TL;DR The global crypto market has reached a milestone of $3.6 trillion in market capitalization, driven by significant gains in major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana. Bitcoin has surpassed the $101,000 mark, reaching a high of $102,164, fueled by a fresh buy announcement from MicroStrategy and favorable macroeconomic factors.

Ethereum saw an upswing, breaking through the $3,400 mark as the markets reacted to political waves leading toward a presidential inauguration.

Despite Bitcoin experiencing a bullish rally, the prime altcoin, Ethereum (ETH), has lagged in relative terms. Ethereum has found the $3,800 price level, a critical resistance it has not breached in the past 30 days.

XRP's price action in 2025 is similar to the one that preceded a 2,500% price boom in early 2017 after the altcoin snapped its 8-year downtrend.

Bitcoin's price and the likelihood of a strategic Bitcoin reserve seem to be moving together, according to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck. Each time Bitcoin sees a price spike, the odds of a Bitcoin reserve being established also rise.

XRP just ousted Bitcoin as the most traded asset on Coinbase, proof of its popularity in the US.

Bitcoin trades at $101,502.66, up 2.10%, with a market cap of $2.01 trillion. The global crypto market cap rose 2.44% to $3.57 trillion in 24 hours.

Samson Mow, a vocal Bitcoin supporter and JAN3 chief executive officer, has published a tweet to take a jab at those critics who doubted BTC's ability to skyrocket to $100,000 and surpass Saudi Aramco by market capitalization size.

The over 22-fold increase is mainly attributed to Bitcoin staking developments, the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US and BTC's soaring prices during 2024.

Ethereum maintains bullish momentum above $3,300, establishing higher support levels while facing resistance at $3,480.

A U.S. court has ordered the return of $9.3 billion worth of stolen Bitcoin to the Bitfinex exchange, nearly eight years after a massive hack in 2016. The ruling follows a filing made by the U.S. government on January 14, 2025, seeking to restore the stolen funds to the exchange under a “restitution in kind” process.

As the ETFs acquire more than $600 billion worth of Bitcoin, the bullish speculations are driving the BTC price trend. Will this hopium rally result in a new ATH for Bitcoin?

XRP has enjoyed remarkable performance since November and has, in January 2025, entered an even stronger bull run, which sent it to new all-time highs (ATH) both in terms of market capitalization – which is, at press time, near $190 billion – and trading price.

The Bitcoin price has once again pushed above the $100,000 level after three consecutive days of price increases. Particularly, Bitcoin's return above $100,000 comes on the back of a 12.5% increase after it bounced off the $90,000 support level on Monday, January 13.

Yesterday, the XRP price hit a new all-time peak of $3.38. With a growth of 42.1%, in the last seven days, the market has outperformed almost all the top ten cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin. The massive surge has captured the attention of the entire cryptocurrency market.

BlackRock's ETF chief Samara Cohen predicting another historic year for Bitcoin over President elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto policies.

Bitcoin heeft het de afgelopen 7 dagen goed weer goed gedaan. Dat is verrassend, want de afgelopen weken leek het er lang op dat er een grondige correctie zou gaan plaatsvinden.

Only three days away, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States is likely to have huge consequences for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency industry. The Bitcoin price has already started to rally.

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has been under immense pressure recently. Over the last six weeks, it has dropped 18% against Bitcoin. However, crypto analyst Merlijn argues that it's too early to write off Ethereum's potential, as history shows it could make a strong comeback.

Bitcoin price has gained more than 10 percent in the last week but was previously rejected twice in the last ten days near $102,800.

Ethereum developers aim to launch the network's Pectra upgrade in March 2025, with specific milestones leading up to this mainnet fork.

Bad actors stole roughly $2.3 billion from web3 projects, with Ethereum accounting for more than half of the total losses.

Bitcoin interest from US investors does a U-turn alongside BTC price action returning to six figures.

Analysts suggest that Bitcoin's $150,000 targets are now conservative due to growing institutional and national adoption.

The US Treasury's cybersecurity vulnerabilities have taken centre stage after revelations of a breach by Chinese hackers. Among those raising eyebrows is Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who publicly questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's cyber hygiene with a satirical remark about Bitcoin scams.

Bitcoin holdings for public U.S.-listed companies have more than doubled since January 2024.

In 2025, Ethereum (ETH 2.75%) will celebrate its 10th anniversary. When Ethereum first launched in July 2015, it traded for less than $3.

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Cryptocurrency trader and analyst Ali Martinez is predicting a triple-digit rally for XRP as he offers his insight on two other altcoins. Martinez tells his 113,700 followers on the social media platform X that XRP could skyrocket by 200% from the current level.

XRP has become the most traded cryptocurrency on Coinbase with 25% of platform volume, while its price has surged 600% since November to reach $3.33.

This was stated by the outgoing head of the agency, Gary Gensler, in an interview with Yahoo Finance.

Bitcoin's market cap could hit $5 trillion by 2025, with price targets up to $249,000.

As the crypto market eagerly anticipates US president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, another significant event in the following week could influence the market's trajectory. Economic experts suggest that the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) anticipated interest rate hike may dampen Bitcoin's bullish momentum.

Bitcoin recently recovered from a correction that pushed its price to $89,000, reigniting bullish momentum in the market.

Ripple's XRP is deze week voor de tweede keer sinds eind november de lucht ingeschoten en heeft gisteren een piek van $3,40 bereikt. Investeerders speculeren nu massaal over de mogelijkheden voor Ripple, waaronder de komst van een XRP ETF in 2025.

The crypto market capitalization pushed above $3.50 trillion on Thursday after rising 2.29%, an increase of over $150 billion in 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC) continued its upward trajectory, briefly reaching $102,000 before a marginal drop to its current level of $101,482.

On Jan. 9, Ethereum developers held their first bi-weekly call of the year, now developers have given a timeline for the launch of the Pectra upgrade. This is necessary to improve Ethereum blockchain network speed, security, and user experience.

Robert Kiyosaki, financial and investment expert and the author of the best-selling book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” has taken to social media to discuss with his followers an asset that he strongly believes in, aside from Bitcoin.

Despite holding above $90,000, Bitcoin faces mounting bearish signals, leaving traders cautious about a potential reversal.

XRP outperforms Bitcoin in 2025, surging 23% YTD and hitting new highs. Can XRP sustain its rally post-2024 halving despite overbought RSI levels?

President-elect Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order that makes cryptocurrency a national priority,

Since January 2018, XRP had never reached such a high level, as it hit $3.20. This rebound comes as Ripple remains at the center of a legal battle with the SEC.

The combined hashrate of miners tracked by the bank has doubled in the last year to roughly 30% of the global network, the report said.

Prices of SOL and XRP jumped when the New York Post published the rumor on Thursday. SOL, XRP, and USDC Might Join Bitcoin in a Newly Conceived Strategic Crypto Reserve Donald Trump is not a Bitcoin maximalist, he just rubs elbows with them.

With Bitcoin reclaiming $100,000, market experts suggest the crypto asset is on track to achieve a fresh all-time high soon.

Ripple executives strongly denied rumors of political tension with Trump over campaign donations as XRP reached a seven-year high amid speculation about inclusion in a potential national crypto reserve.

Bitcoin has briefly surged past the $100,000 mark, igniting a fresh wave of bullish momentum across the crypto market. The surge was primarily triggered by the latest U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, fueling optimism that the cryptocurrency market is poised for continued growth.

Ripple boss Brad Garlinghouse recently took to social media to lambast Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator filed its opening brief in its appeal against the San Francisco-based company over XRP.