Bitcoin and XRP are under selling pressure due to regulatory delays, weak ETF demand, and rising U.S. Treasury yields. Bitcoin trades near $62,800, while XRP hovers around $1, a critical support level. The U.S. SEC has postponed key regulatory meetings, including delays to the "innovation exemption" and "Reg Crypto" fundraising rules, creating uncertainty. Institutional outflows from Bitcoin ETFs and higher Treasury yields make non-yielding assets like Bitcoin less attractive. Despite near-term weakness, some analysts remain optimistic about crypto's potential recovery later this year.
Bitcoin surged 5% to $81,914, helping the total cryptocurrency market cap reclaim $2.8 trillion and nearly reach $2.9 trillion during a broad weekly rally. Altcoins outperformed Bitcoin, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) hitting a new high of $94.48 and Zcash ...
Strategy (MSTR) stock surged 16.39%, closing at $153.92 after heavy trading volume more than doubling its average daily shares. The rise is closely tied to Bitcoin's price, as Strategy holds around 845,000 BTC worth about $69 billion, making Bitcoin'...
Bitcoin's price surged above $81,000 following the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point rate increase, despite the Senate's failure to advance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, argues that the rate hike, which increas...
Russia's Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will launch perpetual futures contracts for XRP alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON on September 22. These contracts, quoted in USD but settled in Russian rubles, allow qualified investors to gain price expos...
Bitcoin surged above $81,700 and Ethereum topped $2,600 following the Federal Reserve's unanimous 25 basis point rate hike, the first since 2023, signaling an end to the rate cut/pause cycle. The rally was further fueled by fresh regulatory moves: th...
