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Four XRP spot ETFs now trade in the US, with combined assets of $941.7 million as of Dec. 18. Grayscale's GXRP holds $148.1 million, Canary Capital's XRPC $373.6 million, Franklin Templeton's XRPZ $189 million, and Bitwise's XRP ETF $215.6 million. That stack grew from roughly $336 million at launch in November to current levels in […] The post XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin reached significant multiyear support versus gold as commentary diverged over a breakdown and the start of a new bear market. Bitcoin (BTC) versus gold has entered classic bottom territory as a key support retest begins. Key points: Bitcoin drops to 20 ounces of gold for the first time since early 2024. Read more

Bitcoin reached significant multiyear support versus gold as commentary diverged over a breakdown and the start of a new bear market. Bitcoin (BTC) versus gold has entered classic bottom territory as a key support retest begins. Key points: Bitcoin drops to 20 ounces of gold for the first time since early 2024. Read more

President Trump is leading the crypto charge in Washington, but the industry could face backlash once he leaves office, Etherealize co-founder Danny Ryan told Decrypt.

Digital fixed-income products are experiencing rapid growth, with $325 million distributed on Mercado Bitcoin's platform in 2025.

BitMine’s growing Ether holdings are reshaping how investors assess the company’s balance sheet, risk exposure and equity valuation. Large market participants are steadily reducing exposure, creating sustained selling pressure across Bitcoin, Ether and XRP. Global macro tightening, including Bank of Japan rate-hike expectations and muted reactions to Fed cuts, is weighing on risk appetite. Buyer demand is weakening, with slower treasury accumulation and fewer aggressive dip buyers than in past cycles. Read more

BitMine’s growing Ether holdings are reshaping how investors assess the company’s balance sheet, risk exposure and equity valuation. Large market participants are steadily reducing exposure, creating sustained selling pressure across Bitcoin, Ether and XRP. Global macro tightening, including Bank of Japan rate-hike expectations and muted reactions to Fed cuts, is weighing on risk appetite. Buyer demand is weakening, with slower treasury accumulation and fewer aggressive dip buyers than in past cycles. Read more

The XRP ETF green streak continues, while the rest are seeing mostly outflows.

As Bitcoin continues to languish below the $90,000 mark, CryptoQuant analysts are ready to call it: BTC has entered a bear market.

The director of global macro at the asset management giant remains a secular bull on bitcoin, but isn't optimistic about the next year.

Bitcoin’s ETF data is doing that annoying thing where it looks terrifying if you only read the headline. Big chunks of ETF buyers are sitting on losses, and every red flow day gets framed as the start of a stampede. But if you look closely at the numbers, they tell a different story. Outflows are […] The post Bitcoin ETF outflows look terrifying, but a hidden derivatives pattern proves the smart money isn’t actually fleeing appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum remains in a corrective phase, with recent price action showing compression rather than expansion. Volatility has contracted, and the market is currently rotating within clearly defined technical boundaries. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH is trading inside a well-defined range. The upper boundary of this range is capped […]

Fundstrat's Sean Farrell projects Bitcoin could decline to $60,000-$65,000 by mid-2026 as technical indicators weaken and U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs turn into net sellers, with Ethereum and Solana facing similar corrections. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Fundstrat Tells Clients to Brace for a $60K Bitcoin Correction Next Year appeared first on Cryptonews.

Meanwhile, ETH continues to struggle below $3,000.

"If you can do $25 billion in bad year, imagine the flow potential in good year," said Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas

Quantum computing is not currently an existential threat to Bitcoin, but as capital becomes more institutional and long-term, even distant risks require clearer answers.

Solana price prediction weighs a $2,500 long-term thesis against key $140 resistance as SOL stabilises in a downtrend amid tokenization and regulation hopes. The post Solana Price Prediction: Why a $2,500 Vision Collides With a $140 Technical Test appeared first on Cryptonews.

U.S. bitcoin ETF AUM fell less than 4% despite a 36% price correction from the October high.

XRP price prediction as buyers defend $1.85 support and test $2.00 resistance, with fundamentals steady but technicals warning of a pivotal breakout or pullback. The post XRP Price Prediction: $2.17 Breakout or $1.77 Retest as Buyers Test Resolve appeared first on Cryptonews.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto: Crypto market participants aren’t fearful enough yet to call a market bottom, Bitcoin maximalist and analyst warns investors not to sell BTC for gold. Meanwhile, a user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history. Crypto traders have not yet shown enough fear on social media to confirm a market bottom, according to a crypto analyst who suggested Bitcoin could still slide to around $75,000. “It looks very tempting to come even closer to it,” crypto market sentiment platform Santiment founder, Maksim Balashevich, said on a video published to YouTube on Friday. Read more