Bitcoin Has a ‘Logical’ Bounce Zone at $100,000

Key points: Bitcoin sees a modest rebound into the weekly candle close, but traders see key resistance overhead. BTC price action risks a much deeper drop if bulls fail to reclaim that resistance zone. Fibonacci analysis hints that such a drop may not pass more than 10%. Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $111,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as analysis saw “promising” recovery signs. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price “logical” bounce zone near $100,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining about 1% on the day to…

Tether Denies Bitcoin Sell-Off Rumors, Reaffirms BTC, Gold, and Land Strate

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has denied recent rumors that the stablecoin issuer is offloading its Bitcoin holdings to buy gold. In a Sunday post on X, Ardoino said the company “didn’t sell any Bitcoin,” and reaffirmed its strategy of allocating profits into assets like “Bitcoin, gold, and land.” The comments came in response to speculation from YouTuber Clive Thompson, who cited Tether’s Q1 and Q2 2025 attestation data from BDO to claim the firm had reduced its Bitcoin (BTC) position. Thompson pointed to a drop from 92,650 BTC in Q1…

Tokenizing Car Reservations Can Open Up A Trillion-Dollar Market

Opinion by: Evan Kuhn, president of DeLorean Labs When car manufacturers develop a new model, their fragmented logistics and sales cycle mean that even if a customer puts down a deposit, they have no feasible or reliable way of projecting delivery for that car.  Eager car buyers can wait months or even years after paying their deposit, without knowing where they sit in the queue for delivery. This is why new models are priced over the sticker price when cars first enter the market. There has been no industry-wide solution…

Ripple vs. SEC Is Over: Time to Challenge SWIFT?

Ripple has finally finished its legal battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing legal clarity to its underlying coin, XRP (XRP). Now observers are asking whether XRP can finally focus on providing a viable alternative to SWIFT. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has been the backbone of international money transfers since its founding in 1973. However, for several years, critics have said that the system is outdated. Many in the blockchain industry, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, argue that blockchain technology provides higher throughput and…

Offshore Crypto Exchange’s Won’t Use FBOT Framework To Do Business in US

The recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) advisory on offshore exchanges serving US residents under the Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) framework won’t bring offshore crypto exchanges back to the US, according to Eli Cohen, general counsel at real-world asset (RWA) tokenization company Centrifuge. Cohen told Cointelegraph that settlement, clearing, and other regulatory requirements designed for the traditional financial system, required to serve US clients under the FBOT framework, are not tailored for crypto exchanges and will be difficult or impossible to fulfill.  The CFTC’s guidance also stipulated that only…

Strategy’s Michael Saylor Net Worth Surges $1B In 2025

Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor has seen his net worth soar by $1 billion since the start of the year, coinciding with his debut on the Bloomberg Billionaire 500 Index. Saylor ranks 491st on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index with an estimated net worth of $7.37 billion, up 15.80% since Jan. 1. Over the same period, shares of his company Strategy (MSTR) have gained nearly 12%, as per Google Finance. Strategy’s stock price closed the trading day on Friday at $335.87. Source: Google Finance According to the Index, which…

Crypto Sentiment Shifts To Fear As Altcoin Interest Wanes

Crypto market sentiment has slipped into Fear, with signs showing that investors are temporarily stepping back from moving further down the risk curve, according to sentiment sources. “It’s clear traders are less interested in obscure altcoins and are instead debating which major asset will break out next,” sentiment platform Santiment said in a report on Saturday.  Santiment said that the crypto market is increasingly focused on larger-cap crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and XRP (XRP). “A heavy focus on large-caps can indicate a more cautious or ‘risk-off’…

Crypto Phishing Scams Claim Over $12 Million in August: Tips to Stay Safe

Phishing scams, attacks disguised as legitimate communication or websites designed to steal funds and sensitive information, cost crypto users over $12 million in August, up 72% from July, Web3 anti-scam service Scam Sniffer reported on Saturday. Crypto phishing scams impacted 15,230 victims in August, a 67% increase from July, with the single largest loss costing one user over $3 million, according to Scam Sniffer. The Scam Sniffer team also noted a “sharp escalation” in EIP-7702 signature scams. EIP-7702 is an Ethereum improvement proposal that allows Externally Owned Accounts to act…

Litecoin Feuds With Crypto Influencer Over Price And Hairline

A playful spat between the official social media account of cryptocurrency Litecoin and crypto influencer Benjamin Cowen has grabbed the attention of the broader crypto community heading into the weekend. “Your head reminds me of the great recession,” Litecoin, the 21st-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, said in an X post on Friday, firing back at crypto influencer Benjamin Cowen after he poked fun at Litecoin’s (LTC) long-term price action against Bitcoin (BTC) with the caption “the quiet part.” Cowen said, “Your market cap reminds me of the great recession.” Litecoin…

Ether ETFs Post 4-Day Outflows After Strong August

US-based spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETF) have posted four consecutive days of net outflows during the shortened trading week due to US Labor Day. The week of outflows comes after a strong August for spot Ether (ETH) ETFs, which recorded $3.87 billion in net inflows, while Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $751 million in outflows for the month, according to Farside. Friday alone saw Ether ETFs shed $446.8 million, bringing total net outflows over the four days to $787.6 million. Meanwhile, Bitcoin ETFs recorded $250.3 million in net inflows during the…