Bitcoin Sell-off To $108K Possible As Traders Choose Bonds

Key takeaways: Rising demand for government bonds and gold underscores recession fears, limiting Bitcoin’s ability to sustain bullish momentum. Correlation with equities remains high, but structural catalysts like Strategy’s S&P 500 inclusion could shift sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold onto its bullish momentum on Thursday as traders fled toward the safety of government bonds…

Stripe, Paradigm Unveils Payments-Focused Blockchain Tempo

Payments giant Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm on Thursday officially unveiled Tempo, their joint blockchain project designed for stablecoin payments. The initiative, incubated inside Stripe, is designed to handle the kind of scale Stripe sees in real-world financial applications, processing tens of thousands of transactions per second with sub-second finality, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison…

XRP Eyes Rebound After $2.70 Support Breaks: Here’s Why

Key takeaways: XRP has slipped nearly 20% in 45 days, consolidating within a descending triangle near the $2.70 support. Onchain and futures data show leverage reset and early signs of accumulation, reducing liquidation risks. The confluence of a fair value gap, Fibonacci retracement lines and fractal pattern points to a potential 60% to 85% rebound…

Bitcoin Sell-off To $108K Possible As Traders Choose Bonds

Key takeaways: Rising demand for government bonds and gold underscores recession fears, limiting Bitcoin’s ability to sustain bullish momentum. Correlation with equities remains high, but structural catalysts like Strategy’s S&P 500 inclusion could shift sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold onto its bullish momentum on Thursday as traders fled toward the safety of government bonds…

Justin Sun’s WLFI Address Reportedly Blacklisted

Tron founder Justin Sun’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token address was blacklisted on Thursday after transferring 50 million WLFI tokens to crypto exchange HTX. Onchain data from Nansen and Arkham shows the address was flagged shortly after a $9 million transaction. The blacklisting fueled speculation that WLFI was restricting certain users from selling tokens and…

SEC Reviews Quantum-Safe Roadmap for Digital Assets

A proposal submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets Task Force warned that quantum computing could shatter the cryptographic foundations of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader digital asset ecosystem unless safeguards are implemented. A written submission to the task force titled the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF), was authored by Daniel…

What traders need to know in 2025

Overview of tax regulations in India For the financial year 2024-2025, Indian tax law treats cryptocurrencies as virtual digital assets (VDAs) under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 2(47A) spells out what that means: Any code, number, token or piece of information created through cryptography counts as a VDA. The only exception is money itself…

Binance BTC Ratio Nears Rare Buy Zone

Key takeaways: The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio nears parity at 1, a rare market signal. Market structure metrics show BTC price remains in a profit regime but is prone to consolidation. A drop below $95,000 could trigger the first 50-week SMA bear signal this cycle. The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio is approaching a rare threshold that has…

Why betting on XRP’s 2017 bull run could be extremely risky in 2025

Key takeaways: Unlike 2017, long-term XRP holders have already shifted from euphoria into doubt. The XRP/BTC pair remains 90% below its 2017 peak and is stuck in a distribution zone. Several XRP (XRP) analysts are referencing old bullish charts to predict new price booms, with multiple commentators, including CRYPTOWZRD and JD, arguing that XRP’s current…

Binance BTC Ratio Nears Rare Buy Zone

Key takeaways: The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio nears parity at 1, a rare market signal. Market structure metrics show BTC price remains in a profit regime but is prone to consolidation. A drop below $95,000 could trigger the first 50-week SMA bear signal this cycle. The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio is approaching a rare threshold that has…