Gold-backed stablecoins have nearly tripled to $4b in 2025 as one token overtakes its rival, riding record gold prices, macro risk, and issuer vault accumulation. Summary Gold-backed stablecoins’ market cap is near $4b in 2025, almost triple since early in the year. Two leading tokens control close to 90% of tokenized gold, with the top…
BitMart shows deeper, more stable Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual order book liquidity than rival exchanges, supporting tighter spreads and lower slippage for traders. Summary BitMart maintained higher order book depth in BTC perpetual markets than rival exchanges across the observed window. ETH perpetual markets showed similar patterns, with BitMart’s liquidity building steadily while competitors’ books…
Bitcoin price is eyeing a breakout from a consolidation pattern as buyers reclaimed control. At the same time, spot BTC exchange-traded funds have witnessed over $780 million in net outflows. Summary Bitcoin price reclaimed $90,000 level on Monday. Renewed Russia-Ukraine tensions and rising BTC price speculation fueled the rebound. A bullish symmetrical triangle pattern had…
Many crypto industry proponents have criticized a proposed 5% tax on California billionaires, saying it would push wealth out of the state while doing little to fix the problems in the healthcare system it is designed to fund. Summary California’s proposed 5% billionaire tax would apply to unrealized gains and a wide range of personal…
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said the Bitcoin four-year cycle is being replaced by a “10-year grind” characterized by steady returns rather than spectacular gains. Speaking on CNBC’s Crypto World, Hougan argued that institutional adoption, regulatory progress, and stablecoin growth are stronger forces than the historical halving-driven cycle. “I do think the four-year cycle is less…
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Binance Coin price rose for the third consecutive day and reached its psychological point at $850. Summary Binance Coin price has formed a descending triangle pattern. It is also about to form a death cross pattern. Key BSC metrics like transactions and fees have plunged. Binance Coin (BNB) token was trading at $856, down by…
Ethereum price was stuck below the psychological point at $3,000 as exchange-traded fund inflows slowed and transaction fees in the network plunged. Summary Ethereum price has formed several bearish patterns on the daily chart. The network fees have slumped by 57% in the last 30 days. The ETH ETF inflows have also slumped in the…
Zcash price jumped to the highest level since Nov. 27 as demand for privacy tokens rose and the futures open interest neared its all-time high. Summary Zcash price has rebounded to the highest point since November 27. The futures open interest has jumped to near its all-time high. Technical analysis suggests that the ZEC price…
Bitmine deposited 74,880 ETH worth approximately $219 million into Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake protocol, marking the company’s first staking operation. The move comes as the largest Ethereum (ETH) treasury company seeks yield generation from its 4.066 million ETH holdings. According to EmberCN monitoring, the deposit occurred on December 27. At an estimated 3.12% annual percentage yield, staking…
