Speculation that BlackRock might support the altcoin market has been dismissed by experts who say institutional investors see most altcoins as mere fundraising tools, not valuable assets. The market remains weak, with about 84% of altcoins on Binance trading below their 200-day moving average, marking a prolonged downturn. Analysts predict future crypto integration will focus on tokenized real-world assets on major blockchains like Solana or Ethereum, bypassing traditional stock exchanges. Meanwhile, major altcoins like Ethereum, BNB, and XRP face declines, with XRP struggling to hold the $1.00 level, signaling ongoing market challenges without strong catalysts.
Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF by 23% to about 16.5 million shares during Q2, despite Bitcoin's price decline lowering the position's value to $549 million. The bank also expanded its exposure to Ether and Solan...
Cryptocurrency prices exhibit varied changes, with Bitcoin trading near $63,138, slightly down by 0.5%, and Ethereum showing a small gain of 0.2%. Several altcoins like OKB and SHIB have notable increases, while others such as UNI and INJ face declin...
Ethereum has decided to stop using its custom Poseidon hash function after eight years and significant investment, returning to conventional cryptographic standards like SHA and BLAKE2s. This shift is supported by Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back, who favor...
Binance will stop all deposits and withdrawals involving HTX and ten other platforms starting August 23, 2026, due to sanctions related to HTX's founder Justin Sun and ties to Russia. This move has already reduced liquidity in HTX's ETH trading book,...
Ripple recently minted an additional $50 million of its RLUSD stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain, pushing the total supply close to an internal record and nearly matching the amount on its native XRP Ledger. This shift highlights growing capital f...
