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.
Trump Media & Technology Group has expanded its Bitcoin portfolio by acquiring an additional 451 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $40.3 million. This acquisition increases the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 11,542 coins, now valued at over $1 billion, according to analytics firm Arkham. The recent purchase is part of Trump Media’s larger cryptocurrency treasury strategy. Earlier in 2025, the company reported having around $2 billion in Bitcoin and similar digital assets as it increasingly establishes itself as a crypto-focused investment firm. In July, Trump Media unveiled plans to launch the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, with Crypto.com acting as…
Key takeawaysUS banks are focusing on tokenized forms of established products like deposits, funds, and custody, rather than creating new crypto-native assets.Most bank activity on the blockchain is happening in wholesale payments, settlement, and infrastructure, mainly out of the public eye.Regulators are slowly permitting crypto-related banking activities, but only within heavily monitored and risk-managed frameworks.Major banks are testing public blockchains such as Ethereum, but only through regulated and compliant product structures.US banks are not hurrying to create speculative crypto products; instead, they are methodically upgrading essential financial systems including payments, deposits, custody, and fund management to work on distributed ledgers.…
Sure! Here’s the rewritten content while retaining the HTML tags: Bitcoin operates within a ‘bullish neutrality’ framework as key indicators show improvement and short liquidations prevail, resulting in a managed upward pressure that remains relatively calm. Summary The composite regime indicator is positioned at +16.3, well within the upper neutral band, a range that has historically yielded favorable 30-day returns in 2025 backtests. With short liquidations leading the market and long liquidations below 50%, the current upside pressure is primarily driven by the necessity for short covering. If the regime score drops below 0, along with a reversal in liquidation…
Crypto enthusiasts are once again observing from the sidelines as the debasement trend persists and risk assets generally rise during the U.S. trading session.On Monday, gold emerged as the standout asset, rallying 2% to a new all-time high of $4,475 per ounce. Silver also saw a gain of 1.6% and reached a fresh record just shy of $70 per ounce.Shortly after noon on the East Coast, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes each posted gains of 0.6%, while the U.S. dollar index dipped by 0.3%.After briefly surpassing $90,000 during the Asian and European trading sessions, bitcoin BTC$89,315.13 has retraced closer…
BNB’s price has increased by over 1.7% in the last 24 hours, aligning with a broader rise in the cryptocurrency market where the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index gained 2.2% during the same timeframe. The price exceeded the $860 resistance threshold that had previously restrained rallies, briefly reaching $868 before experiencing a minor correction. In contrast to the broader cryptocurrency market, BNB trailed behind as an investigation by the Financial Times reported that Binance “failed to prevent hundreds of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from flowing through suspicious accounts.” This occurred despite the company’s agreement to pay $4.3 billion to resolve…
Tokenized US Treasurys have surfaced as one of the most rapidly expanding sectors within the real-world asset (RWA) market, witnessing a staggering 50x growth in less than two years as institutional demand for on-chain yield rises.According to data from Token Terminal, the overall market capitalization of tokenized US Treasury products skyrocketed from under $200 million in January 2024 to nearly $7 billion by late 2025. This growth highlights the swift acceleration of on-chain adoption for government-backed debt instruments. Source: Token TerminalAt the forefront of this growth is BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), recognized as the flagship offering in…
Bitcoin and several alternative cryptocurrencies are making efforts to initiate a recovery; however, it is anticipated that higher price levels will trigger significant selling pressure from bearish traders.
A bipartisan pair in the U.S. House of Representatives is distributing a draft bill designed to simplify tax regulations for investors, traders, and developers, detailing how they should report taxes on staking, low-value transactions, and wash sales.Representatives Max Miller from Ohio and Steven Horsford from Nevada presented the Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields (PARITY) Act on December 20. This legislation intends to update the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, mitigating excessive taxes on ordinary crypto transactions, addressing “phantom income,” and closing loopholes that lawmakers claim encourage tax evasion.“America’s tax system has not kept up with modern…
Fidelity’s leading market strategist has cautioned that Bitcoin’s October record of $126,000 may signify the peak of the current cycle, urging investors to prepare for a tumultuous 2026. Jurrien Timmer highlights the likelihood of a notable pullback next year, with essential support anticipated in the $65,000 to $75,000 range. This perspective aligns with data points and trader insights that evoke memories of significant declines that follow steep peaks. Fidelity’s Cycle Alert Timmer stated that Bitcoin’s price trajectory adheres to a roughly four-year cycle linked to halving events. Historically, these peaks have been succeeded by dramatic corrections of approximately 70 to…
The decentralized perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid has emerged as one of the standout projects in crypto for 2025, but competing rewards systems are attempting to attract investors.Cantor Fitzgerald anticipates that Hyperliquid’s HYPE (HYPE) token will soar to $200 by 2035. Hyunsu Jung, CEO of Hyperion DeFi, which manages the HYPE treasury, asserts that this increase will be driven by the Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3).”We view HIP-3 as a fundamental catalyst for Hyperliquid’s growth and a significant component of the valuation framework suggested by Cantor,” Jung told Cointelegraph.Perpetual swaps are future-derived contracts that reflect the price of an underlying asset without…