Author: Kryptonews

Bitcoin and major tokens slipped Wednesday as the total crypto market value fell 1.4% to $2.97 trillion, dropping back below the $3 trillion level after another failed attempt to sustain a rebound.Bitcoin traded around $86,900, failing to sustain a break above $90,000 for the third time in as many days, while ether slid 1.5% to roughly $2,927. XRP, solana and dogecoin posted larger losses, with solana down nearly 3% and XRP off almost 2%. The pullback came even as some stock indexes rallied to fresh records, reinforcing the sense that capital is leaning toward safety rather than high beta bets.Global…

Back in the early days of gaming, it almost seemed like it would be possible to play every game, provided you had the money. Not only that, but games were gatekept by console makers and publishers. These days, though, there are too many games to play, and not nearly enough time to play them.That means that there are hidden gems all over the place—games you don’t even know about that could easily land among your all-time favorites.These games can be tiny little games that simply didn’t have the marketing muscle, or even bigger games that got lost in the deluge of…

The Bank of Russia put forward a policy proposal that would allow non-qualified investors to buy certain cryptocurrencies.According to a Tuesday announcement, the central bank’s proposal would allow both qualified and non-qualified investors to buy most crypto, but with limitations.Non-qualified investors would be limited to a yet-to-be-defined set of liquid crypto after passing a knowledge test, capped at 300,000 rubles ($3,834) a year. Qualified investors would gain broad market access excluding privacy coins, also subject to a knowledge test. Russian residents will also be able to acquire crypto on foreign platforms, pay with foreign accounts, and transfer the resulting assets…

On the day Bitcoin finally punched through $100,000, a lot of people did the same thing.They screenshotted it.They sent it to group chats, posted it with rocket emojis, and pulled up old tweets from 2021 to dust off the victory laps they had been saving for years. It felt like closure, like the market had walked all the way back to a promise it made a long time ago.Then a chart started circulating, the kind of chart that quietly takes the wind out of the room.It got amplified by the likes of Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy. The…

Digital asset manager Amplify has launched two exchange-traded funds tracking blockchain projects across stablecoins and tokenization. The company said on Tuesday that its Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) and Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ) both went live on the NYSE Arca exchange.Both funds track a diversified index of companies working on products or infrastructure, along with projects that generate revenue from tokenization and stablecoins.“These new ETFs expand Amplify’s lineup at a time when the infrastructure behind stablecoins and the growth of tokenization are shaping the next phase of digital finance,” the company said. Source: Amplify ETFs Stablecoins and tokenization have been…

Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds have seen a prolonged streak of outflows, indicating that institutional investors have disengaged with crypto, says the analytics platform Glassnode.Since early November, the 30-day simple moving average of net flows into US spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs has turned negative, Glassnode said on Tuesday.“This persistence suggests a phase of muted participation and partial disengagement from institutional allocators, reinforcing the broader liquidity contraction across the crypto market,” it added.Flows into crypto ETFs usually lag the spot markets for the tokens, which have been trending down since mid-October. The ETFs are also considered a bellwether for…

Bitcoin led crypto markets lower Tuesday, down by about 1% over the past 24 hours to just below $88,000.The decline came even as gold, silver and copper all surged to record highs (though have pulled back a bit in Tuesday afternoon trade). U.S. stocks are ahead modestly, the Nasdaq gaining 0.45%.Crypto-related stocks were showing far steeper declines than what the drop in bitcoin might suggest. The year’s worst performers — digital asset treasury companies — were hardest hit across the board. Strategy (MSTR) was down 4.2%, XXI (XXI) off 7.8%, ETHZilla (ETHZ) lower by 16% and Upexi falling 9%.Other sizable…

The latest US GDP report delivered a strong economic signal—but for crypto markets, especially altcoins, it may be bad news.Data released on December 23 showed the US economy growing faster than expected in Q3, reinforcing the idea that monetary conditions may stay tighter for longer. While Bitcoin remains relatively resilient, broader crypto markets are flashing warning signs.US GDP Growth Beats ExpectationsThe US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.3% in Q3, well above the market forecast of 3.3% and higher than the previous 3.8% reading.Sponsored Sponsored The year of the tariff is powering America’s economy as real GDP accelerated…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum is struggling to stabilize above the $3,000 threshold, a level that has become a psychological and technical battleground as bearish narratives gain traction across the market. After failing to hold its late-summer momentum, ETH is now down roughly 40% from its August peak, placing sustained pressure on investor confidence. Analysts are increasingly warning that the broader market may be transitioning into an early-stage bear phase, with Ethereum’s weak relative performance reinforcing those concerns. Sentiment around ETH has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks. Price rebounds have been…

Chinese officials have opened multiple investigations into allegations that staff at the state-run Nanjing Museum secretly removed cultural treasures from the collection and sold them on the open market—claims that have gone viral on social media and drawn comparisons to the recent Louvre heist. According to the South China Morning Post, the scandal surfaced after a 16th-century Ming dynasty painting, Spring in Jiangnan by Qiu Ying, appeared in a Beijing auction catalog this year with an estimate of 88 million yuan ($12.5 million). The work was part of a 137-piece donation made in 1959 by the family of renowned collector Pang Laichen…