Bitcoin nursed losses during Monday's morning Asia trading hours amid frenzied trading in memecoins TRUMP and MELANIA.The leading cryptocurrency by market value briefly dipped below $100,000, representing a 4.5% drop on a 24-hour basis. ETH, XRP, SO

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin chart, which signals an impending BTC purchase the next day, for the 11th consecutive week on Jan. 19."Things will be different tomorrow," Saylor wrote on social media — a likely nod to the

Ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization ranking, recently soared from around $3,000 earlier this month to $3,500 for the first time this year before it lost some of its momentum.In a recently published crypto derivativ

XRP has captured the crypto market’s attention with its impressive bullish performance, surging over 45% in just six days. The token’s rally reached a new milestone on Thursday as it broke its all-time high, solidifying its position as one of the top

After a rough start to the week, the Bitcoin price soared past the $100,000 psychological milestone on Friday and briefly hopped back above $105,000, spurred by optimism as investors prepare for pro-crypto President-elect Donald Trump to assume contr

Today in crypto, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announces leadership changes to the Ethereum Foundation, crypto traders bagged millions as Trump’s Solana memecoin sparked a frenzy, and Wyoming is the latest US state to introduce a bill for a Str

The cryptocurrency market faced a surprise on Jan. 18 when the “Official Trump” (TRUMP) memecoin, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, was launched without prior notice. The announcement came via Trump’s social media accounts, directing users to

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he had launched Official Trump ($TRUMP), a Solana-based meme coin. The token exploded to $8 billion in market cap in less than three hours of its debut amid concerns that his social accounts might have be

The odds of US President-elect Donald Trump establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve after taking office on Jan. 20 are soaring, at least on betting markets Kalshi and Polymarket.Bettors on Kalshi, a US derivatives exchange, set the probability of T

Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 20, as the 47th president of the United States and memecoin traders are bullish heading into the event.The rise in memecoin activity over the past year gave way to sectors within the meme universe

Happy Friday! As we approach a potential storm of volatility surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, take a moment to relax and catch up on the latest crypto developments.In today's newsletter, Trump reportedly intends to i

Jaime Lizárraga of the US Securities and Exchange Commission should be leaving the financial regulator as a new presidential administration prepares to take power.The SEC commissioner announced in November that he planned to step down on Jan. 17 from

Sen. Ted Cruz plans to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution next week aimed at overturning a controversial tax rule requiring certain decentralized finance brokers to file reports on gross proceeds.The Texas Republican plans to introduce t

At the start of the year, many market analysts and observers shared their price expectations for Bitcoin, with many targeting $150k this cycle. However, a price target of $150k doesn’t do justice to Bitcoin, says one trader, arguing that the world’s

Ether futures open interest has surged to 9 million ETH as of Jan. 17, its highest level ever. The milestone follows a 10% increase in open interest over two weeks, reflecting a rising appetite for leveraged positions despite Ethereum’s retest of th

President-elect Donald Trump is on the verge of taking office and all signs point to his administration revolutionizing the U.S. government’s stance on crypto.Less cracking down and more collaboration are the expectations across the crypto sphere, wh

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis sent a letter to the United States Marshals Service on Jan. 15 demanding answers for the government’s potential sale of 69,370 Bitcoin seized in the Silk Road asset forfeiture.Lummis characterized attempts to sell the

Canary Capital’s recently filed amended S-1 form for its Canary Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could signal the altcoin may be the next digital asset in the United States to get the crypto ETF treatment, following Bitcoin and Ether in 2024. Acco

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed its arguments appealing a federal court judge’s ruling in its partially failed case against Ripple Labs — which has been slammed by the company’s chief legal officer.The SEC argued in a Jan. 15 fili

Oklahoma Representative Cody Maynard has proposed a strategic bitcoin reserve bill to allow the state to invest in cryptocurrencies, mirroring initiatives in several other U.S. states.Maynard announced on Wednesday that “House Bill 1203,” or the “Str