OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model ChatGPT projects that XRP could trade at $1.85 after Ripple completes its remaining 2026 escrow releases. The predicted value implies a potential gain of about 22% from XRP’s press-time price of $1.52. For the remainder of the year, Ripple is expected to unlock a gross total of 3 billion XRP between […]
It Started With Oil The chain reaction began on Monday, Sept. 28, when President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, Brent crude climbed back above $100 a barrel, up 3.2% on the day. Higher oil means stickier inflation, and markets moved fast to price that in, […]
Bybit has expanded its Perp Options lineup with six new underlying assets and launched a trading competition offering up to 70,000 Tether (USDT) in prizes, according to information shared with Finbold on September 29, 2026. Bybit Perp Options, the exchange’s options contracts built on its TradFi Perpetuals infrastructure, went live on September 17, 2026, with […]
The withdrawal of 3,568 $BTC from addresses linked to Strategy sparked concerns about a sell-off in the market. On-Chain researchers stated that the transactions were part of an internal Fidelity custody arrangement. The withdrawal of approximately $297 million worth of 3,568 $BTC from addresses associated with Strategy has fueled speculation that the company sold Bitcoin. […]
Rising oil prices, bond yields, and concerns about interest rate hikes put pressure on the crypto market, causing Bitcoin to briefly fall to $82,600. Risk appetite weakened in the cryptocurrency market, causing Bitcoin to fall below the $83,000 level. BTC traded around $82,600 during the day, losing nearly 2% in value over the last 24 […]
The market is debating whether the recent correction represents just another weak hand shake-out. On-chain data shows that such a scenario is indeed quite plausible. From a technical perspective, $BTC’s almost 2% pullback has caused its price to approach $82k after the weekly wick failed to reclaim $87k. This creates the perfect environment for a […]
Michael Saylor-led Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has made back-to-back weekly Bitcoin purchases for the first time since June, rebuilding its holdings after selling some of the cryptocurrency earlier this quarter. On Sept. 28, the company said it acquired 1,665 Bitcoin for $142.7 million during the week ended Sept. 27, paying an average of $85,681 per token. […]
Unlike whale accumulation, corporate accumulation has much more weight. The logic is simple: Whales usually buy Bitcoin [$BTC] for risk/reward prospects and portfolio diversification, while corporations are adding Bitcoin to their treasury reserves. Therefore, a prolonged period of $BTC price decline may considerably hurt corporate finances, stock prices, and the overall market confidence. On the […]
What Saylor Wants Banks to Offer Bitcoin Owners Bitcoin owners could gain more ways to borrow or obtain custody services if banks were able to compete for their business under workable rules. Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor made that case in a Sept. 26 policy essay, calling for banks to hold the […]
The wallet linked to the Bitget hack has begun moving stolen funds for the first time since the crypto exchange lost more than $350 million in a September 24 security breach. On Monday, on-chain trackers identified a key address associated with the attacker transferring Ethereum (ETH) into THORChain vaults and rapidly converting the assets into […]