MicroStrategys long-running, bitcoin-leveraged strategy drew renewed criticism over the weekend as skeptics questioned whether Michael Saylors company can withstand sustained market pressure. Among the most vocal was prominent Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff, chairman of Schiff Gold and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Asset Management, who took to X to argue that the companys approach depends heavily on ongoing demand for its high-yield preferred shares. He claimed the published yields will never actually be paid, warning that weakened demand could trigger what he described as a potential...

Ether (ETH) retreated below the $3,100 level on Sunday amid a wider cryptocurrency pullback, dipping to around $3,066 as of 9:36 p.m. UTC. The move marks a 3.4% decline over the past 24 hours and represents the tokens first break under $3,100 since Nov. 4, based on TradingView data. ETH briefly slid under the threshold at about 4 p.m. UTC on Bitstamp, signaling renewed market pressure as digital assets faced increased volatility. Market analysts attribute part of ethers recent weakness to sustained outflows from spot ether ETFs. According to Timothy Peterson, investment manager and digital...

Federal prosecutors have pushed back against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storms bid for a full acquittal, arguing that the evidence presented during his trial firmly supports the charges against him. In a post-trial filing submitted last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justices Southern District of New York said its case clearly showed Storm helped build and control Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing platform sanctioned by the U.S. for facilitating transactions tied to North Korean hackers and other illicit actors. Storms legal team previously filed a motion at the end of September asking...

Ethereum is trading just above the $3,200 level after briefly dipping earlier, stabilizing again following a week-long consolidation phase. The cryptocurrency recently retested the $3,100 support zone, where it managed to rebound, but overall market momentum still appears weak. If bearish pressure increases, Ethereum may revisit the critical $3,000 support range, a level many analysts are closely watching. For now, ETH is moving within a tight band between $3,130 and $3,160. In the last 24 hours, Ethereum has gained around 2%, though it remains down nearly 6% over the past week. Broader...

Crypto markets in 2025 are stirring contrasting interpretations from industry voices, with Monad Foundations Kevin McCordic and venture capitalist Nic Carter offering sharply different reads on the ongoing downturn. Their opposing perspectives highlight the uncertainty facing investors as Bitcoin hovers around $95,234, up just 0.9% on the day and a modest 1.93% year to datewell behind the SP 500 and Nasdaq Composite. McCordic, who serves as director of growth at the Monad Foundation and is widely known on X as intern, argues that the current slump is far from disastrous. He notes that despite...

Chainlink (LINK) has slipped 1.87% in the last 24 hours, dropping to around $14.18 after a week marked by persistent bearish momentum. The cryptocurrency continues to slide toward a multi-year trendline that has been central to its market structure since early 2023. This decline follows several weeks of steady selling pressure, pushing LINK back to levels last seen before the most recent market reset. The broader crypto market has also weakened, losing about $0.85 billion in the past day as major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle to regain momentum. A notable development in LINKs...

Solana and XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are off to an impressive start on Wall Street, drawing steady institutional demand even as the broader crypto market faces continued downward pressure led by Bitcoin. Recent data from SoSo Value highlights that these ETFs are attracting fresh capital, signaling growing investor confidence in both assets despite short-term market volatility. Solana ETFs logged a notable daily net inflow of $12 million on November 14, driven entirely by Bitwises SOL ETF, while Grayscales product recorded no net flow for the day. Over the past week, Solana ETFs...

Bitcoin faced a sharp wave of selling pressure after plunging below $95,000 for the first time in six months, triggering widespread liquidations and renewed market fear. Despite the downturn, JPMorgan analysts believe the cryptocurrency has already reached its bottom, setting the stage for a potential recovery that could eventually push Bitcoin toward golds massive $28.3 trillion market valuation. According to a recent analysis highlighted by Forbes, JPMorgans research team, led by Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, has pinpointed $94,000 as the new Bitcoin price floor. Their...

Harvard Universitys endowment has taken a surprising step into the crypto markets, revealing a $443 million position in BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The disclosure, made through the endowments latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, shows that Harvard held 6.8 million IBIT shares as of Q3 2025making the spot bitcoin ETF its single largest known U.S.-listed equity holding. The investment represents just over 20% of Harvards publicly reported equity portfolio, an unusually high weighting for an ETF in an institutional portfolio. Traditionally, major...

Alibabas global B2B marketplace is preparing a major upgrade to how international payments move across its platform, aiming to make transactions faster, cheaper and more efficient through the use of tokenized fiat currencies. Speaking with CNBC, Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang revealed that the company will begin integrating tokenized deposits backed by major currencies such as the U.S. dollar and euro, marking a significant step toward blockchain-based settlement in global commerce. The initiative is being developed in collaboration with JPMorgan, which will provide its blockchain-powered...