Welcome back to the Chart Decoder Series, your guide to mastering the charts and your trading universe. You’ve probably seen it happen. Markets rally sharply, only to reverse days later. These moves are often driven by what larger traders are doing behind the scenes. As buying picks up, some players start selling into that strength.
Robinhood’s February data show crypto notional volumes up 9% to $25b while equity, options and event contracts shrink, proving speculative energy has rotated back into coins. Summary Crypto notional trading hit $25.0b in February, up 9% month‑on‑month and 74% year‑on‑year, with $9.4b on the app and $15.6b routed through Bitstamp. Equity notional volume fell to
Solidity Storage Array Bug Announcement This blog post is about two bugs connected to storage arrays which are otherwise unrelated. Both have been present in the compiler for a long time and have only been discovered now even though a contract containing them should very likely show malfunctions in tests. Daenam Kim with help from
The US Treasury just sanctioned 6 individuals and 2 entities for laundering cryptocurrency tied to North Korean (DPRK) IT worker schemes. The numbers are staggering. Nearly $800 million was generated in 2024 alone. All of it funneled directly into Pyongyang’s weapons programs. The network was operating from Vietnam, Laos, and Spain. North Korean operatives are
Ultra‑short crypto bets on Polymarket and Kalshi now drive most crypto volume, blurring hedging and gambling as AI bots, HFT firms and retail chase five‑minute wins. Summary Polymarket and Kalshi list five‑ to 15‑minute “up‑down” contracts on BTC, ETH and other coins that already account for more than half of their crypto trading. Retail users
After many months of silence, we’re proud to announce the v1.9.0 release of Go Ethereum! Although this release has been in the making for a lot longer than we anticipated, we’re confident there will be some juicy feature for everyone to enjoy! Warning: We’ve tried our best to squash all the bugs, but as with
The XRP Ledger has never been busier, but traders are yet to catch up. Daily successful payments on XRPL recently hit a 12 month high of over 2.7 million, up from roughly 1 million in late 2025, according to XRPSCAN data. The network is processing between 2 and 2.8 million transactions per day at 20
Summary Token2049 Dubai has been postponed to April 21–22, 2027 due to regional tensions impacting safety, travel, and logistics. The move follows the cancellation of the TON Gateway in Dubai by The Open Network. Ticket holders can transfer passes to the Singapore event or use them in 2027, while refund eligibility has not yet been
By now, we hope you’ve heard the news: In just two days, on July 17, 2019, the first wave of general Devcon tickets will go online at 6:00am PT / 9:00am ET / 3:00pm CEST / 10:00pm JST. Today, we wanted to bring everyone a few details on the ticketing process in advance of Wednesday’s
Summary French Hill said the CLARITY Act could resolve issues left open by the GENIUS Act. Hill noted the House passed the CLARITY Act with bipartisan backing, including 78 Democratic votes. Lawmakers aim to ensure equal rules for bank and nonbank stablecoin issuers, Hill said. French Hill, chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee,
