ETF Catalyst Positions Ripple for Next Leg Higher Toward $2.80
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XRP climbed 3.6% to $2.31 in Saturday trading, breaking above key resistance at $2.28 as ETF momentum and network growth drove renewed institutional interest. Volume surged 86% above the 24-hour average during the breakout, lifting the token to its strongest close in over a week while outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum amid subdued broader market activity. […]

BNB Drops to Key Support Level Above $930 as Markets React to Liquidity Pressures
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The native token of the BNB Chain, BNB, slipped slightly over the last 24-hour period, moving to $933 after briefly surging to $974, as broader crypto markets showed signs of stress tied to tightening financial conditions. The token’s price action played out in a narrow $46 range. Volume rose sharply during the morning’s move higher, […]

‘Extremely Bearish:’ Is $91K New Bitcoin Price Target?
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin hovered around $101,000 as the Friday trading day began in […]

Jerome Powell and the Fed Have New Bearish Jobs Data to Mull
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With the federal government continuing in shutdown mode, there continues to be a dearth of official economic statistics, including the all-important monthly Nonfarm PayRolls Report, which plays a large role in informing the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. It’s thus elevated the status of some lesser-followed reports and at least one is flashing a major red […]

How Deep Could BTC Fall?
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The Deribit-listed bitcoin BTC$103,426.32 options market is revealing growing caution among traders, with some prepping for a slide to $80,000, as spot prices show signs of weakness. Notional open interest in BTC options, or the dollar value of the active contracts, remains elevated above $40 billion on Deribit, with activity concentrated in November and December […]

Ripple Valued at $40B in Funding Round
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Ripple has raised $500 million in a new strategic investment round led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities, valuing the crypto firm at $40 billion. Other participants included Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace. “This investment reflects both Ripple’s incredible momentum, and further validation of the market opportunity we’re aggressively pursuing […]

20% Freefall in Two Days Amid $1B Liquidation Cascade
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Ethereum’s ether ETH$3,236.79 just tumbled more than 20% by Tuesday in a two-day rout that almost look like the October 10 crash. Trading just below $4,000 early Monday, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap tumbled to nearly $3,000 by Tuesday afternoon U.S. hours, touching its weakest level since mid-July. That’s the second severe correction in […]

BTC Mining Profitability Slumps as Hashprice Falls to Multi-Month Low
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Hashprice has plunged to its lowest level since April, when bitcoin was trading around $76,000, now sitting at $43.1 per petahash/second (PH/s). Hashprice, a term coined by Luxor, refers to the expected value of one terahash per second (TH/s) of hashing power per day, representing how much a miner can earn from a specific amount […]

CIFR Higher on AWS Deal
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Cipher Mining (CIFR) jumped 19% on Monday after signing a $5.5 billion lease agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), pushing deeper into the red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The 15-year agreement will see Cipher deliver 300 megawatts (MW) of power capacity to AWS by late 2026, with the first phase starting in July, according to […]

ASTER Zooms 20% as Binance’s CZ Purchases 2M Tokens
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DEX token ASTER surged as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) purchased approximately 2 million of them, sending a wave of speculative demand across the market. Investors interpreted the purchase as a signal of confidence from one of crypto’s most influential figures, and ASTER climbed nearly 20% in response. The underlying project behind ASTER is a […]

Bitcoin Broke the Uptober Streak, but a Handful of Altcoins Managed to Finish Higher
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Bitcoin closed October lower, snapping its six-year “Uptober” streak while BNB eked out a gain as a mid-month jolt left most majors stuck below early highs. The shock landed Oct. 10, when President Donald Trump threatened steep new tariffs on China amid rare-earth tensions, touching off a broad risk-off move. Bitcoin slid from roughly the […]