Author: Ethan Carter
Ethan is a seasoned cryptocurrency writer with extensive experience contributing to leading U.S.-based blockchain and fintech publications. His work blends in-depth market analysis with accessible explanations, making complex crypto topics understandable for a broad audience. Over the years, he has covered Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, and emerging blockchain trends, always with a focus on accuracy and insight. Ethan's articles have appeared on major crypto portals, where his expertise in market trends and investment strategies has earned him a loyal readership.
Key insights:Retail interest in Bitcoin remains low, even with 2025 highs.Falling spot demand indicates a shift to bearish conditions.The crypto market sentiment is at bear market levels, showing caution and reduced investor engagement.Retail investors typically enter the Bitcoin market during euphoric times, following significant rallies or new peak prices. However, despite Bitcoin achieving multiple all-time highs in 2025, public interest and retail activity are noticeably subdued.Have retail investors “given up” on Bitcoin?According to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin’s spot demand has been decreasing over the last week, highlighting a decline in retail interest.The following chart shows that spot demand, as measured by…
On October 20, 2025, the crypto market experienced a significant flash crash that caused Bitcoin to plunge by 20%, with altcoins facing losses between 50% and 80%. Data trackers reported that over $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated during this event. This resulted in the largest liquidation event in the crypto sector to date, prompting comparisons and speculations that it might mirror the notorious COVID-19 crash of 2020. Implications for Bitcoin and Crypto if This Mirrors 2020 One prominent crypto figure, analyst Rekt Fencer, has highlighted that the current market cycle may resemble that of 2020. Fencer shared a side-by-side…
Disclosure: The opinions and perspectives shared here are solely those of the author and do not reflect the viewpoints of crypto.news’ editorial team. The second quarter of 2025 has served as a wake-up call for blockchain scaling. As investment continues to flow into rollups and sidechains, the weaknesses in the layer-2 model are becoming more evident. The initial promise of L2 solutions was straightforward: to scale L1s. However, escalating costs, delays, and liquidity fragmentation are increasingly problematic. Summary L2s were designed to scale Ethereum, but they have introduced new challenges, relying on centralized sequencers that can become points of failure.…
The memecoin sector’s market capitalization has decreased to levels not seen since July, as meme-based tokens face challenges in recovering from significant losses sustained during the sharp decline of the crypto market on Friday.Data from CoinMarketCap indicated that on Saturday, the memecoin sector hit a low of $44 billion, representing a nearly 40% drop from $72 billion the day prior. By Sunday, the memecoin market had made a slight recovery to $53 billion, a level reminiscent of July before a surge in Solana-based memecoins sparked a late-summer rally.In the past four months, the memecoin market cap had consistently remained above…
The memecoin market capitalization has plummeted to levels not seen since July, as meme-based tokens struggle to bounce back from significant losses during Friday’s sharp crypto market crash.According to CoinMarketCap data shows, on Oct. 11, the memecoin sector fell to $44 billion, marking a nearly 40% drop from $72 billion the day before. On Oct. 12, the memecoin market made a slight recovery to $53 billion, a level not seen since July when a surge in Solana-based memecoins sparked a late-summer rally.Over the past four months, the memecoin market cap has consistently stayed above $60 billion, driven by strong retail…
The fierce competition between Binance and Coinbase has sparked once more, following a public appeal from Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), urging Coinbase to list additional BNB Chain projects.This statement followed Coinbase’s recent addition of BNB to its listing roadmap, indicating plans to embrace the Binance token.Sponsored SponsoredCZ Urges Coinbase to Feature More BNB Chain ProjectsCZ advocates for mutual support between the two major centralized exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. His remarks on X (Twitter) came amid growing discussions surrounding listing transparency, fees, and fair practices between CEXs. “I would encourage Coinbase to list more BNB chain projects. Binance has included…
The United States might still secure an additional $2 billion in Bitcoin associated with the now-defunct LuBian mining pool, even after announcing the largest cryptocurrency seizure to date.On October 15, blockchain investigator Sani reported that around 16,237 BTC, valued at approximately $1.8 billion at current prices, is in circulation across addresses related to LuBian.These wallets include:bc1qvrwzs8unvu35kcred2z5ujjef36s5jgf3y6tp8: 13,107 BTCbc1q42ltpxsc6s8fne0jz474tvuvyq2sqw26ud80xy: 2,129 BTCbc1q4c9q0nva573jgs7vxu9hf0qyfqqtzy8awn77s0: 1,000 BTCLuBian Potential Additional Bitcoin Holding (Source: Sani)Interestingly, these wallets were excluded from the 25 addresses listed in the US forfeiture documents, which detail approximately 127,000 BTC that the government aims to seize.This gap doesn’t imply that federal agents overlooked…
At a recent gathering in Washington, DC, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins noted that the United States is lagging by a decade in the cryptocurrency space, emphasizing that rectifying this gap is a top priority for the regulator.During the DC Fintech Week event on Wednesday, Atkins stated his belief that the US is “probably 10 years behind” in cryptocurrency. “The crypto aspect is our job one,” he reaffirmed.Atkins mentioned that the SEC plans to “build a strong framework to attract individuals back into the United States who may have left.” The goal is to create a…
The price of Bitcoin dropped from its 24-hour peak of nearly $116,000 to about $110,000 overnight, as substantial on-chain movements from both the U.S. government and BlackRock raised speculation about possible institutional adjustments. According to on-chain analytics, the U.S. government transferred 667.6 BTC, valued at approximately $74.8 million, to a new wallet earlier today. This transaction quickly raised concerns that the coins — likely confiscated from previous law enforcement actions — could be heading to an exchange for liquidation. The transfer is likely linked to the U.S. government’s August 2025 conviction of Sergei Potapenko and Igor Turogin in the Hashflare…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has unveiled a strategy to assist asset managers in embracing blockchain technology for fund tokenization.In a Tuesday announcement, the regulator stated that this initiative seeks to “offer firms enhanced clarity” for tokenization adoption and to “foster innovation and growth in asset management.”“Tokenization has the capacity to instigate significant changes in asset management, presenting advantages for both the industry and consumers,” remarked Simon Walls, the FCA’s executive director of markets. “Numerous actions are feasible for firms under our current regulations, along with additional possibilities that would arise from the changes we suggest…