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Market Overview - The crypto market is currently experiencing a downward price trend, but demand for crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) remains stable [1][2] - ETP investors typically have a longer investment horizon compared to native crypto market participants, contributing to this stability [2][4] ETP Performance - Bitcoin ETPs dominate the market, accounting for approximately 80% of total crypto ETP assets under management, despite Ethereum ETPs seeing stronger inflows in early 2025 [3][5] - The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 has influenced capital flows, allowing Ethereum to gain visibility in 2025 without indicating a shift away from Bitcoin [3][5] Market Dynamics - ETPs provide stability in demand due to their longer-term investment nature, but they represent only a small fraction of the total crypto market capitalization, thus having minimal impact on overall market cycles [6] - The market for crypto ETPs is still evolving, with over 200 products available, while thousands of crypto assets exist, indicating potential for further innovation [7]

In this articleMSTRSOL.CM=ETH.CM=BTC.CM=Nastco | GettyBitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn't one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis. "There's nothing going on in the marketplace that should have necessitated this type of a crash," Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of alternative investment firm SkyBridge, told CNBC. "And so I think that's made people, frankly, more fearful. ... Y ...

Investor fear in the crypto market has intensified to a degree not seen since the collapse of the Terra Luna ecosystem in mid-2022, driven by a brutal, macro-led selloff.  Bitcoin’s price fell to a 15-month low of $60,255 on Thursday, marking a 52.2% decline from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080, according to CoinGecko.  It comes as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index plummeted to 9 this week, squarely in "Extreme Fear" territory and at its lowest level in 42 months since Terra's downfall Terra Luna ...

Nomura Holdings said it will tighten risk controls at Laser Digital, its crypto unit, after losses in the business contributed to the company's 9.7% decline in fiscal third-quarter profit, Bloomberg reported. During an earnings briefing on Friday, Nomura CEO Hiroyuki Moriuchi said the company implemented stricter position management to reduce risk exposure and limit earnings fluctuations from crypto market swings. On Oct. 10, four days after bitcoin hit a record high of over $126,200, the crypto market ...

Bitcoin’s price sank sharply over the weekend, sliding below $78,000 — its lowest level since April — as profit-taking collided with thinning liquidity and a scarcity of fresh buyers. Traders told CoinDesk that a rally once backed by corporate demand, particularly from Strategy’s (MSTR) bitcoin purchases, has run out of steam, leaving markets vulnerable to forced selling and derivative liquidations. For some market analysts, Saturday’s slide fits into a broader bearish pattern that has been emerging for ...

A major player in digital finance is quietly becoming one of the largest private gold holders on the planet. As per a Bloomberg report, Tether, the company behind the $186 billion USDT stablecoin, has now accumulated about 140 metric tons of physical gold stored in high-security vaults inside a former nuclear bunker in the Swiss Alps. The disclosure came this week, offering a rare look into how the firm is reshaping its reserves. The stash is worth an estimated $23 billion–$24billion at today’s prices. ...

Circle (CRCL), the stablecoin issuer behind USDC, got a second upgrade by Wall Street analysts in a week, and this time by its biggest bear. Compass Point’s Ed Engel, who had a sell rating and the lowest price target among analysts, has upgraded the stock to Neutral just a day after Mizuho's Dan Dolev revised his bearish outlook. However, Engel kept his price target the lowest among Wall Street analysts covering the stock, despite the upgrade. His new price target is $60, down from $75 due to premium va ...

Crypto markets leaned higher on January 28 as Concordium (CCD) jumped 31.78% in a single day. Bitcoin stayed calm and added 0.71%, trading near $89,000, while Hyperliquid stole the spotlight as the coin of the day. The total crypto market value climbed to $3.02 trillion, suggesting growing confidence without the kind of chaos that usually accompanies big price swings. That mix is worth paying attention to because slow moves in Bitcoin alongside strong gains in smaller coins often signal that traders feel ...

Coinone, a South Korean crypto exchange, says there is no truth in reports it will meet Coinbase executives to discuss a takeover this week, after reports that the US exchange was eyeing an acquisition deal. Coinbase executives tabled a meeting with Coinone after the latter’s CEO Cha Myung-hoon indicated a willingness to sell his controlling 54% stake in the exchange, sources told Seoul Kyungjae, a major South Korean newspaper, on Sunday. “These reports are untrue,” said a Coinone spokesperson, as repor ...