Connolly urges the Treasury to stop Trump's cryptocurrency reserve, calling it a conflict of interest benefiting Trump's business ventures.

Ripple's XRP has been one of the hottest cryptos in the market thanks to its impressive price performance, especially after US President Donald Trump's reelection. Trading below $1 for most of 2024, XRP hits its stride days after the November elections, breaking the $1 level on November 6th, and the $2 barrier by December 2nd, then surging past $3.30 on January 18th.

The cryptocurrency market is currently trying to bounce back and the next few days will be crucial to determine the market direction. Bitcoin and Ethereum are beginning to bounce off an important Fibonacci level, and Solana is still showing a short-term bullish divergence. However, XRP is breaking out above a critical resistance zone.

Bitcoin's price has been in line with global liquidity flows, fueling speculation about a rally to $105K.

Tim Draper envisions a future where bitcoin dominates, fiat crumbles, and people scramble to convert dollars before they become worthless, calling BTC the ultimate global currency.

In a remarkable showcase of on-chain governance, a proposal aimed at cutting Solana's inflation rate by 80%—identified as SIMD-228—has officially failed to meet the vote threshold required for passage.

Ripple (XRP) price has declined to $2.3 on Friday, March 15, down 30% from the recent peak of $3.1 reached when the US SEC confirmed XRP ETF filings by Grayscale in February. Key technical indicators on the XRP/USD weekly charts show critical levels XRP price must cross to hit $20 if the ETF filings are

VanEck has filed to launch an Avalanche (AVAX) ETF, following its Trust filing just three days prior.

Could low sentiment set the stage for ETH/BTC's sharp recovery?

Minnesota is the latest American state to consider legislation concerning cryptocurrency. The Minnesota Bitcoin Act is somewhat deceptively titled, however, as the bill refers to “Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies” throughout.

After months of struggle in gathering momentum, Dogecoin (DOGE) might be about to undergo a dramatic price reversal. Monitoring the movements of the meme coin, analysts believe it has hit a turning point and might thus launch a quick comeback.

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican hailing from Kentucky, has recently disclosed that he received more than $261,000 in contributions to his campaign. This week, the staunch advocate for fiscal responsibility, currently engaged in a spirited political clash with President Donald Trump, announced that his campaign is now welcoming bitcoin as a form of support.

After hitting recent lows, XRP has recovered, significantly rising by about 20%. After striking important support levels, the asset quickly recovered, giving investors new hope.

Recent reports revealed that another member of the US House of Representatives will introduce a new bill on March 14 to codify US President Donald Trump's executive order for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). This move follows recent efforts by several US lawmakers to formalize and protect Trump's crypto plan.

VanEck has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed Avalanche exchange-traded fund (ETF), aiming to provide investors with direct exposure to AVAX.

Ethereum (ETH) has been stuck in a tight range, trading below $1,900 and above $1,750 after days of heavy selling pressure. The broader crypto market remains under stress, with fear dominating sentiment and keeping ETH from regaining momentum.

Sources disclose that U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) plans to introduce legislation on March 14, 2025, to permanently establish President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, aiming to shield the initiative from reversal by future administrations. U.S.

Crypto companies at SXSW 2025 shifted focus toward education, online security, and blockchain utility. A record-breaking Bitcoin logo drone show, Coinbase's fraud panel, and Web3 social media discussions marked the event. Gemini, Coinbase, and Calaxy highlighted crypto's evolving role in tech and finance. The post SXSW 2025: Crypto Targets Mainstream With Educational Panels and Record-Breaking Bitcoin Logo appeared first on Cryptonews.

North Korea-linked Lazarus Group transferred 400 ETH (worth $750,000) to Tornado Cash on March 12, 2025, likely laundering proceeds from the record $1.5 billion Bybit hack, blockchain researchers report. ZachXBT: Tornado Cash Demix Exposes North Korea's $3.

According to reports, Ark Invest has added 997 Bitcoin (BTC) to its holdings in two separate transactions. The asset management firm, led by Cathie Wood, made the purchases on March 13, 2025, through Coinbase.

XRP (XRP 4.67%) is exposed to quite a few potential catalysts this year, and there's a good chance that at least nine of those catalysts will occur nearly simultaneously. The odds are also good that if one of the catalysts plays out in its favor, the others will follow.

The UK court system has issued a final ruling preventing James Howells from searching a landfill where he believes his hard drive containing the Bitcoin was dumped.

The price of the traditional safe-haven asset has soared recently, but bitcoin is the real “hot sauce,” says analyst Eric Balchunas.

VanEck filed for an exchange-traded fund on Friday that will track the price of Avalanche's avax coin, as asset managers seek to capitalize on the growing interest in cryptocurrencies beyond bitcoin.

Are traders using this as an accumulation sign before re-entry?

A Solana (SOL) layer-2 scaling solution defied the wider crypto market slump and surged by more than 41% this week following a flurry of recent exchange listings. Solayer (LAYER) is a blockchain network designed for high throughput and near-zero latency.

The cryptocurrency trader whose ultra-leveraged Ether (ETH) trade tested Hyperliquid's limits on March 12 has entered another multimillion-dollar position, this time in Chainlink (LINK), onchain data shows. On March 14, the anonymous whale, referred to on X as “ETH 50x Big Guy,” took out long positions in LINK worth approximately $31 million with 10 times leverage, according to Lookonchain, a Web3 analytics service.

Global investment manager VanEck has filed for an Avalanche (AVAX) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to offer investors direct exposure to the smart contract platform. A snippet of the application was shared on social media on March 14 by Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, who has been closely monitoring the crypto ETF industry.

Early in 2025, there was a significant surge in the stablecoin market, with a $20 billion increase in total supply. With a 10% increase from January, the total supply now stands at almost $205 billion.

Fund manager VanEck is looking to get the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's sign off to launch an AVAX exchange-traded fund.

Global Investment Management firm VanEck has filed a new S-1 registration form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade Avalanche ETF. Dubbed the VanEck Avalanche ETF, the asset manager is yet to disclose the ticker symbol for the new product.

It's not a good idea to thoughtlessly follow in the footsteps of a big player when it announces that it's going to be buying, selling, or holding an asset, especially when it comes to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC 4.73%). But there is one player in particular that's so large that it's simply not advisable to ignore when it commits to something.

Dogecoin has witnessed a massive spike in its active addresses, providing a bullish outlook for the foremost meme coin. Based on this development, the DOGE price could also witness a bullish reversal soon enough as it reclaims key support levels.

Apparent demand for Bitcoin (BTC) has hit the lowest level in 2025, dropping down into negative territory, as traders and investors take a cautious approach to risk-on assets due to macroeconomic uncertainty. According to CryptoQuant's Bitcoin Apparent Demand metric, demand for Bitcoin has dropped down to a negative 142 on March 13.

Other major cryptos rose well into positive territory along with major equity indexes.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee has predicted that Bitcoin will outperform gold this year during a recent podcast appearance. In fact, Lee is convinced that Bitcoin will become the best-performing asset class of the year despite its underwhelming performance in the first quarter of the year.

Retail investors can now access bitcoin-backed corporate bonds through a groundbreaking ETF, offering exposure to companies using convertible debt to integrate bitcoin into their financial strategy.

Solana (SOL) price is setting up for a major breakout to a new all-time high in the near future. According to a widely followed independent technical analyst, the so-called Ethereum killer is painting a near perfect cup-and-handle pattern with a price target of around $3,800.

The agency responsible for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales announced that a National Crime Agency (NCA) officer was due to be charged with the alleged theft of Bitcoin worth roughly $75,000 in 2017.In a March 14 notice, the Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorized the Merseyside Police to charge NCA officer Paul Chowles with 15 offenses related to the alleged Bitcoin (BTC) theft “during an investigation into online organized crime.” Authorities said Chowles could face one count of theft, 11 charges for concealing, disguising, or converting criminal property and three counts for acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Is A Strategic Asset, Not XRP The U.S. government should ignore proposals requesting that it conceptualize XRP as a strategic asset, as bitcoin is the only strategic asset in the crypto space. This post Bitcoin Is A Strategic Asset, Not XRP first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva.

A proposal to radically change the inflation system Solana failed to pass a vote.

The cryptocurrency market is starting to recover due to an overall increase in buying from traders. This boost follows a positive consumer price report and ease in global tensions. As a result, Bitcoin's price is on its way to hitting $90K after getting past some key hurdles.

Cryptocurrencies have had an incredible run since the U.S. election in November, but that's come crashing to a halt in just the last few weeks. Economic uncertainty and a disappointing crypto strategic reserve announcement has led investors to "sell the news" in crypto, and that sell-off continued this week.

Will Coinbase get the green light to offer tokenized securities? It's something the company has wanted to do since before it went public in 2021.

Bitcoin's tight correlation with global M2 has returned to the spotlight, suggesting that broader monetary conditions remain a key force behind the cryptocurrency's market trajectory. Recent price action shows Bitcoin converging with M2's downward drift—mirroring roughly a 70-day lag.

Bitcoin could see a bounce on the charts as traders begin buying.

Senior Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone is warning investors that Bitcoin (BTC) could crater nearly 90% from its current price due to the conditions of the gold and stock markets.

Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Ali Martinez is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) could go down by double-digit percentage points if it loses support at a key price level.