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According to Santiment, XRP is seeing its highest level of retail fear, uncertainty and doubt in six months. That surge in negativity is being read by some analysts as a contrarian signal — fear on the street could come just before a turnaround. Related Reading While traders grumble, on-chain data shows crowd mood tipping toward worry, and Santiment points out that when retail panic grows, markets have a habit of moving in the opposite direction. Retail Fear Hits Six-Month High Based on reports from the blockchain analytics firm, the bullish-to-bearish ratio reached 3.21 on Sept. 17 during a wave of…

Polymarket, the crypto-native prediction market, has added support for bitcoin deposits, giving users a direct way to fund their accounts with BTC alongside other existing crypto options. The move coincides with bitcoin’s recent rally to all-time highs above $126,000, currently trading around $124,300, and reflects growing demand for crypto-native funding options on prediction platforms. Polymarket has taken the world by storm over the past two years, emerging as the largest prediction market where users trade shares tied to the outcomes of real-world events — essentially betting on what the future holds. On Polymarket, traders are bullish about the bitcoin price.…

Cardano’s (ADA’s) short-term momentum looks shaky. The Cardano price has corrected by more than 5% in the past 24 hours, breaking down from a bearish chart pattern. Despite this drop, the bigger picture still shows strength — ADA remains up 31% over the past three months. But the recent technical and on-chain signals suggest that the current phase may bring more downside before another push higher.Sponsored SponsoredWhale Outflows Align With Looming Double Death CrossoversOn-chain data shows a quiet shift in whale behavior. Wallets holding between 10 million and 100 million ADA have reduced their holdings from 13.09 billion to 13.07…

North Dakota is partnering with Fiserv to launch a USD-backed stablecoin. Roughrider Coin, based on President Teddy Roosevelt, will hopefully conduct a pilot launch in 2026.There aren’t many details available about any technical questions, but that’s fairly unsurprising. It may take months to choose a blockchain for this token, if the last state-run stablecoin is any consideration.North Dakota’s StablecoinWyoming made headlines last month when it became the first US state to launch a stablecoin, a process that took several months to develop. Sponsored SponsoredToday, Fiserv, a fintech and payments company, made a joint announcement with the state-owned Bank of North…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs are drawing institutional cash at a record pace. According to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, the products are heading for their strongest quarter yet as wirehouse approvals and inflation-hedge demand unlock new capital pools.Sponsored SponsoredDistribution Unlocks Momentum For ETFsBy the end of Q3, Bitcoin ETFs had attracted $22.5 billion and are on track to reach $30 billion by year-end. US spot Bitcoin fund trading rose to $7.5 billion in a single day this month—proof of liquidity deep enough for large institutional orders with minimal slippage.Source: Bitwise Asset ManagementAs Bitcoin broke above $100,000 and hit $125,000, ETF activity climbed…

Shayne Coplan, the founder of prediction market Polymarket, is once again in the limelight, as prediction markets shift from regulatory bans in the United States to legitimate financial markets with institutional backing.Bloomberg named Coplan among the world’s billionaires following a $2 billion investment in Polymarket by New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).Coplan launched the platform in 2020 when he was 21 after dropping out of New York University. He often worked on the platform from the bathroom in his New York apartment, he said.Coplan’s makeshift bathroom office. Source: Shayne CoplanBefore launching Polymarket, Coplan was working on a crypto…

Short-term holders added 559K BTC as Bitcoin nears highs; on-chain data shows rising demand and falling exchange activity. Bitcoin’s recent rally continues to draw attention from new participants. Over the past three months, wallets linked to short-term holders have gained 559,000 BTC. The data, shared by CryptoQuant’s Axel Adler Jr., shows short-term holder supply rising from 4.38 million BTC to 4.94 million BTC. New Wallet Growth Signals Fresh Demand Meanwhile, the increase in supply held by short-term holders points to a steady flow of new buyers. The trend began after a low in mid-2025 and has continued through a…

A crypto trader on the BNB Chain recently turned a modest $3,060 investment into nearly $2 million in less than a week. On-chain data shows that the wallet 0x872a…e6b8 made a series of early buys in a new meme coin called 4, using automation tools to capture explosive gains before the wider market caught on.A New Meme Born from a HackThe 4 token emerged from a viral incident. In late September, a hacker exploited a BNB Chain wallet and stole around $4,000. Sponsored SponsoredThe event became a meme, and within hours, the community launched “4” ($4) as a playful tribute.The coin gained…

Every day, billions of dollars move across blockchains through stablecoins. The market is dominated by USDT ($175B market cap) and USDC ($75B), but a growing ecosystem of new entrants is expanding the landscape. Stablecoins are no longer a crypto sideshow — they’re becoming one of the largest financial innovations since the rise of electronic payments.Their use cases are broad, but four stand out:Hedging in high-inflation economiesCross-border payments and remittancesDeFi and programmable financeTrading and liquidityOf these, the cross-border and remittance use case has the biggest growth potential. USD-denominated stablecoins are quietly replacing SWIFT for small and mid-sized flows — allowing money…

“Demand is extremely down, and the on-chain usage of PI is poor,” one popular X user claimed. “Uptober” has been more than generous (so far) to the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Binance Coin (BNB) rising to new record price levels. However, Pi Network’s PI has not joined the party, and its valuation keeps sinking. The Bears Remain in Charge Just a few hours ago, the price of the native token of Pi Network collapsed to a new all-time low of around $0.23 (per CoinGecko’s data). It later slightly rebounded to the current $0.24, representing a whopping 30%…