BitMine Nears 4.5% Ethereum Supply Share Following $238M Buy

Bitmine has made its largest Ethereum (ETH) buy of the year during the recent market dip, reaffirming the firm’s bullish outlook on the leading altcoin and continued accumulation strategy. Related Reading Bitmine Ramps Up Ethereum Purchases On Tuesday, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest Ethereum treasury, announced its largest purchase since December 2025, having acquired roughly $238 million in ETH over the past week. In its latest update, the company shared it purchased 111,942 ETH during the recent market pullback, which sent the King of Altcoins below $2,200. Bitmine’s Chairman,…

Will XRP Price Ever Reach $200? Top Expert Discloses What Must Happen First

The idea of XRP reaching $200 may sound bold, but for many analysts it’s also tied to one uncomfortable reality: the token would need more than a strong chart—it would require the market to expand to a level crypto has never reached. Market expert Sam Daodu argued in his latest report that the gap between where XRP trades today and the $200 milestone is larger than most people think, and that all major conditions in his framework must arrive together, not in stages. Why XRP Needs A Bigger Crypto Market…

Ethereum Bull David Hoffman Shares Why He Sold His ETH

David Hoffman, an Ethereum advocate and the co-founder of the media company Bankless, says he sold the remainder of his Ether (ETH) holdings last week as he believes the “ETH is Money” thesis has largely “played out.” Hoffman said in an X post on Tuesday that “Ethereum got the ETH price it deserves, and I don’t see ETH being rerated as an asset, higher or lower.” Hoffman said that Ethereum “has done incredibly well, and deserves the market cap that it has,” but the “window of opportunity for ETH to…

Arthur Hayes Sees 20x Upside For NEAR, 5x For Zcash In 1 Year

Arthur Hayes said NEAR and Zcash form the core of his privacy trade, arguing that crypto markets are beginning to reprice assets tied to private value transfer, AI-era sovereignty and real protocol economics. In an interview with The Rollup, the Maelstrom CIO said NEAR could offer “20x potential,” while Zcash may have “5x potential” over the next year, framing both assets as part of a broader reaction to “big tech, big government” and AI-driven surveillance. Hayes’ thesis starts with a macro shift. Earlier this year, he said he had been…

Sharplink, Gemini Among Crypto Firms Eyed for Russell Indexes

A range of crypto companies have been included in a preliminary list for potential inclusion in the Russell 3000 index, including treasury firms Sharplink and Forward Industries, along with crypto exchange Gemini and crypto services firm Galaxy Digital.  A preliminary index inclusion list for the Russell 3000 was published by the index’s provider, FTSE Russell, on Friday. The index tracks the 3,000 largest companies in the US and requires a market capitalization of at least $146.4 million. Sharplink has a market cap of $1.2 billion, and the company’s CEO, Joseph…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Under Pressure Again As Bears Eye Lower Levels

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

Bitcoin Fall Was Triggered By $1.3 Billion IBIT Dark Pool Sale

An unknown trader’s $1.3 billion sale of shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Tuesday coincided with a steep fall in the price of Bitcoin, according to analysts. A trader sold 29.2 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) at 2:30 p.m. UTC on a “dark pool,” a private trading platform that institutions often use to discreetly make large trades outside of public markets. The impact of the $1.3 billion trade was immediately felt in the crypto market, with TradingView data showing that Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.5% from…

Bitcoin Could Fall To $40k If Saylor’s Bid Stalls, Ran Neuner Warns

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Ran Neuner says Bitcoin’s chart structure is starting to resemble the breakdown pattern that preceded the 2022 capitulation, with one key difference: this time, he argues, Michael Saylor’s Strategy may be the market’s most important marginal…

Base Launches Tool To Connect Crypto With AI Agents

Base, the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain from crypto exchange Coinbase, has launched a tool to connect Base accounts to artificial intelligence agents for blockchain operations. Base said on Tuesday that its new Base MCP (Model Context Protocol) allows users to ask AI agents such as Anthropic’s Claude or OpenAI’s ChatGPT to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances, review transaction history, and use supported apps within the ecosystem. The tool lets users manage their crypto directly from an AI model’s chat interface and can also interact with crypto protocols such as Morpho,…

Render Jumps 30% As Key On-Chain Metrics Break Out

Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started…