Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

LTC Price Prediction: Crowded Longs, Quiet Sellers — A Break Below $44 Could Open the $40 Door

Terrill Dicki　　Jul 17, 2026 08:14　　Litecoins short-term moving average stack has collapsed into a 50-cent dead zone around $44.50 while sell-side taker flow silently dismantles a 74%-long retail positioning book; the bear case targ…　　LTCs Technical Reality Check　　When three different moving averages — the 7-, 20-, and 50-day SMAs — all converge within 50 cents of each other, the market is telling you it has been drifting without conviction long enough for the math to catch up with itself. That is exactly where LTC sits at $44.51, pinned in a compression zone with no directional edge in sight. The 200-day SMA looming at $55.60 isnt subtle: this coin is structurally damaged, trading more than 20% below its long-run average. Every short-term bounce this year has been a lower high.　　Momentum has gone genuinely inert. The MACD histogram sits at zero — not nudging higher, not rolling over, just dead flat. RSI at 50 echoes this with almost uncomfortable precision. A neutral RSI after a sustained period of underperformance is not a reset; its a failure of buyers to press an advantage when the setup was there. The 12- and 26-day EMAs are kissing at $44.48 and $44.44 respectively — there is no hidden

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MLB Makes Punishment Decision On Phillies Bryce Harper Gambling Video

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 14: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies warms up before the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)　　Getty Images　　Coming out of the All-Star break, the Philadelphia Phillies remain firmly in postseason position entering the second half, making any off-field development involving superstar slugger Bryce Harper especially noteworthy. The club continues to rely on Harpers bat to push it toward another October run.　　And after Harper became the subject of scrutiny over a personalized video sent to a FanDuel user that recently made headlines, there were some questions about how much the first baseman might have known about that users growing losses or the gambling addiction he would later claim in a lawsuit was being encouraged by the platform.　　With those questions swirling, it seemed as if Harper might have broken one of Major League Baseballs rules regarding sportsbook endorsements.　　Discover more　　Economics　　Finance　　News　　ForbesBlue Jays Turn To Brand New Arm After Trey Yesavage SetbackBy Peter Chawaga　　MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Clarifies Punishment Decision For Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper　　Harper publicly responded to the controversy after that video became public, writing on social media that he believed he was simply recording

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Why Is Hyperliquid Falling？ HYPE Breaks $60 Despite ETF Inflows

Two days ago this site retired its concern about HYPE when the token bounced over $67. The market took one look at that and reopened the case. HYPE trades at $59.93 now, down 9% in a day, below the round number, 22% off the all-time high it set just a month ago. So: why is Hyperliquid falling？ The data gives three answers, and one of them is a date.　　HYPE trades at $59.93 as of July 17, 2026, down 9.0% over 24 hours, per CoinGecko. It sits in both the trending and most-viewed lists, which is what happens when a top-10 token breaks a round number. The all-time high: $76.67, set June 16, 2026. One month later the token has surrendered 22% of that.　　Answer one: the leverage is leaving　　HYPE is the token of a derivatives exchange, and its own derivatives tell the story. Futures open interest in HYPE has contracted toward $2.7 billion, long positions have been liquidated in waves through the week, and funding rates collapsed as traders flipped to paying premiums for shorts. That is a positioning cleanout in plain sight: leveraged bulls who bought the June high are being carried out, and each liquidation is forced selling that

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Pi Network Revamps Navigation With New Interface

TLDRPi Network introduced the first phase of a redesigned mining application with improved navigation and a refreshed user interface.The update adds a reorganized side menu, dark mode, and easier access to the Mainnet Checklist, mining details, and featured Pi Apps.The Core Team said the redesign followed user feedback and represents the beginning of a broader application refresh.The team plans to release future interface improvements gradually because the mining app serves more than 60 million engaged Pioneers.Pi Networks native token remained under pressure despite the announcement and continued trading near recent record low levels.　　Pi Network introduced a redesigned mining application that reorganizes key features while improving navigation and accessibility for users. The update marks the first stage of a broader interface refresh announced by the Core Team through its official blog. The rollout arrives as the project continues refining its ecosystem despite continued weakness in the native tokens market performance.　　Mining app receives a redesigned interface　　Pi Network rolled out a refreshed mining application with a reorganized layout and updated visual presentation. The redesign introduces a cleaner structure while preserving existing core functions. Users can access the new menu through the hamburger icon in the upper left corner.　　The updated side menu groups important

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Bitcoin buyers and bagholders are both selling into the rebound below $70,000

Bitcoins recent price rebound faltered as the advance gave long-term holders and recent buyers an opportunity to sell before the cryptocurrency reached its next major resistance zone.　　Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset crossed $65,000 on Wednesday for the first time in about a month, then retreated under $63,000 as of press time. The move followed softer US inflation data and marked Bitcoins strongest response to favorable economic news in weeks.　　The retreat came even as several market indicators turned more constructive, setting up a test of whether recovering demand can absorb the supply emerging during rallies and carry Bitcoin above $70,000.　　Long- and short-term holders constrain Bitcoins recovery　　Bitcoins failure to hold above $65,000 showed how quickly the rebound was drawing supply from investors on both sides of the recent downturn.　　Bitcoin has traded below the realized price of the 18-month-to-two-year UTXO cohort since early June, according to CryptoQuant data. The measure estimates the average price at which coins in the group last moved and serves as a proxy for their break-even level.　　Bitcoin Realized Price Across UTXO Age Bands (Source: CryptoQuant)　　That moving cost basis has since risen to about $80,800 as coins enter and leave the cohort, leaving many of its

07-17Industry

Bitcoin $DOG Mode proposal targets Bitcoin Core policy restrictions

Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client that would raise transaction size limits and reduce the dust threshold, seeking to remove policy restrictions affecting Ordinals and Runes transactions.　　SummaryLeonidas has proposed a new Bitcoin client that raises transaction size limits and lowers the dust threshold for Ordinals and Runes.Bitcoin $DOG Mode is intended to remove policy restrictions enforced by Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots rather than Bitcoin consensus rules.The proposal comes months after Ord.io shut down, as Leonidas continues to push for wider support for Bitcoin native digital assets.　　In a Friday post on X, Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas introduced a proposal for an alternative Bitcoin client called Bitcoin $DOG Mode, describing it as software designed to remove limits enforced by existing Bitcoin clients rather than by the Bitcoin protocol itself.　　I am very excited to announce the launch of a new open source Bitcoin client called Bitcoin $DOG Mode.　　Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots have spent years enforcing rules that Bitcoin itself does not have.　　A transaction can be fully valid under consensus and still be blocked from…　　— Leonidas ???? $DOG (@LeonidasNFT) July 17, 2026　　The proposed client would increase the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units (WU)

07-17Industry

Ethereum's Binance Buyers Just Flipped a Switch No One Was Watching

Ethereum CVD on Binance jumped to a three-month high near 64,700 as ETH holds near $1,900, with buy-side order flow pointing to real demand.　　The number showed up quietly, buried inside a note CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain posted just two hours before this went out, and almost nobody outside a handful of trading desks caught it right away.　　Sixty four thousand seven hundred. That is roughly where Ethereums Cumulative Volume Delta on Binance sits now, its highest reading in three months. ETH itself has been parked near $1,900, which on its own barely qualifies as news.　　CVD measures the gap between aggressive buy orders and aggressive sell orders on an exchange. When that number climbs alongside price, traders usually read it as real demand showing up, not just a thin order book letting price drift higher on fumes.　　Source: CryptoQuant (Arab Chain), Binance: ETH CVD Momentum & Price Correlation (30D)Binance Order Flow Turns Positive　　The 30-day correlation between ETH‘s price and its CVD reading sits at roughly 0.87. CryptoQuant’s number, posted two hours ago. That is a tight relationship for two series that do not always move in step.　　A similar Binance buying spike showed up last week too. Cooler than expected U.S. CPI data sparked

07-16Industry

SBI taps Ondo to bring Japanese stocks onchain with JPYSC stablecoin

SBI Group has partnered with Ondo Finance to tokenize Japanese stocks and use its yen-backed JPYSC stablecoin for settlement and collateral.　　SummarySBI has partnered with Ondo to bring tokenized Japanese stocks into its financial ecosystem.JPYSC will support settlement and collateral for Ondos tokenized financial products.The deal follows SBIs launch of a tokenized Japanese equity fund on Solana.　　According to the companies, the agreement will bring Ondo‘s tokenized financial products into SBI’s financial ecosystem while connecting Japanese assets with international markets for tokenized securities. The partnership will also use SBIs customer network to offer the products to millions of investors.　　Were excited to announce a partnership with SBI Group, one of Japans leading financial institutions.　　The collaboration covers tokenizing Japanese assets with distribution across the SBI ecosystem, and settlement using the JPYSC stablecoin.　　Ondo CEO Ian De Bode on the… pic.twitter.com/Kp4twvDeZo　　— Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) July 16, 2026　　Under the agreement, Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited will issue tokenized financial products linked to Japan. SBI, a long-time Ripple partner, will distribute the products through its financial platforms and introduce them to existing customers.　　Both companies will also conduct joint marketing and explore distribution through strategic partners. SBI and Ondo did not disclose a launch date, the first assets planned

07-16Industry

Robinhood tackled Coinbase head-on then immediately inherited Bases biggest problem

Coinbase is reshaping its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, around trading, payments and tokenized assets as Robinhoods new blockchain rapidly gains users and liquidity in many of the same markets.　　On July 15, Base creator Jesse Pollak acknowledged that the network‘s earlier emphasis on social products had allowed it to lose ground in several of crypto’s fastest-growing financial categories.　　Pollak wrote on X:　　“The entire social side of the market that many of us had been building towards — Farcaster, Zora, mini apps, and yes, creator coins — disintegrated completely.”　　Base will now concentrate on trading, payments and tokenized assets, bringing Coinbase into closer competition with companies building blockchain infrastructure for financial settlement.　　Pollak identified Robinhood and Stripe as formidable rivals as both expand their roles in tokenization and stablecoin payments.　　Base loses ground during its social push　　Over the past years, Base had bet that Farcaster, Zora, mini apps and creator coins could form the foundation of a consumer-focused crypto economy.　　The strategy sought to turn posts, profiles and other online content into tradable assets, allowing creators to develop direct financial relationships with their audiences.　　The model initially generated substantial activity. At its peak, Base became the leading blockchain for daily token launches, briefly overtaking Solana for the first

07-16Industry

Crypto Trading Volumes Sink To Weakest Levels In Two Years As Traders Step Back

Trading activity across the largest crypto assets has slipped to a two-year low, a sign that retail and institutional traders alike are losing the conviction to chase moves in a market stuck between macro uncertainty and rangebound price action.　　According to an on-chain update from Santiment, top cap crypto volumes have been consistently fading since July 2024. The downtrend has now pushed average trading activity to levels not seen since the depths of the previous bear cycle, reflecting a market where aggressive sector rotation has largely stopped. Bitcoins extended stall near the low-to-mid $60,000 range, combined with heavy macro pressure, geopolitical tensions, and erratic ETF flow swings, has sapped trader appetite for risk.　　The volume fade is not simply a lull. It reveals a structural shift in how participants are deploying capital. Rather than rotating profits from Bitcoin into altcoins—a hallmark of earlier risk-on phases—traders are sitting on their hands. Spot demand has weakened, and confidence that altcoins can sustain follow-through rallies has eroded. When that rotation engine breaks down, trading volumes across major tokens dry up noticeably, often before social chatter and sentiment metrics register the same chill.　　Why the Volume Collapse Reshapes the Trade Setup　　Low volume is a double-edged signal. On

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