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),…

Security Researchers Uncovered Dubious “Safery” Crypto Wallet Chrome Store

Blockchain security platform Socket has warned of a new malicious crypto wallet extension on Google’s Chrome Web Store that has a unique way of stealing seed phrases to drain user assets.   The extension is called “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” and claims itself as a “reliable and secure browser extension designed for easy and efficient management” of…

BTC, ETH Divergence Reshapes Market Dynamics: Glassnode

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) continue to diverge, and they currently operate in different monetary universes, according to a new joint report from Glassnode and Keyrock. The study noted that Bitcoin is drifting deeper into a savings-driven, low-velocity profile, while Ether is rapidly evolving into a productive onchain asset powering staking, collateral, and institutional wrappers….

Grayscale files for US IPO

Today in crypto, Grayscale has filed an IPO application in the United States. Singapore says only fully regulated, reserve-backed stablecoins will count as settlement assets under upcoming legislation, and President Donald Trump has signed a disputed funding bill, ending the longest US government shutdown. Asset manager Grayscale files for US IPO Grayscale Investments, an asset…

Bitcoin Sells Off Alongside Risk Markets As Investors Smell Smoke

Key takeaways: Disney and other consumer names disappointed on earnings, adding pressure to markets after the prolonged US government shutdown. Analysts see no sign of insider-driven Bitcoin selling, with BTC instead reflecting wider doubts about valuations and US economic stability. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index fell 2.3% on Thursday after Palantir CEO Alex Karp made cautious…

Nearly 25% of Adults With Internet Access in Asia Might Own Crypto, Report Says

Nearly a quarter of adults with internet access might own cryptocurrency in the Asia Pacific region, a report, produced jointly by Protocol Theory and CoinDesk, said Friday. The report, based on a survey of 4,020 people in 10 different countries and extrapolated to the broader APAC region, further suggested that crypto adoption is spurred by…

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 both 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…

Bitcoin Sells Off Alongside Risk Markets As Investors Smell Smoke

Key takeaways: Disney and other consumer names disappointed on earnings, adding pressure to markets after the prolonged US government shutdown. Analysts see no sign of insider-driven Bitcoin selling, with BTC instead reflecting wider doubts about valuations and US economic stability. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index fell 2.3% on Thursday after Palantir CEO Alex Karp made cautious…