Binance receives $1.35B ETH deposit from Garrett Jin as crypto market rebounds

SharpLink reported $12.1M in Q1 revenue and 872,984 ETH holdings as it shifts from staking into Galaxy-backed DeFi yield.

Binance says AI risk controls protected 5.4M users from crypto scams and blocked $10.53B in risky funds through Q1 2026. Binance said its AI risk controls protected 5.4 million users from crypto scams between early 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The exchange reported that its systems blocked about $10.53 billion in risky funds […] The post Binance Says AI Risk Controls Protected 5.4M Users From Crypto ScamsBinance says AI risk controls protected 5.4M users from crypto scams and blocked $10.53B in risky funds through Q1 2026. appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

A 126% price surge that pushed XRP to an all-time high of $3.6 last July started with a pattern that looks a lot like what is happening right now. Related Reading: Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Effort Withdrawn After Resistance From Central Bank Shorts Dominating Despite Rising Prices Funding rates on Binance have stayed negative since February 2026, even as XRP climbed roughly 27% from a low of $1.10. That gap between trader sentiment and actual price movement is what caught the attention of CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, who flagged the setup in a recent market commentary. Short positions have been dominant across a 30-day period, data shows, and that stretch of negativity marks the longest such run in recent history for the token. The broader altcoin market had a rough start to the year. The TOTAL3 index, which tracks global crypto market capitalization excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins, shed more than $540 billion during the correction. Global uncertainty hit altcoins harder than

Ethereum price started a downside correction from $2,380. ETH is now showing a few bearish signs and might decline further if it trades below $2,300. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,360 zone. The price is trading below $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,340 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,350 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price failed to stay above the $2,365 zone and extended its decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price gained pace for a move below the $2,350 and $2,340 levels. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,340 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The bears pushed the price below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $2,265 swing low to the $2,382 high. Finally, the bulls appeared near $2,300. Ethereum price is now trading below $2,340 and the 100-hourly

The post Ethereum Treasury Firm Sharplink Releases Q1 Earnings, Holds Over $2B In ETH appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Sharplink, an Ethereum treasury company, announced its Q1 earnings results for FY26 on Monday, May 11. It revealed holding over $2 billion worth of ETH despite the massive unrealized losses. Overview of Sharplink’s Q1 Earnings Report For the quarter that ended March 31, 2026, SharpLink posted a net loss of $685.6 million. It represents a huge increase than the net loss of $1 million in the same period last year. The company attributed the drop to mainly the non-cash crypto-related charges related to its Ethereum treasury business. The ETH price decline in the first quarter led to a humongous loss of $506.7 million. In addition, a loss of $191.7 million was recorded for the LsETH holdings. However, the ETH treasury losses are unrealized as the company sticks to its HODL strategy. Part of these losses were offset by $12 million in realized gains from ETH-to-LsETH con

The two companies entered into a non-binding agreement to launch a $125 million initiative that seeks to put Sharplink’s ETH treasury to work. The company stated that the funds will be deployed across onchain liquidity strategies and in support of early-stage protocols. Sharplink and Galaxy Partner To Deploy $125M DeFi Ecosystem Liquidity Fund Decentralized finance […]

Data shows the Estimated Leverage Ratio has seen a sharp decline for Ethereum on Binance, a sign that traders have been pulling back on risk. Ethereum Leverage Ratio Has Dropped To A Value Of 0.57 As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, speculative activity in the Binance Ethereum derivatives market has […]

Bitmine's rapid ETH accumulation and staking strategy could centralize Ethereum's network, posing risks to decentralization and market stability. The post Bitmine slows ETH accumulation, declares ‘crypto spring’ as Tom Lee cites bullish drivers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.