Altcoins face 55% futures OI drop, shrinking rally windows and stagnant liquidity as Wintermute and Pantera say risk capital is rotating back to Bitcoin and Ethereum majors. Summary Wintermute reports low-cap altcoins now only trend up for ~20 days on average in 2025, versus 40–60 days in prior cycles, as speculative flows thin out. Open interest…
Polkadot’s price shot up 10% after Robinhood spotlighted its listing. It subsequently broke out of a multi-month falling wedge pattern that suggests strong upside over the coming months. Summary Polakadot price was up 10% on Wednesday. Robinhood listing and whale buying have supported the rally. A falling wedge pattern was confirmed on the daily chart….
Ripple’s 2025-2026 acquisitions and custody stack aim to turn XRP and RLUSD into institutional-grade infrastructure, but adoption hinges on verifiable flows and real deployments. Summary Engineer claims Ripple has assembled a “Wall Street kit” spanning Ripple Payments, GTreasury, Ripple Prime, and institutional XRP custody. Stack is pitched at pensions, banks, and corporates needing regulated custody, treasury…
Pakistan inks an MoU with Trump-linked World Liberty to trial USD1 dollar stablecoin in its payments stack as regulators formalize crypto rules and explore a Bitcoin reserve. Summary Pakistan signs an MoU with SC Financial/World Liberty to explore USD1 stablecoin for cross-border payments with the central bank and finance ministry. Deal follows Pakistan’s creation of PVARA…
DZ Bank, Germany’s second-largest financial institution, has received approval from the country’s financial regulator BaFin to launch its cryptocurrency trading platform after a year of trials. Summary DZ Bank has received BaFin approval under the EU’s MiCAR framework to launch its crypto trading platform. The platform will launch with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Cardano, with…
The crypto market cap rose 4.5% over the past 24 hours to $3.35 trillion on Wednesday as Bitcoin and other major altcoins reacted to cooler inflation data and positive regulatory developments. Summary Crypto prices surged on Wednesday as more than $591 million in short positions were liquidated across the market. Cooler inflation data and developments…
Bitcoin moved back above the $95,000 level on Wednesday as strong spot exchange-traded fund demand and easing futures sell pressure helped steady market sentiment after weeks of heavy volatility. Summary Bitcoin reclaimed short-term momentum as spot volume and open interest rose together. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest daily inflow in three months. Technical structure…
Monero price extended its rally on Tuesday, pushing to fresh multi-month highs as the market continues to show interest in privacy-focused assets. Summary Monero is still trading in a clear uptrend, holding above prior resistance turned support. Futures activity has increased quickly, adding leverage-driven risk near recent highs. Momentum indicators show overbought conditions, raising the…
Ethereum is seeing a surge in new user activity even as ETH price action remains largely range-bound. Summary Ethereum is averaging about 327,000 new wallets per day, with a single-day peak of nearly 394,000, the highest on record. Lower fees after the Fusaka upgrade and record stablecoin usage have encouraged user onboarding. Wallet growth is…
Strive will acquire Semler Scientific together with the latter’s 5,048 Bitcoin after shareholders approved the deal. Summary Strive shareholders approved an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific and its Bitcoin holdings. The transaction adds 5,048 BTC, lifting combined holdings to 12,797.9 BTC. The deal positions Strive among the largest public corporate Bitcoin holders. A shareholder decision has…
