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.
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a remarkable $457 million in net inflows on Wednesday, marking their strongest single-day intake in over a month as institutional interest appeared to gain momentum.Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) led the charge with approximately $391 million, accounting for the largest portion of the total inflows. Following closely was BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) with about $111 million, as reported by data from Farside Investors.The recent inflows have pushed cumulative net inflows for US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs to exceed $57 billion, while total net assets surpassed $112 billion, which is roughly 6.5% of…
The primary constraint on real-world assets (RWAs) has been regulatory engagement rather than technology, and that dynamic is evolving in the US, according to Ashley Ebersole, chief legal officer of Sologenic.Ebersole joined the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early 2015, where he was part of the agency’s early working groups on crypto and the application of securities law to blockchain-based assets.In 2017, the securities regulator published the DAO Report, asserting its authority over tokens classified as securities. This resulted in an enforcement-focused approach that left limited opportunities for ongoing dialogue with the industry.“Following the DAO Report, it was an…
In its most recent report, Bitwise, a renowned asset manager and issuer of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has offered an optimistic view for the crypto market in 2026, predicting substantial growth alongside new all-time highs for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). Megatrends in Crypto? Bitwise posits that Bitcoin is likely to break away from its conventional four-year price cycle, paving the way for unprecedented records. Several factors support this optimistic outlook. The influences of previous cycles, such as the Bitcoin Halving, changes in interest rates, and market fluctuations driven by leverage, are projected to play a diminished role in…
Not long ago, it seemed impossible for a financial giant like JPMorgan to venture into cryptocurrency. However, the recent launch of the bank’s tokenized deposits on Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain, Base, indicates that major banks are indeed moving towards innovative areas like decentralized finance (DeFi).Last month’s initiative by the banking powerhouse features blockchain-based currency—known as JPM Coin (JPMD)—which, unlike conventional stablecoins, represents digital claims on actual bank funds and can bear interest (according to the GENIUS Act, stablecoin issuers cannot directly provide interest), presenting a novel option for both institutional and retail investors.The bold step of a leading Wall Street institution…
The price of Bitcoin continues to decline as miner liquidations, large-scale selling by Asian investors, and China’s renewed mining restrictions overshadow ongoing institutional BTC acquisitions. Summary China’s reintroduced mining restrictions have caused a decrease in Bitcoin’s hash rate by approximately 8%, pressuring miners to liquidate BTC and resulting in additional sell-side flow. Long-term “OG” holders from Asia are accelerating their sales on exchanges like Binance, Bybit, and OKX, counteracting the institutional accumulation happening on Coinbase. U.S. institutions continue to purchase BTC, but selling pressures from Asia and miners experiencing distress limit potential price increases until excess supply is fully digested.…
The Ethereum network is set for another boost in transaction throughput next month, as developers plan to raise Ethereum’s gas limit from 60 million to 80 million in January.Christine Kim, vice president of the research team at Galaxy Digital, provided a recap of the All Core Developers meeting on Monday, where Nethermind representatives indicated that developers should be ready to proceed with a gas limit increase after the next BPO hard fork on Jan. 7.However, Barnabas Busa, a developer operations engineer at the Ethereum Foundation, pointed out that two client-level optimizations are necessary before any further increase in the block…
Crypto traders have been struggling to navigate the market over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin’s BTC$86,772.90 price fluctuated dramatically between $86,000 and $90,000.Anticipation is building for later Thursday when important U.S. inflation data for November is set to be released. This report will provide insights into economic price pressures after the recent government shutdown resulted in the cancellation of October’s data, leaving the Federal Reserve without key information.What the data might indicateEstimations suggest that the headline consumer price index (CPI) rose to 3.1% year-over-year in November, from 3% in October, based on consensus estimates from FactSet. Excluding volatile food…
The price chart for XRP indicates a bearish trend; however, lower-than-anticipated inflation in the U.S. might trigger a recovery.
If the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index (MSCI) decides to exclude crypto treasury companies from its indexes, these companies may be compelled to sell as much as $15 billion in crypto.BitcoinForCorporations, an advocacy group opposing MSCI’s potential decision, estimated that outflows could reach between $10 and $15 billion, based on a “verified preliminary list” of 39 companies with a combined float-adjusted market cap of $113 billion.Additionally, JPMorgan’s analysis suggests that Michael Saylor’s strategy could result in $2.8 billion in outflows if removed from the MSCI, representing 74.5% of the overall affected float-adjusted market capitalization.Analysts have projected potential outflows totaling $11.6…
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, states that to achieve genuine trustlessness, the protocol needs to better communicate its features to users, a challenge faced by many blockchain protocols.True trustlessness would allow a protocol to function without developer oversight, enforcing rules automatically through code. However, if a protocol is overly complex and only a select few can engage with it, others must still rely on that group’s trust.Ethereum is inherently trustless, as it relies on open-source code and a decentralized network of validators to enforce transactions and smart contracts. Despite this, Buterin noted in a post on X that…