ChainMonger

Let's finally put all the dots on the i's.
So I will start this article by saying that people have had their brains washed by various bloggers and other news channels (which is understandable because people generally do not like to think and do something on their own). Of course, it's better to trust an unknown person who definitely knows everything and will do everything for you. Someone who makes super accurate market predictions and will beautifully explain everything to you as if saying, ‘you will earn too.’

While Bitcoin is hitting new highs, Ethereum keeps lagging behind.
And more and more in the crypto community, the same question is being asked:
Why isn't ETH pumping as many expected?
This question was surprisingly answered by Vitalik Buterin himself.
Recently, he acknowledged that the Ethereum Foundation is going through a rough patch. Key developers are leaving the organization, and discontent is growing within the community about how the ecosystem is evolving.

NEAR has been stuck around $2 for almost a year and a half.
Many had already written this project off, but in the last month, the token has surprisingly surged nearly 100%, and in the past week, it gained about 55%.
Right now, NEAR is trading around $2.55, with the project's market cap sitting at about $3.3 billion.
And the most interesting part is that this growth didn't just come from empty hype, but was backed by several important updates.

While most traders are happy with a 20-30% profit, one user on Hyperliquid pulled off a trade that looks straight out of a movie.
In just two months, he managed to turn a deposit of around $28,000 into almost $3,000,000.
The main tool is aggressive trading using leverage.

In recent days, investors have been actively discussing one interesting figure — $26,000.
This is the level that many analysts are calling the point where Michael Saylor's Strategy model might first face serious pressure.
But does this mean that at $26,000, Strategy will go bankrupt?
No.
Actually, the situation is much more interesting.

Perhaps no IPO in recent years has sparked as much discussion as the upcoming SpaceX listing.
If the company’s plans don’t change, SpaceX could hit Nasdaq as early as June under the ticker SPCX and raise around $75 billion. Meanwhile, the company's valuation is being discussed at $1.75 trillion, making it the largest IPO in global market history.

Many newbies only look at the chart.
Price goes up — long.
Price goes down — short.
But there’s another crucial mechanism in futures that traders try to capitalize on.
This is funding.
What is funding?
Funding is a periodic payout among traders holding positions in perpetual futures.

🚨 Did Saylor just sell Bitcoin?
What many thought was impossible has finally happened.
The company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which has been stacking Bitcoin and promoting the 'never sell' narrative, has finally recorded its first BTC sale.
Yeah, it's still just a small amount for now.
According to available data, the company sold 32 BTC at an average price of around $77,135.

A new chapter may begin in the Telegram and TON ecosystem.
Pavel Durov announced that Toncoin is set to be rebranded back to Gram.
And this isn't just a random name.
Gram is the original name of the currency that was used in the early documents of the TON project. Essentially, the team is bringing back the brand's original concept and its connection to Telegram.

$BTC $ETH $BNB
A coin has re-entered the market that looks both super profitable and super risky.
We're talking about LAB.
The token has been under discussion for several weeks due to suspicions of possible manipulation, but the price keeps pumping aggressively.
In the last 24 hours, LAB has surged about 119% and shot up past $16.

$HYPE $BNB $ETH
While most are still debating the old coins, Hyperliquid keeps surprising the market.
Recently, HYPE hit a new all-time high above $74 and broke into the top 8 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap.
Just think about it.
Not too long ago, only DeFi enthusiasts knew about Hyperliquid.

The new week could be very interesting for altcoin holders.
A total of 14 projects are gearing up for token unlocks, and in some cases, the volume of new coins looks truly impressive.
Why is this important?
After the unlock, some investors, funds, and early participants gain access to their tokens. Sometimes this amps up selling pressure and impacts the asset's price.

Every cycle in crypto follows the same pattern.
Bitcoin is rising.
People are starting to wait for altseason.
Then come the forecasts:
"Soon the alts will do x10."
"The season of x's is coming soon."
"Soon capital will flow into altcoins."
But what if this time everything will be different?
🧠 Let's look at the facts.
1️⃣ There are too many altcoins now

Here's a piece of news that makes any portfolio dip seem less scary.
According to the report, someone sent five transactions totaling around 107 BTC to an address from which it's likely impossible to recover these coins.
At the current estimate, that's about $82 million.

In Russia, they're discussing stricter rules for miners again.
It's not about a total ban on mining, but rather punishing illegal crypto mining, especially if it's linked to harm, circumventing equipment registration, or illegal electricity usage.
And that's a crucial signal for the whole market.

When the market starts turning red, most are looking for a reason within the crypto space.
But recent events show that the problem may lie far beyond the blockchain.
Against the backdrop of rising tensions between the US and Iran, investors have started to cut risk globally.
Under pressure are:

After the new sanctions dropped around HTX, the crypto community is once again talking about risks for regular users.
And the main question is this:
Could people who have ever used HTX get caught up in this?
So far, there are no signs of mass lockouts.
But there are a few important points.

In recent months, more users are reporting additional AML checks on crypto exchanges.
Bybit often comes up in discussions.
Let me get straight to the point:
In many cases, it’s not about losing funds.
The issue usually relates to the origin of the cryptocurrency that the user deposits on the exchange.

It's not just about Bitcoin.
The market has turned red again over the last 24 hours.
Many are looking for issues within crypto, but the cause might be something entirely different.
Amidst a new wave of tension between the US and Iran, investors are starting to exit riskier assets.
What's happening right now:
🔴 Bitcoin dipped down to the $73K zone