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President Donald Trump shocked the markets Sunday when he announced the assets intended for a planned U.S. strategic crypto reserve. Analysts at investment firm Bernstein are puzzled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would include Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano in a national crypto reserve along with Bitcoin, writing in a note Monday that the move could be difficult to put into practice if the U.S. central bank is involved. “The position of Bitcoin as a ‘digital gold’ holding for the U.S. government was expected,” analysts Gautam Chhugani, Mahika Sapra, and Sanskar Chindalia wrote in a Monday report.…

Canadian Bitcoin developer Peter Todd, who was identified as a top Satoshi Nakamoto candidate by HBO last year, recently raised some eyebrows on social media after mentioning the controversial XRP token. Some half-jokingly assumed that the prominent Bitcoin advocate got hacked. “Satoshi has moved on to other things I guess,” another commentator quipped. After puzzling the Bitcoin community, Todd later clarified that someone dared him to mention the token during a recent Bitcoin mining conference. The supporters of Bitcoin have been at loggerheads with the XRP Army for years. However, their long-running feud rapidly escalated after it transpired that Ripple…

A widely followed crypto analyst is revealing how high he expects Bitcoin (BTC) to run during the current bull market. In a new video update, crypto strategist Jason Pizzino tells his 348,000 YouTube subscribers that the top crypto asset by market cap could hit a price tag of $136,000 by the start of next year. According to Pizzino, a right-translated cycle – or a market cycle where prices tend to peak later rather than earlier – is now guaranteed for Bitcoin. “A little more hopium for the price targets themselves – we are in the right side of the cycle,…

Ethereum’s long-awaited Pectra upgrade took a major step forward early Wednesday with its successful deployment on the Sepolia test network. The biggest upgrade to Ethereum since 2024, Pectra consists of 11 major features, or “Ethereum improvement proposals” (EIPs), that will be shipped all at once. Together, the features aim to enhance staking, wallet functionality, and overall network efficiency. Sepolia’s Pectra upgrade, which was completed at 07:29:36 UTC, followed a failed test on Ethereum’s Holesky testnet last week. A misconfiguration among validators resulted in a chain split, rendering Holesky temporarily unusable. Testnets mimic a main blockchain and are used by developers…

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada would take effect on Tuesday, heightening concerns of a North American trade war and rattling financial markets. His remarks triggered a sharp decline in U.S. stocks during late afternoon trading, while the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar also weakened. “They’re going to have to face a tariff. What they need to do is build their car plants and other facilities in the United States—then they won’t have tariffs,” Trump stated at the White House. Trump doubles down on tariffs, citing fentanyl crisis and…

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has turned to the crypto community for advice on how to handle the unexpected accumulation of more than $1 million in a donation wallet address he previously used. In a post on the X platform, Zhao explained that the address he initially donated around $100,000 (equivalent to 150 BNB) to has since received more than $1 million in various returns from users. Zhao explained that he would not be keeping any of the funds for himself, and asked for suggestions on how best to allocate them. “I will not keep any tokens for myself. What…

Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, unveiled a new logo for Bitcoin on this date 15 years ago. Major crypto exchange Binance tweeted about this historical fact, highlighting its significance in Bitcoin’s journey. Celebrating 15 years since the first Bitcoin logo!From a simple design to a global symbol, Bitcoin has come a long way.Here’s to more innovation and growth! pic.twitter.com/4JOeFcuLg9 — Binance (@binance) February 24, 2025 Fifteen years ago, on Feb. 24, 2010, Satoshi presented a new Bitcoin logo, replacing the letters “BC” with “₿” etched into the gold coin. In a post that day, Satoshi asked the community for feedback…

Ethereum (ETH) bounced back slightly, gaining 6.5% to reach $2,200 after it briefly fell below the $2,000 mark, a level watched by many. This recovery comes as the crypto market awaits key developments from the upcoming White House Crypto Summit. US President Donald Trump will host the first-ever White House Crypto Summit on March 7, 2025. As per sources, the attendee list will reportedly be a select group of approximately 20 to 25 members. The Friday meeting, although deemed significant for the industry, has drawn criticism for its lack of Ethereum representation. Ethereum Co-founder Buterin Reportedly Not Invited to Summit…

China just fired back at the US with a massive round of tariffs, export bans, and legal action at the World Trade Organization (WTO), escalating an already brutal trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce confirmed the decision on Tuesday, after Washington’s decision to slap a new 10% tariff on all Chinese imports under the Trump administration. China’s finance ministry rolled out 15% tariffs on US chicken, wheat, corn, and cotton. A separate 10% tariff now applies to American sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, seafood, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. These new tariffs are set…

A significant XRP transaction has recently caught the attention of the crypto community. In recent hours, 20,000,000 XRP (worth $51,849,820) was transferred from Gemini to an unknown wallet, according to blockchain data tracker Whale Alert. 🚨 🚨 🚨 20,000,000 #XRP (51,849,820 USD) transferred from #Gemini to unknown wallethttps://t.co/udLhT1ZQbd — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) February 22, 2025 While the exact reason for the move remains unknown, there are potential explanations. Large withdrawals from exchanges often indicate accumulation by whales, reducing selling pressure. Moving XRP to a private wallet may indicate long-term holding rather than immediate liquidation, which is also a potential bullish…