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Markets sold Bitcoin after Warsh nomination, but Binance Research argues liquidity and structural limits make severe QT unlikely.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on Bitcoin and Ethereum’s next respective stops, plus the outcome of Super Bowl LX.

The question now is whether a price dump below $1.00 is inevitable at this point.

The investment extends an existing partnership with Anchorage and comes as the federally regulated crypto bank explores a major capital raise ahead of a potential IPO. Tether has made a $100 million strategic equity investment in Anchorage Digital, formalizing an existing relationship between the stablecoin issuer and the federally regulated US crypto bank. According to a post by Tether on Thursday, the investment builds on the companies’ prior collaboration, which includes Anchorage Digital’s role as the issuer of USAt, which launched on Jan. 27. USAt is dollar–pegged stablecoin designed to operate in the United States under the federal payment stablecoin framework established by the GENIUS Act in July 2025. Read more

One analyst points to the 200-day moving average — currently around $58,000 to $60,000 — as a potential support level to watch.

Meanwhile, XRP continues to be the poorest performing altcoin today.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI), a popular technical trading indicator, has plunged to 17. Only the bear market bottom in 2018 and the 2020 Covid crash saw lower reads.

XRP has traded near $1.22, down from a July 2025 peak, as U.S. institutions reduce direct holdings despite rising odds of a spot ETF. Grayscale’s GXRP move and updated Bitwise and WisdomTree filings contrast with a 73% futures OI drop and recent outflows from institutional wallets at U.S. banks too. The post XRP’s ‘Legal Clarity’ Has a Catch – Banks Still Fear Torres’ Institutional-Sales Label appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP have all retreated to deep cycle lows, dragging the broader crypto market back to valuation levels not seen since late 2024, according to CryptoSlate's data. While price action across the board appears uniformly grim, with BTC heading below $70,000 and XRP recently trading around $1.35, sentiment toward the Ripple-linked token is […] The post XRP defiant amid Bitcoin collapse as a massive institutional migration quietly shifts billions into Ripple appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Shares in publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies have fallen to a seven-month low as unrealized losses mount.

Bitcoin has slid toward $70,000 as analysts describe a capitulation phase and a longer reset that can take months. With outflows, whale selling, and tight liquidity, volatility has compressed and macro risk-off positioning has driven flows, putting $55,700–$58,200 in view. The post Heads Up! Bitcoin Enters Capitulation Mode, Trades In a ‘Phase That Rewards Discipline Over Prediction’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

At a closed-door meeting in Princeton, leading researchers said agentic AI tools now handle up to 90% of their intellectual workload—forcing a reckoning over who, or what, drives scientific discovery.

While retail traders hold or accumulate ETH, on-chain data shows US institutions selling Ethereum at a discount.

Bitcoin has already tumbled far from its October high, but history suggests the rout could deepen before momentum shifts, according to Stifel.

Scott Bessent also appeared to empathize with the banking lobby’s concerns about the bill during Senate testimony on Thursday.

Panic selling by short-term holders, extreme fear, and oversold RSI suggested that BTC could be nearing the final phase of capitulation. Bitcoin (BTC) sellers resumed their activity on Thursday as the BTC price dropped below $69,000, the lowest since Nov. 6, 2024. Analysts said that Bitcoin showed signs of “full capitulation” and a potential bottom forming, due to extreme market fear, panic selling by short-term holders and the relative strength index (RSI). Key takeaways: Read more

Treasury Secretary Bessent said market participants who don't want strong regulation should "move to El Salvador."

Aster rebranded to become a crypto perpetual futures decentralized exchange in 2025, as perp DEX trading volume surged by trillions of dollars. The Aster decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) and perpetual futures platform announced on Thursday that its layer-1 blockchain testnet is now live for all users, with a potential rollout of the Aster layer-1 mainnet in Q1 2026. Several new features are slated for a Q1 launch, including fiat currency on-ramps, the release of the Aster code for builders and the upcoming L1 mainnet, according to the Aster roadmap. Aster will focus on infrastructure, token utility and building its ecosystem and community in 2026, according to the roadmap.  Read more

Ether is testing holder conviction with its price dip, with data showing continued selling by smaller holders and steady accumulation by larger investors. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), dropped to a year-to-date low of $1,927 on Thursday, and is currently down more than 60% from its all-time high of $4,950. Analysts said the decline is stress-testing holders’ conviction, and onchain and crypto exchange inflow data point to the start of a bear market. Despite the selling intensity, one group of Ether holders has been buying, but whether this will help ETH reclaim $2,000 is to be determined. Key takeaways: Read more

Despite its mounting losses and plunging share price, the ether treasury firm says it's under no pressure to sell its holdings.