Gold-Backed Stablecoins Approach $4 Billion in 2025: Gold-backed cryptocurrencies have grown to around $4 billion in 2025, nearly three times the amount at the start of the year. Two main tokens now make up nearly 90% of the market, helped by higher gold prices and improved secure storage from a leading issuer. In 2025, digital…
Payment processor Shift4 now allows hundreds of thousands of merchants to settle transactions using stablecoins on the Polygon blockchain, offering round-the-clock access to digital currency payouts. This development could support Polygon’s price and reduce reliance on traditional banking systems. Crypto Market Stalls Ahead of U.S. CPI Data—BTC, ETH, SOL, and BNB Unchanged The integration lets…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate holder of Ethereum, has now crossed 4 million ETH in its holdings following its latest purchase. “Bitmine continues to steadily increase its Ethereum holdings, adding 98,852 ETH over the past week. Our total holdings have now surpassed the crucial 4 million mark,” said Bitmine Chairman Thomas “Tom” Lee…
A record $23 billion worth of Bitcoin options are set to expire on Friday, December 26, marking the largest BTC options expiry ever recorded. With prices hovering close to the max pain level and market liquidity remaining thin, conditions are in place for heightened volatility in Bitcoin’s price action. Data from CoinGlass shows a strong…
Ethereum (ETH) is currently facing renewed selling pressure, with its recent attempt to rally losing steam quickly. As of late December 2025, ETH is down about 4.24% on the day and continues to trade in a challenging environment for buyers. The cryptocurrency has repeatedly tried—and failed—to push and stay above a key resistance level known…
The U.S. dollar has been on a steady decline throughout most of 2025, creating a powerful tailwind for hard assets like precious metals and industrial commodities. As of December 23, 2025, the dollar index (DXY) is once again trending lower, sitting uncomfortably close to its lowest levels of the year. A Quick Recap of the…
Bitcoin has now spent six consecutive weeks trading below its long-term bull market channel, a trend that had held strong for nearly two years. This extended period under the channel has raised concerns among analysts about the cryptocurrency’s short-term trajectory as 2025 draws to a close. After breaking below the channel, Bitcoin has repeatedly struggled…
Crypto prices were mostly flat as traders remained cautious ahead of a record-sized options expiry scheduled for later this week. The total cryptocurrency market value slipped 0.8% to $3.07 trillion. Bitcoin was trading around $88,088 at the time of writing, down 0.7% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum fell 1% to $2,987, while Chainlink edged…
Dogecoin drifted lower on Sunday after breaking short-term support, as trading volume climbed to 721 million tokens. The elevated turnover suggests sellers are reasserting control rather than price weakness driven by thin liquidity. DOGE Market Overview: Selling Pressure Caps Recovery Dogecoin slipped roughly 1.8% over the past 24 hours, easing from an intraday peak near…
Crypto markets faced a sharp downturn on Thursday afternoon as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below a critical support level, dragging altcoins down and triggering significant liquidations across derivatives platforms. Bitcoin Dips Below Key Support Bitcoin fell to $84,500, its lowest in nearly three weeks, after losing the important $85,000 support. The move erased an earlier intraday…