Bitcoin has achieved a significant milestone, reaching a new all-time high above $109,000 on January 20, 2025, just ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. This impressive surge in Bitcoin's price marks a major moment in cryptocurrency history, eclipsing its previous record set just a month ago, when it briefly touched $108,000 in mid-December 2024.
According to Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum Foundation is exploring ways to stake ETH themselves. The Foundation historically refused this practice due to two main difficulties, but it is now exploring ways to circumvent them.
Bitcoin hit new highs on Jan. 20, but data shows traders are neutral as the market waits to see if a BTC-friendly executive order is issued by President Trump.
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Bitcoin remains the front and centre of all financial debates following Trump's inaugural speech on Monday. Trump focused primarily on national issues like immigration, economic policies, and energy production in his inaugural address. Despite his recent support for BTC, the speech was rather silent on crypto.
The crypto market experienced a surge in liquidations, reaching $1.28 billion, as Trump's inauguration speech skipped any mention of bitcoin.
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is facing mounting pressure as demand for the asset continues to fade. Recently, Ethereum saw a 2% drop in price, signaling a weakening of market interest.
"I don't know how borrowing money to buy bitcoin helps on any of Trump's platforms," Hayes said.
The ether allocation comes amidst leadership changes aimed at improving technical expertise, communication, and support for app builders.
A crypto analyst who accurately forecasted the Bitcoin price crash to $99,000 has now made another notable prediction for the pioneer cryptocurrency. While the analyst's previously bearish projection was driven by volatility and waning market demand for Bitcoin, his new forecast sees the cryptocurrency skyrocketing to new highs above $110,000, fueled by its recent bullish performance.
The Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization supporting the development of the Ethereum blockchain network, has set up a multisig wallet as it looks to participate in the decentralized finance ecosystem. According to a post on X hww.
Bitcoin sits comfortably above the $100,000 level as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. But experts are fully convinced that it's gearing up to push further in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the popular financial book Rich Dad Poor Dad, has once again encouraged investors to buy more Bitcoin, predicting further growth for the cryptocurrency as it approaches a new all-time high.
President Trump's key priorities for his second term include improving public safety, pursuing energy independence, promoting “American values,” and cutting back on government excess.
The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump became one of the biggest events for the cryptocurrency community, as everyone eagerly awaited Trump's words to see if he would mention anything related to crypto. During the event, rumors circulated that Trump's World Liberty organization had made significant purchases of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
The team behind President Donald Trump's crypto operations is on an aggressive accumulation spree of crypto assets before and during the 2025 inauguration ceremony.
The team behind President Donald Trump's crypto operations is on an aggressive accumulation spree of crypto assets before and during the 2025 inauguration ceremony.
The move comes amid longstanding concerns over EF transparency, especially regarding its treasury management.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform reportedly backed by Donald Trump and his family, made headlines with a massive cryptocurrency buying spree just hours before Trump's inauguration ceremony.
Bitcoin (BTC) is once again at the center of attention as it inches closer to its all-time high, following a week of dramatic price movements that showcased the cryptocurrency's signature volatility. After briefly plummeting to $89,100, shaking investor confidence, Bitcoin made a strong comeback, surging over 18% in less than six days.
The Trump family's financial project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), transferred $47m of treasury funds into Bitcoin (BTC), as reported by on-chain data. The transaction happened after Donald Trump took the oath and became the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025.
Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a new all-time high prior to the swearing-in of President Donald Trump, who has promised to embrace the crypto industry. Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $108,786 on Sunday amid high hopes of digital asset investors that Trump will roll out pro-crypto policies soon after taking office.
El Salvador continues its bold cryptocurrency strategy, acquiring additional Bitcoin holdings shortly after securing an IMF loan agreement, demonstrating unwavering commitment despite institutional pushback.
Analysts speculate Bitcoin could surpass $150,000, while others foresee the start of alt season.
Bitcoin retracts sharply from its all-time high and the sell-off in Official Trump has a resounding negative impact on most altcoins.
TL;DR Trump assumed the presidency without mentioning Bitcoin in his inaugural speech, which caused a negative reaction in the crypto market. The price of Bitcoin fell to $103,000 after the lack of immediate presidential support for the creation of a strategic BTC reserve.
Bitcoin dropped 6% from highs after Trump avoided mentioning crypto during his inauguration speech as the 47th US president. The post Bitcoin drops 5% from highs as Trump avoids crypto mention during inauguration appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The US treasury is expected to surpass its $36 trillion debt ceiling, a problem that President Trump may have to face on his first day in office. As a result, Bitcoin may experience a temporary correction to $70,000 before its next surge in the market cycle.
In a thread on X today, January 20, Dennis Liu (@VirtualBacon0x), a general partner at Momentum 6, laid out a bold forecast for Ethereum (ETH), suggesting the world's second-largest cryptocurrency could reach a price target of $14,000 by the end of 2025.
A decentralized finance (defi) project linked to Donald Trump has acquired $47 million worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), according to blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence.
U.S. President Donald Trump's crypto team has moved $47 million in treasury funds into Bitcoin, according to on-chain data. Specifically, the Trump family's World Liberty Financial (WLFI) invested $47 million into Bitcoin (BTC).
Bitcoin saw an 8%+ drop as President Trump took office, but hope for a strategic Bitcoin reserve announcement and new offerings from Trump's World Liberty DeFi project could reverse the tide for BTC and the Official Trump memecoin.
Bitcoin saw an 8%+ drop as Donald Trump took office, but hope for a strategic Bitcoin reserve and new offerings from Trump's World Liberty DeFi project could reverse the tide.
President Donald Trump used to slam Bitcoin as "a scam." Now he's back in the White House with big plans for the crypto industry.
In the lead-up to Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, Bitcoin saw a major rally, briefly reaching a peak of $109,000. However, the cryptocurrency's price failed to maintain this momentum and began to dip following the inauguration ceremony, eventually falling below $102,000.
Analysts project Bitcoin prices between $175,000 and $250,000 by 2025. TRUMP token sees strong gains, ranking as a top meme coin by market cap.
Bitcoin's recent surge above $109K is supported by the Binance Netflow SMA30 and rising Open Interest.
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the leading smart contract platform is making big changes to its leadership structure. In a post on social media platform X, Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has been going through the process for nearly a year now to achieve five primary goals.
The president has promised — and seems intent on delivering — policies embracing what possibly could become transformative technology.
Binance Coin price remained in a tight range on Monday, even as the network surpassed Ethereum in a key metric. Binance Coin (BNB) dropped to $685, down 6.50% from its weekend high as Donald Trump's inauguration continued.
With an appealing teaser about an impending “big move” from World Liberty Financial, Donald Trump Jr. has aroused intrigue among the cryptocurrency community. Alongside this announcement, the company revealed that it had purchased $48 million worth of Ethereum, which fueled rumors about its strategic ambitions in the cryptocurrency space.
After 10 consecutive Bitcoin purchases by MicroStrategy, this week marked a pause, with Michael Saylor not announcing any new acquisitions. As of January 20th, 2025, MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings have reached 450,000 BTC, acquired at a cumulative cost of around $28.2 billion, with an average acquisition price of $62,691 per Bitcoin.
Digital asset investment products recorded $2.2 billion in inflows last week, driven by market optimism surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration. What Happened: Total assets under management propelled to a record $171 billion, marking the largest weekly inflow of the year.
On Monday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defended the Ethereum Foundation (EF) against allegations of deliberate ETH dumping via the social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). The heated discussions came up after Lookonchain reported that the foundation had sold Ethereum for the second time this month.
BTC went from over $107,000 to under $102,000 in minutes.
Rumble, a Tether-backed and Nasdaq-listed video-sharing platform, has made its first-ever purchase of Bitcoin. The announcement came from CEO Chris Pavlovski, who confirmed that the acquisition occurred on Friday, January 17.
With Bitcoin in its reserves, Rumble is positioning itself for both financial resilience and strategic growth.