Blockchain.com praised Malta’s regulatory clarity while member states still argued over how MiCA should apply across the EU.

Bitcoin fielded fresh leveraged shorts on Thursday as whales appeared to bet on downside volatility around another announcement from US President Donald Trump.

Aster edges higher, trading marginally above $1.00 at the time of writing on Thursday. The uptick in price reflects an overall positive sentiment in the cryptocurrency market, which has propelled Bitcoin (BTC) above $109,000 and Ethereum (ETH) above $3,800.

A new Berachain governance proposal introduces a preconfirmation layer that would cut inclusion times to 200 milliseconds, making transactions feel nearly instantaneous.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $109,000 at the time of writing on Thursday, after staging a recovery from the previous day's low of $106,666. Although minor, the uptick in price points to improving risk-on sentiment in the broader cryptocurrency market. 

Turkey’s $200 billion crypto market leads the MENA region, but has been fueled more by speculative activity than by sustainable adoption, according to Chainalysis.

Ripple co-founder and former CEO Chris Larsen has amassed millions in realized profits from XRP since 2018, potentially putting the price recovery at risk.

The ongoing US geopolitical risks limit the dollar’s upside. The euro displays resilience against rising fiscal concerns and weak trade performance.  Traders look forward to comments from ECB Lagarde for insights into monetary policy. The EUR/USD forecast shows downside momentum as the pair hovers below 1.1600, maintaining steady momentum as the US Dollar Index (DXY)... The post EUR/USD Forecast: Sellers Dominate Under 1.16, Eyes on Lagarde’s Speech appeared first on Forex Crunch.

Bitcoin (BTC) reclaims the $110,000 mark at the time of writing on Thursday after facing rejection from a key level earlier this week.

Peter Schiff reiterated that Bitcoin will “go to zero” and warned that the US dollar’s era as the global reserve currency is ending, predicting a return to a gold-based system.

Mantle (MNT) rebounds from the $1.50 psychological support zone for the third time so far this month, eyeing a potential breakout rally.

Polymarket continues to expand its mainstream reach with new partnerships, teaming up with DraftKings, the NHL and OpenAI’s World project.

Stellar (XLM) price trades in green above $0.30 at the time of writing on Thursday after finding support near the lower boundary of a falling wedge pattern on the daily chart. Derivatives data hints at a rebound ahead as funding rates turn positive and bullish bets among traders are rising.

Bunni has decided to re-license its v2 smart contracts from Business Source License to MIT license, allowing developers to use all the features developed by Bunni, garnering praise.

Without Bitcoin ETF holding sustained inflows, Bitcoin could succumb to “demand side fragility,” analysts from Bitfinex warn.

Hyperliquid Strategies is looking to raise up to $1 billion by raising shares of common stock to fund additional HYPE purchases.

T. Rowe Price (TROW.O) files for an S-1 registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an actively managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) tied to multiple digital currencies.

The prediction market is expected to be fully launched sometime in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.

Pi Network (PI) trades above $0.2000 at press time on Thursday, avoiding further losses below this psychological level.

T. Rowe Price, a $1.8 trillion asset manager, has made its first crypto play, filing to list a US-listed Active Crypto ETF in a twist that surprised some analysts.

Hyperliquid (HYPE), BNB (previously known as Binance coin), and Monero (XMR) are staging minor recoveries as the broader crypto market trades in the red.

Young Australians feel they could have made a bigger dent in their property goals if they had invested in cryptocurrency 10 years ago, and now they’re locked out.

Bitcoin (BTC) declined toward $107,000 on Wednesday, as Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick predicted an "inevitable" drop below $100,000, noting it would be the last time the top cryptocurrency reached such levels.

Polymarket will act as a clearinghouse for DraftKings’ upcoming prediction market platform, following its acquisition of Railbird earlier this week.

Ethereum mainnet transfers can reach block times in just 200 milliseconds, according to Ethereum infrastructure platform Primev when using its “FAST RPC” solution.