Crypto News

Tonight’s Crypto Talkies lands in a market that can’t quite decide if it wants to panic or front‑run the next rally. On the blue‑chip side, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing its best roller‑coaster impression. After whales dumped over 9,000 BTC onto exchanges and dragged price down to seven‑month lows, it clawed back above the $90,000 mark and is now drifting in the low‑$90Ks. The rebound looks decent on the chart, but heavy whale and institutional selling is still hanging over the market like a storm cloud. If that wasn’t enough drama, JPMorgan filed for a leveraged, Bitcoin‑linked structured note. On paper, it’s a vote of confidence from TradFi. In practice, it has Bitcoin loyalists fuming over fears that complex Wall Street products could force treasuries and corporates holding BTC into awkward sell‑offs during volatility. Ethereum (ETH) is playing the quieter, more methodical game. Price has reclaimed the $3,000 level, and analysts are watching the $3,000–$3,400 zone as the line between “ju...

Tonight’s Crypto Talkies lands in a market that can’t quite decide if it wants to panic or front‑run the next rally. On the blue‑chip side, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing its best roller‑coaster impression. After whales dumped over 9,000 BTC onto exchanges and dragged price down to seven‑month lows, it clawed back above the $90,000 mark and is now drifting in the low‑$90Ks. The rebound looks decent on the chart, but heavy whale and institutional selling is still hanging over the market like a storm cloud. If that wasn’t enough drama, JPMorgan filed for a leveraged, Bitcoin‑linked structured note. On paper, it’s a vote of confidence from TradFi. In practice, it has Bitcoin loyalists fuming over fears that complex Wall Street products could force treasuries and corporates holding BTC into awkward sell‑offs during volatility. Ethereum (ETH) is playing the quieter, more methodical game. Price has reclaimed the $3,000 level, and analysts are watching the $3,000–$3,400 zone as the line between “ju...

Crypto’s sundown comes with a familiar mix today: regulators circling, banks doubling down, miners improvising, and memes refusing to die. Bitcoin (BTC) spent the day wobbling near key levels, but the bigger story was where that hash power is actually coming from. Despite Beijing’s sweeping 2021 ban, China has quietly clawed its way back to a major share of global mining, now estimated at roughly 30% of the network and back in the No. 3 spot globally. Cheap electricity, local incentives, and softer enforcement are pulling rigs back on‑grid even as Q4’s drawdown has crushed miner profitability. On-chain, Bitcoin looks caught between “is this the top?” and “is this just another shakeout?” With volatility compressing, some traders are calling an end to the bull market, while others point to renewed whale accumulation, a contrarian boost from high-profile bearish calls, and a pre‑holiday rally vibe as hints there’s still gas in the tank. Wall Street, at least, seems convinced Bitcoin’s n...

Dogecoin may finally be getting a Wall Street moment – even if the crowd hasn’t quite shown up yet. NYSE Arca has signed off on Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF, BWOW, clearing the way for trading to begin soon and putting it on the same stage as Grayscale’s new spot DOGE fund (DOGE). The timing, though, is awkward. Grayscale’s Dogecoin ETF just limped out of the gate with about $1.4 million in first-day volume and roughly $1.7 million in assets – tiny numbers compared to the fireworks we saw with bitcoin (BTC) and even newer altcoin products. For now, DOGE the meme is loud, DOGE the ETF is quiet. Still, with the token itself holding key support around $0.14–$0.15 and traders eyeing a potential move toward $0.30, the building pipeline of regulated products is starting to turn a long-running joke into a more serious part of the ETF landscape. If Dogecoin is learning how to behave on Wall Street, regulators elsewhere are busy deciding how the rest of crypto should fit into their systems – or be ...

The sun is setting on another volatile day in crypto, and the market feels like it’s caught between two realities: one where institutions, states, and fintech giants are quietly locking in long-term positions, and another where lawsuits, regulatory fights, and brutal price swings keep everyone on edge. Let’s start with the story that cuts far beyond markets. More than 300 victims and families of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack in Israel are suing Binance and its founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, claiming the exchange’s weak controls allowed millions in crypto to reach Hamas, Hezbollah, and other U.S.-designated terrorist groups. The suit argues Binance “knowingly” facilitated these flows, turning a long-running narrative about illicit finance into a direct legal attack. Beyond the immediate headlines, this case could reshape how Western regulators and courts treat exchanges that have historically taken a more relaxed approach to KYC and monitoring. You can already see the regulatory respon...

Tonight’s crypto tape felt like a collision of two worlds: deepening fear in prices and regulation, and a quiet but very real build‑out of new infrastructure and products. Let’s start where everyone is staring: Bitcoin (BTC). After a bruising 30–35% slide that knocked BTC into the mid‑$80Ks to $90K range, the market is trying to decide whether this is the bottom or just a rest stop on the way down. Volatility has spiked, open interest has dropped to six‑month lows as leveraged traders get flushed out, and ETF flows have swung from fuel to headwind. NYDIG is blaming the selloff on the same structural forces that powered the last rally: spot ETF inflows reversing, corporate treasuries pulling back, and shrinking stablecoin liquidity. Yet under the surface, long‑term whales and institutions are quietly adding, pushing exchange balances to eight‑year lows. Some analysts see classic capitulation and a potential base forming here, especially with the possibility of Fed cuts next year. Othe...

Red candles, leverage launches, regulators circling, and one very crypto‑curious Treasury Secretary: tonight’s crypto tape had a little of everything. The big story is simple enough: fear is back in the driver’s seat. The total crypto market cap slipped back under $3 trillion as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and DOGE all stumbled, and liquidations rippled across the board. The mood is less “to the moon” and more “is this over?” as traders digest a cocktail of macro jitters, heavy ETF outflows, and bruising intraday swings. Bitcoin is carrying the weight of that sentiment. After peaking near $126,000 not long ago, it’s now hovering in the $80,000–$90,000 band, logging its worst month since 2022 and more than a 30% drawdown from the highs. Analysts at Jefferies are flashing caution on the charts, warning of more downside and fewer new highs in the near term. On-chain data shows tens of thousands of million‑dollar transactions and evidence of large “whale” selling, while spot Bitc...