Altcoin Market Cap Holds 8-Year Support as Altcoin Season Index Climbs to 72
The altcoin market, excluding Bitcoin and tracked under the TOTAL2 index, remains above a critical long-term trendline. Spanning from 2017 to 2025, this trendline has withstood multiple retests across different market cycles. Price behavior since 2017 continues to follow an ascending structure, supported by historical levels that have repeatedly proven reliable. Breakout and Retest Shape […]
The Tattoo Everyone’s Talking About: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse XRP Tattoo Symbolizes Commitment as Tundra Launches
When Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed an XRP tattoo, it quickly spread across crypto forums and social media. For many, it symbolized not just personal loyalty but a broader cultural commitment to XRP’s future. The move resonated in a community that has weathered regulatory battles and long stretches of price uncertainty. That same spirit of
UK Finance and 6 Major Banks Launch Tokenized Sterling Pilot Until 2026
UK Finance, the trade body representing more than 300 financial institutions in the UK, has unveiled a two-year pilot for tokenized sterling deposits (GBTD) in collaboration with six of the country’s largest banks: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, Nationwide, and Santander. The initiative, announced Friday, seeks to explore how digital representations of pound sterling […]
Story Protocol Down 50% from ATH as Fundamentals Show Weakness – Is $5 Next?
Story Protocol (IP) price tumbled 50% over the last 24 hours after aggressive profit-taking drove the IP token down from its all-time high of $14.99 to $7.25 at press time. This decline followed a recent 120% rally that lifted IP token from $5.58 in mid-August, coinciding with co-founder Jason Zhao’s departure, before reaching its peak […]
Crypto Treasury Stocks at Risk of 50% Crash After PIPE Deals — CryptoQuant Warns
Crypto treasury companies that raised capital through private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals face a growing risk of their stock prices crashing by as much as 50%, according to a new market report from analytics platform CryptoQuant. The firm said PIPE-backed companies have already suffered steep declines, with share prices often gravitating toward their […]
World Chain Uses Chainlink CCIP for Secure WLD Transfers
World Chain adopts Chainlink CCIP and CCT for secure WLD transfers with Ethereum. Chainlink Data Streams deliver sub-second financial data for DeFi on World Chain. Canton Network and Deutsche Börse expand Chainlink integrations in key use cases. World Chain, the Layer 2 blockchain supporting World Network’s 35 million users, announced the integration of Chainlink’s Cross-Chain […]
BlackRock doubles down on Bitcoin with new income-focused ETF
BlackRock is extending its push into Bitcoin with a new fund designed to turn the asset’s volatility into investor yield. On Sept. 25, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas revealed that the firm had filed for a product called the iShares Bitcoin Premium ETF, a covered-call fund structured under the ’33 Act. Unlike a traditional spot […]
Bitwise Seeks SEC Approval for Spot ETF Backed by Hyperliquid’s Native Token
Asset manager Bitwise has submitted a proposal for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE. The firm filed Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25. The Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF would directly hold HYPE tokens and track their market value. Bitwise files an S-1 application with the […]
Kraken Raises $500M in Funding Round Valuing Crypto Exchange at $15B: Fortune
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken closed a $500 million funding round, setting the stage for a long-awaited IPO now expected in 2026, Fortune reported. The round did not feature a lead investor and was closed on Kraken’s terms valuing the firm at $15 billion, Fortune said, citing a person who was not authorized to discuss the […]
Crypto Market Today: Risk-Off Sentiment Dominates Ahead of U.S. PCE Release
The crypto market is a sea of red, with the CoinDesk 20 Index down 5% in 24 hours and all members lower. Most major tokens continue to see capital outflows from futures market and persistent bias for protection against declines in the form of put options tied to bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) on Deribit. […]
Shiba Inu’s Big Test: Will SHIB Reclaim Its $0.000088 ATH before 2026?
Shiba Inu hasn’t been able to repeat its 2021 glory, when it soared over 800% in a month. Recent rallies have faded quickly, and while the community stays bullish, a full return to its all-time high before 2026 still looks uncertain
Why Is Crypto Down Today? – September 26, 2025
The global cryptocurrency market cap has dipped 2.2% over the past 24 hours, now standing at $3.83 trillion, according to the latest data. Trading volume is up to $237.1 billion, but major digital assets remain under downward pressure as investor sentiment weakens. TLDR: Crypto market slides deeper, with 9 of the top 10 coins down; […]