Ethereum (ETH) Holds Strong at Key Weekly CME Gap Support

Ethereum holds above $3,200 and key CME support zone, with rising volume and RSI breakout signaling possible move toward $3,700. Ethereum is showing stability as it continues to hold above an important technical level. For over two weeks, ETH has found support within its historical Weekly CME Gap, an area that previously acted as resistance in past cycles. Meanwhile, this zone has attracted buyers and remains a key point of interest as the market assesses where prices might go next. Key Support Holds as Price Consolidates ETH first dipped…

Schiff Asked To Verify Gold, Says ‘I Don’t Know’

A panel featuring gold advocate Peter Schiff and Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao at Binance Blockchain Week highlighted the challenges of verifying physical gold, after Schiff was unable to confirm whether a gold bar presented to him was genuine. The debate centered on whether tokenized gold or Bitcoin (BTC) is a better store of value asset based on divisibility, portability, verifiability, durability and supply constraints — key factors in assessing an asset’s viability as money. CZ argued that BTC is a better medium for storing value for several reasons, including…

Is a Big Chainlink Rally Coming?

Whales bought 4.73M LINK in 48 hours as the price rebounds and ETF inflows grow. Analysts eye $16 short-term, $100+ in the long run. Chainlink (LINK) has seen a sharp rise in whale accumulation over the past two days. This increase in whale buying, paired with improving technical conditions and a new ETF listing, has shifted short-term sentiment around the asset. Large Holders Accumulate as Price Recovers Over a 48-hour window, wallets holding between 100,000 and 1 million LINK picked up roughly 4.73 million tokens, according to on-chain data…

Ex-Binance.US CEO Launches Stablecoin Platform Ahead of L1 Network

1Money, a company co-founded by the former CEO of Binance.US, has launched a stablecoin orchestration platform ahead of its plans to build a layer-1 blockchain for payments. In a Thursday announcement, 1Money said the platform by the same name will have “zero platform fees,” opting instead for usage-based fees for transactions involving stablecoins and fiat. According to the company, the initiative will continue on 1Money’s layer-1 network for stablecoin payments, offering no gas fees. “For too long, legacy stablecoin service providers have held the ecosystem back with outrageously high monthly…

Chinese Bank Tokenizes $600M in Yuan-Backed Government Bonds

Hua Xia Bank, a publicly traded financial institution linked to China’s government, issued 4.5 billion yuan ($600 million) in tokenized bonds on Wednesday, aiming to reduce clearing friction by removing intermediaries from the auction process. According to Sina, the onchain government bonds were issued by Hua Xia Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Hua Xia Bank, a state-controlled commercial bank in China. The bonds offered a three-year fixed yield of 1.84% to holders. The $600 million bond tranche was auctioned off exclusively to holders of China’s digital renminbi, also known as…

Ethereum (ETH) Enters the ‘Healthy Zone’

Ethereum’s NUPL stays positive, showing ETH holders are still in profit and less likely to sell their assets. Ethereum (ETH) is maintaining a calm center in a restless market, with its Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) metric currently sitting near 0.22. The reading shows that investors are still sitting on moderate gains, even as recent price swings tug at sentiment, framing a market that has stepped back from exuberance without tipping into distress. NUPL Points to Cooling Optimism but No Panic The NUPL data, analyzed from Binance and reported by…

CNBC Signs Partnership with Prediction Market Kalshi

CNBC has entered a multi-year partnership with prediction market operator Kalshi to incorporate real-time forecasting data across its TV, digital and subscription platforms. According to Thursday’s announcement, Kalshi’s event probability data will be integrated into CNBC programming beginning in 2026, including on shows such as “Squawk Box” and “Fast Money,” with a dedicated ticker displaying forecast moves in real-time. Kalshi will also launch a CNBC-branded page on its platform featuring markets selected by the network. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said the integration was the “next evolution” of financial reporting, “moving…

ETH Has a Leg-up on BTC if Momentum Flips Bullish

Ether (ETH) has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of price action and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) flows this week, reinforcing the capital rotation narrative. Over the past two weeks, the spot ETH ETFs recorded $360 million in net inflows versus BTC’s $120 million, signaling a shift in investors’ preference for the time being.  Key takeaways: Spot ETH ETFs have attracted 3 times more inflows than BTC, strengthening their relative momentum. ETH’s high-time-frame price action exceeds Bitcoin, suggesting that Ether has bottomed. Retail accumulates Ether, but one more pullback could occur Data…

SEC Approves 21Shares 2x Leveraged SUI ETF

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a leveraged exchange-traded fund tied to the SUI token from 21Shares, allowing investors to gain amplified exposure to the Sui ecosystem as questions persist about the risks of leverage in crypto markets. On Thursday, the Sui Foundation announced that 21Shares has launched its 2x leveraged SUI (SUI) ETF, trading under the ticker TXXS on the Nasdaq. The fund is designed to deliver twice the daily return of SUI, giving investors a way to gain leveraged exposure without directly holding the cryptocurrency.…

What’s Holding XRP Back From Breaking Out?

XRP continues to struggle with downward pressure despite broader market attempts to recover. The recent weakness in price action highlights a lack of momentum from buyers as the token remains trapped under key resistance levels across both USDT and BTC pairs. Although the altcoin market has shown slight signs of rotation, Ripple’s cross-border asset hasn’t yet benefited from that shift. Technical Analysis By Shayan The USDT Pair On the USDT daily chart, XRP remains inside a descending channel that started forming back in August. Attempts to break above the 100-day…