis points, while UST yields fell eight to 11 basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 67% and the
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Feb. 20, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images An expensive stock market did not prevent traders from getting more bullish as investors increasingly bet that the bull run could keep chugging along, according to Charles Schwab’s new quarterly client survey. The bulls continue to outnumber
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Kyiv has agreed terms with Washington on a minerals deal that Ukrainian officials hope will improve relations with the Trump administration and pave the way for a long-term US security commitment. Ukrainian officials
PREPA bondholders opposed to the Oversight Board’s offer say the reasons the court had given to continue the stay are no longer valid. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders opposed to the Oversight Board’s proposed restructuring filed a motion to lift the bankruptcy’s litigation stay, which could lead to their appointing a receiver for PREPA.
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Renters looking for a better deal may need to rethink the kind of properties they’re focused on in their search. As of January, median single-family home rent prices are up about 41% since before the pandemic, according to a recent report by Zillow. Meanwhile, multi-family rents are up
Crosschain trading protocol Chainflip is implementing an emergency software upgrade to prevent hackers from moving funds stolen in the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit. The move follows the Feb. 21 Bybit hack, the largest crypto exchange breach in history. Blockchain investigators, analytics firms, crypto exchanges and network protocols have since worked together trying to trace and
Crypto exchange Bybit repaid 40,000 Ether it borrowed from Bitget within three days, after a $1.4 billion hack disrupted the crypto exchange on Feb. 21. Bybit was exploited on Feb. 21 in what has been reported as one of the largest cryptocurrency hacks in history, allegedly orchestrated by North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Despite the attack,
Despite the air of gloom hanging over China’s property market, work is well under way at a construction site in the north-west of Beijing. Yellow and green cranes nestle among the scaffolding, while lines of crushed limestone trail across the upturned earth. Backed by private developer Longfor, projects like this have helped power the world’s
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21795219/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were slightly firmer in spots Monday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. “Munis have been slow and steady (steady may be a stretch) for the first couple of months of the year,” said Daryl Clements, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein. Munis returned 0.51% in January
Ethereum’s fragmented layer-2 ecosystem has given rise to a dominant market player in Optimism, whose Superchain collective has attracted builders from several major firms from across the blockchain industry and beyond. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Optimism’s chief growth officer, Ryan Wyatt, said that Superchain now accounts for 60% of Ethereum layer-2 transactions. It’s on