Altcoins Set To Reclaim The Spotlight In Q2 2025?
Bitcoin is playing the star, but altcoins are sharpening their promises. Between wild memecoins, restrained regulators, and creative projects, 2025 could well offer a dance of outsiders.
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Bitcoin is playing the star, but altcoins are sharpening their promises. Between wild memecoins, restrained regulators, and creative projects, 2025 could well offer a dance of outsiders.
A record issuance of $31T in US Treasury debt is expected in 2021, potentially increasing yields and shifting attention away from the crypto market.
Ethereum is trading at critical levels after enduring weeks of aggressive selling pressure. Since retracing below the key $2,000 mark, the second-largest cryptocurrency has struggled to regain bullish momentum.
Arizona's crypto reserve fund is one step from final approval.
ARPA Network, a threshold signature scheme (TSS) platform, is bringing its verifiable random number generator, Randcast, to CARV and Sonic SVM, as per the reports shared with Finbold on Friday, April 18.
The debate between XRP and Bitcoin has been a long one as Ripple's vision for the blockchain spanned far beyond the initial expectations of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin continues to lead in terms of adoption, but that has not stopped comparisons of altcoins to the pioneer cryptocurrency.
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“Be prepared to do more with less,” Framework Ventures' Michael Anderson said on this week's Empire round-up.
Cardano (ADA) has climbed back above the critical $0.60 level, but the bulls are not celebrating just yet. Despite recovering this key price zone, ADA has remained in red over the last 24 hours, reflecting the broader market's cautious sentiment.
Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Ali Martinez, known in the crypto community on X under the username @ali_charts, has taken to social media to reveal that whales have unloaded a massive amount of the original meme coin, DOGE.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has seen a significant setback, erasing all its gains from 2024 in the first quarter of 2025, while Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) continues to lead in the decentralized exchange (DEX) space. What Happened: CoinGecko's Q1 Crypto Industry Report indicates that Ethereum's value took a steep dive by 45.3%, closing Q1 at $1,805.
Tron (TRX) has registered a 1.26% decrease in price to trade at $0.2441 in the last 24 hours. However, a notable development in the Tron ecosystem has teased a major sell wall on the horizon.
Blockchain-based US Treasuries are gaining serious momentum, edging closer to a new all-time high of $6 billion in value. These digital financial instruments mirror traditional government bonds but live on-chain, offering investors yield-bearing exposure with the added benefits of blockchain technology.
TL;DR The drop of ASTR to $0.02 on April 7 led Astar to cut base staking rewards from 25% to 10% to stabilize APR. Astar raised the variable portion of staking rewards for dApps from 40% to 55%, ties issuance to TVL, and does not affect developers. It set a minimum issuance floor of 2.
Vietnam launches a cryptocurrency trading pilot with Bybit collaboration.
The cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped 18.6% to $2.8 trillion in Q1 2025, with bitcoin consolidating its lead as altcoins stumbled, according to Coingecko's quarterly report. Coingecko Data Shows Crypto Trading Activity Slowed Sharply in Q1 2025 The crypto market faltered in early 2025, shedding $633.
Despite a big hit to AI stocks in recent months, artificial intelligence remains at the front and centre of all financial debates this year. Earlier this month, Meta Platforms announced plans to spend $1 billion to set up a new data centre in Wisconsin, indicating the company expects continued demand for AI.
The ETH price's bearish sentiment since January 2025 has taken a toll on investor confidence, with Ethereum ETFs witnessing significant outflows. As ETH's value continues to plummet, investors increasingly withdraw their funds.
Popular macroeconomics expert Lyn Alden believes Bitcoin (BTC) will remain bullish over the coming months. In a new interview with Natalie Brunell, Alden says that Bitcoin is likely to trend higher for another year or so.
Ethereum (ETH) continues to struggle below the $2,000 mark, a level it hasn't reclaimed since March 28, as bearish momentum lingers across both technical and on-chain indicators. Despite attempts to stabilize, recent data reveals rising concentration of ETH among whale wallets, alongside persistent weakness in trend indicators like EMA lines.
On Friday, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) sparked fresh momentum toward simplifying the BNB staking ecosystem.
The cryptocurrency landscape in 2025 brims with opportunities as innovative projects like Sui, Bittensor, and CartelFi capture investor attention. Sui's robust Layer-1 blockchain, bolstered by strategic partnerships, signals strong growth potential, while Bittensor's fusion of AI and blockchain offers a unique value proposition despite market volatility.
In the latest cryptocurrency market update, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) are all demonstrating potential signs of a bullish reversal, indicating a possible recovery from recent bearish trends. What Happened: According to data, Bitcoin is testing a key technical formation that could reverse its recent bearish trends.
Brazil's federal court has sentenced three members of the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years in prison, marking one of the country's harshest penalties in a financial fraud case.
