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Ether (ETH) has made modest gains over the last 24 hours, briefly reclaiming the $3,000 psychological level. However, decreased ETH demand, evidenced by heavy spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETF), and a weakening technical structure could see Ether drop to levels below $2,000 over the coming weeks. Key takeaways: Decreasing Ethereum demand and negative spot Ether … Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) price could be in for another prolonged period of consolidation if key support levels are not reclaimed, a new analysis reveals. Key takeaways: Bitcoin is stuck between key cost-basis levels, predicting 2022-type consolidation unless key support levels are reclaimed. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $708.7 million, their fifth-largest since launch, … Read more

Vietnam began accepting applications for licenses to operate digital asset trading platforms, marking the operational start of the country’s long-planned pilot program for a regulated crypto market. The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) officially opened the licensing window on Tuesday, following the issuance of new administrative procedures under Decision No. 96 by the Ministry … Read more

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), Fedi and Cornell University are launching a two‑year study on how Americans view financial privacy, the trade‑offs they will accept, and how regulation shapes their behavior.  The initiative brings together a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet company with an academic center and a policy think tank, aiming to connect how privacy tools … Read more

Strive, an asset manager co-founded by former US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in 2022, plans to raise as much as $150 million through an offering of preferred stock, with proceeds earmarked for debt repayment and Bitcoin purchases. Strive said it plans to sell shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, trading under … Read more

BitGo Holdings, a cryptocurrency custody company, announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) ahead of its shares’ expected debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company priced its IPO at $18 per share, above the earlier indicated marketing range of $15 to $17 per share, according to an official announcement by … Read more

Institutional investors aren’t likely to be the ones to push Bitcoin to new highs this year without a market-moving event, according to macro researcher and FFTT founder, Luke Gromen. “If you’re counting on institutional investors to run it from you know 90 to you know 150, if that’s your plan, that’s probably not going to … Read more

Layer-1 blockchain protocol Saga has paused its SagaEVM chainlet after it suffered a $7 million exploit that saw unauthorized funds bridged out and converted into Ether. The Saga team announced in an X post on Wednesday that it had paused the Ethereum-compatible chain at block height 6,593,800 in response to the exploit. In a follow-up … Read more

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing new regulations to support crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), crypto futures trading, and tokenized investment products. SEC deputy secretary-general, Jomkwan Kongsakul, said the regulator plans to issue formal guidelines supporting the establishment of crypto ETFs in Thailand “early this year,” the Bangkok Post reported on Thursday. “A key advantage … Read more