XRP fell about 15 percent intraday on Friday during the tariff scare tied to White House remarks, then recovered about 9 percent on Monday as risk appetite stabilized, providing a live read on how the token tracks Bitcoin in macro stress and relief. The Monday bounce saw Bitcoin up about 3.7 percent, Ethereum up about […]
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Crypto-based funds attracted $3.17 billion in new capital, even as markets reeled from tariff-related tensions between the United States and China, according to CoinShares weekly report. On Oct. 10, President Donald Trump announced that the US could raise tariffs in response to China’s new rare-earth export restrictions. The statement triggered a broad sell-off across risk […]
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“Number go up” is not a retirement strategy. Long-term planning needs explicit assumptions, clear knobs to turn, and a way to translate a BTC balance into annual spending power. CryptoSlate’s Bitcoin retirement calculator does exactly that, marrying a transparent price path with macro toggles and two spending frameworks so you can think in dollars, years, […]
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Tether’s accumulation of United States Treasuries puts the stablecoin issuer on a path to enter the top five foreign holders by 2033 under a realistic acceleration case, based on current balances, stated purchase activity, and the moving threshold set by the U.S. Treasury’s TIC data. The projection assumes Tether continues adding to its book at […]
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Institutional demand for Bitcoin is accelerating as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inject between $5 billion and $10 billion into the market each quarter. This wave of fresh capital is helping to tighten the asset’s supply and reinforce its long-term bullish structure. Bitwise Chief Technology Officer Hong Kim, citing Farside Investors’ data, said ETF inflows have […]
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Bitcoin’s exchange withdrawals have climbed to their highest sustained level since 2022, even as the asset trades near record highs. While current outflows remain below the 2023 accumulation peak, the renewed withdrawal trend highlights a behavioral shift in how investors gain exposure to Bitcoin. Institutional demand increasingly flows through spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rather than […]
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Behind every rally and every crash lies an invisible engine: options dealers rebalancing billions in Bitcoin exposure. As open interest pushes past $57 billion, it’s the hedging flows, not sentiment, that now dictate price. For most of Bitcoin’s history, price discovery happened in the spot market. Retail traders and long-term holders set the tone, while […]
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Investor activity in US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surged sharply on Oct. 6, mirroring BTC’s continued price gains and growing institutional interest. According to data from SoSoValue, the twelve approved funds collectively absorbed about $1.2 billion in inflows. This is their second-largest single-day haul since launching in 2024 and the strongest performance this year. […]
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JPMorgan is calling Bitcoin the “debasement trade,” which means you’re probably not bullish enough. The world’s biggest investment bank doesn’t hand out nicknames for speculative assets lightly. But Bitcoin has notched 17 years of unstoppable block-after-block resilience, and Wall Street has finally conceded what the cypherpunks have known all along: there is no alternative when […]
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XRP is entering a new development phase as its ecosystem embraces DeFi products and strategically moves into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. These steps aim to give the long-standing digital asset practical roles beyond cross-border payments, a shift that could determine its future relevance in global finance. XRP DeFi expansion The introduction of mXRP, a liquid […]
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The stablecoin market has crossed a landmark $300 billion capitalization, reflecting its growing role as the connective tissue between traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem. This milestone reflects heightened investor demand and the diversification of stablecoin models, which range from fiat-backed giants to yield-bearing challengers. Tether’s USDT continues to dominate with a market share of […]
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Bitcoin price is back above $120,000, and the market has clean data to read instead of just vibes. Spot pushed through the important $120,000 level on Oct. 2 with a close near $120,606 after a +5.5% climb from Sept. 29, and it’s holding the level today even with a small give-back. The spike in spot […]
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Coinbase has surpassed $1 billion in on-chain Bitcoin-backed loan originations eight months after launching the product in January 2025, and CEO Brian Armstrong has set a $100 billion lifetime originations target.. The run rate implied by the first eight months is roughly $125 million per month, which frames the pace required to reach the new […]
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $1.63 billion last week, bringing four-week net intake to $3.96 billion and marking nine positive weeks out of the last twelve. The 12-week rolling sum stands at $6.08 billion, roughly mid-range for 2025 based on CryptoSlate’s internal tracker built from fund disclosures and public flow tables. Year to date, net […]
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For years, CME’s crypto business was a one-asset story: Bitcoin, backed by its liquid futures market, and since 2022, a growing options market. The introduction of Ethereum futures diversified its crypto offering, but it still remained tied to the market’s largest asset. That narrative changed when it launched XRP and Solana futures. In just months, […]
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David Schwartz, one of Ripple’s longest-serving figures, announced on Sept. 30 that he will step down as Chief Technology Officer after more than thirteen years in the position. Schwartz, who joined Ripple in its early days and became one of the most recognizable voices in the XRP community, said the decision followed what he called […]
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World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has confirmed that its USD1 stablecoin will soon launch on the Aptos blockchain, marking the asset’s first integration with a Move-based network. The announcement, released on Oct. 1, followed an agreement between Aptos and WLFI co-founders Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff. Following the news, Aptos native APT token jumped 8% […]
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BlackRock has confirmed that its Canadian arm has granted securities lending for the iShares Bitcoin ETF from Aug. 25 after providing investors with the required 60-day notice. The move follows disclosure in the June 26 prospectus, which outlined how the fund may engage in lending transactions in accordance with Canadian securities laws. The decision aligns […]
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AsiaStrategy appointed Anchorage Digital for custody and settlement of its Bitcoin treasury operations and bought 30 BTC on Sept. 30. Per AsiaStrategy, the mandate covers cross-border workflows in the United States and Asia, with Anchorage Digital serving as primary custodian and infrastructure provider for treasury execution and settlement across the corridor. According to Anchorage Digital, […]
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SWIFT has announced it will add a blockchain-based ledger to its infrastructure stack. Built with Consensys, the new ledger will connect banks, tokenized deposits, and digital asset platforms directly to the world’s largest payments network. This project isn’t a small pilot for SWIFT but a structural shift in its business, touching $150 trillion in annual […]
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Bitcoin’s options market has split into two very different regimes: a near-term tape that looks locked in place by dealer hedging, and a year-end setup that seems built to let price roam. Bitcoin price around $113,500, down from the August peak near $119,000, but still higher than where it was in early July. That puts […]
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The probability of a US government shutdown has climbed to levels not seen in years, with prediction market Kalshi pricing a 73% chance that lawmakers fail to pass a funding bill before the Oct. 1 fiscal deadline. The sharp increase reflects weeks of gridlock in Congress and President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel budget negotiations […]
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The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slipped to its lowest level since March, raising fresh concerns over investor confidence even as Bitcoin and Ethereum attempt a recovery. Data shared by CryptoQuant analyst JA Maarturn on Sept. 29 showed sentiment falling from a neutral 40 in August to an extreme fear level of 28. The index […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission host a joint roundtable on regulatory harmonization for digital assets today from 1 to 5:30 P.M. ET, streamed on SEC.gov. Opening remarks will come from SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins and CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham, with closing remarks from SEC Commissioner Hester M. […]
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Bitcoin’s spot price movement throughout the third quarter of 2025 and its recent dip align closely with the cycle structure seen in 2017. Throughout the summer, Bitcoin oscillated in a consolidation range between $100,000 and $115,000, forming a technical base at $107,000 while market momentum mirrored the 2017 correction and subsequent rally. Bitcoin has held […]
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