Rise’n’Crypto

Bitcoin enjoyed a pleasant weekend, and two perspectives suggest that it will continue in the immediate term and for the rest of the month. However, the billionaire investor Peter Thiel believes Bitcoin’s price won’t dramatically increase from here. Elsewhere, the SEC delays spot Ether ETF launches, Hamster Kombat is annihilating records left and right, and Polymarket sees an enormous uptick in Ju...

You may have thought the major news from yesterday was the U.S. presidential debate, but it wasn’t; instead, it came from spot Bitcoin issuer VanEck. The investment management firm has filed for a spot Solana ETF with the U.S. SEC to complete the ETF hattrick of BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs, and news of the filing sent SOL rallying. Elsewhere, a Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet wakes up after 14 years, and Bit...

The $60,000 Bitcoin support has held once again, but the real test is going to be tomorrow, June 28. In today’s episode, we go through all the analysis from the past 24 hours, both bullish and bearish, as well as why tomorrow is a massive day for Bitcoin. We look at the U.S. government moving seized Bitcoin to Coinbase, the crypto super PACs impacting the U.S. political landscape, and how one gene...

After a disastrous start to the week, things started to pick back up on Tuesday, June 25, with data revealing that Bitcoin was “oversold” as buyers stepped back in to boost the price after BTC dipped below $59,000. In other news, Solana has launched a new feature allowing users to buy NFTs, vote, mint, and carry out many other onchain transactions without leaving the website they are on, simply by...

Bitcoin dipped below $60,000 on a chaotic day for the markets, and there are many reasons why this might have happened. Some of the reasons you may know, some you may not, but an intense debate is raging over the true impact of one of the largest influences,  the Mt. Gox repayments scheduled to begin in July. While some believe the market will be flooded with billions of dollars worth of BTC, othe...

After a mostly sideways weekend for the Bitcoin price, volatility struck on Sunday evening, leading to a rough start to the week. It has sparked many questions and a lot of deep analysis of the state of play as we look down at the $60,000 floor, debating its stability. A contributing factor to the concern is a change in whale behavior, but one potential whale could change everything. Elsewhere, th...

While a little red this morning, Bitcoin is still stuck in a holding pattern, but the past 24 hours have seen a flurry of stories, analysis and updates you need to get up to speed on. We also look at why Fetch.ai and SingularityNET — two prominent AI tokens —  have surged upward in the past 24 hours in what might be an AI token price renaissance. The Winklevoss twins have donated $2 million in Bit...

In over 150 episodes, we have never covered more crypto drama in a single episode than this one — not by a long shot. As usual, we’ll start with a rundown of Bitcoin in the past 24 hours, explaining why the price has felt stuck for so long, the insane number of short positions in BTC, and why one popular statistic about Bitcoin miners is misleading. Then it’s onto the drama, with Kraken claiming i...

After another brutal day in crypto, why do the analysts and traders seem so chipper? Well, you should know by now that red across the charts doesn’t necessarily mean despair, and there are many examples of why that is currently the case. So, in today’s episode, we give you the run-down on Bitcoin and Ethereum — and there is a lot you need to know — before getting into some legal drama and the futu...

Yesterday was something of a false dawn for Bitcoin as it seemed to move with confidence to $67,000 before falling to one-month lows below $65,000 within hours. Nevertheless, things aren’t looking as bleak as you might think, particularly for NFTs on Bitcoin, which are performing impressively. Elsewhere, zkSync’s airdrop continues to come under fire, with a mixed-bag token launch, FTX victims are...

After a warzone week, it’s time to get the lay of the land and find out what the analysts are saying about Bitcoin; will it continue to slide back toward a sub-$60,000 price, or is the market consolidating before another attack on $70,000? Outside of Bitcoin, the U.S. SEC has shot down Ripple’s latest court argument, Donald Trump continues to make crypto a key part of his election campaign, and cr...

In today’s episode, we look at Terraform Labs’ decision to end operations and handover control to the Terra community, MicroStrategy’s plans for a $500 million stock sale to fund additional Bitcoin acquisitions, reinforcing its commitment to BTC as a treasury reserve asset, and Paradigm raising $850 million for a third crypto fund. Further reading: Terraform Labs to end operations, Terra community...

In today’s episode, we look at Terraform Labs’ agreement to pay the United States SEC roughly $4.47 billion as part of its settlement with the securities regulator. Consensys-owned Ethereum wallet MetaMask has rolled out native pooled staking, Bitcoin mining stocks soared double digits after Donald Trump met with several U.S.-based mining firms, and TON has flipped Ethereum in daily active users —...

In today’s news, Donald Trump reiterates his support for the Bitcoin mining industry after hosting a meeting with several executives from United States crypto mining firms. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has moved to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman — which accused the artificial intelligence firm of deviating from its original mission to develop AI to benefit humanity, not for pr...

In today’s news, Elon Musk has threatened to ban Apple devices at his companies if Apple integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its iOS operating systems, the SEC has received another spot Ether ETF application from asset manager ProShares, and travel platform Travala has announced an integration with the TON blockchain. In other news, infrastructure provider Fireblocks now offers derivatives and tradin...

Today’s episode starts with Donald Trump and his pro-crypto rhetoric, as well as the criticism of Ethereum’s leadership for its opinions on celebrity memecoins. Next, we’ll talk about Friend.tech announcing its blockchain network and Binance hitting 200 million users. And in other news, the Arbitrum Foundation has allocated $215 million to boost game development on its blockchain, and Bakkt — the...

We have a big selection of stories for you to get you ready for the weekend. We’ll start with a Bitcoin and Ethereum rundown, looking at why today could be important for Bitcoin’s momentum, which direction it could go, and U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s latest comments on spot Ether ETF’s potential launch date. In other news, BNB has hit a  new all-time high, Franklin Templeton wants to create a pr...

Today’s episode must be one of the busiest of the year so far, with things heating up across the board and not just in terms of prices. In today’s episode, we bring you the latest news and analysis on Bitcoin and Ethereum, a look at Coinbase’s new smart wallet, and one of the most interesting stories of the year so far: the tokenization of a $9 million violin, which was then used as collateral for...

Bitcoin has seen another solid 24 hours as its price blasted through the $70,000 threshold, and it’s clear to see why, as U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs see their second-best day of inflows ever — but that’s not the only reason. In other news, a flagship partnership is struck between Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda for real-time crypto payments, and a glitch on the NYSE caused Berkshire Hathaway stock to...

When the shortlist of analysts share their observations — whether bullish or bearish — as long as there’s a trend, we bring it to you. Nobody wants to start their day with bearish news, but sometimes it’s necessary. Fortunately, today, it’s wall-to-wall with bulls. After that hype train, we’ll deliver some tonic in the form of a more than $1 million crypto hack that used a Chrome plugin to steal c...

Despite senators writing to him, U.S. banking organizations lobbying him, and key players in the industry pleading with him, President Joe Biden vetoed the resolution to repeal SAB 121 anyway. So, where do we go from here? Meanwhile, Coinbase slams the SEC for “choking” the crypto industry, the U.S. Navy launches a blockchain security system, and we go through why Nigeria — in spite of the governm...

I have neglected Bitcoin lately as it's been quiet, but yesterday’s insights from analyst Marcel Pechman proved to be the first of a few interesting observations. To start today’s episode, I will review the work of other analysts who give us a rough roadmap of what’s to come for BTC and what we need to see that breakout happen. Then, we’re going to tour the rest of the biggest stories in the...

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices might be a little dull in these past few days, but there's plenty to suggest that's about to change. So, to start today's episode, I got an analyst on the show to discuss why $70K could come someday soon. Then, we'll look at an eclectic mix of stories from all corners of crypto, from the law and government, to the legit and the... not-so legit. You&a...

There is a veritable feast of stories for you today, from BlackRock flipping Grayscale on BTC holdings, to the SEC being ordered to pay $1.8M in fees from the Debt Box case dismissal. Then I'll take a look at the current state of play of memecoins, which, like them or loathe them, is dominant. The top memecoins are surging up the crypto charts by various metrics, and one recent rocket is the...

That was a tumultuous 24 hours in crypto! We saw a sizeable rally across the board yesterday, with Ethereum rising as much as 3.5% on the day and narrowly missing the $4,000 milestone. But then, as quickly as it had risen, Bitcoin took a 2% haircut as Mt. Gox wallets moved a staggering $9.6B of Bitcoin to an unknown wallet! And while we're tracing wallets, ZachXBT releases his latest investig...