Author: NBTC

Cryptocurrency funds, predominantly led by Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, have added $585 million worth of assets in the first three days of 2025 after ending the year with a big round of profit-taking and outflows. The strong start comes off the back of a record-setting year for crypto-based exchange-traded products, according to a new report from digital asset manager CoinShares. All told, $44 billion worth of assets flowed into such funds—more than four times the previous record from 2021, wrote CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill. Bitcoin funds now account for 29% of the assets under management being tracked by…

Ethereum has reached “one of its deepest undervaluation zones in years,” according to analysts at crypto asset manager Bitwise. A note shared with Decrypt says the second-largest cryptocurrency has been “consistently underperforming” against Bitcoin since late 2022, with ETH/BTC values suffering as a result. At the time of writing, 1 ETH buys 0.027 BTC—down 47% over the past 12 months, according to CoinGecko data. But Bitwise Europe’s head of research, Andre Dragosch, argues Ethereum “is fundamentally mispriced relative to on-chain activity and adoption metrics.” Growing interest in artificial intelligence, meme coins and the tokenization of real-world assets have been blamed…

11 February 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, has completed a strategic investment in Zengo Wallet, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet known for its focus on security and usability. The investment underscores Tether’s commitment to advancing secure self-custody solutions and driving the global adoption of stablecoins. Zengo Wallet is recognized for its innovative approach to self-custody, eliminating traditional seed phrase vulnerabilities while building a record of success. Since its launch in 2019, the wallet has served over 1.5 million users worldwide, protecting digital assets without a single wallet being hacked, phished, or taken over. This…

Amid the renewed corrections in the broader cryptocurrency markets, an upcoming meme coin Pippin (PIPPIN) is making waves with its incredible performance. Apart from its performance, it is gaining traction among whales meaning that increasing numbers of investors and traders are showing interest in it. Whale accumulates Pippin Today January 10, crypto analyst AI Yi shared an interesting post on the X platform. According to the data, a whale spent $1.324 million to buy Pippin at an average cost of $0.2297 for each token. As per the data, this is the first time the wallet address has purchased Pippin. The…

Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $102,000 price level on Jan. 6 after climbing 4% over the day amid a wider market rally as accumulation continues to outpace profit-taking, based on CryptoSlate data. The flagship crypto was trading at $101,630 as of press time after failing to sustain upward momentum as US markets closed for the day. The recovery comes as sell-side liquidity continues to shrink, according to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report. Bitcoin’s return to the $102,000 range comes after a sharp 15% correction from its all-time high (ATH) of $108,100, achieved on Dec. 17, 2024. The correction followed a 61%…

Ethereum (ETH) remains under the $2,700 level despite Bitcoin’s resilience, as the broader crypto market and top altcoins rebound. Traders appear to be shrugging off concerns over China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence advances and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The largest altcoin’s price performance remains underwhelming, however this could change as sentiment among traders turned positive, according to data provider Cryptoeq. Table of Contents Ethereum price struggles even as on-chain metrics turn bullish Whales accumulate Ether while institutions are indecisive: Bull case Experts says Ethereum value proposition is strong Staked Ether plateaus as institutional attention is focused on Bitcoin: Bear case…

A new investment vehicle, the KvarnPortugal Fund, is set to allow investors a way to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency sector while also presenting a potential pathway to Portuguese residency or citizenship. The fund is the result of a partnership between Fundbox, a Portuguese fund management company, and Kvarn X, aEuropean cryptocurrency investment platform. The fund’s subscription period ends in Feb. 2027, according to its website, and features a 0.05% management fee, along with a one-off 2.5% subscription fee. On top of these, investors also have to cover a €1,250 ($1289) know-your-customer (KYC) fee. The fund has an 80/20 profit…

Ripple has launched its new stablecoin, RLUSD, which is already seeing impressive trading volumes of over $100 million daily. Many are curious about how this move will impact XRP, and here’s what Austin, a former Ripple employee and co-founder of Omni Network, shared about Ripple’s strategy moving forward. “Liquidity is a flywheel. The more trading activity an asset has, the more incentivized other exchanges will be to integrate that asset. This idea is foundational to every initiative driven by Ripple. How are they applying this concept to their $RLUSD strategy?,” he wrote on social media. Ripple’s RLUSD Strategy Revealed Austin…

Nasdaq filed to raise the current options contract limit of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) from 25,000 to 250,000 contracts, representing an exercisable risk of 2.89%, according to a Jan. 6 SEC filing. According to the filing, the current limit represents only 0.4% of exercisable risk for the spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Jeffrey Park, head of alpha strategies at Bitwise, had previously stated that this is a low number. A contract limit caps the number of contracts that can be held on the same side of the market. Since it varies by ETF based on the number…

The crypto space may be moving beyond speculative cycles, as Pantera Capital highlights high on-chain activity, stablecoin adoption, and improving regulatory conditions. Venture capital firm Pantera Capital suggests that the crypto industry could be entering a new phase of growth, with signs indicating a shift away from speculative cycles. In a Feb. 11 research note seen by crypto.news, the firm cited on-chain fundamentals, a more favorable regulatory landscape, and macroeconomic trends as key factors driving this change. “There’s a possibility we are moving beyond the speculative boom-and-bust cycles of the early days and are now entering a phase of mass…