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BlackRock’s spot bitcoin BTC$71.059,96 exchange-traded fund has been a massive hit since launch, pulling in billions from investors seeking exposure to the cryptocurrency without the hassle of crypto wallets or exchanges. Traders and analysts religiously track inflows into the fund to gauge how institutions are positioning in the market.Now they might have to do the same with options tied to the ETF, as activity exploded during Thursday’s crash. According to one observer, the record activity stemmed from a hedge fund blowup, while others disagreed, citing routine market chaos as a catalyst.What really stood outOn Friday, as the ETF tanked 13%…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s (ETH) latest downturn below $2,000 is no longer confined to price charts alone. Capital flows, on-chain data, and technical structure are now aligning with the bearish momentum, supporting concerns that the selloff may have further room to run. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price May Slide Toward $50,000 By March-April, Top Analyst Warns As ETH breaks below key support zones, fresh ETF outflows and shifting investor behavior are adding pressure at a time when confidence already looks fragile. ETH’s price trends to the downside on the daily chart.…

XRP sentiment on social media has remained relatively robust despite a crypto market slump that has seen Bitcoin fall close to $70,000.Santiment said in an X post on Wednesday that “XRP is seeing a more optimistic outlook among traders” on social media as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have “turned extremely bearish” after a major downswing.Santiment’s Positive/Negative sentiment indicator, which measures the ratio of positive to negative social media mentions for a cryptoasset, shows XRP (XRP) has a score of 2.19, 103% higher than Ethereum’s 1.08 and 173% higher than Bitcoin’s 0.80. XRP’s Positive/Negative sentiment metric is significantly higher than…

What is a privacy coin? This question has become increasingly relevant as cryptocurrency users look for stronger control over financial visibility, anonymity, and on-chain exposure in a world of growing surveillance. From shielding balances to enabling a truly private transaction, privacy-focused cryptocurrencies are shaping how people think about financial autonomy in 2026.In this article, we discuss how privacy coins work at a high level, why demand for them continues to grow, how they differ from transparent blockchains, where they fit within current regulations, and what risks and trade-offs users should understand before engaging with them. Keep reading to explore how…

The global non-fungible token (NFT) sector fell below $1.5 billion in total market capitalization, returning to levels last seen before the sector’s rapid expansion in 2021. The retracement unfolded alongside a broader crypto market downturn over the past two weeks, CoinGecko data shows. On Jan. 23, total crypto market capitalization stood at about $3.1 trillion, before falling to $2.2 trillion on Friday.Major assets like Bitcoin (BTC) slid from around $89,000 to about $65,000, while Ether (ETH) fell from $3,000 to near $1,800 throughout the same time frame. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the top two networks for NFTs in terms of 30-day…

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $65,000 on Friday, up 11% from 15-month lows below $60,000, as focus shifted to institutional dip buyers.Key takeaways:Bitcoin finally sees investors who are willing to “buy the dip” as prices dropped to sub-$60,000 levels.Traders have shifted their focus to $58,000 as the last line of defense for Bitcoin. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin wipes out $1.1 billion longs on drop to $59,000Bitcoin price fell as low as $60,000 on Thursday, erasing 15 months of bullish gains as investors accumulated more at lower levels. This extended the drop from its all-time high of $126,000 reached on Oct. 6,…

Bitcoin’s next major catalyst may come from the common assumption being flipped on its head that interest rates are bullish for Bitcoin only when they fall, according to a crypto analyst.“I think we should expect that having more accommodative policies may in fact actually not be the catalyst to help us go into a bull market,” ProCap Financial chief investment officer Jeff Park said during an interview with Anthony Pompliano on Thursday.“We have to accept that reality and possibility,” Park said. Accomodative policies, such as lowering interest rates, are employed by the US Federal Reserve to stimulate economic growth, reduce…

Ethereum investment vehicle Trend Research continued to reduce its Ether exposure, as the latest market crash pushed the treasury company to sell off its assets to pay back loans. It held about 651,170 Ether (ETH) in the form of Aave Ethereum wrapped Ether (AETHWETH) on Sunday. That amount dropped by 404,090, to about 247,080 on Friday, at the time of writing. Trend Research transferred 411,075 ETH to cryptocurrency exchange Binance since the beginning of the month, according to blockchain data platform Arkham.The transfers occurred as ETH price dropped almost 30% in the past week, to as low as $1,748 on…

A wave of leveraged liquidations totaling $46 million dragged XRP to its steepest one-day drop in over four months. This drop contrasts Ripple’s successful bids for new regulatory approvals across Europe. Key Takeaways: – XRP fell more than 17% to about $1.25 on Thursday, its worst one-day performance since October 2025, as broader crypto markets plunged. – Roughly $46 million in XRP derivatives were liquidated in 24 hours, with $43 million coming from leveraged long positions, according to CoinGlass data. – Despite the sharp drop, XRP spot ETFs have continued attracting net inflows, pulling in roughly $24 million this week…

Few contemporary public art projects have simultaneously stirred such artistic, theological, and political controversy as Notre-Dame Cathedral’s new stained glass windows. It’s no surprise, then, that the artist awarded the commission in 2024, the French figurative painter Claire Tabouret, has faced extraordinary scrutiny. In December, the public finally encountered the artist’s vision in “Claire Tabouret: In a Single Breath” at the Grand Palais, which featured life-sized maquettes of the six stained-glass windows slated to replace the 19th-century works of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and Jean-Baptiste Lassus. Tabouret, known for her vividly colored, tautly emotional portraiture, has imagined a multiethnic, multigenerational array of…