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Antonio Quinn

Antonio Quinn is the Director and Founder of The Chain Journal, covering the intersection of Bitcoin and global power structures — sanctions, sovereign adoption, and the political economy of sound money. His work focuses on how geopolitical fragmentation and currency instability are accelerating the adoption of decentralised money. He founded The Chain Journal to connect these themes in a rigorous, accessible, and multilingual way.

Ether taker volume points to $2.6K ETH test

Ether taker volume rises by 72% as traders target ETH liquidity gap at $2.6K

Buyer Pressure Rewrites the ETH Map Ether is no longer trading as a passive laggard waiting for Bitcoin to set the tone. The latest derivatives readout shows stronger buyer aggression, with taker volume rising sharply and market participants focusing on…

Bitcoin and Ether rally as ETF demand returns

Four reasons why the crypto market is rallying today: Will bulls maintain control?

Liquidity Is Doing The Heavy Lifting Bitcoin and Ether are not rallying because fear disappeared; they are rallying because liquidity improved faster than sentiment did. That distinction matters. When macro anxiety is elevated, markets rarely need perfect news to move…

American Bitcoin expands rigs after $59M loss

Trump-linked American Bitcoin energizes 11,298 new ASICs

American Bitcoin’s Scale Play American Bitcoin’s latest fleet expansion is a reminder that Bitcoin mining is no longer just a race for hashrate. It is a race for survivability. The company added 11,298 ASICs, lifting its operational footprint at a…

Kalshi Bets on Pyth for Commodity Settlements

Pyth Network to determine outcomes in Kalshi’s commodities expansion

Pyth Becomes the Price Anchor Kalshi’s expansion into commodities is more than a product update. By using Pyth as the resolution source for its new Commodities Hub, the platform is effectively telling traders that settlement quality matters as much as…

Binance.US goes ultra-low on spot fees

Binance.US cuts spot trading fees to near zero in push to undercut rivals

Fee Compression, Market Share Pressure Binance.US has moved its spot trading fees to near-zero levels, setting maker fees at 0% and taker fees at 0.02% across all pairs, with no volume tiers or subscription gate. The shift matters because U.S.…