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This funding round was jointly led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital. KAST previously raised funding in late 2024 with support from HongShan Capital and Peak XV Partners.

Hyperliquid’s Midnight Gambit: Can HYPE Reach $150 While the Market Naps?

The co-founder of BitMEX, a man whose crypto pronouncements are as frequent and unpredictable as a London fog, took to X to serenade the masses with his latest ode to Hyperliquid. The platform, he insists, is the only venue where the oil perpetual contract CL-USDC can truly “discover” itself while the real world burns-metaphorically and literally.

Bitcoin’s $70K Gambit: Will It Hit $75K or Crash?

Meanwhile, on-chain metrics and technical indicators, those fickle courtiers of market sentiment, have begun to don a slightly more bullish visage. One might almost mistake them for having regained their senses, though we shall not hold our breath. The market’s mood, however, has improved marginally-like a guest at a dinner party who has finally found a glass of wine to their liking.

XRP’s Wild Ride: 70% Surge & $387M in Chaos!

As per the esteemed CoinMarketCap, the trading volume of XRP has ascended by a most remarkable 70% within the past day, reaching a sum of $2.2 billion. Across the derivatives market, XRP volumes have similarly soared, with a 67% increase to $3.22 billion, according to the ever-reliable CoinGlass data.

The U.S. inflation data, that most pivotal of all economic indicators, shall serve as the primary focus this week, for it may sway the sentiments of the market and the Federal Reserve’s penchant for rate cuts. One might say that the anticipation of such data is as thrilling as a ball at Netherfield, though far less likely to end in a proposal.

To the Stars with Bitcoin: Starcloud’s Celestial Folly

The company, with a straight face, claims that mining in space will reduce energy and cooling costs. Solar panels, they say, will provide power, and the vacuum of space will obviate the need for air-conditioning. How quaint! Yet they neglect to mention the exorbitant costs of launch, the cumbersome shielding, and the radiators that must accompany their celestial contraptions. Replacing a faulty widget? Why, simply fire another rocket! A trifle, no doubt, for these visionaries of the void.

Inflation, Crypto Upgrades, and War: Oh My! What’s Next for Your Wallet?

Meanwhile, the Middle East is doing its best impression of a powder keg, and bitcoin is acting like it’s got a front-row seat to the drama. Last week, it flirted with $70,000 like a teenager at a school dance, only to stumble away awkwardly. Crude oil prices, on the other hand, are watching the U.S.-Israel-Iran situation with the intensity of a cat eyeing a laser pointer. Inflation, anyone?

Hyperliquid’s HIP‑3 Snaffles $720M in a Silly Saturday Sprint!

The modest citizens of the financial world most fain fell to their knees on Sunday, as Hyperliquid’s HIP‑3 protocol, in a most untroubled turn of events, belatedly accumulated a most impressive $720 million in a single day’s trading volume. The lion‑hearted activity was, by and large, driven by a spirited and very proper participation in trade xyz, … Read more