Journalist
Alexander Zdravkov is a market analyst and crypto journalist with interests in economics, broader financial markets and digital assets. His journey into crypto began more than four years ago, driven by a fascination with the rapid evolution of blockchain technology and the transformative potential of decentralized finance. He began analyzing market cycles and identifying emerging trends before they reach the mainstream. He holds a degree in International Relations - a background that helped shape his broader perspective on global economics, geopolitics, and the interconnected nature of modern financial markets. Whether covering the latest developments in the crypto sector or exploring broader macroeconomic themes, Alexander focuses on giving readers context rather than simply repeating headlines. During his career, he has authored more than 5,000 articles covering cryptocurrencies, traditional finance, and global market developments. His work spans everything from Bitcoin and altcoins to macroeconomic trends influencing risk assets worldwide.
Peter Schiff posted on June 3 that Bitcoin has too much complacency to be near a bottom and predicted a fall below $20,000 after $50,000 breaks. The same week, Santiment confirmed crowd sentiment hit its most bearish reading in the entire measured period - which historically is not where complacency lives.
Two signals are active simultaneously: a live trendline breach with 3 days to reverse, and an on-chain regime model showing 88.7% probability the accumulation phase persists.
A soundness vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool theoretically allowed double-spending and silent supply inflation. The fix required two coordinated protocol upgrades executed within five days, with no exploitation confirmed and total ZEC supply intact throughout.
With two major exchanges taking opposite positions in XRP futures near $1.20, the derivatives market is signaling uncertainty rather than conviction at a level where the 2026 bottom is within reach.
The crypto market selloff continues into the June 2 session with Bitcoin trading at $68,000, down 4.54% over the past 24 hours and 11.59% on the week. Ethereum holds at $1,940, posting a 1.19% daily decline and 8.22% weekly loss. XRP trades at $1.23, off 3.47% on the day and 8.29% over seven days. Solana sits at $77.49, down 2.62% in 24 hours and 9.01% on the week. BNB stands as the lone outlier among majors, printing $674.87 with a modest 0.25% gain on the day and a 1.96% weekly advance.
The defunct exchange moved $739 million in Bitcoin this morning. Two previous transfers tell very different stories about what might follow.
For a company that has spent years buying Bitcoin aggressively, when Strategy is selling any amount raises eyebrows. The SEC filing explains exactly why it happened.
Three consecutive weeks of outflows, a collapsing altcoin market, and institutional money pulling back at a pace not seen since January.
A single upgrade introduced two separate bugs that cascaded into three outages within 48 hours. Here is what actually went wrong.
Whales stepped back, investors slipped back into loss, and funds started selling. Three separate datasets are now pointing at the same thing.
The tokenized asset market spent 2024 dominated by US Treasuries and commodities, by April 2026 twelve asset categories are competing for share and the composition tells a specific story about where institutional adoption is heading.
The CFTC approved KalshiEX's BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, the first Bitcoin perpetual futures contract ever listed on a regulated US exchange.
