Crypto Market News Today, February 5: I Am Free, Freefalling! 8% Drop in Bitcoin and Ethereum Price
Bitcoin price has stepped off a cliff, and we are free-falling. So, congrats bears! Just in a single session, Bitcoin tumbled by 8% to $70,000 level, dragging the Ethereum price down to under $2,100. As cruel as it is to us, this likely
Santiment Flags XRP and Ethereum as Undervalued After Pullback
Understandably, you have to be “strong-willed” to buy Ethereum, XRP, or any top-10 altcoin. The past few weeks has been brutal for promising tokens. And this is expected to continue as long as Bitcoin struggles for momentum. To put in numbers, Ethereum is
Ethereum Preps for Quantum Threat With $1M Security Push
The quantum threat might be closer than we think, and Ethereum’s core developers just made a long-term security move that most investors never think about until it’s too late. The Ethereum Foundation has stood up a dedicated Post-Quantum (PQ) security team, backed by
Weekly Crypto Market Update January 18th-22nd
The primary driver of crypto sentiment and price action this week was not endogenous to the crypto-asset market but rather a sharp, geopolitical “black swan” event that shook both traditional markets and crypto. President Trump’s January 18th announcement of a 10% tariff on
Bitcoin Breaks $95K as Inflation Data Sparks Risk-On Rally
Bitcoin price jumped above $95,000 on Wednesday after fresh US inflation data came in lower than expected. BTC climbed over 4% in 24 hours, while Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano posted gains near 8%. The move fits a familiar pattern: when inflation cools and
Ripple Pushes SEC to Redraw the Line Between Crypto and Stocks
Ripple, the for-profit blockchain company closely associated with XRP, the crypto coin, has a history with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In December 2020, just when the world was recovering from the ravages of COVID, the regulator sued Ripple, claiming they
Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on Crypto: Ethereum ETFs with Staking Rewards
Wall Street’s embrace of crypto took a major step forward this week as Morgan Stanley, one of the world’s largest wealth managers with over $1.8 trillion in assets under management, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its own
Arthur Hayes Flags Privacy Crypto as The Next Meta
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is making bold calls again. In his recent essay “Suavemente,” he declared privacy crypto, not memes or faster blockchains, as the dominant story for 2026. His fund, Maelstrom, has made Zcash its second-largest holding after Bitcoin, funded by rotating
Bitcoin ETFs Start 2026 Hot as $1.2B Flows Signal Big Money
In the opening week of 2026, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded robust net inflows totaling approximately $1.2 billion over the first two trading days, marking a strong reversal from late-2025 outflows and signaling renewed institutional demand. This surge, led by funds like BlackRock’s
SUI and XRP Price Surge as Traders Rotate from BTC USD to Altcoins
SUI and XRP price have surged over the past seven days, with double-digit gains since the beginning of January, as fresh capital continues to flow into altcoins while Bitcoin remains above $92,500. The total crypto market cap added just over $250Bn in less
