Solana (SOL) Foundation President Lily Liu stirred mixed reactions on Friday following a controversial statement suggesting that "gaming on a blockchain is not coming back."

Ethereum (ETH) has returned to a familiar zone around $2,100 on Friday after retreating from $2,390, its highest level since early February.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is paring losses around the daily open of $0.0935 on Friday, as cryptocurrencies post mild gains following a widespread pullback, driven by sentiment-related volatility stemming from the Middle East war and the hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve (Fed) on interest rate cuts in 2026

Ripple (XRP) is exhibiting stability above its daily open at $1.45 at the time of writing on Friday.

Cryptocurrency prices are generally rising on Friday, following a sudden, widespread pullback the previous day that reflected risk-off sentiment related to the Middle East war and the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish stance on interest rate cuts in 2026.

Hyperliquid (HYPE), a Decentralized Exchange (DEX) focused on perpetuals, is expanding its presence in physical assets through tokenized trading, accounting for 40% of total platform volume.

Bitcoin (BTC) clings to $70,000 at the time of writing on Friday, slipping nearly 3% so far this week and snapping two consecutive weeks of recovery.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) extends gains nearly 6% at press time on Friday, after a Doji candle formation the previous day. Burning 4.27 million SHIB tokens over the last 24 hours eases overhead pressure on the meme coin, supporting the relief rally.

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) price rebounds, trading above $0.230 as of writing on Friday after finding support around a key level the previous day. Strengthening on-chain data and improving derivatives metrics support further gains for the FET token in the upcoming days.

Bittensor (TAO) extends its gains trading above $289 on Friday, having surged more than 15% so far this week. The ongoing upside momentum was further boosted by the praise from Jensen Huang and Chamath Palihapitiya for Bittensor’s decentralized AI training milestone.

Pi Network (PI) edges higher on Friday, showing early signs of recovery after a bearish start to the week, signaling a cooldown in the profit-taking phase. The technical outlook for PI is cautiously bullish as the recovery run faces clusters of resistance.

Bitcoin (BTC) trades near $70,000 at press time on Friday as the US-Iran war impacts the global economy, linked with rising Oil prices. The sentiment in the crypto market is growing risk-averse, while institutions and large wallet investors, popularly known as whales, retain confidence.

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are nearing key support levels as of writing on Friday, trading around $70,000 and $2,140, respectively. If BTC and ETH hold their key levels, it could pave the way for a potential rebound.

Ondo Finance has added more than 60 tokenized US stocks to its Ondo Global Markets platform, expanding its offering of blockchain-based equities and exchange-traded products.

BTQ Technologies announced on Thursday that it has deployed Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 360 on its Bitcoin Quantum Testnet v0.3.0, marking the first live implementation of the proposal in a test environment. BIP-360 introduces a quantum-resistant transaction model, Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR).

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) said it has deployed 3,400 ETH into the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Morpho as part of its treasury strategy.

Bitcoin (BTC) is extending its decline below $70,000 at the time of writing on Thursday as Iran's war-driven volatility spreads across global markets, leaving a cascade of losses in Gold, Silver and stocks.

Quant (QNT) is up roughly 4% on Thursday, stretching a rally for the eighth consecutive day to cross above $75.

Cryptocurrency prices are generally edging lower on Thursday as market sentiment deteriorates following the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks suggesting that interest rate cuts aren't planned unless there is a clear downtrend in inflation.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $71,000 at the time of writing on Thursday, down nearly 4% so far this week and slipping under a key support zone.

The recent bankruptcy of crypto lender BlockFills is reviving painful memories for the crypto industry. A growing number of insolvencies in recent months increases the risk of a broader contagion across a market that is still recovering from the latest sharp correction.

Dogecoin (DOGE) remains under intense selling pressure, extending losses for the third straight day. Retail sentiment suffers as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) delays interest rate cut, prompting a near-term sell-off in the crypto market and negatively impacting DOGE derivatives.

Pi Network (PI) edges higher toward $0.1800 at press time on Thursday, as the mainnet upgrade to protocol 20 lays the foundation for smart contracts in the ecosystem. The technical outlook for PI remains bearish as the correction earlier this week reflects intense downside pressure. 

Enjin Coin (ENJ) is trading in green above $0.025 on Thursday, up over 36% so far this week. On-chain data supports the rally with network growth and trading volume reaching multi-month highs, while technical analysis suggests further gains if the bullish momentum persists.

The cryptocurrency market faces renewed pressure as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) delays the interest rate cut for a second consecutive meeting, pushing down Bitcoin (BTC) below $72,000 and prompting a market-wide liquidation of more than $450 million over the last 24 hours.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq's proposal to allow the trading of tokenized securities, according to a filing on Wednesday.

Bitcoin's (BTC) derivatives market is showing signs of strengthening bullish sentiment, according to a CryptoQuant report on Wednesday.

Following a brief price rise above $2,300 over the past few days, Ethereum's open interest (OI) jumped to about 14.42 million ETH on Tuesday, its highest level since September, before easing toward 13.79 million ETH on Wednesday.

The world’s leading global index provider, S&P Dow Jones Indices, has licensed the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] (XYZ) in a move to offer a licensed perpetual derivative contract based on the index on the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, Hyperliquid.

Cryptocurrency prices are edging lower, as reflected by Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $73,000 at the time of writing on Wednesday. Ethereum (ETH) hovers below $2,300, mirroring Bitcoin’s volatility, while Ripple (XRP) extends its correction beneath the pivotal $1.50 level.