The Leverage Tinderbox: How Geopolitics and Open Interest Fueled the Largest Wipeouts Ever

The start of Trump’s second administration in January 2025 fueled optimism in crypto markets, driving bitcoin to record highs, but each time the euphoria quickly gave way to volatility. The sharp corrections wiped out billions in leveraged positions and left 1.6 million traders liquidated on Oct. 10 alone. The Reality Check: Volatility and the Deleveraging […]

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Expert; Bitcoin ‘Crash’ to $24K Was Just a Binance Liquidity Wick

A viral social media scare suggested bitcoin had crashed to $24,000 on Christmas, but the event was actually a localized “flash crash” limited to a single, illiquid trading pair ( BTC/USD1) on Binance. The Anatomy of a Phantom Crash While much of the crypto world celebrated Christmas, a viral X post of bitcoin “crashing” to […]

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Coinbase 2026 Outlook Sees Crypto Entering Finance Core in ‘Extraordinary and Transformative’ Shift

Coinbase Institutional’s 2026 Crypto Market Outlook frames the industry at a pivotal transition, with policy clarity, institutional participation, and infrastructure convergence positioning digital assets to integrate deeper into the financial core over the coming year. Coinbase 2026 Crypto Market Outlook Sees Regulatory Clarity Reshaping Institutional Strategy, Risk, and Compliance Coinbase Institutional, the research arm of […]

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Ether ETFs in 2025: Growth Spurts, Sharp Reversals, and a Maturing Market

Ether-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a year of dramatic expansion and painful corrections in 2025. Liquidity deepened, assets scaled rapidly, and investor behavior revealed a market still finding its long-term footing. Volatility, Scale, and Institutional Learning: Ether ETFs 2025 Recap Ether ETFs entered 2025 without the fanfare of bitcoin, but they ended the year as […]

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2025 EOY Report: Narrative of the Year

2025 was shaped by quieter structural shifts that rewired how crypto actually works, from stablecoins becoming financial infrastructure to traders abandoning old cycle myths and demanding real revenue instead of hype. If 2024 was the year of anticipation, 2025 was the year of structural transformation. The crypto industry has decisively shifted away from the speculative […]

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Recession? Defaults? Silver and Gold Keep Surging, and Analysts Are Scared

With gold and silver reaching record highs almost daily, leaving investment alternatives in the dust, analysts are scared about what this might mean for the wider economic ecosystem. Some believe this is not normal and might lead to a recession. Gold’s and Silver’s Bull Rally Scare Financial Analysts The relentless bull rally that gold and […]

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From Inauguration Week to Year-End Drift: Trump’s Meme Coin Reviewed

Donald Trump closed 2025 as the first sitting U.S. president to preside over a meme coin experiment that began in spectacle and ended in spreadsheets. President Trump’s Meme Coin Experiment In the days leading up to his Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration, President Trump unveiled official trump (TRUMP) at a flashy “ Crypto Ball” event, marking […]

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Bitcoin’s Price Tiptoes on the Edge: Will $89K Be the Launchpad or the Trapdoor?

Bitcoin strutted into Dec. 26, 2025, wearing a shiny $88,630 price tag and a not-so-subtle smirk, but behind that swagger is a market that’s walking on eggshells. With a market cap brushing against $1.76 trillion and trading volume floating at $38.17 billion, the real story lies in the tense tango between consolidation and breakout tension—wrapped […]

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Best Crypto Exchanges of 2025 – Final Rankings & Highlights from a Historic Year

Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase or sign up for a service, Bitcoin.com may receive a commission. Our editorial content is independent and based on objective analysis. As traders prepare for 2026, the top crypto exchanges 2025 continue to define what transparency, innovation, and security mean […]

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Bitget: Young People in Cambodia Equipped to Thrive in Digital Economy Through Video Game Development

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. As global demand for tech talent rises, UNICEF’s partnership with Bitget and the global tech industry expands access to 21st-century skills for youth across eight countries PHNOM PENH, 26th December 2025 – Adolescent girls in Cambodia prepare to thrive in a digital economy through an unexpected […]

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