Category: Other Crypto News

SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ to Join Law School, Signaling End of Time at Regulator

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Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as “Crypto Mom,” will join the Regent University School of Law as faculty. In a Tuesday notice from Regent University, the law school said that Peirce would join as an associate professor starting in November. Her term at the SEC officially expired in June 2025, but commissioners “may continue to serve up to approximately 18 months after terms expire if they are not replaced before then,”…

Bitcoin Reclaims $77.5K As Altcoins Finally Show Strength

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Key points: Bitcoin is at a critical juncture, as a close below $76,000 may deepen the pullback toward $70,000. HYPE and ZEC are in an up move, but most other major altcoins are struggling to find support.  Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $77,500, but the recovery is expected to face resistance in the $78,500-$82,000 range. The net outflows of $979.7 million from spot BTC exchange-traded funds this week, according to Fireside Investors data, suggest that investors have turned cautious in the near term. Crypto analyst Ardi said in a post on…

Hyperliquid ETFs Send HYPE Closer To All-Time Highs—Here’s What The Data Shows

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Market analyst Aletheia released a report on Wednesday, taking a close look at the first six days of trading for Hyperliquid ETFs launched by 21Shares and Bitwise. The analysis focuses on how early inflows are stacking up across major crypto assets and what those moves may signal for demand going forward. First Six Days Under The Microscope In market-cap-adjusted terms, Aletheia found that the Hyperliquid ETFs generated more flows than Bitcoin (BTC) on three of the first six trading days. The same comparison also showed strength versus Ethereum (ETH): Hyperliquid’s…

Fairshake PAC’s $20M Investment Pays off in Three US State Primaries

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Political action committees (PACs) aligned with and funded by the cryptocurrency industry notched a series of wins in three US state primaries on Tuesday, potentially setting a precedent for the 2026 midterm elections. The Fairshake PAC and its affiliates poured a combined $20 million into supportive media for the races. The committee, largely funded by crypto companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase, is behind the Defend American Jobs PAC in supporting Republican candidates and Protect Progress PAC for Democrats considered to be “pro-crypto.” Four Republican candidates and one Democrat won their…

Why The XRP Price Can Touch $589 As It Takes On $73 Trillion Industry

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The idea of XRP trading at $589 may sound unrealistic at first, but the rationale behind it is not based on a normal crypto rally. Instead, it is based on a scenario where the XRP Ledger becomes part of high-value delivery-versus-payment settlement at the DTCC/CLS layer, with the altcoin acting as the liquidity asset behind large institutional transactions. Meanwhile, under that model, $589 is the level XRP would need to reach to support about $73 trillion in annual settlement flow with limited slippage. The Transactions That Cannot Be Made Smaller…

Solana ETF Falls Behind As XRP Collects More Cash—Here’s The Catalyst Driving The Split

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XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have pulled in more money than their Solana ETF counterparts even though SOL has largely outperformed XRP on price during much of the year. The difference, according to market expert Sam Daodu, appears to come down to what’s happening on the regulatory and institutional side. Different Paths For XRP And Solana ETFs Daodu highlighted that XRP ETFs have gathered $1.39 billion in cumulative inflows since their November 2025 launch. Solana ETFs, launched in October, have accumulated $1.12 billion over the same overall timeframe.  In other words,…

Tether Buys SoftBank Stake in Twenty One Capital, Expands Bitcoin Strategy

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Tether has acquired SoftBank Group’s stake in Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin treasury company that is expanding into lending, mining and capital markets services, in a move that gives the stablecoin issuer greater control over one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holders.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Tether said it purchased SoftBank’s roughly 26% stake for an undisclosed amount. SoftBank was one of the earliest backers of Twenty One Capital, which launched in 2025 as a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and led by Jack Mallers.…

Zcash (ZEC) Technical Setup Continues Strengthening Above Key Macro Resistance

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The ZEC technical structure continues to strengthen after breaking above a key macro resistance level that had capped price action for an extended period. Following a successful breakout above a long-standing descending trendline, the asset has continued to hold above key levels that previously served as strong resistance throughout the broader downtrend. The move signals a potential shift in momentum as bullish pressure gradually returns to the chart. How Zcash Momentum Continues Building After Technical Breakout Zcash is showing signs of renewed technical strength after completing a significant compound breakout…

Bitcoin Price Fails to Retake $78,000 as Markets Eye Nvidia Earnings

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Bitcoin (BTC) halted its latest recovery at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US traders sold off. Key points: Bitcoin nears $78,000 before the US open spoils momentum, continuing a trend from earlier in the week. US stock markets await Nvidia earnings amid a tense macro atmosphere. Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium sees multi-month lows in a sign of “soft” US demand. BTC price stops short of $78,000 ahead of Nvidia numbers Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $77,678 on Bitstamp before the US trading session sparked fresh losses. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source:…

Nearly 10% of Bitcoin Supply is ‘Structurally Unsafe’ from Quantum Computing: Glassnode

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Nearly 10% of the total Bitcoin supply is considered “structurally unsafe” due to a quantum computing breakthrough, as their output type reveals the public key by design, regardless of address management practices, according to data analytics platform Glassnode. Totaling about 1.92 million Bitcoin (BTC), the group includes BTC from early Satoshi-era Pay-to-Public-Key (P2PK) outputs, legacy multi-sig structures such as Pay-to-Multisig (P2MS) and modern Pay-to-Taproot (P2TR) outputs, which reveal the public key or public key-equivalent by design, wrote Glassnode in a Wednesday X post. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s coins represent about…