US Spot ETFs Kickstart ‘Uptober’

Today in crypto, US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) kicked off October with billions in inflows, a crypto executive predicted the Bitcoin price cycle will endure, and the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to reverse its ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) for retail investors. Bitcoin ETFs kickstart “Uptober” with $3.2 billion in…

Confidential Lending Will Unlock Trillions for DeFi Markets

Opinion by: Jason Delabays, blockchain ecosystem lead at Zama Despite decentralized finance’s (DeFi) recent resurgence, most capital in traditional finance remains out of reach. Most will blame scalability, regulation or poor UX. The real blocker is far more fundamental: a lack of confidentiality. Solve that, and trillions will be unlocked.  At its December 2021 peak,…

Crypto Investor Capital ‘At Work’

The record $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization may signal that more investor capital is flowing onchain, which could act as “rocket fuel” for cryptocurrency valuations, according to market analysts. The total stablecoin supply has reached a new record of over $300 billion on Friday, marking a 46.8% year-to-date growth rate that may outpace the previous…

US Spot ETFs Kickstart ‘Uptober’

Today in crypto, US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) kicked off October with billions in inflows, a crypto executive predicted the Bitcoin price cycle will endure, and the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to reverse its ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) for retail investors. Bitcoin ETFs kickstart “Uptober” with $3.2 billion in…

How Low Can The Price Go Next?

Key takeaways: XRP (XRP) has repeatedly broken above the $3 level since its November 2024 boom, but each attempt has ended in a fakeout followed by deeper corrections. XRP/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView On Saturday, its price once again slipped below its $3 support, coinciding with its 200-4H exponential moving average (EMA; green wave)….

How Low Can The Price Go Next?

Key takeaways: XRP (XRP) has repeatedly broken above the $3 level since its November 2024 boom, but each attempt has ended in a fakeout followed by deeper corrections. XRP/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView On Saturday, its price once again slipped below its $3 support, coinciding with its 200-4H exponential moving average (EMA; green wave)….

Crypto Investor Capital ‘At Work’

The record $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization may signal that more investor capital is flowing onchain, which could act as “rocket fuel” for cryptocurrency valuations, according to market analysts. The total stablecoin supply has reached a new record of over $300 billion on Friday, marking a 46.8% year-to-date growth rate that may outpace the previous…

Speculative Retail Trading is Good for Financial Markets, Actually

Traditional investment firms all have the same mantras: “time in the market beats timing,” “move slowly,” and “big money is in the waiting.” It’s an action plan that made sense 20 years ago, but today, it’s a sure strategy for getting steamrolled by forces most of these firms refuse to acknowledge. The uncomfortable truth is…

Bitcoin ETFs Log $3.2B In Second-Best Week For Uptober

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) began the historically bullish month of October with their second-best week of inflows since launch, signaling renewed investor optimism. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $3.24 billion worth of cumulative net positive inflows over the past week, nearly matching their record of $3.38 billion in the week ending Nov. 22,…

Bitcoin, DeFi Rally, Zcash Top Weekly Crypto Performance: Finance Redefined

The digital asset market staged a significant recovery over the past week following the end-of-September slump. Investor interest began to return, driven by a newfound appetite for safe-haven assets due to the uncertainty caused by the US government’s first shutdown in six years. The growing demand for safe-haven assets may see Bitcoin (BTC) follow gold’s…