BTC Traders Eye $98K As All Supports Vanish

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has struggled to regain momentum following Wednesday’s drop to $100,700, leaving BTC down roughly 3.5% on the weekly candle. Market data shows long-term holders have sold more than 815,000 BTC over the past 30 days, intensifying the focus on lower liquidity pockets. Analysts now point to the June 2025 lows near $98,000…

Uniswap Unveils Token Sale System, Aztec Tests It

Decentralized finance heavyweight Uniswap introduced Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA), a new protocol aiming to facilitate token offerings through its infrastructure. According to a Thursday announcement, Uniswap’s CCA “helps teams bootstrap liquidity on Uniswap v4 and find the market price for new and low-liquidity tokens.” The company said this was just “the first of several tools”…

US Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $866M Amid Market Downturn

Today in crypto, US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $866 million in outflows as the US government shutdown ended, pushing BTC to a six-month low and raising concerns over market structure and investor demand. Elsewhere, Bitfarms announced its exit from Bitcoin mining and pivot to AI, and Grayscale filed to go public in the…

BTC Price Breaches $98K as Liquidations Top $1.1B

The crypto market is facing one of its sternest tests yet, with the bitcoin BTC$95 877,13 price breaking below the crucial $98,000 level of support following a wave of sell pressure in a low-liquidity environment. The sell-off prompted more than $1.1 billion in liquidations, about half of which occurred on bitcoin trading pairs, according to CoinGlass….

Bitcoin ETFs Log 2nd Worst Day At $866M, But Bull Market Intact: Analyst

Demand for Bitcoin and crypto-linked investment funds continued to decline Thursday, despite the long-awaited end of the 43-day US government shutdown. US spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $866 million in net outflows on Thursday, marking their second-worst day on record after the $1.14 billion daily outflows on Feb. 25, 2025, according to Farside…

Top Crypto Moments of the Year and Their Market Impact

Key takeaways Bitcoin’s rise past $100,000 in 2025 marked a shift from speculative trading to long-term institutional adoption. Banks and governments began viewing BTC as a strategic reserve asset. The GENIUS Act established a unified US framework for payment stablecoins, mandating 1:1 reserve backing, stricter issuer qualifications and stronger consumer protections. Real-world asset tokenization surpassed…

Aave’s Push Service Gains MiCA Authorization for Stablecoin On-Ramps

Aave Labs became one of the first major decentralized finance (DeFi) projects to secure authorization under Europe’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, allowing the company to offer regulated stablecoin ramps across the European Economic Area (EEA). The approval enables “Push,” Aave Labs’ fiat-to-crypto service, to let users convert between euros and crypto assets, including…

ETH’s Chance Of Hitting $4K Depends On 4 Things

Key takeaways: Lower network fees and slowing blockchain usage continue to weigh on ETH’s performance despite Ethereum’s institutional dominance. Ether’s recovery depends on stronger onchain activity, clearer upgrade benefits and renewed inflows from strategic reserve companies. Ether (ETH) has struggled to retake the $4,000 level last seen on Oct. 29. Since then, every burst of…

XRP ETF Boasts Significant Trade Volume, but Price Declines Following Debut

The Canary Capital XRP (XRPC) exchange-traded fund, which holds spot XRP, pulled in more than $46 million in its first hours of trading on Thursday, even as the token and the ETF slipped in price. XRPC recorded $26 million in trading volume within the first 30 minutes of the launch, senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric…

Whales Selling Behavior Could Mean It’s Late in the Cycle

Bitcoin’s recent wave of whale selling pressure is typical of a late-stage crypto cycle and should be no more concerning than it has been in the past, according to analysts from Glassnode.  On Thursday, a major Bitcoin whale made moves toward selling. A wallet identified as belonging to trader Owen Gunden transferred 2,400 Bitcoin (BTC),…