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United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are now driving billions in daily trades, rivaling global crypto exchanges. Data from CryptoQuant shows that US Bitcoin ETFs are becoming a major channel for institutional access to Bitcoin.
Bitcoin stands at a crossroad as traders anticipate a number of forthcoming macroeconomic announcements. At the time of writing, the flagship cryptocurrency was trading around $112,787, a small gain of 0.30% per day, but a weaker performance over the week. Despite the resilience of Bitcoin, analysts are cautious that the short run direction of Bitcoin will rely on how investors will respond to major levels of support and resistance in the coming days.
Dogecoin is once again at a critical stage, as its largest holders reduce their exposure, while market signals indicate further downside risk. DOGE, the meme coin that surged to a multimonth high earlier this summer, now faces strong selling pressure, declining network activity, and bearish technical patterns that could push its price much lower.
In the era of foundation models and continually growing datasets, computing resources are one of the most significant barriers facing developers and researchers. While the cloud offers scale, many builders now look for local alternatives that deliver speed, privacy, and flexibility.
A group of leading digital asset firms is preparing to form the largest Solana-focused treasury in the market. Galaxy Digital, Multicoin Capital, and Jump Crypto are reportedly working with Cantor Fitzgerald to raise $1 billion for SOL purchases, according to a Bloomberg report published on Monday.
High-leverage trader James Wynn has once again captured market attention, this time with an aggressive long position in Ethereum. The seasoned speculator is riding Ether’s surge to new records, underscoring both the risks and rewards of extreme leverage in a market defined by volatility.
After nearly a week of withdrawals, U.S. spot Ether exchange-traded funds saw a sharp reversal on Thursday as investors poured in $287.6 million. The surge came after four consecutive days of outflows totaling more than $924 million, signaling that institutional appetite for Ether may be regaining momentum.
Rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, entered the cryptocurrency market with a splash after unveiling his YZY token on Solana. Within 40 minutes of its launch, the token briefly reached a market capitalization of $3 billion. But momentum soon died away when news leaked out about insider control and suspect trading practices arousing suspicion amongst traders and analysts.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has made a significant move of collaborating with Chainlink (LINK) to develop its ecosystem. With this shift, the meme-turned-utility coin is retwisting its burn policy, ushering in a new mechanism to link all cross-chain transactions back to Ethereum. This approach ensures SHIB continues to honor its roots while branching into new territory.
The NFT sector lost more than $1.2 billion in market value within a week as Ether prices cooled. According to NFT Price Floor, the market capitalization of NFT collections fell 12%, dropping from $9.3 billion to $8.1 billion. The correction followed Ether’s decline of nearly 9% after recently reaching a high of about $4,700.
A new proposal in the New York State Assembly aims to impose a small tax on cryptocurrency sales and transfers. Assemblymember Phil Steck has introduced legislation seeking a 0.2% excise tax on digital asset transactions, including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The bill, if passed, could reshape the way the state approaches digital finance while channeling revenue into school-based substance abuse prevention programs.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto venture co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has taken a major leap into the spotlight. On Wednesday, the brothers joined a Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony in Times Square, celebrating a $1.5 billion token arrangement that could push their firm into the upper ranks of decentralized finance.
MetaMask is set to dip its toes into an increasingly hot stablecoin market by launching its own U.S. dollar-pegged token, mUSD. The Ethereum wallet provider may announce the plan as early as Thursday, with a complete rollout by the end of the month. The decision represents a wider change toward MetaMask being a crypto gateway to a full-scale financial platform.
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has admitted guilt to two U.S. criminal charges tied to the $40 billion collapse of TerraUSD and Luna. The South Korean entrepreneur entered the plea in the Southern District of New York after earlier denying all charges. The agreement with prosecutors includes financial penalties of up to $19 million and a recommendation for a reduced prison term.
An Ethereum developer known as “Fede’s Intern” has been detained in Turkey amid allegations of helping users misuse the blockchain. The case has caused hesitations within the crypto community, however no actual charges have been validated at this moment.