Ethereum whales, sharks keep buying up ETH as retail cashes out

Major Ethereum holders have been scooping up Ether (ETH) over the past month as the cryptocurrency chopped sideways, while retail investors have been cashing out. Ethereum wallets holding between 1,000 ETH (whales) and 100,000 ETH (sharks) have added a net total of 1.49 million ETH (worth $3.79 billion) over the last 30 days, increasing their…

Bitcoin may fix Apple Stock Buybacks: Saylor

Bitcoin exposure may provide a lucrative financial opportunity for Apple’s stock buyback program, according to Strategy’s Michael Saylor. Saylor’s proposition follows a Bitcoin (BTC) rally of over 11% since the beginning of 2025, which outperformed the 18% decline of Apple shares during the same period. Illustrating a growing corporate shift, increasingly more traditional companies are…

ETH Price Gains Driven By ETH Inflows, Network Growth

Key takeaways: ETH’s price gains are driven by an uptick in network activity and robust spot ETF inflows. Data suggests $2,800 will remain a difficult hurdle for ETH to overcome. Ether (ETH) has traded within a relatively narrow range between $2,370 and $2,770 since May 10, yet several indicators suggest potential for upward movement. Ethereum…

Polyhedra’s Token Tanks 83% After Abnormal Trades

Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) plunged 83% on Sunday after a series of “abnormal on-chain transactions” involving the ZKJ/KOGE (KOGE) trading pair — a collapse Binance said was triggered by a sudden liquidity crunch. “Today’s price drop was caused by a series of abnormal on-chain transactions within a very short period on the ZKJ/KOGE trading pair,” Polyhedra…

Gold Closes On ATH While Bitcoin Lags Behind As Risk Asset In 2025

The price of gold is nearing its all-time high as tensions in the Middle East escalate, but analysts say they’re doubtful Bitcoin will do the same as investors prioritize other safe-haven assets.  The price of gold rose to $3,450 per ounce on Monday, just $50 shy of its all-time high of just below $3,500 in…

Kidnappers Release Crypto Trader Because Of Low Balance

A crypto trader who creates content on TikTok was reportedly kidnapped in France on Friday and then released a day later when the abductors discovered he didn’t have enough funds to cover their extortion demands. The 26-year-old crypto TikToker was snatched on Friday night while returning home to Juvisy-sur-Orge in Northern France, according to a…

Representative Timmons Asks For Docs On SEC’s Historical Ethereum Approach

Republican Representative William Timmons has asked US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins to turn over documents on the agency’s historical treatment of Ether under its Biden-era chair, Gary Gensler. Timmons asked Atkins in a letter on Tuesday for “specific documents” on the SEC’s “historical views on the status” of Ether (ETH), which he…

US locked in AI Cold War with China

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the Andreessen-Horowitz venture capital (VC) firm, said that the current race to establish dominance in the artificial intelligence sector is analogous to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th Century. In an interview with Jack Altman on the Uncapped Podcast,…

Bitcoin Holding $105K During War Is Bullish for Crypto

Key points: A week of solid inflows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs improves the prospects of a rally toward $110,000. HYPE, BCH, AAVE, and OKB could march higher if Bitcoin sustains above $105,000. Bitcoin (BTC) is forming a Doji candlestick pattern on the weekly chart, indicating indecision between buyers and sellers. Despite the near-term uncertainty,…

Will the ‘Digital Oil’ Narrative Fuel ETH’s Rally to New Highs Despite Middle East Turmoil?

Ether (ETH) is trading above $2,540, showing strong resilience in the face of market turbulence fueled by heightened geopolitical risk. After briefly dipping to $2,491.72, ETH recovered swiftly, closing higher on above-average volume and validating key support near $2,500, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Technical indicators suggest renewed momentum, supported by a double-bottom…