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In brief Ethereum broke past $3,600 for the first time in almost a week. The 40-day government shutdown is the longest in history. XRP and Solana were recently up about 6% apiece. Bitcoin jumped past $106,000 for the first time in nearly a week amid multiple reports that the U.S. Senate had reached an agreement to end the 40-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. The largest cryptocurrency by market value was recently up more than 4%, according to data provider CoinGecko. Other major digital assets also moved strongly into positive territory with Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin market has been in a state of uncertainty over the past few weeks, following its uncharacteristically negative performance in October. While the general market sentiment suggests that the end of the bull cycle might be near, the latest on-chain data indicates that the premier cryptocurrency might merely be undergoing a reset. According to a blockchain firm’s report, the recent sluggishness seems to be setting the stage for the coin’s next major move. BTC Not In A Cycle Exhaustion Phase: XWIN In the latest Quicktake post…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to AIMA and PwC’s Seventh Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report, more than half of traditional hedge funds now hold crypto. The survey shows 55% have some crypto exposure, up from 47% in 2024. That number alone signals a shift in how mainstream managers treat these assets. Crypto: Broad Adoption, Small Stakes Most managers are being careful, for now. Many funds keep their digital currency positions tiny. Over half of those with exposure hold less than 2% of their portfolios in crypto. On average, funds put…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The stablecoin market recorded its strongest quarterly expansion since 2021, with $41 billion in net inflows during the third quarter of 2025. According to Orbital’s Stablecoin Retail Payments Index, retail adoption of stablecoins has entered a new phase of stability after a year of intense growth, owing to the fact that the crypto industry is moving from speculative trading to practical, everyday use in emerging economies. Retail Activity Settles As Crypto Market Finds Its Balance Stablecoin activity has begun to level out following a 69% increase in…
In brief Transak CEO Sami Start is shaping the company’s products to be more flexible. Some users may not know they’re using stablecoins in the future, he said. The Tether-backed firm is leaning into a so-called stablecoin sandwich. Most companies want their brand to be front and center when a consumer uses their product, but as an infrastructure provider that specializes in crypto payments, the opposite is rather true for Transak and its stablecoin ambitions.Transak co-founder and CEO Sami Start told Decrypt that the company is leaning into modular APIs as a white-labeled offering for established firms that want to…
Renowned short seller James Chanos has officially closed his $MSTR/Bitcoin hedged trade after 11 months, marking an end to his high-profile bet against Bitcoin-linked equities and Strategy stock. The unwinding of institutional short positions is a trend reversal indicator that could mean the worst for Bitcoin treasury companies is behind them.The bitcoin treasury ecosystem has been battered and bruised in recent weeks. Most companies’ stock is significantly down from peaks earlier this year, and analysts have been calling investors to short stocks like MSTR. They fervently cautioned that a bubble was present in bitcoin treasury companies, and it was about…