US spot Bitcoin ETFs have grown into a dominant force in BTC's market structure, and one closely watched observation is now circulating widely: when those ETFs stopped buying, Bitcoin topped, and when they started selling, BTC dropped.
Bitwise now holds more than $500 million in XRP, crossing a threshold that underscores how spot Ripple ETF products have quietly become a meaningful institutional vehicle for XRP exposure in 2026.
HotcoinGlobal says it is expanding beyond crypto with a new suite of USDT-settled products linked to global stocks and exchange-traded funds, a move that would let existing crypto users gain exposure to traditional-market instruments without leaving a stablecoin-denominated account.
Bitcoin held near the $82,000 level after Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh delivered remarks that contained no signals of an imminent rate hike, offering crypto markets a brief reprieve from the macro pressure that had recently pushed the asset lower.
An alleged crypto scammer has reportedly lost $4. 8 million in a Ledger-related hack, in a case of apparent digital justice where the tables turned on someone accused of defrauding others.
A federal judge has denied a joint effort by crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to scrap a $5 million settlement reached during the Biden administration, according to the CFTC v. Gemini Trust Company docket .
VanEck has withdrawn its SEC registration for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, pulling a product that would have combined spot Ethereum exposure with staking mechanics tied to the Lido protocol. The withdrawal closes the current registration, though it does not preclude a revised or successor filing.
The NFT market closed August 31, 2026 with the same question hanging over collectors that it opened with: is trading activity firming up, or just churning?
Azuki, one of the most recognizable profile-picture NFT brands, has revealed a new collection called "Elementals," marking a fresh chapter for the anime-inspired project and its team at Chiru Labs. The reveal is the confirmed development; the finer mechanics of the drop remain the details collectors will want verified.
Learn how the app-chain perpetual DEX works, why its liquidity model matters, and how fees, funding, MegaVault, and risks compare in 2026.
To mark the first UK show of artist Herni Brande, developers ThemesCamp and German studio schultzschultz have created the Ledge Wooden at Berlin city. Today most people get on average 4 to 6 hours of exercise every day, and make sure that everything they put in their mouths is not filled with sugars or preservatives, but they pay no attention …
The declines in COIN, BMNR, and CRCL were about 4% to 5% on the session, according to reporting from CoinGape . Those figures come from market-summary reporting rather than independently verified exchange data, and should be read as attributed until confirmed.
The core question facing Ethereum right now is a supply-side one: if spot ETFs keep absorbing coins while staking locks up more of the float, does a genuine ETH supply squeeze start to reshape the market?