XRP pushed above $2.12 as buyers forced a break through a stubborn resistance area on above-average volume, with the move landing at a time when exchange balances are sitting near multi-year lows and U.S.-listed spot ETFs continue to absorb supply — a mix that traders often read as supportive for follow-through if the breakout holds….
Bitcoin BTC$92,312.55 climbed over 1% during Monday’s Asian trading session, positioning itself for a five-day winning streak, the longest since early October. The leading cryptocurrency by market value jumped from roughly $91,480 to $92,500, CoinDesk data show. At one point, prices topped $93,000. Major alternative cryptocurrencies such as XRP$2.1335, solana SOL$135.72, and ether ETH$3,149.47 jumped…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma. In a X post on Saturday, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (ZK-EVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making Ethereum “a fundamentally new and more powerful kind…
Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, reported Token Terminal on Monday. The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to the chart. Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased by…
Despite mainstream media coverage of crypto becoming more negative in recent years, a report found that in 2025, legacy media’s coverage of bitcoin became more balanced, with neutral reporting outweighing negative stories. According to an aggregate of sentiment data compiled by crypto intelligence platform Perception, the shift was less about enthusiasm for bitcoin and more…
The CoinMarketCap “Crypto Fear and Greed Index,” a metric tracking crypto investor sentiment, flipped to “neutral” on Sunday, for the first time since October, signaling that investor sentiment is improving. The Index is at 40, signaling that investors are no longer fearful, but they are not bullish on the crypto market either. The Index recorded…
The altcoin market, which is valued at over $879 billion at the time of this writing, is poised for its next major leg up toward its previous all-time high of nearly $1.2 trillion, according to crypto trader and market analyst Michaël van de Poppe. The Total3 market cap, which tracks the total market capitalization of…
Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst and crypto treasury company investor Adam Livingston. Japan’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio is about 250%, Livingston said. This high debt level continues to weaken the yen, which…
Bitcoin (BTC) near year-to-date highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders braced for liquidity grabs. Key points: Bitcoin enters classic fakeout territory as the weekly close coincides with the aftermath of the US-Venezuela news. BTC price action gains as much as 2% over the weekend, with $92,000 next on the bulls’ list. Crunch time for…
Trade-offs between local institutions are expected to shape the digital euro’s final form, as debates continue over holding limits and privacy features. The EU Council recently announced that it is backing the European Central Bank’s digital euro design, which includes both online and offline functions. According to Apostolos Thomadakis, head of the financial markets and…
