Ethereum has had a remarkable year, nearly doubling in value, yet Wall Street isn’t convinced the rally can keep running without a pause. Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, now believes ETH may close the year around $4,300, slightly below today’s ETH price levels Citi’s view is sparking debate in crypto circles since …
SC Ventures is preparing to launch a cryptocurrency fund in 2026, with a focus on global digital asset investment opportunities.
Pump.fun recorded a trading volume of $942 million on Sunday, followed by a spike to $1.02 billion on Monday as the broader memecoin market surged.
Michael Saylor has just purchased 525 more Bitcoins, increasing Strategy’s total BTC holdings to 638,985, valued at approximately $73B. Anchored in Saylor’s thesis that Bitcoin is superior to gold, Strategy has parked its cash reserves in $BTC, shielding itself from inflation and currency fluctuations. Saylor’s investment has made Strategy the largest corporate holder of $BTC in the world. Despite a recent dip in the Strategy’s stock price, several companies and some US states are considering similar moves with their own treasuries. Strategy’s massive $BTC buy has strengthened investor confidence in Bitcoin’s future, increasing demand for Bitcoin-related projects, such as Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), that aim to enhance Bitcoin blockchain performance. The Bitcoin Reserve Race: Who’s Winning the Hunt for the Biggest Digital Treasury? Several countries hold large $BTC reserves through mining operations, law enforcement seizures, and strategic purchases: The US ranks #1 with 198,012 $BTC in its reserves, valued at over $22B. It also officially institutionalized Bitcoin through a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve executive order. China holds roughly 194,000 $BTC. Despite the country’s strict crypto bans, these dormant crypto stashes remain sizable. The UK holds roughly 61,245 $BTC, worth over $7B. Ukraine has 46,351 $BTC worth over $5B Bhutan is holding on to 11,286 $BTC (over $1.3B at today’s price) El Salvador is sitting on 6,320 $BTC ($731M) Other $BTC-holding countries include the UAE, Venezuela, and Finland. Governments are using Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, hedging against inflation and for economic planning. But that’s not all. The corporate world is following the same playbook, adopting parallel strategies for accumulating Bitcoin and its role as a modern store of wealth: Strategy: The largest corporate BTC holder, owning 638,985 $BTC worth $73B. Marathon Digital Holdings: Holds 52,477 $BTC, valued at approximately $6B, accumulated through mining operations. Twenty-One (XXI): Holds 43,514 $BTC in its treasury, valued at over $5B. The massive corporate $BTC adoption has increased institutional and retail market confidence in the coin. This sentiment has spilled over to Bitcoin Hyper’s presale, significantly increasing demand for the token. Bitcoin Hyper Presale Skyrockets on the Back of Saylor’s $73B $BTC Hoard—Is This the Next 100x? Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is a Layer 2 scalability solution on the Bitcoin ecosystem that integrates with the SVM for faster and efficient execution. The token not only upgrades the slow and aging Bitcoin blockchain, but also allows developers, builders, and degens to engage in high-speed, high-octane transactions and dApps. While designed to supercharge the Bitcoin ecosystem, $HYPER also unlocks a variety of utilities including: Every transaction, every stake, and every vote runs on $HYPER. It’s $BTC on steroids — bridge your $BTC in, and suddenly transactions fly in milliseconds with near-zero fees. No more boomer-chain lag. Offers Solana speed, $ETH liquidity, and $BTC security. Serves as a MemeFi Playground, allowing degens to finally spin up meme coins, DAOs, and DeFi apps on Bitcoin. That’s giga-chad cultural flow straight into $HYPER. The token is hard-anchored to $BTC, inheriting Satoshi-tier security unlike vapor chains. Want the full scoop? Check out what Bitcoin Hyper is planning in our guide. Bitcoin Hyper is currently priced at $0.012925, just a hair under its official listing price of $0.012975, meaning you can secure some gains already without any whale premium or retail markup. Whales are already circling — with two big buys of $31.5K and $27.1K yesterday, totaling $58.6K in fresh $HYPER. If the roadmap is met, our Bitcoin Hyper price prediction indicate that $HYPER could reach $0.02595 by the end of 2025 (approximately 100% ROI), $0.08625 by the end of 2026 (567%), and potentially as high as $0.253 by 2030 (around 2,100% ROI). On top of this, staking offers a 70% APY. A $500 bag today locks in about 38,685 $HYPER. By the end of the year, you would pocket an extra $350 in rewards alone—pure passive yield before the token even makes its first big run. $HYPER’s presale is an excellent opportunity for early birds to secure the token before it lists on CEXs, with front-row seats to airdrops, staking, and token launch allowlists. Learn how to buy and secure your $HYPER tokens.2 The subsequent $HYPER price increase is expected tomorrow. To lock in early-bird pricing before the jump, join the presale today. This is not financial advice, so do your own research before investing! Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC – https://www.newsbtc.com/news/strategy-holds-73b-bitcoin-hyper-next
After a terrible start to its launch back in July this year, the PUMP token has finally found its spark, managing to lead the recent market recovery. The Pump.Fun native token rose by over 140% over the last month, featuring prominently at the top of the gainers’ list during this time. A slowdown has since rocked the altcoin after this, but it may not be the end of the story. Pump.Fun Surpasses Hyperliquid In Daily Revenue In an interesting turn of events, Pump.Fun, the native platform behind the PUMP token, has overtaken Hyperliquid in terms of daily revenue. Hyperliquid, an on-chain perps trading platform, has been the third-highest on-chain revenue generator, right behind stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle. Related Reading: The Big PEPE Price Breakout: Falling Wedge Pattern Points To 64% Rally This meant that Hyperliquid was the number 1 decentralized finance (DeFi) platform and non-stablecoin issuer in terms of revenue, averaging over $2.5 million daily. Its high revenue generation was also instrumental in driving up the value of its native HYPE token. Part of its revenue went into token buybacks, pushing up demand for the altcoin. However, with the recent development, Pump.Fun has now dethroned Hyperliquid, pushing it into the fourth position. PUMP now reigns at 3rd position, after recording $3.12 million in daily revenue, compared to the $3 million generated by the Hyperliquid platform for the same time period. While Hyperliquid continues to lead over longer timeframes, such as weekly and monthly, the recent rise in the Pump.Fun revenue could have very bullish implications for its native token. Why The PUMP Token Price Can Benefit From This The rise in the Pump.Fun metric to flip Hyperliquid is bullish for the PUMP price in the fact that the platform also uses almost 100% of its revenue to actually buyback the token. This was highlighted by crypto analyst Kaduna in an X post, explaining that this could pump the price. Related Reading: The Dogecoin Bullish Reset: A Clear Roadmap To $0.35 According to Kaduna, the PUMP token is still massively undervalued at a $2.8 billion market cap compared to HYPE’s $14.4 billion market cap. He also points out that the streaming service on the Pump.Fun website is just starting, something which is also bullish for the platform. If the revenue continues and the buybacks are notable, then it is possible that the PUMP price is headed to new all-time highs. At the time of writing, the price is only sitting 30% below its $0.01214 all-time high that was recorded back in July. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Stephen Miran, a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, was narrowly confirmed by the U.S. Senate to join the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors with a 48-47 vote. Miran’s appointment expands Trump’s influence over the central bank as the Fed prepares for a key interest rate meeting. He will keep his White House role …
The prediction market platform has launched a new category for forecasting the earnings of publicly traded companies.
Ethena said it expects to activate the ENA fee switch, pending final implementation approval by its Risk Committee and a tokenholder vote, after the pre-set parameters were met. Those parameters, agreed in late 2024, require USDe supply above 6 billion, lifetime protocol revenue above 250 million, and USDe integration on four of the top five […]
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Crypto Finance's new application, AnchorNote, lets clients trade across multiple venues while keeping assets in regulated custody.
Which treasury strategy is gaining ground in 2025: Bitcoin as digital gold or Ether as a yield engine?
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs Monday, leaving BTC and other major tokens.
Coinbase rejected claims that stablecoins drain US bank deposits, arguing most activity happens overseas and boosts the US dollar’s global strength.
Pi Network is moving closer to its much-awaited mainnet launch, and the excitement among its community is reaching fresh highs. The project recently completed its Testnet1 upgrade to protocol version 23. With Testnet2 and the mainnet rollout expected soon, attention has turned to how these updates may shape the Pi coin price. Talking more about …
Pump.fun currently ranks third in daily revenue among DeFi protocols listed on DefiLlama, behind Tether and Circle.
On-chain data shows inflows into Bitcoin have recently been so large that they outweigh the cumulative capital that entered BTC in its first 15 years. Bitcoin Realized Cap Shows Acceleration In Inflows Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju has shared the trend in the Realized Cap of Bitcoin over its entire history. The “Realized Cap” here refers to an on-chain indicator that measures, in short, the total amount of capital that the investors as a whole have put into the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: XRP Bearish Signal: Whales Offload $486 Million In Asset When the value of this metric rises, it means the investors are feeding a net amount of capital into the network. On the other hand, it going down suggests the cryptocurrency is facing outflows. Now, here is the chart shared by Young Ju that shows how the Realized Cap has developed over the history of Bitcoin: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin Realized Cap saw an acceleration in 2024, implying capital started to enter into the digital asset at a faster rate. In the past year and a half, the metric has seen an explosive growth of $625 billion. Interestingly, between 2009 and 2024, the Realized Cap cumulatively grew by $435 billion. This means that not only have recent capital flows overtaken these inflows that occurred over a much longer timespan, they have actually gained a notable distance. The much sharper capital inflows are a reflection of how BTC is growing as an asset. A relatively modest amount of inflows may have been enough to double the asset’s value in the past, but today, a huge amount of capital is needed to move the needle. A new catalyst for growth this cycle has been in the form of the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These investment vehicles allow investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without having to own any sats themselves. This has made these funds a popular way to invest for the traditional traders unfamiliar with cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, and brought in previously untapped capital. In some other news, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has shared an update on how Bitcoin investor cohort behavior has recently looked from the lens of the Accumulation Trend Score. Related Reading: Analyst Sets Bold $1,314 Target For Solana After Cup-And-Handle Breakout This indicator tells us about whether the BTC holders are buying or selling right now. Below is the chart posted by Glassnode that shows the trend in the metric for the various investor groups. From the chart, it’s visible that the indicator is in the neutral-to-distribution region for all groups currently, a sign that the Bitcoin investors as a whole are in a phase of selling. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $115,400, up 3% over the last week. Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode.com, CryptoQuant.com, chart from TradingView.com
On September 15, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a strong inflow of $260.02 million on their sixth consecutive day of inflows. According to SoSoValue, Ethereum ETFs saw a total of $359.73 million, marking their 5th consecutive day of inflows. Bitcoin ETF Breakdown Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of $260.02 million, led by BlackRock IBIT’s $261.82 …
Solana has been on an eventful ride this week. After rallying past the $250 mark, the token is now cooling off around $234, losing 3.47% in the last 24 hours but still keeping up 9.15% over the week. With a market cap of $127.24 billion and trading volumes surging nearly 20% to $9.78 billion, Solana …
Fidelity projects long-term holders and corporate treasuries could lock up over 6 million BTC by 2025, tightening supply and potentially boosting price dynamics.
The Fellowship PAC has filed with the FEC, touting a $100 million war chest to defend U.S. leadership in digital assets.
The crypto markets seem to be at the edge of a massive explosion, as the majority of them are accumulating gains around the pivotal resistance. A small move with the BTC price is strengthening the altcoins, as some of them are attracting massive liquidity. The top cryptos, Bitcoin, Ethereum & XRP are the top choices …
Explore Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin playbook, Strategy’s debt-fueled purchases and the future outlook of corporate crypto investing.
Rex-Osprey XRPR ETF officially goes live in the United States. Unlike traditional spot ETF filings that remain stuck in SEC approval limbo, this fund takes a unique path by adopting a ’40 Act structure, giving it stronger regulatory backing and oversight. Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett explained, “This structure makes XRPR even more significant than …
Citigroup predicts Ethereum could end 2025 at around $4,300, slightly below its current $4,515 level. Analysts outlined a bull case of $6,400 and a bear case of $2,200. The bank noted that much of Ethereum’s recent growth is driven by Layer-2 networks, with only about 30% of activity flowing to the main chain. This leaves …
The UN agency tasked with tackling poverty is preparing to help teach governments about blockchain and AI technologies to spur economic growth.
The cryptocurrency market this week is heading into a make-or-break moment. A mix of weak economic data from China and crucial interest rate decisions from the US, UK, and Japan will decide whether global liquidity fuels the next leg of the crypto bull run or triggers a correction. China’s Weakness Could Spark Bigger Liquidity Push …
As investor anxiety grows over the possibility of a new bearish cycle, the case for Bitcoin (BTC) to resume its halted upward trajectory has gained significant traction among top market experts. Market analyst Ash Crypto recently highlighted several key factors, including demand and supply dynamics, a surge in US equities, and increasing inflows from exchange-traded funds (ETFs), suggesting that the current market conditions could favor Bitcoin’s resurgence. Market Makers Accused Of Manipulating Bitcoin Prices In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ash pointed out that while US stocks are reaching new all-time highs, Bitcoin has struggled to break above the $117,000 mark, currently consolidating between $110,000 and $115,000. He argues that this situation is not indicative of weak demand, but rather the result of an alleged situation that is gaining strength among analysts: manipulation by market makers and exchanges. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Plunge Sparks Outrage: Binance Targeted For Alleged Market Manipulation The analyst further highlights that historical data show Bitcoin’s price movements were primarily driven by spot market activities. Buyers would purchase coins, absorbing supply and driving prices higher. However, today’s landscape is markedly different. Ash Crypto suggests that the introduction of futures and derivatives has transformed how Bitcoin is traded. He alleges that exchanges discovered that creating synthetic Bitcoin contracts is often more profitable than dealing in actual spot Bitcoin. The analyst notes that this shift allows undisclosed cryptocurrency exchanges to manipulate market movements using leverage and bypass the need for tangible Bitcoin. What Historical Patterns Suggest Ash pointed out that a situation indicative of this alleged manipulation was when Bitcoin recently touched $124,000, market makers and larger investors quickly shorted the asset through futures and exchange-traded funds. This triggered a wave of liquidations for bullish investors that predicted a new leg up, causing the price of Bitcoin to plummet to the $107,000 mark only two weeks ago. The analyst noted that although US equities are experiencing significant growth and liquidity is flooding into risk assets, Bitcoin is still caught in a cycle of manipulation that obscures its true value. Related Reading: The Big PEPE Price Breakout: Falling Wedge Pattern Points To 64% Rally In short, spot demand for Bitcoin continues to build, ETFs are steadily absorbing more coins, cryptocurrency exchange reserves are dwindling, and long-term holders are refraining from selling. However, Ash Crypto notes that the presence of futures and derivatives for the cryptocurrency creates an “illusion of weakness,” reportedly designed to shake out retail investors from current market levels. Despite the current challenges, he notes that the current bullish cycle remains intact. Historical patterns from 2017 and 2021 show that Bitcoin often experiences periods of suppression and sideways movement before exploding higher, suggesting a potential new price discovery phase ahead for BTC. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at around $114,969. It is still recording gains of nearly 3% and 6% in the seven- and fourteen-day time frames, respectively. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, and other industry leaders will gather on Capitol Hill Tuesday to back the BITCOIN Act. The bill, reintroduced by Senator Cynthia Lummis in March, proposes the U.S. purchase 1 million Bitcoin over five years. Supporters say the move, funded through “budget-neutral strategies,” could boost America’s …
For the first time in U.S. history, investors will be able to trade ETFs linked directly to XRP and Dogecoin. REX Shares, a U.S.-based ETF provider, has confirmed that its REX-Osprey funds have cleared SEC review, with both ETFs expected to launch this week. This launch marks a big step for altcoins, showing regulators are …
Lawmakers in Washington are preparing to meet with 18 of the crypto industry’s most influential figures to discuss the BITCOIN Act a bold proposal to build a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve over the next five years. Among the invitees are MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor and Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, two of Bitcoin’s most vocal supporters. The BITCOIN Act …
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee predicts Bitcoin and Ether could surge in the fourth quarter this year on Fed rate cuts and improving liquidity conditions.