Rampant speculation on crypto derivatives platforms is fueling volatility and risking bitcoin’s image as a stable hedge, says BlackRock’s digital assets chief.

XRP is outperforming bitcoin and ether following signs of dip buying during recent crash.

The difference in futures basis between CME and Deribit reflects varying risk appetite across regions.

Evan Cheng and Stephen Mackintosh said 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption, with tokenization and agentic commerce emerging as the next frontier.

Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company\\\'s head of product said.

The firm\\\'s asset-management chief says the recent crypto selloff reflects healthy deleveraging, while infrastructure growth and institutional adoption support a bullish outlook.

Despite the price recovery, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains in “extreme fear,” indicating underlying market anxiety.

The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing.

Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street, and JPMorgan all cut targets, citing weak retail trading and macro headwinds.

DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.

Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism the foundation wasn’t doing enough to push the Ethereum ecosystem.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

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Ark also bought $12 million worth of crypto-friendly investment platform Robinhood and $4 million worth of ether treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies.

Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even though traders are still paying a premium for short-term downside protection.