Based on the 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio, Ethereum (ETH) is mildly undervalued at -5.5%. Bitcoin (BTC), XRP (XRP), and Chainlink (LINK) remain neutral at -1.4%, -0.1%, and +3.3%, respectively. By contrast, Cardano (ADA) is mildly overvalued, with an MVRV ratio of +6.8%. Source: Santiment Bitcoin and the wider crypto market showcase …
In a sign of the growing convergence between traditional finance and digital assets, Emirates NBD is reportedly exploring the addition of Bitcoin to its investment portfolio. The development reflects a broader shift in institutional strategy, as major financial institutions increasingly recognize BTC’s potential role in portfolio diversification, inflation hedging, and long-term value preservation. Why Emirates NBD Is Exploring Bitcoin Integration Emirates NBD, one of the largest banks in the United Arab Emirates but frequently described as the UAE’s second-largest bank, is actively evaluating whether to add Bitcoin to its investment portfolio. Crypto market commentator MartyParty has mentioned on X that the news stems directly from comments by Maurice Gravier, the Group Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Emirates NBD, during an appearance on CNBC Squawk Box. Related Reading: Bitcoin Sees “Most Aggressive” Institutional Selling Ever, Analyst Says Gravier’s key points were viewing BTC as digital gold and framing it primarily as a store of value rather than merely an alternative currency. He noted that Bitcoin has matured significantly, citing its proof-of-work security model, limited supply, and structurally low inflation rate as attributes that enhance its appeal to institutional investors. Furthermore, Gravier has suggested that BTC’s current valuation appears more attractive compared to six months ago, when the price was considered relatively high. According to MartyParty’s summary, the bank has an internet model, and indicates that BTC could reasonably approach the $100,000 range within the next 12 months. However, the projections are still being refined. The Emirates NBD’s bank asset management division reportedly oversees approximately $16 billion in assets, and any potential allocation would be limited in size and used for diversification purposes. Nonetheless, with no final decision or execution, it is still under review amid ongoing market volatility. This consideration has highlighted a growing institutional interest in BTC across traditional finance in the Middle East. How Businesses Are Using BTC Payments At Scale While individuals are focused on Bitcoin dropping to $63,000, with the price down 50% from its high, a major milestone in its underlying network activity last week has largely gone unnoticed. Crypto analyst Fernando Nikolić pointed out that the Lightning Network surpassed $1 billion in monthly transaction volume for the first time, reaching approximately $1.17 billion across 5.2 million transactions in November. Related Reading: Bullish Signal? Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Turns Positive After Months In Red The data shows that the average transaction size nearly doubled year-over-year from $118 to $223, indicating that this is not just micropayment experimentation. Nikolić believes that businesses are using it, and exchanges are moving real money through it. In other words, its actual usage as a payment network just hit an all-time high. In his view, both realities can coexist and underscore a broader disconnect between market narratives and underlying network fundamentals. Also, Nikolić noted that the adoption milestone has received relatively little attention because it challenges the dominant bearish storyline surrounding the BTC price action. Featured image from Peakpx, chart from Tradingview.com
Nvidia’s earnings lifted technology shares and steadied broader markets, even as investors weigh how long the AI investment cycle can run.
The rally marks one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks, snapping a steady slide that had pushed bitcoin down sharply from its October highs.
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XRP’s price action in February has reflected a market caught between fading momentum and cautious optimism. After weeks of steady decline, the token is trading near $1.37, down roughly 15% for the month, while broader crypto sentiment remains sensitive to macroeconomic signals and shifting liquidity conditions. Related Reading: Dogecoin Vs. Shiba Inu: What Meme Coin Should You Buy For Most Returns In 2026? Despite a weakening short-term structure, several market indicators suggest traders are closely watching for early signs of a potential recovery rather than abandoning the asset altogether. XRP's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview Market Fatigue Emerges as Leverage and Momentum Decline Recent derivatives data points to growing investor exhaustion. According to analytics, XRP’s Estimated Leverage Ratio has fallen to around 0.16, indicating that heavily leveraged traders have largely exited. This reduction in speculative positioning has lowered the risk of sudden liquidation-driven volatility. Price structure supports that cautious mood. XRP continues to trade below its 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages, signaling persistent bearish pressure. Data tracked on CoinGlass shows declining open interest alongside calmer funding rates, suggesting fewer aggressive bets from short-term traders. Meanwhile, whale activity has added uncertainty. More than 31 million XRP were recently transferred to Binance, raising concerns about potential sell pressure if those holdings reach order books. Three XRP Pre-Rally Signals Reappear Despite the slowdown, analysts note similarities with conditions that preceded XRP’s late-2024 rally, when prices surged following Donald Trump’s election victory. Three indicators have resurfaced: rising exchange inflows, tightening USD liquidity in automated market-making pools, and shrinking XRP liquidity. Liquidity compression historically reduces available supply during periods of renewed demand, often amplifying price movement. Current USD liquidity levels have dropped significantly from late-2025 highs, while XRP liquidity has fallen below thresholds seen before the previous breakout. Similarly, spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded $3.04 million in net inflows on February 24, pushing cumulative deposits above $1.23 billion, a sign that institutional participation remains steady even during price weakness. Macro Pressure and Key Levels to Watch Macroeconomic factors continue to weigh on sentiment. Stronger-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data reduced expectations of near-term Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The CME FedWatch Tool showed June rate-cut odds slipping below 50%, limiting risk appetite across digital assets. According to CoinMarketCap’s pricing aggregates, XRP is consolidating above the $1.30 support zone, while resistance levels sit at $1.50, $1.60, and $2.00. Analysts suggest a sustained move above $1.60 would be required to shift momentum decisively in favor of buyers. Related Reading: Expert Forecasts $5 Trillions Pouring Into Crypto Post CLARITY Act Passage XRP appears to be transitioning from a leverage-driven market to one driven by genuine spot demand. Whether that shift becomes the foundation for a recovery or an extended consolidation phase will likely depend on broader crypto market strength and renewed buying interest. Cover image from ChatGPT, XRPUSD chart on Tradingview
The AI bellwether reported $68 billion revenue last quarter, expecting it to grow to $78 billion next quarter.
NVIDIA reports $68.1B Q4 revenue and $215.9B fiscal 2026 sales as shares rise 1.4% and jump over 3% after hours on earnings beat.
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Ethereum Foundation releases Strawmap outlining 7 forks through 2029 and 5 Layer1 goals including throughput and post quantum security.
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Travala launches global car rentals via CarTrawler, adding 50,000 locations across 150 countries as 2025 revenue tops $113M.
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As the Department of Defense pushes for greater AI integration, researchers said the top models chose the nuclear option in nearly all war simulations.
The uncomfortable truth about XRP is that most people may be valuing it through the wrong lens. This point of view was made by commentator BarriC, who put forward a claim familiar among XRP enthusiasts: The altcoin was never designed to be a retail trade. In a recent post on X, he noted that the asset was built to move institutional value, and once financial infrastructure actually requires XRP, the price will not climb slowly. Instead, it will reprice to levels the system demands. XRP As Infrastructure, Not A Trade BarriC’s outlook on XRP’s price action is based on the idea that XRP’s purpose has been misunderstood. From the beginning, the XRP Ledger was structured to facilitate high-speed settlement, cross-border liquidity, and asset tokenization, where people can be their own bank and no middlemen tax their transactions. XRPL creators like David Schwartz have always pointed to these functionalities as the reason why the XRP Ledger is different. Related Reading: Cup And Handle Pattern Puts XRP Price At $60 After Hitting Resistance XRP is the bridge asset within that XRPL ecosystem. Through services built by Ripple, XRP has been positioned as a tool for on-demand liquidity between currencies and financial institutions. The reason offered by BarriC is that if banks and payment providers depend on it to settle value efficiently, demand would be based on usage, not just speculative trading like an average cryptocurrency. Under that framework, XRP’s valuation would no longer be based on retail buying pressure. It would reflect how much capital needs to flow through the network. How High Can The Price Actually Go? The most interesting part of BarriC’s statement is how much necessity pricing will affect the token’s price. The outlook is that when the token finally becomes required infrastructure, it does not grind higher step by step like a meme-based rally. Instead, it is going to reprice abruptly. That is why he dismisses price anchors such as $2 or even the three-digit mark at $100. Related Reading: Why This Expert Is Predicting A $10,000 Base Price For XRP If the necessity pricing were to happen, the price action is going to look more like $1,000 per XRP, $10,000 per XRP, or $50,000 per XRP. However, BarriC acknowledged that projections of $1,000 to $50,000 sound unrealistic under today’s conditions. This is especially true, considering the implied market cap if the altcoin were to trade at those predicted price levels. At the time of writing, XRP is trading within normal market structures and is currently trading at $1.37, up by 2.7% in the past 24 hours. Institutional usage of the altcoin is still limited compared to global payment volumes. However, recent moves by Ripple are increasingly seeing XRP becoming entrenched in the niche of global payments. It is currently unclear which path this price repricing will take, as there is no historical precedent in crypto markets for an asset transitioning into deeply embedded global payments settlement infrastructure. Therefore, projections from BarriC and other bullish XRP proponents are only forward-looking predictions. Featured image from RenderHub, chart from Tradingview.com
ETHZilla’s ETH holdings have shrunk after multiple sales, including $40 million in October and $74.5 million in December.
The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose nearly 30% of its holdings in a single legal move, even if the government does not sell a single coin. Last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The order directed the Treasury Department to consolidate government-held BTC into a reserve account […]
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The crypto exchange’s new Flexline product lets Pro users borrow against digital assets at fixed rates of 10%–25% APR for terms of up to two years.
Rising blockchain usage is increasingly shaping market sentiment around TRON, as strong on-chain activity begins to align with key technical price levels. Related Reading: Dogecoin Vs. Shiba Inu: What Meme Coin Should You Buy For Most Returns In 2026? Data from recent network reports show that sustained transaction growth and expanding stablecoin activity are reinforcing the fundamental narrative behind TRX, even as the token trades within a consolidation range. In Q4 2025, the TRON network processed roughly 994 million transactions, marking a 16.5% increase from the previous quarter. The surge reflects growing real-world usage rather than speculative trading, with payment transfers and stablecoin settlements accounting for a large share of activity. TRX's price moving sideways on the daily chart. Source: TRXUSD on Tradingview Network Activity and Stablecoin Usage Drive Growth TRON’s transaction count climbed steadily throughout 2025, with daily activity rising from about 8 million transactions early in the year to peaks above 12 million. The network averaged more than 10 million daily transactions by year-end, operating below capacity despite the increase in usage. Stablecoins remained the primary catalyst. The network hosted approximately $81.8 billion in stablecoin supply while settlement volumes exceeded $2.2 trillion during the quarter. These figures show TRON’s growing role in cross-border payments, remittances, and decentralized finance applications. Part of this expansion followed protocol changes, including a fee reduction proposal that lowered energy costs by about 60%, encouraging higher transfer activity, particularly USDT transactions. Additional integrations with cross-chain infrastructure and institutional platforms also broadened access to the ecosystem. TRX Price Action Tests Key Technical Levels Market data shows TRX trading around $0.28–$0.29 as of late February, reflecting modest gains despite broader crypto market volatility. Technical indicators currently signal neutral momentum, with oscillators such as RSI and MACD showing limited directional strength. Price action remains confined between support near $0.27 and resistance around $0.30–$0.32. Analysts note that a sustained break above this range could signal a move toward the $0.35–$0.37 zone, while a failure to hold support could trigger renewed consolidation. Trading volumes remain elevated compared with historical averages, suggesting active participation from both retail and institutional traders. However, weak trend strength indicates that markets are still waiting for a stronger catalyst. Adoption Metrics Shape Market Outlook TRON’s latest transparency data points to steady developer activity, continued smart-contract deployment, and governance updates aimed at improving scalability and decentralization. Network leadership has also emphasized expanding support for tokenized assets and large-scale settlement use cases in the coming years. Related Reading: Expert Forecasts $5 Trillions Pouring Into Crypto Post CLARITY Act Passage Historically, rising on-chain usage has often preceded stronger price performance for layer-1 tokens. Whether TRX can convert its growing transaction dominance into a decisive breakout may depend on broader market conditions, particularly movements in major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Cover image from ChatGPT, TRXUSD chart on Tradingview
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) has posted $2.7 billion (+64% YoY) in full-year revenue and reserve income for 2025. More specifically, the company saw $770 million (+77% YoY) in revenue and $133 million in net profits in Q4 of 2025. Its flagship stablecoin USDC saw annual transaction volume skyrocket by 247% …
Bitcoin bulls rushed toward $70,000, and ETH reclaimed $2,000 following a drastic improvement in investor sentiment, but will the gains hold?
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Peter Schiff has a number. And he wants everyone to see it. The longtime gold supporter and Bitcoin critic took to social media this week to argue that when Bitcoin’s price is measured in gold rather than dollars, the flagship cryptocurrency has lost more than 66% of its value since hitting its all-time high in November 2021. Related Reading: Bullish Signal? Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Turns Positive After Months In Red The Math Behind Schiff’s Claim To make his case, Schiff reframed the comparison in a way that sidesteps the usual dollar-based charts. Back in November 2021, one Bitcoin could buy roughly 34.5 ounces of gold. Today, that same Bitcoin buys just 12 ounces — a drop of more than 64% in purchasing power relative to the precious metal. The dollar figures tell a similar story, at least from that starting point. According to Schiff, a $10,000 investment in Bitcoin at the November 2021 peak would be worth around $9,100 today. That same $10,000 put into gold over the identical period would have grown to more than $27,000. Gold was trading near $1,770 in late 2021 and has since climbed past $5,000 — a gain of roughly 185%. Bitcoin, by contrast, peaked at $69,000 during that same bull run. It has since pulled back sharply from a high of $126,200 reached in October 2025, and now sits around $63,000. Bitcoin is now down over 66% when priced in gold since its Nov. 2021 peak over four years ago. Putting that into perspective, had you invested $10,000 in Bitcoin back then, it would be worth about $9,100 today. But that same $10,000 invested in gold would be worth over $27,000. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) February 24, 2026 Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Story Gets Complicated For years, Bitcoin was pitched to investors as a modern alternative to gold — scarce, decentralized, and resistant to inflation. The idea was simple: fixed supply would protect wealth the same way gold has for centuries. But recent market behavior has put that story under strain. When economic anxiety rises, many investors have continued to move money into gold rather than Bitcoin. Reports note that Bitcoin has, in several instances, moved more like a high-risk tech stock than a safe haven asset during periods of broader market stress. That pattern has made it harder for Bitcoin to claim the same defensive reputation that gold has built over a much longer history. CNBC crypto commentator Ran Neuner has also weighed in on the subject, saying that the store-of-value case for Bitcoin now faces serious scrutiny. Bitcoin supporters, for their part, push back on the framing. They point out that November 2021 was Bitcoin’s peak — about as unfavorable a starting point for comparison as one could choose. They also point out that the alpha crypto has climbed 320% from its cycle low of $15,000 in November 2023, while gold gained 150% over that same timeframe. For the first time in 12 years, I’m questioning Bitcoin’s thesis. It’s not the drawdown that concerns me; it’s how Bitcoin responded when markets genuinely moved into risk and uncertainty.$BTC evolved from “peer-to-peer cash” into “digital gold.” We fought for ETF approval.… pic.twitter.com/dblggAsanJ — Ran Neuner (@cryptomanran) February 16, 2026 Cycles, Not Trends, Say Bitcoin Supporters Reports say Bitcoin advocates cointend the crypto has always moved through boom-and-bust cycles, with steep recoveries typically following major beat-downs. Supply halvings, shifts in available liquidity, and swings in investor sentiment have historically been the impetus to those rebounds. Related Reading: XRP Fell Nearly 70% — Could History Repeat With An 835% Surge? From that view, the current stretch of underperformance against gold is seen as a normal part of Bitcoin’s cycle rather than a permanent reversal. Bitcoin completed a full market cycle last year, and a period of price correction is consistent with its historical behavior. Still, the gap between gold’s steady climb and Bitcoin’s volatile ride has given critics plenty of material. Schiff, who has maintained his skepticism of Bitcoin for well over a decade, shows no sign of changing his position anytime soon. Featured image from Unchained Podcast, chart from TradingView
Polkadot price is back in action as the ‘OG-Crypto’ has gained huge attention following a breakout from a prolonged bearish trend. The breakout is driven by the change in market sentiments, which turned slightly bullish with the Bitcoin price heading towards the crucial barrier at $69,000 and the Ethereum price recovering above $2,000. Amid the …
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Iran threatens retaliation against US forces and the Strait of Hormuz as Washington deploys its largest regional buildup since 2003.
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Bitcoin rallied above $69,500 after US stocks turned green on US policy clarity and strong earnings results. Will bulls target $70,000 next?
Bitcoin is flashing its most oversold signal on record amid its continued price struggles in this current macroeconomic environment and persistent exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows. According to CryptoSlate data, BTC's price dipped to around $62,700 over the last 24 hours, while its weekly relative strength index (RSI) printed roughly 25.7. BTC has risen to above […]
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