ISM Data Hints Bitcoin Cycle Could Last Longer Than Usual

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has historically aligned with major peaks in Bitcoin’s market cycles — a pattern that, if repeated, could imply a longer-than-usual cycle this time around. The correlation between the ISM PMI and Bitcoin’s (BTC) price was first popularized by Real Vision’s Raoul Pal and has…

Bitcoin Miners Face New Hash Wars After 2024 Halving

The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called tier-2 operators closing the gap on established leaders in realized hashrate — a sign of a more level playing field following the 2024 halving. According to The Miner Mag, companies such as Cipher Mining, Bitdeer and HIVE Digital have rapidly expanded their realized hashrate after…

Crypto Treasury Firms Syphoned $800B Retail Capital From Altcoins

Despite growing expectations of an imminent altcoin season, industry insiders are pointing to capital flowing back into Bitcoin and corporate cryptocurrency treasuries, raising doubts about the traditional crypto market cycle. Corporate digital assets treasuries (DATs) have drained about $800 billion worth of retail investor capital from the altcoin market, according to crypto market intelligence company…

Don’t Just Tokenize Assets, Build The Institutions To Back Them

Opinion by: Alex Zhang, co-founder at Pharos Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is not a self-contained solution to traditional finance problems. To claim such a thing would be one-dimensional. As it stands, RWA tokenization is under immense pressure to perform despite showing clear value and signs of progress.  Despite its progressive trajectory, the criticism leveled at…

XRP Price Eyes 35% Rally After Ripple’s ‘Internet Of Value’ Endorsement

Key Takeaways: XRP (XRP) flashes signs of a potential 35% breakout as bullish technicals align with fresh fundamentals, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s renewed push for the blockchain company’s “internet of value” vision. XRP price held a key support level XRP’s price chart technicals indicate that it has bounced from the lower trendline of its…

XRP Price Eyes 35% Rally After Ripple’s ‘Internet Of Value’ Endorsement

Key Takeaways: XRP (XRP) flashes signs of a potential 35% breakout as bullish technicals align with fresh fundamentals, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s renewed push for the blockchain company’s “internet of value” vision. XRP price held a key support level XRP’s price chart technicals indicate that it has bounced from the lower trendline of its…

Bitcoin Miners Face New Hash Wars After 2024 Halving

The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called tier-2 operators closing the gap on established leaders in realized hashrate — a sign of a more level playing field following the 2024 halving. According to The Miner Mag, companies such as Cipher Mining, Bitdeer and HIVE Digital have rapidly expanded their realized hashrate after…

Don’t Just Tokenize Assets, Build The Institutions To Back Them

Opinion by: Alex Zhang, co-founder at Pharos Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is not a self-contained solution to traditional finance problems. To claim such a thing would be one-dimensional. As it stands, RWA tokenization is under immense pressure to perform despite showing clear value and signs of progress.  Despite its progressive trajectory, the criticism leveled at…

Michael Saylor’s MSTR Holds Onto Premium Amid Waning Sentiment. Can Others Do the Same?

As bitcoin treasury companies continue to struggle with tumbling share prices and rapidly slowing bitcoin accumulation in a tightening market, many are now trading below a 1x multiple to their net asset value (mNAV). In other words, for these “pure play” treasury holders (i.e., excluding miners like MARA Holdings and broader crypto platforms such as…

JPMorgan To Allow Bitcoin, Ether Collateral For Institutions: Report

Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is reportedly planning to let clients use Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans, signaling Wall Street’s continued move toward embracing digital assets. The initiative would allow JPMorgan’s global clients to borrow against their Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) holdings, according to a Bloomberg report published Friday, citing people familiar…