Crypto News

- XRP price just caught a serious bid. The token jumped more than 8% in 24 hours after news broke that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse secured a seat on the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee. Traders are clearly betting that having Ripple closer to regulators could shift the narrative around XRP. Garlinghouse Joins Expanded CFTC Committee This is a pretty big shift from Washington. The CFTC just expanded its Innovation Advisory Committee to 35 members, and Brad Garlinghouse is now officially part of it. Chairman Michael S. Selig says the goal is to future proof U.S. markets by working closer with the industry instead of fighting it. It is important to keep this in perspective. The CFTC mainly regulates derivatives markets, not spot...

- Trump-Linked Truth Social Files for Bitcoin, Ethereum and CRO Staking ETFs Trump Media and Technology Group is expanding its push into digital assets, filing for two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds tied to Bitcoin, Ether, and the Cronos ecosystem. Key Takeaways: Truth Social Funds, the ETF arm of the company behind the Truth Social platform, submitted applications for the “Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF” and the “Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF.” The filings mark another step in the growing overlap between US politics and the crypto investment industry. Truth Social ETFs Target Bitcoin, Ether and CRO With Staking Rewards The proposed Bitcoin and Ether ETF would track the performance of the two largest...

- The problem (or the opportunity, depending on your point of view) with cryptocurrencies is their massive volatility. Because most cryptocurrencies lack a fundamental valuation floor or metrics like stocks -- price-to-earnings ratio or cash flow, for instance -- their prices are overly dependent on sentiment and liquidity. Stablecoins are at least anchored to an underlying asset, such as the U.S. dollar, but in general, the crypto market lacks many of the financial controls of traditional currency. And that's part of what's driving the slump in cryptos in recent months. The overall cryptocurrency market fell more than 45% from its Oct. 6, 2025, high of $4.28 trillion. The collapse has been led by Bitcoin, whose drop is being...

- Is the World's Largest Corporate Holder of Bitcoin a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2026? When the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was skyrocketing to $126,000 last year, the demand for Bitcoin treasury companies appeared to be insatiable. New Bitcoin treasury companies were launching seemingly every week. Companies such as Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world, were leveraged bets on the future of Bitcoin, and their future looked very rosy indeed. But what about now, when the price of Bitcoin is down 45% during the past four months? Should investors still be putting their money into Bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy? How to value companies like Strategy As a Bitcoin treasury company, the...

- Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing to roll out a feature that could transform the app from a discussion forum into a trading venue. Key Takeaways: Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, said the company plans to introduce “Smart Cashtags,” a tool that will allow users to buy and sell stocks and cryptocurrencies directly from their timelines. The feature is expected to arrive within weeks, according to a post published Saturday. X To Roll Out Smart Cashtags Enabling Stock And Crypto Trades From Posts “We are launching a number of features in a couple of weeks, including Smart Cashtags that will enable you to trade stocks and crypto directly from the timeline,” Bier wrote. Bier had previously hinted at the feature in...

- Interested in Bitcoin or Ethereum? These ETFs Offer Exposure to Digital Tokens Both the VanEck Bitcoin ETF (NYSEMKT:HODL) and the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHA) are designed for investors seeking direct exposure to the price movements of leading cryptocurrencies without owning the tokens themselves. This comparison focuses on their costs, performance, risk, and structural differences to help clarify which may appeal more to those weighing Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) versus Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) exposure. Snapshot (cost & size) The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Both have similar expense ratios and one-year price declines, but HODL’s smaller assets under management (AUM) may matter for...

- IBIT vs. ETHA: Two Unique Approaches for Investing in Crypto Both the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) and iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHA) are single-asset ETFs that offer direct exposure to major cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH), respectively. This comparison focuses on their fees, recent returns, risk levels, and portfolio composition to help investors understand which may best align with their goals. Snapshot (cost & size) The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Both funds are equally priced at 0.25%, so neither stands out in cost. ETHA’s smaller assets under management (AUM) may matter for investors who prioritize scale. Performance & risk...

- Trump Media files for new Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs in president’s ongoing crypto blitz President Donald Trump isn’t slowing down with his crypto business ventures, with the US leader’s company filing for two new ETFs. Truth Social Funds, an ETF issuer from Trump Media and Technology Group, of which the president is a majority owner, announced Friday that it had filed for a Bitcoin-Ethereum fund and crypto yield ETF. The crypto yield product, dubbed the “Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF,” will give investors exposure to the performance of CRO, the native token of Cronos. The Bitcoin and Ethereum fund, the “Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF,” will track the two biggest cryptocurrencies. Crypto exchange Crypto.com is working...

- Crypto Prices Are Tumbling Across the Board. Here's How I'd Put $1,000 to Work Today. The Feb. 5 crypto sell-off was ugly, and the market hasn't exactly snapped back with confidence. On that day, the crypto majors crashed by 14% or more, and none have completely recovered to their prior levels. Still, now's the time to be shopping for bargains. If I were looking to allocate $1,000 to crypto via lump sum purchases today, there are three coins in particular that I'd be buying. Bitcoin is the anchor Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) earns the biggest slice of the $1,000 because it's the foundational asset in the crypto sector. I'd buy $700 worth of Bitcoin. It's a scarce, in-demand asset that more and more people choose to hold as it becomes...

- Dogecoin surges ahead while Bitcoin, Ethereum see short-lived gains Bitcoin and Ethereum rose slightly on Saturday before dipping, erasing any gains they may have notched for the week. But one coin is stealing the show: Dogecoin. The ninth biggest cryptocurrency by market value and original memecoin was recently trading 11% higher over a 24-hour period, according to CoinGecko. The coin is the biggest gainer over the past day out of large cap cryptocurrencies. Dogecoin’s price stood at nearly $0.11 per coin at 2pm in New York. The reason may well be news that X — formerly Twitter — is bringing crypto trading to its platform. Writing on the website Saturday, X’s head of product said that a new feature in the coming weeks will...

- Down 87%, Should You Buy the Dip on Dogecoin or Avoid the Meme Token? Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) might be extremely volatile. But its performance can't be denied. In the past 10 years, the digital asset has skyrocketed more than 34,000% (as of Feb. 10). But the downfall is notable. As of this writing, this meme token is trading a stomach-churning 87% below its peak from May 2021. Should you buy the dip or avoid Dogecoin altogether? Only buy if you believe one thing Dogecoin is its own blockchain network, which contrasts with a lot of cryptocurrencies that are built on top of Ethereum. This means that it has less functionality. Consequently, Dogecoin can be viewed as its own payment network. This makes it a direct competitor to...

- They Cashed Out $200K In Crypto And Now Have $4K In Assets — 'We've Never Created A Plan' More than $200,000 in cryptocurrency once supported this couple. Today, they are left with about $4,000 in assets and mounting debt. "We're improvising everything," David told personal finance expert Ramit Sethi on the "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" podcast. David said the couple treated their crypto gains like income, a mindset that gradually unraveled their finances. Both in their early 30s, they now live with David's mother while raising their 5-year-old daughter after unstable work choices and spending decisions left them without steady footing. In the written application they submitted to appear on the podcast, Angela wrote that they...

- Bitcoin price is attempting another breakout toward $70,000 after weeks of choppy consolidation. BTC trades at $69,815 at publication, sitting just below the $70,610 resistance level. The largest cryptocurrency is trying to recover recent losses, yet mixed on-chain and derivatives signals present an uncertain short-term outlook. Market participants are closely watching this psychological threshold. A sustained move above $70,000 could shift sentiment decisively. However, persistent bearish positioning suggests that volatility may intensify before a clear trend emerges. Bitcoin Shorts Resemble The Past Aggregated funding rate data across major crypto exchanges shows an extreme surge in short positioning. Current negative funding...

- Bitcoin traders hoping that the top crypto asset has already marked its bottom for the cycle are likely to be disappointed, according to a new report from CryptoQuant. The firm’s weekly report insists traders need patience, noting that bear market bottoms “take time to form,” while citing the true bottom for BTC is $55,000. “Bitcoin’s ultimate bear market bottom is around $55K today,” the report reads. “This level represents the realized price, which historically has been a major price support area in previous bear markets.” The realized price—a metric that tracks the average price at which investors have purchased a specific cryptocurrency—has been touched during both of the last two bear market bottoms, according to data from...

- It feels like the sky is falling again, doesn’t it? If you’ve been watching the charts lately, you’ve seen the Bitcoin price slide aggressively in 2026, testing the nerves of even the most seasoned veterans. We are currently staring down a drop toward the $60,000 range, a far cry from the euphoria of the $100,000 highs we saw not long ago. But according to industry experts, this isn’t a catastrophic crash; it’s a stress test. Anthony Pompliano, founder of Professional Capital Management, recently described this pullback not as a sudden heart attack, but as “death by a thousand cuts.” It sounds painful, but for those employing a long-term strategy, this might just be the most important buying opportunity of 2026. Why This Bitcoin...

- Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Now and Hold for 10 Years: XRP vs. Bitcoin Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) aren't trying to win in the same game. One is competing to be the store of value asset that people trust when governments are printing money. The other is vying to be useful plumbing inside institutional financial workflows. During the next 10 years, those two assets are thus likely to perform very differently. Let's examine the case for buying and holding each of them, and figure out which one is better. Bitcoin doesn't need to change much to succeed Bitcoin is one of the few cryptocurrencies that has survived for more than 10 years. Its odds of surviving the next 10 years are quite high, because the features that...

- Three-thousand dollars is a pretty big investment to allocate to a single cryptocurrency all at once, and that means you will need to focus on buying a proven asset with enduring quality. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) should be near the top of the list of candidates. But one of these is the better option at the moment, so let's dive in and see which is the better buy. Ethereum's edge is only growing When it comes to Ethereum's biggest growth driver over the next five years, it's likely going to be real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. If you're not familiar, tokenization is the process of representing ownership claims to assets like stocks or property as crypto tokens on a blockchain. There are currently about $24.1...

- Elon Musk’s X to Integrate Stock and Crypto Trading Directly Into Timeline Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is set to integrate stock and cryptocurrency trading directly into user feeds. This move marks a significant escalation in Elon Musk’s bid to transform the platform into a dominant player in financial technology. X Confirms Crypto Trading Rollout via ‘Smart Cashtags’ On February 14, Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, said the new functionality will allow users to execute trades immediately after discovering an asset on their timeline. The feature centers on "Smart Cashtags," an evolution of the platform’s existing indexing system. Currently, users prefix ticker symbols with dollar signs—such as $BTC for...

- Key Takeaways India taxes crypto like it’s legitimate — and regulates it like it’s contraband. That contradiction was highlighted in Parliament when Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha used the Union Budget debate to question the government on a policy limbo pushing billions in trading activity and startups out of the country. Chadha argued in the Rajya Sabha that India cannot keep collecting revenue from virtual digital assets (VDAs) while refusing to provide legal clarity, investor safeguards, or a structured compliance framework. His message was clear: if the government won’t ban crypto, it should regulate it properly — before the industry relocates elsewhere. This discussion has reignited the question in New Delhi: is India ready...

- Nearly $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today at 08:00 UTC on Deribit, placing derivatives markets under intense scrutiny. Going into today’s options expiry, interest will be on whether the recent price stabilization marks a temporary pause or the beginning of a new directional move. $3 Billion Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry Tests Market Nerves After Liquidation Shock As of this writing, Bitcoin was trading at $66,372, with a max pain around $74,000 and total notional open interest exceeding $2.53 billion. Ethereum, meanwhile, is trading near $1,950, with approximately $425 million in notional open interest and a max-pain level around $2,100. These figures suggest that a large share of open positions would...