As bitcoin struggles to recoup some of this year’s dramatic losses, ETFs based on Ethereum and Solana are gaining ground.
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Slumping Bitcoin has held above the key $80,000 threshold that would put many investors underwater, but the test of its resilience isn’t over.
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Bitcoin has entered “death cross” territory, meaning its 50-day moving average has fallen below its 200-day moving average.
Bitcoin has so far fallen 20% from its 2025 peak this cycle; in previous bear markets, it fell as much as 30% to 40%.
While digital assets are feeling the chill heading into fall, it’s too early to say it’s the start of a full-blown crypto winter.
PayPal’s PYUSD is the world’s sixth-largest stablecoin with a current market cap of $2.7 billion, all fully-backed by US dollar deposits.
Cryptocurrency markets still remain somewhat volatile, so indexing adds the appeal of smoothing out exposure.
A $500 billion valuation would put Tether on par with OpenAI and SpaceX — not to mention dwarfing its next closest direct rival, Circle.
The pair invested early in bitcoin, becoming some of the world’s first bitcoin billionaires and launching Gemini in 2014.
Both of the two biggest cryptos surged on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at a September rate cut.
Stablecoins are seen as a lower-risk entry point into crypto because their value is tied to another asset, usually the US dollar.
Companies that have been waiting on the crypto sidelines are likely about to jump in the game following the passage of the GENIUS Act.
The announcement comes just days after President Trump signed a law that introduces US-regulated stablecoins.
The timing of Strategy’s latest Bitcoin gains was hardly a surprise: last week also marked “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill.
Berlin-based economist Jan Philipp Fritsche explains how the new NATO defense spending pledge and US crypto legislation could impact the EU.