Gary Gensler, the current SEC chairman and former Goldman Sachs exec, is stepping down, and Paul Atkins, chosen by President Trump, is taking over. Gensler has been tough on crypto, and Atkins, on the other hand, believes in letting the free market thrive and views crypto as revolutionary technology.

Bitcoin's price surged past $97,000 on Thursday, climbing 2% to hit $97,011. This modest bump capped a 3% gain since the start of 2025, as the crypto markets began shaking off the losses that weighed them down at the end of last year.

XRP, one of the leading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, has kicked off the year with an impressive 11% surge. The cryptocurrency's price action has placed it among the best-performing altcoins in the market, overshadowing other major coins like Ethereum (ETH) and even Bitcoin to some extent.

TL;DR XRP records a 7.65% rise, reaching $2.40 and solidifying its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Technical indicators, such as the golden cross and a bullish RSI, support a potential rise to $3 if the $2.59 resistance level is broken.

After struggling to end 2024, cryptocurrencies were green to start 2025, as exuberance around the sector is back on tap from several sources. Treasury yields also dipped this morning, typically a good sign for crypto.

U.S. investors are massively selling their assets, as observed in outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETF market and a plunge in the Coinbase Premium Index.

Women based in Europe and the U.S. are doing excellent work in the Bitcoin space, as CoinTelegraph pointed out, but so are women from Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and The Middle East.

The market has been showing signs of strength, especially with the recent break rally. This suggests that the bearish trend might be losing momentum, increasing the probability of an upward breakout. Altcoins are also looking promising, with several coins potentially completing their corrections and gearing up for the next upward movement in Q1.

In a ranking of the top 20 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2024, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, came in third. In a post shared by Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst on X, IBIT made the top three cut with a total flow of $37 billion.

Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has increased by nearly 473% since Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's "Mad Money," labeled it a "scam" about two years ago.

US Bitcoin ETFs are nearing $110B in holdings, capturing over 5.7% of BTC supply. With BlackRocks leadership, analysts forecast a $200K BTC price by 2025, fueled by institutional adoption and market momentum.

Bitcoin is rising in the new year, propelling Solana and XRP to major gains as Dogecoin climbs—and Fartcoin blasts off again.

Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Michaël van de Poppe is leaning bullish on one Solana (SOL) competitor while offering his analysis on XRP and Chainlink (LINK). Starting with Sei (SEI), Van de Poppe tells his 759,100 followers on the social media platform X that the Solana rival is “looking juicy” at the current level.

Reece Merrick, Ripple's Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA), took to the social media platform X earlier today to reflect on a transformative year for cryptocurrency while outlining Ripple's vision for the future of digital assets in the region.

James Butterfill, the Head of Research at digital asset manager CoinShares, has made an intriguing prediction about the future price of Bitcoin (BTC). In a recent interview with CNBC, Butterfill suggested that Bitcoin could eventually reach $250,000—a more than 166% increase from its current price.

Bitcoin rallies to $96,568, edging closer to $100K. IRS tax delay boosts sentiment, while Swiss BTC reserve proposal gains traction. Key levels analyzed. The post Bitcoin Rally: $96,500 Price—Is It Heading for $100K Soon? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto jumps as Bitcoin hits $96,711. Solana leads with 7% gains.

XRP has been making waves in the cryptocurrency market, experiencing a dramatic $13 billion inflow in just 24 hours.

The next few weeks could see BTC fall to $70,000 or rally above $103,000 as investors either double down on demand or offload their assets more

Bitcoin could climb as high as $120,000 in January 2025, "with peaks near $120,000 likely following a potential correction," an analyst told Decrypt.

Here's how Fed's shift from QT to QE (quantitative easing) could aid BTC's growth in 2025.

Blockstream founder Adam Back has predicted that Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) might reign supreme next year.

XRP, the cryptocurrency associated with the Ripple network, has been navigating a period of consolidation. While there haven't been any major updates in recent developments, XRP's price movement remains significant for traders and investors.

Alex Krüger, an economist and popular crypto analyst, explained how the US Federal Reserve's stance in 2025 could serve as a tailwind for the ongoing Bitcoin rally. This comment from Krüger comes as BTC is up 4.34% from its January 1 swing low of $92,840.

On the first day of the year, Ripple prepared for its first token dump of 2025, reserving 300 million XRP of the 1 billion unlocked tokens, as Finbold warned on Christmas. This is part of a monthly selling pattern originated from XRP's genesis distribution, reserving 80% of its supply to Ripple.

Robinhood started 2025 with an extraordinary gesture, distributing as much as 2.5 million dollars in Bitcoin to its Gold users.

The Bitcoin market continues to see a bit of bullish behavior, as the market continues to see the $90,000 level as a support region. At this point in time, the market looks like it is trying to sort out where we are going to work off the froth.

Cryptocurrency markets are surging on the first official trading day of 2025, with the top three coins by market capitalization up between 4% and 11% before U.S. markets open. CRYPTOCURRENCY PRICE 24-HOUR GAINS +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $96,595 +3.4% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,462 +4.0% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.40 +10.8% What Happened: XRP has overtaken Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) to become the third-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, surging to $138 billion at the time of writing.

Cryptocurrency analysts of Coinidol.com report, Ripple (XRP) has remained stable, trading above the $2.00 support and below the $2.80 resistance level.

The XRP price ended the month of December at around $2.08 after a period of back and forth between gains and declines. Although it ended December just above the $2 mark, the XRP price went through a bullish period in the first half of the month, which saw it peaking around $2.9, its peak price in over six years.

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold over 5.7% of the entire Bitcoin supply, with analysts seeing it as a price catalyst toward $200,000.

On Thursday, XRP is currently dancing at a price of $2.36 to $2.40 in the last hour, with a market valuation soaring to $137 billion and a 24-hour trading volume hitting $9.65 billion, bouncing between an intraday range of $2.16 to $2.452.

Adam Back, a big figure in the world of cryptography and blockchain, recently shared something interesting: He did not own any Bitcoin (BTC) until 2013. Famous for inventing Hashcash in 1997, a proof-of-work algorithm designed to combat spam and denial-of-service attacks, Back's influence extends deeply into the development of modern blockchain systems.

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The price of Ripple (XRP) has surged by over 12% in the past 24 hours, reaching around $2.40 at the time of this recording, but why? One reason could be the overall increase in cryptocurrency prices after the New Year—Bitcoin has surpassed $95K, Ethereum is over $3.4K, and so on.

Bitcoin is holding above the $96,000 mark as traders adopt a cautious approach — with funding rates staying subdued as crypto begins the year.

Long-term holders offloading their positions as short-term holders continue to accumulate BTC.

When Bitcoin soars into a bull market, skeptics cling to fear, uncertainty and doubt. Are you prepared to repel these FUD claims?

As 2025 begins with a surge of optimism across the cryptocurrency market, XRP has reclaimed its position among the top three cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. XRP has made a remarkable comeback, moving from fourth to third spot in cryptocurrency rankings.

When everyone thought that Bitcoin was going to take another dip, the opposite happened, as Bitcoin continues its recovery from $91,000. Can the bulls send the $BTC price past $100,000, or will we see a return to the ascending trendline that stretches all the way from 2021?

Bitcoin, currently coasting along at $96,566 to $96,751 over the last hour, with a 24-hour volume of $27.76 billion and a market valuation of $1.92 trillion, has been bouncing between $93,444 and $96,794, hinting at exciting volatility according to technical indicators.

Ripple price rose for three consecutive days as Bitcoin and other altcoins rebounded on the first trading day of the year, hinting at a potential January Effect. Ripple (XRP) climbed to $2.

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Sky Bridge Capital, made waves by discussing the possibility of the U.S. government purchasing a massive amount of Bitcoin as part of a “strategic Bitcoin reserve.” This idea, while still speculative, is gaining traction in some political circles, and experts are now asking: could the U.S. really buy 500,000 Bitcoin?

As 2025 begins, Ripple XRP has hit the ground running. The XRP price has surged by 12% today following a major XRP transfer worth more than $1 billion.

Excluding Dec. 1, daily transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain experienced a steep decline as the month unfolded. Between Dec. 2 and Dec. 31, a total of 12,105,415 transactions were recorded. Despite the drop, on Dec.

A well-known and respected wealth mentor in the cryptocurrency world made a bold statement that has got people excited about XRP again. Wealth expert Linda Jones thinks the token could go up to $100 and tells buyers not to wait.

A group cryptocurrency advocates in Switzerland has urged the government to consider the addition of Bitcoin in the national reserve. The Swiss Federal Chancellery initiated the process to gain the required number of signatures to push for the amendment of the country's constitution to allow the Swiss National Bank to build Bitcoin holdings.

XRP has started the new year on a strong note, as the price increased by 10% in the last 24 hours. This rally comes amid 350 million XRP accumulation within the last two days.