Oh, and guess what? They’re also getting rid of the “pattern day trader” label. You know, that delightful little tag they slapped on anyone who dared to make four or more day trades in five business days. Because, sure, let’s punish people for being active in their own financial lives!
Rakuten, a leading e-commerce company in Japan, is adding support for XRP to its payment app. This will allow its 44 million users to use XRP to pay at over 5 million stores. Users can also purchase XRP with their Rakuten loyalty points and store it securely in Rakuten Wallet, bringing the cryptocurrency into a widely used shopping platform.
Solitude, that ancient guardian, has rarely found such company in the world of blockchains. The acquisition brings forth advanced zero‑knowledge sorcery to the platform, and, in the words of the new proprietor, a wave of privacy that only few names-like a feline in a peasant’s hut-have managed to summon on a public ledger. The result: better security for all who trade in that diamond‑shaped river of code.
The bulls, those tireless champions of optimism, pumped the price above $2,365, reaching a zenith of $2,417 before the inevitable correction. Like a revolutionary’s fervor cooling in the face of reality, the price retreated below the 23.6% Fib retracement level, a reminder that even in the digital realm, gravity exerts its pull. Now, trading above $2,300 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, Ethereum stands at the crossroads, its fate hanging in the balance like a pendulum between hope and despair.
In a recent post that could have been written on the back of a napkin, Marmot compared our current Bitcoin fiasco to a rerun of a bad sitcom-the 2022 bear market! And just like your uncle who insists he can still fit into his high school jeans, Bitcoin has managed to plummet more than 40% from its glorious peak of over $126,000 in October 2025. Talk about a fall from grace! We’re witnessing brief price rallies that Marmot calls “fake recoveries.” Kind of like those diet plans that promise you can eat cake and lose weight-sounds great, doesn’t it?
This analyst, bless their analytical heart, reveals a staggering 57% collapse in Ethereum’s exchange supply. Yes, you read that right! Reserves have plummeted from approximately 35 million ETH to a mere 14.9 million ETH. It’s as if half the Ethereum coins decided to go on an extended vacation, leaving significantly less available for sale. Fear not, dear reader; the coins haven’t vanished into thin air. They’ve merely found a new home with holders who seem intent on playing a never-ending game of “Hold ‘Em.”
Key Takeaways:
As the sun set on Monday, the price of Bitcoin momentarily perked up above the $73,000 threshold, teasingly rekindling a bullish sentiment among market participants. Could this resurgence be attributed to the ebb and flow of BTC transfer activity? Quite possibly! However, the true narrative lies in the stark reality that inflows to Binance-the grandest of trading platforms-have dwindled to record-low levels, leaving many to ponder if the party has indeed ended.
In a missive dispatched via the modern oracle, X, the soothsayers at Santiment have unveiled the latest folly of these leviathans. These “whales,” creatures of myth and market, clutch between 1,000 and 10,000 tokens in their voracious maws. At today’s exchange rate, this translates to a mere $74.5 million to $745 million-a trifle, really, for those whose coffers overflow with the spoils of capitalism.
The Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF is designed to provide a steady income, making it particularly attractive to older investors – it’s even been nicknamed “boomer candy” because of this focus.
