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XRP went through some intense volatility but was stopped at $1.54 during its recoveyr attempt.

The firm’s looped ETH long position unraveled this week as ether's price crashed, resulting in an estimated $686 million loss.

Erebor doubled its valuation to $4 billion after a $350 million Lux Capital-led funding round late last year. The United States has approved a newly created national bank for the first time during President Donald Trump’s second term, granting a charter to crypto-friendly startup Erebor Bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed the approval on Friday, allowing the lender to operate nationwide, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The institution launches with about $635 million in capital and aims to serve startups, venture-backed companies and high-net-worth clients, a segment left underserved after the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Read more

The surge in Google search activity for "Bitcoin" led Bitwise’s head of Europe, André Dragosch, to claim that “retail is coming back.” Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the first time since October 2024. Google Trends provisional data shows worldwide searches for “Bitcoin” reached a score of 100 for the week starting Feb. 1, the highest level in the past 12 months.  The previous peak was a score of 95 in the week of Nov. 16–23, when Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the psychological $100,000 level for the first time in nearly six months. Read more

After several consecutive all-time lows, where is PI's bottom and how deep can it plunge?

Bitcoin reaching a point where its price keeps rising even as the US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates would be "the endgame," according to crypto executive Jeff Park. Bitcoin’s next major catalyst may come from the common assumption being flipped on its head that interest rates are bullish for Bitcoin only when they fall, according to a crypto analyst. “I think we should expect that having more accommodative policies may in fact actually not be the catalyst to help us go into a bull market,” ProCap Financial chief investment officer Jeff Park said during an interview with Anthony Pompliano on Thursday. “We have to accept that reality and possibility,” Park said. Accomodative policies, such as lowering interest rates, are employed by the US Federal Reserve to stimulate economic growth, reduce unemployment, and increase liquidity. Bitcoiners often see these conditions as more favorable for riskier assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), as traditional investments like bonds and term deposits become less attractive. R...

Options trading on BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, surged to a record 2.33 million contracts on Thursday as bitcoin crashed.

In what could be one of the strongest bullish signals for XRP price predictions this year, the Permissioned Domains amendment has officially gone live on the XRPL mainnet.The first permissioned domain has already been deployed, marking a key step toward enterprise-grade utility.This new feature allows applications on the XRP Ledger to restrict certain on-chain actions, […] The post XRP Price Prediction: Key Ledger Upgrade Quietly Activated – Why This Could Be the Most Bullish Signal Yet appeared first on Cryptonews.

February stays chaotic, and the market just got a reminder of how fast things can change. Bitcoin ripped nearly 7% in a sudden move, bouncing from around $64,000 to $70,000 and dragging the entire market up with it.That bounce instantly changed short-term momentum and forced late sellers to cover, giving alts some much-needed breathing room. […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 6 February – XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu appeared first on Cryptonews.

Market participants are sitting on heavy unrealised losses, yet they continue to buy — a strong vote of confidence for bullish Solana price predictions. The post Solana Price Prediction: $80 SOL Looks Scary – But Smart Money Just Signaled This Might Be the Bottom appeared first on Cryptonews.

A broad technology-sector selloff continues to pressure digital assets, briefly dragging Bitcoin down to $60,000 in the early hours of the morning (UTC).Despite the downturn, sentiment around U.S. crypto regulation is likely around the corner. Lawmakers remain caught between competing interests from the banking and digital asset sectors, but the possible advancement of the CLARITY […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now February 6 – XRP, Solana, Bitcoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

A broad technology-sector selloff continues to pressure digital assets, briefly dragging Bitcoin down to $60,000 in the early hours of the morning (UTC).Despite the downturn, sentiment around U.S. crypto regulation is likely around the corner. Lawmakers remain caught between competing interests from the banking and digital asset sectors, but the possible advancement of the CLARITY […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now February 6 – XRP, Solana, Bitcoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

Strategy’s Bitcoin reserves cover debt, and only a prolonged drop to $8,000 could possibly force restructuring.

Bitcoin experienced a steep decline over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to approximately $60,000 amid an accelerated selloff comparable to the 2022 FTX collapse. BTC had recovered to $69,800 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data. Still, Glassnode data helped frame the extent to which the price had slipped relative to widely […] The post Bitcoin whales are dumping massive amounts of supply on exchanges as liquidations mirror the 2022 FTX market collapse appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price soared back above $71,000, but BTC options data shows pro traders are still extremely cautious about the sustainability of the rebound rally. Is the sell-off really over? Key takeaways: Bitcoin's derivatives signal caution, with the options skew hitting 20% as traders fear another wave of fund liquidations. Bitcoin price recovered some of its Thursday losses, but it still struggles to match the gains of gold or tech stocks amid low leverage demand. Read more

DOGE may have just confirmed the past week to be more than just a liquidity sweep – its effects have had a lasting impact on Dogecoin price predictions. The post Dogecoin Price Prediction: Death Cross Confirmed as DOGE Sinks Below $0.10 – Is DOGE Going to $0? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Back when NFTs were hot, Justin Bieber dropped $1.3 million to join the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The Ethereum NFTs now start at just $12K.

Crypto’s downturn is rippling through treasuries, ETFs and mining infrastructure, exposing how digital asset volatility reshapes balance sheets and operations. Crypto’s latest sell-off isn’t just a price story. It’s showing up on balance sheets, inside spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and even in how infrastructure gets used when markets turn. This week, Ether’s (ETH) slide is leaving treasury-heavy companies nursing massive paper losses, while Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs are giving a new wave of investors their first real taste of downside volatility.  At the same time, extreme weather is reminding miners that hash rate still depends on power grids, and a former crypto miner-turned-AI darling shows how yesterday’s mining infrastructure has quietly become today’s AI backbone. Read more

Proponents of AI agents say the new technology will simplify crypto trading and other financial activities for the average user. AI platform ai.com, founded by Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek, announced on Friday that it will be launching an autonomous AI agent for retail consumers. The agentic AI will be able to execute functions including trading stocks, workflow automation and simple tasks like calendar updates and managing changes to online social profiles, according to an announcement from the company. The agents will feature segregated user data, secured by encryption keys unique to each user, and run according to user-set restrictions on what the agent is allowed to do, the announcement said.  Read more

The repurchase plan follows a volatile earnings week and signals confidence in the firm’s balance sheet.