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.
The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index indicates that the typical investor sentiment has been trapped in the extreme fear zone for 13 consecutive days. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Continues to Signal Extreme Fear The “Fear & Greed Index” is a metric developed by Alternative, which reflects the general sentiment among traders in the Bitcoin and broader cryptocurrency markets. This index evaluates sentiment based on five factors: market cap dominance, trading volume, Google Trends, social sentiment, and volatility. It is represented on a numeric scale ranging from zero to one hundred. Values exceeding 53 signify a prevailing greed sentiment among…
Crypto sentiment metrics have remained deeply negative for the last two months. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has lingered in the fear or extreme fear zones for over 30% of 2025, while alternative trackers have consistently placed the market between 10 and 25 on a scale of 100 since mid-November.Bitcoin is heading towards its worst fourth quarter since 2018, with many significant altcoins plummeting by as much as 90% from their peaks, while gold, silver, and major stock indices have achieved new highs during the same time frame.The atmosphere is toxic. Investors received all the macro, policy, and structural…
Recent data indicates that neobanks are poised to grow from approximately $149 billion in 2024 to $4.4 trillion by 2034, as more services transition to fully on-chain operations, streamlining slow cross-border systems with software solutions. Summary Market forecasts predict neobanking will surpass $1 trillion by 2029 and reach $4.4 trillion by 2034, driven by digital, mobile-focused, and on-chain banking models. On-chain neobanks execute primary operations directly on blockchains, enabling constant global payments, transparent ledgers, and software-based scaling rather than relying on physical branches. Analysts believe these platforms could become essential to internet-native economies, branching into payments, savings, and asset management…
Quantum computing has been perceived as a potential threat to cryptocurrencies, capable of breaking the cryptography that protects Bitcoin and other blockchains. As we move through 2026, this concern is becoming more pronounced with significant investments and research from major tech companies.Although the technology is not yet widely applicable, the momentum behind investment and experimentation is increasing. In February, Microsoft revealed its Majorana 1 chip, branded as “the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture,” sparking renewed discussions about the pace at which quantum hardware may transition from theoretical research to practical applications.Nonetheless, despite heightened awareness,…
Analyzing the past five years of Bitcoin BTC$87,736.43 CME futures data allows us to identify where Bitcoin has historically consolidated, providing insights into established support areas.A practical approach is to evaluate the total number of trading days Bitcoin has occupied various price bands. The more days spent in a certain range, the greater the potential for position building, which can lead to increased support.According to data from Investing.com, there are notable differences across price ranges. Ignoring the brief period when Bitcoin traded above $120,000, it has spent the least amount of time within the $70,000 to $79,999 band—only 28 trading…
The upcoming year will be pivotal for Ethereum’s scaling efforts. In 2026, the Glamsterdam fork will introduce advanced parallel processing capabilities and elevate the gas limit to 200 million, a significant increase from the current 60 million.A notable number of validators are expected to transition from reexecuting transactions to verifying zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. This shift positions Ethereum layer 1 to potentially scale to 10,000 transactions per second (TPS) and beyond, although this goal may not be achieved within 2026.Concurrently, data blobs may increase (potentially exceeding 72 per block), allowing layer 2s (L2s) to handle hundreds of thousands of transactions per…
Crypto security experts assert that most crypto exploits in the coming year won’t stem from zero-day vulnerabilities in popular protocols; they will arise from user actions.According to Nick Percoco, chief security officer of crypto exchange Kraken, 2025 reveals that most hacks start not with malicious code but with human interaction, as he explained to Cointelegraph.“Attackers aren’t breaking in; they’re being invited in.”Data from Chainalysis shows the crypto industry experienced over $3.4 billion in theft between January and early December 2025, with the February breach of Bybit accounting for nearly half of that total. Over $3.4 billion was stolen by bad…
Hong Kong is set to finalize proposals aimed at regulating virtual asset dealers and custodians, with plans to present these rules to the city’s Legislative Council in 2026, as stated by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Wednesday.These proposals were developed following a two-month public consultation that garnered over 190 responses, and they aim to establish a licensing framework for virtual asset dealing and custodial services. The regulations will fall under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance and reflect existing requirements for securities trading.The Hong Kong government is working…
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The year 2025 taught a harsh lesson about Bitcoin’s market dynamics. It started with political momentum, only to shift into a summer marked by strong policy signals.However, it quickly transitioned into one of the most dramatic boom-and-bust cycles in the asset’s history.By December, the price had effectively returned to where it began, leaving the asset stagnant for the year. Yet, this static appearance concealed a tumultuous transformation beneath the surface.While Wall Street banks finally opened their doors and ETFs attracted unprecedented capital, a solvency crisis loomed over the network’s physical infrastructure.CryptoSlate has outlined some key trends that characterized the market…