Ethereum surged 18% on Aug. 20, 2026, marking its biggest single-day gain in two years and triggering over $1 billion in short liquidations. However, a risky leveraged staking correlation trade on Aave, involving liquid staking tokens like weETH and WETH debt, remains vulnerable. Just 9% of Aave positions hold half the protocol's debt with thin safety margins, meaning an 8-9% drop in staking token prices could trigger a rapid liquidation cascade. While the rally temporarily improved safety, it may have encouraged more leverage, leaving the system exposed if prices reverse sharply.
Bitcoin's price stayed close to $85,000 after a failed breakout above $87,000, with traders and AI models offering varied year-end predictions. Polymarket traders assign a 39% chance of Bitcoin reaching $100,000 before 2027, while Kalshi forecasts a ...
Bitcoin traded near $84,668 on October 3, down 1.6% after failing to hold gains above $87,000. The price remains stuck in a tight range between $83,000 and $87,000, with resistance around $86,000-$87,000 potentially leading to a drop toward $62,000 i...
Immutable (IMX) saw a 13% price increase supported by a 105% rise in trading volume, mainly driven by Asian exchanges HTX and Upbit. The positive Open Interest-weighted Funding Rate indicates bullish investor positioning with growing capital inflows....
A Los Angeles engineer bought Tesla shares for $19,000 in 2013, long before the stock was popular. Despite a 2018 margin call forcing him to sell some shares and a 76% crash in 2023, he held on and even bought more shares during the decline. His orig...
David Robinson, a safety leader at OpenAI, resigned citing a broken company culture and insufficient caution in AI development. He criticized the rapid pace and lack of care in deploying AI technologies, urging the industry to adopt safety practices ...
