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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K
Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on
The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google
Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap. Apr 1, 2026, 3:59 p.m. 7 min read Make preferred on What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Breaking
BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands
BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel
SEC charges tokenized asset firm execs with $100 million crypto fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused cryptocurrency startup Unicoin and its top executives of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme. The SEC alleges that they raised more than $100 million from thousands of investors using false promises about asset-backed tokens and inflated fundraising numbers. A crypto dream built on illusions...
Charges brought over 2018 Bethnal Green death
Four construction workers and Higgins Homes have been charged by Metropolitan Police detectives over the death of a woman in Bethnal Green seven years ago. Michaela Boor, 28, was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks that fell from a tower crane on a Higgins Homes building development in St Paul’s
BSR set to hike application charges by 5 per cent
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is set to raise its charges by up to 5.1 per cent from next week. It will increase the prices of almost all services for which it charges from Tuesday 1 April, by between 4.6 and 5.1 per cent. As of Tuesday, clients will be charged £189 per higher-risk building
No charges laid after second review into Winnipeg police headquarters scandal
No charges laid after second review into Winnipeg police headquarters scandal
Charges may be laid as family members seek to help a mother at the centre of a bullying furore
A GoFundMe has been started by the grandmother of the daughter who threatened teens after daughter was bullied...
Father and son face charges in southwest N.S. lobster-buying intimidation case
Nova Scotia A Lamborghini-driving lobster dealer in southwest Nova Scotia and his son have been charged with intimidating a buyer whose home was shot up last weekend, the latest in a number of allegations against the father related to threats and intimidation. Lobster dealer Eric Thibault, 65, has faced previous charges related to threats, intimidation
US charges El Chapo sons and Chinese businessmen with fentanyl trafficking
Prosecutors are going after leaders of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel, as well as companies allegedly that provided precursor chemicals to the group...
SEC charges crypto exchange Bittrex for violating US securities laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Bittrex and former CEO William Shihara with operating an unregistered securities exchange. In a complaint filed on Monday, the SEC alleges the crypto exchange, once one of the largest in the US, earned at least $1.3 billion in revenue between 2017 and 2022 while offering the services of
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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K
Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on
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The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google
Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap. Apr 1, 2026, 3:59 p.m. 7 min read Make preferred on What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Breaking
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BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands
BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel
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Bitcoin’s support system broke in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back
With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure. As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year