Ripple’s Best Year Ever – So Why Is XRP Still Down YTD?

XRP entered 2025 at $2.32 but it’s now at $2.20 – why so? From massive acquisitions to the closure of the SEC lawsuit and, most recently, the launch of spot ETFs, 2025 has been quite successful for Ripple and its ecosystem. Additionally, XRP tapped a new all-time high in the middle of the year, but it’s now trading below its January 1 price – so why isn’t it thriving? Ripple’s Stellar 2025 Perhaps the most anticipated and important news for Ripple this year came in March when its CEO,…

These Are This Week’s Top Performers as Bitcoin Settles at $91K: Weekend Watch

The total market cap is close to $3.2 trillion again. Bitcoin’s rather dull price actions over the weekend continue as the asset remains sideways at around $91,000, but it’s up by more than ten grand since last Friday’s multi-month low. Most larger-cap altcoins are sluggish on a daily scale, aside from HYPE, AVAX, and ZEC – all of which have dumped hard since yesterday. BTC Taps $91K As mentioned above, the previous business week was quite painful for the primary cryptocurrency as it plunged below $81,000 for the first…

Bitcoin Derivatives and ETF Flows Signal Caution: Will BTC break $91K?

Bitcoin (BTC) failed to reclaim $93,000 despite positive momentum in the US stock market and rising gold prices. With the S&P 500 trading just 1% below its all-time high, traders are evaluating what could spark sustainable bullish momentum for Bitcoin. Key takeaways: Demand for BTC put (sell) options and stagnant ETF inflows kept momentum capped despite easing macroeconomic conditions. AI-driven tech relief has cut market stress, but BTC strength relies on holding $90k as investors bet on liquidity support amid softer job market data. Fed target rate expectations for Dec.…

Bitcoin Has Acted Almost Identical to 2022 Over the Past Six Months

Bitcoin (BTC) is repeating its latest bull market bottom with near 100% correlation in 2025. Key points: Bitcoin is tracking the 2022 bear market with concerning accuracy, with the end of the year just a month away. November is among the worst on record for BTC price action. Stocks inflows are picking up, and with them the return of institutional capital to crypto ETFs. Analysis on BTC price: “It feels bad because it is” Grim new BTC price analysis from network economist Timothy Peterson concludes that this year is eerily…

Strategy May Sell Bitcoin If mNAV Drops and No Capital is Available: CEO

Strategy would consider selling Bitcoin only if its stock falls below net asset value and the company loses access to fresh capital, CEO Phong Le said in a recent interview. Le told the What Bitcoin Did show that if Strategy’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) were to slip under one and financing options dry up, unloading Bitcoin becomes “mathematically” justified to protect what he calls “Bitcoin yield per share.” However, he noted that the move would be a last resort, not a policy shift. “I would not want to…

Their Answers May Shock You

After a double-digit decline in November, will the tides turn for XRP in December? It has been a wild period in the cryptocurrency markets, with BTC and many larger-cap alts posting double-digit price increases on a weekly scale, but similar or even more painful declines monthly. With the last month of the year just around the corner, we decided to focus on the third-largest non-stablecoin cryptocurrency and asked some of the most popular AIs about their take on what December holds for XRP. What’s Next (ChatGPT Edition)? ChatGPT outlined…

Is Bitcoin Whales’ Game Now as Retail Investors Vanish?

ETF investors have also been more active lately. Bitcoin’s price staged a notable recovery of around ten grand in the past week or so, surging from a multi-month low of under $81,000 to over $93,000 on Friday, where it was stopped and pushed to around $91,000. On the question of what type of investors might be behind this increase, on-chain data suggests that it’s all about whales now. Whales Buying, Retail Sidelines? Data shared by Crypto Rover, which compares the whale vs retail data, indicates that the larger cohort…

BlackRock Calls $2.3 Billion IBIT Outflows in November ‘Perfectly Normal’

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) closed November under pressure after experiencing heavy withdrawals, but the asset manager remains confident in its long-term outlook for the product. Speaking in São Paulo, BlackRock business development director Cristiano Castro said the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs had become one of its biggest revenue drivers, calling their growth “a big surprise” given how fast allocations surged this year. Castro’s comments followed a rough month for BlackRock’s US-listed IBIT, which logged an estimated $2.34 billion in net outflows across November. The two largest withdrawals came…

Ether Eyeing $3.2K As Stablecoin Yields Remain Low: Santiment

Ether’s price may rise nearly 7% in the near term, as subdued stablecoin yields suggest the crypto market has yet to reach overheated conditions, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “Currently, yields are low, around 4%. This indicates the market has not reached a major top and could still push higher,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday, forecasting that Ether (ETH) could revisit its $3,200 resistance level soon. This represents an approximate 6.7% increase from its price of $2,991 at the time of publication according to CoinMarketCap.  Ether is…

How High Can Pi Network’s (PI) Price Go in December? 2 AIs Speculate With Big Numbers

After a solid performance since the October low, what’s next for PI’s first December? Perhaps driven by some of the latest updates for the network behind it, the PI token challenged the $0.30 level on a couple of occasions in the past month. Although it was stopped there, it now stands close to $0.26, which actually means that its monthly performance is quite promising compared to the rest of the market, as almost all of its digital asset competitors have posted double-digit losses. But the question now arises of…