Veteran trader Peter Brandt is sketching out a highly conditional long-term path for Bitcoin that points to a potential peak between $300,000 and $500,000 in late 2029, even as he argues the market still has not produced the kind of action that typically marks a durable bottom. In a post on X, Brandt wrote: “Should Bitcoin continue with the most remarkable cyclic patterns of any market in the past 15 years, an investable low is scheduled for Sep/Oct 2026. That low might or might not penetrate the Feb 2026 low.…
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Bitcoin Sentiment Warning: Social Media FOMO Spikes Again
Analytics firm Santiment has pointed out how bullish sentiment among social media users has seen a sharp spike alongside the latest Bitcoin rally. Bitcoin Has Observed A Surge In The Positive/Negative Sentiment According to data from Santiment, the Positive/Negative Sentiment has crossed into the FOMO zone for Bitcoin recently. The “Positive/Negative Sentiment” here refers to an indicator that compares the bullish and bearish sentiment toward a given asset that’s currently present on the major social media platforms. The metric works by putting social media posts/messages/threads containing mentions of the asset…
Bitcoin Funding Rates Stay Negative Despite Price Gains — What This Means
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US Authorities Freeze $344M in Crypto Linked to Iran
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Pundit Predicts When XRP Price Will Hit $500 And What Will Drive The Rally
A crypto pundit has shared a bold XRP price prediction, using AI analysis and outlining several market drivers and ongoing developments that could fuel the rally. In the analysis, the expert projects that in 2026, XRP could potentially skyrocket to $10 and by 2035, the cryptocurrency could reach historical highs above $500. Although the analyst maintains a broadly bullish outlook for XRP’s price, he urged investors and traders to take the forecast “with a grain of salt,” noting that it remains speculative. XRP Price Forecast From 2026 To 2030 In…
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announces BTC hard fork called eCash
The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc’s announcement. Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced on Friday that a new hard fork of the Bitcoin network called eCash will be deployed in August. Bitcoin holders will be able to exchange their BTC for eCash at a 1:1 ratio once the hard fork is live, Sztorc said in an X post. He added that the layer-1 node software for the chain will be a “near-copy” of the BTC Core client software and…
XRP Spot Buyers Are Getting Stronger While Futures Traders Are Selling – Learn What That $700M Split Means
XRP has been consolidating since early February, building a base that has tested the patience of bulls who have been waiting for a decisive move to higher levels. The market has reached a pivotal moment — and a CryptoQuant report identifies a structural split in the data that changes how we should interpret the current consolidation. Related Reading The report reveals a divergence that cuts through the surface noise. XRP’s spot market and futures market are currently telling contradictory stories. Across centralized exchanges, spot buying has been strengthening continuously —…
Top Memecoin Holders Expected to Attend Trump Luncheon
In a repeat of 2025, top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), will gather for a private event that many critics have described as selling access to the presidency. On Saturday, Trump and up to 297 of his memecoin holders will meet at the president’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. According to the project behind the memecoin, attendees will include stablecoin issuer Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, cryptocurrency exchange Upbit founder and CEO ChiHyung Song, Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Anthony Pompliano, Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley and…
Will Bitcoin Fill The $82K CME Gap? $10B Could Be Liquidated—But Bulls May Hate What Follows
Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating around $77,600 as the price fails to break above the nearest resistance area near $79,500. With the market stuck in this range, attention is shifting to the possibility that Bitcoin could finally shift direction, potentially ending the current compression. A major part of this discussion is the CME gap around $82,000. In this context, CME gaps are treated as imbalances that can appear in futures pricing over periods when traditional trading is closed, such as weekends, while crypto trades continuously. Drop To $60,000 Still On The…
Aurelion Allocates $48M to XAUE Tokenized Gold Protocol
Aurelion, a Nasdaq-listed company building a Tether Gold-backed treasury, has allocated 10,000 units of the token, worth about $48 million, to a newly launched protocol designed to generate yield on tokenized gold. The DeFi protocol, XAUE, was introduced earlier this week by the Aurise Foundation as a treasury layer for Tether Gold, allowing tokenized gold to be used in yield-generating strategies while maintaining exposure to the underlying asset. Aurelion is the rebranded form of wealth and asset manager Prestige Wealth and is positioning Tether Gold as a primary reserve asset.…