One week after its first attempt, bitcoin (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin” target=”_blank”>BTC</a>) is once again approaching the $100,000 milestone on Friday as crypto prices surged higher alongside the return of U.S. traders following Thanksgiving. The Coindesk Bitcoin Index climbed to a $98,690 session high during early U.S. hours, advancing 3.3% over the past 24 hours. The broad-market […]

Nov. 30, is the last trading day of the month, so all eyes will be on bitcoin’s (BTC) monthly candle. Bitcoin is less than 4% away from the psychological wall of $100,000. While the <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/25/bitcoin-options-worth-9-b-expire-friday-traders-may-be-thankful-for-the-post-thanksgiving-volatility” target=”_blank”>$9 billion worth of options expiry</a> for bitcoin has just expired, which has sent the token slightly higher on

Several fundamental and regulatory developments have pushed the <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/xrp” target=”_blank”>XRP price</a> to levels not seen since April 2021, with bulls now <a href=”https://x.com/search?q=xrp%20%242&src=typed_query&f=top” target=”_blank”>eyeing the $2 mark</a> in a sign of renewed strength for the previously embattled token. XRP surged 14% in the past 24 hours, outpacing bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, extending a

A streak of inflows into U.S.-listed spot ether (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/ethereum/ ” target=”_blank”>ETH</a>) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), rising activity on the Ethereum blockchain and increased institutional trading interest could help the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap surpass its three-year-old price record in the coming months. “ETH spot ETFs continue to record strong net inflows, totaling $90.1 million

<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-a-dex-how-decentralized-crypto-exchanges-work/ ” target=”_blank”>Decentralized crypto exchange</a> HyperLiquid distributed its native token, HYPE, spurring demand that saw the price jump to $4.18 from an initial $3.2 and lifting the fully diluted value (FDV) to $4.2 billion There are 333 million of the planned 1 billion tokens in circulation after the airdrop, giving a market cap of

Stablecoins could grow to 10% of the U.S. money supply and foreign exchange transactions once the sector becomes more legitimized, Standard Chartered (STAN) and Zodia Markets said in a report Thursday. Currently, the stablecoin market is equivalent to 1% of U.S. M2 and 1% of foreign exchange transactions, the report said. “As the sector becomes

XRP rose over 5% in the past 24 hours to drive gains among majors in the past 24 hours as a Thanksgiving holiday saw bitcoin (BTC) avoid a feared historical “massacre,” with a slight uptick across the market. BTC was changing hands above $96,000 in the early hours Friday, a steady rise from Thursday’s lows

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Bitcoin (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin?_gl=1*16vsd1c*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA1ODY0MTAzMy4xNzMyODIwOTk0*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTczMjgyMDk5NC4xLjAuMTczMjgyMDk5NC4wLjAuMTk0NjQyMDA3Ng..” target=”_blank”>BTC</a>) has slumped back to $95,000 after coming within a few hundred dollars of passing the symbolic $100,000 price level. But the largest cryptocurrency is only catching its breath before surging to newer heights, according to investment management firm ARK Invest. “We’re more or less anticipating $104,000 to $124,000 price targets by