A fresh round of tariffs by U.S. president Donald Trump and lack of short term catalysts is inciting caution from market watchers, who believe Ethereum’s ether (ETH) may be particularly affected. Trump on Sunday said he will introduce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, on top of existing duties, with … Read more
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR) increased its bitcoin (BTC) holdings to 478,740 BTC after last week’s pause with the purchase of $742.4 million worth of the largest cryptocurrency The Tysons Corner, Virginia company formerly known as MicroStrategy bought 7,633 BTC in the week ended Feb. 9, … Read more
U.S. endowment funds are increasing their exposure to crypto as the digital assets soar to new highs, The Financial Times reported on Sunday. Franklin Bi, a general partner at Pantera Capital, noted that there had been a “huge shift” in interest in digital assets from endowments and foundations that just five years ago had reported … Read more
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Despite the increasing rhetoric surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs, bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady alongside positive cues from foreign exchange risk barometers like AUD/JPY. Later today, Trump is due to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on top of additional metal duties. This market … Read more
A member of layer 2 scaling solution Base has refuted rumors that its sequencer Coinbase has been selling ether (ETH). “Coinbase has accumulated $300M+ in ETH, which is more than 2x all of Base’s ETH earnings over time,” Base member Kabir.base.eth said on X Sunday. “Base and Coinbase have and continue to hold ETH and … Read more
Metaplanet (3350) announced full-year 2024 financial results and is now sitting on an unrealized gain of approximately $36 million (5.46 billion yen) on a total of 1,761 BTC, acquired for $137 million. The bitcoin investor said it increased its shareholder base by 500% to 50,000 in 2024. Metaplanet has several ways of increasing bitcoin holdings … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets are still recovering from last week’s bloodbath, but it appears that the memecoin fever is alive and well as three big tokens were issued over the weekend. BNB Chain-based TST token, issued as a memecoin by the blockchain’s community following a tutorial video on how to issue tokens, zoomed to … Read more
A momentum indicator that presaged bitcoin’s (BTC) post-election price surge has now turned negative, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric, which threatens to destabilize markets. Still, there’s no need to panic just yet. That indicator is the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) histogram, which is used to gauge trend strength and changes. It’s calculated … Read more
Polymarket bettors have put $1.1 billion in volume on the outcome of the Superbowl, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles beat out the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, as the betting platform continues to gain steam, despite regulatory hurdles. Polymarket has become the go to avenue for placing on-chain bets, which has brought in scrutiny from regulators. … Read more
The perceived odds of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, launching a token have plummeted after he posted on social media that he is “not doing a coin” in a post where he added that “coins prey on the fans with hype.” That post saw the perceived odds of Kanye launching a token … Read more