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A sharp market pullback has exposed which BTC-focused public companies can actually execute, and which were never built for volatility.

The goal of the upgrade is to enable Ethereum to handle the large transaction throughput from the layer-2 chains that use the blockchain as their base layer.

XRP entered 2025 at $2.32 but it's now at $2.20 - why so?

Bitcoin’s big buyers seem to have stepped off the gas. For the better part of the last year or so, it felt like there was a constant tailwind behind Bitcoin’s price. ETFs vacuumed up coins, stablecoin balances kept climbing, and traders were willing to go to insane levels of leverage to bet on more upside. […] The post Bitcoin’s bull market: A slowdown, not a breakdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP price prediction gains momentum as triangle compression hints at a breakout. Can XRP reclaim $2.58 and target $5.50 by 2026? The post XRP Price Prediction: $5.50 Target By Year-End 2026 Realistic? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin price stayed stuck near $91,000 due to weak ETF flows and cautious derivatives as stocks and gold rallied on rising rate-cut bets. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to reclaim $93,000 despite positive momentum in the US stock market and rising gold prices. With the S&P 500 trading just 1% below its all-time high, traders are evaluating what could spark sustainable bullish momentum for Bitcoin. Key takeaways: Demand for BTC put (sell) options and stagnant ETF inflows kept momentum capped despite easing macroeconomic conditions. Read more

Record $4.9bn ETF redemptions spark fear as confidence dips — Ethereum price prediction now hints at a potential breakdown ahead. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Investor Confidence Wanes – Will Ethereum Price Plunge After Record ETF Redemptions? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin price prediction turns bullish after a strong rebound from $81K, even as Robert Kiyosaki warns a global liquidity shock could trigger a major market reset. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Robert Kiyosaki Sounds Crash Alarm – Is the Yen Unwind the Liquidity Event BTC Needs? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The total market cap is close to $3.2 trillion again.

New research showed BTC price action on course to copy the 2022 bear market while risk-asset inflows showed signs of a bullish turnaround. Bitcoin (BTC) is repeating its latest bull market bottom with near 100% correlation in 2025. Key points: Bitcoin is tracking the 2022 bear market with concerning accuracy, with the end of the year just a month away. Read more

Strategy CEO Phong Le says Bitcoin would only be sold if the company’s stock falls below net asset value and funding options disappear, calling it a financial decision. Strategy would consider selling Bitcoin only if its stock falls below net asset value and the company loses access to fresh capital, CEO Phong Le said in a recent interview. Le told the What Bitcoin Did show that if Strategy’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) were to slip under one and financing options dry up, unloading Bitcoin becomes “mathematically” justified to protect what he calls “Bitcoin yield per share.” However, he noted that the move would be a last resort, not a policy shift. “I would not want to be the company that sells Bitcoin,” he said, adding that financial discipline has to override emotion when markets turn hostile. Read more

Nasdaq's digital assets chief confirms the exchange has made tokenized-stock approval a top priority, proposing blockchain-based trading of digital share representations while preserving existing investor rights and regulatory oversight. The post Nasdaq Pledges Swift Push for SEC Approval of Tokenized Stocks appeared first on Cryptonews.

Kazakhstan's central bank announces plans to invest between $50 million and $300 million in crypto assets from foreign exchange reserves, adopting a cautious approach following Bitcoin's sharp decline from $110,000 to $81,000 since early November. The post National Bank of Kazakhstan Plans Up to $300M Crypto Investment appeared first on Cryptonews.

Santiment says low stablecoin yields show the crypto market is not overheated and Ether could test the $3,200 level. The post Ether Could Jump 7% as Low Stablecoin Yields Signal More Upside: Santiment appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hester Peirce says crypto self-custody is a basic freedom and people should not be forced to rely on intermediaries to hold their assets. The post SEC’s Hester Peirce Defends Crypto Self-Custody and Financial Privacy appeared first on Cryptonews.

Young Americans are turning to crypto out of financial desperation as housing becomes increasingly unaffordable. The post Housing Crisis Pushes Young Americans Into Crypto Gambles: Study appeared first on Cryptonews.

After a double-digit decline in November, will the tides turn for XRP in December?

ETF investors have also been more active lately.

BlackRock says $2.34 billion in November outflows from IBIT are normal as demand once pushed the ETF near $100 billion. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) closed November under pressure after experiencing heavy withdrawals, but the asset manager remains confident in its long-term outlook for the product. Speaking in São Paulo, BlackRock business development director Cristiano Castro said the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs had become one of its biggest revenue drivers, calling their growth “a big surprise” given how fast allocations surged this year. Castro’s comments followed a rough month for BlackRock’s US-listed IBIT, which logged an estimated $2.34 billion in net outflows across November. The two largest withdrawals came mid-month, with about $523 million leaving on Nov. 18 and roughly $463 million on Nov. 14. Read more

Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment. Ether’s price may rise nearly 7% in the near term, as subdued stablecoin yields suggest the crypto market has yet to reach overheated conditions, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “Currently, yields are low, around 4%. This indicates the market has not reached a major top and could still push higher,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday, forecasting that Ether (ETH) could revisit its $3,200 resistance level soon. This represents an approximate 6.7% increase from its price of $2,991 at the time of publication according to CoinMarketCap.  Read more