U.S. President Donald Trump nominated financier and former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the country's central bank on Friday, a choice that lands as cryptocurrency markets slide and investors reassess the outlook for interest rates. Announcing the pick on Truth Social, Trump praised Warsh’s credentials and record, calling him a future “GREAT Fed Chairman” and signaling an end to months of public conflict with Powell. The president has repeatedly criticized the ...

As one of the leading cryptocurrencies in the world, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is often seen as a promising long-term investment, given its potential to revolutionize global finance and reduce fees. Its market cap of $116 billion still looks fairly modest in relation to Bitcoin, which is at nearly $1.8 trillion. In the past 12 months, both of these cryptocurrencies have been struggling. Bitcoin has fallen by 17%, and XRP is down by more than 40% (returns as of Jan. 26). With XRP's price recently falling more shar ...

The Big Tech selloff on Thursday is spooking investors and dragging down Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, analysts say. Bitcoin’s price has tanked by over 6% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Optimistic traders hoping for a bounce have been wiped out, with $1.6 billion in long positions liquidated, Coinglass data shows. “Concerns around heavy AI investment by big tech, without the corresponding earnings to justify the spend, appear to be unsettling broader risk assets,” Matt Howells-Ba ...

On October 19, 2025, I had recommended the Nicholas Crypto Income ETF ( BLOX ) as a Buy at somewhat of an unfortunate time. Bitcoin and the entire crypto industry as a whole plunged a fewI'm an ex-Project Manager for the luxury real estate auction company, Concierge Auctions, that has been studying stock investing since I was 14 years old. After leaving the company, I began focusing on my efforts on analyzing various investments and writing about them. My primary investing strategy revolves around buying in ...

When it comes to investing, sometimes it's better to buy the rumor and sell on the news. Optimism about President Donald Trump's election victory sent cryptocurrency prices soaring in late 2024, but the industry has given back much of its gains during his administration -- despite a slew of policy changes and legislative action designed to boost crypto's adoption. That said, the medium- to long-term outlook still looks good. Aside from the political changes, the asset class could also benefit from growing ...

Bitcoin and Ethereum have gained 2.1% and 3.5% respectively, as investors await the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision Wednesday afternoon. Bitcoin is changing hands for $89,842, about level with where it was a week ago, according to data from crypto price aggregator CoinGecko. And Ethereum regained $3,000 for the first time since last week, trading for around $3,026 after having risen 2.1% in the past seven days. With just hours to go before the Fed's first interest rate decision of the year, ...

The crypto market is up today. After sitting on the boundary between appreciation and drop yesterday, unchanged over the previous day, the cryptocurrency market capitalisation saw the green prevail, rising 2.2% over the past 24 hours. It now stands at $3.12 trillion. Also, 90 of the top 100 coins posted price increases. The total crypto trading volume stands at $128 billion. TLDR: Crypto market cap is up 2.2% on Wednesday morning (UTC); 90 of the top 100 coins and 9 of the top 10 coins have gone up; BTC ...

Altcoins including Hyperliquid, River, and Pump.fun have seen a sustained rally over the past week, notching double-digit gains over the period. Hyperliquid is the clear winner among the top 100 coins by market cap, surging 65% over the past week, according to CoinGecko data. Pump.fun, Canton and River and followed closely with 33.6%, 23.3% and 21.8% gains respectively. The surge in altcoins comes as Bitcoin consolidates between $95,000 and $81,000, which has seen the top crypto’s dominance form a local ...

The price of gold has gone up 85.56% in the past 12 months—it currently sits at over $5,100 on the Comex continuous contract—so if you bought some a year ago, you are probably pretty happy. But if you are a jewelry maker or retailer who needs to buy gold repeatedly as part of your manufacturing operations, you’ve got a logistical headache. You can wait until all your current inventory has been sold and then use that cash to buy more gold for new products. But that takes time, and while you are waiting the ...

Group 1: Gold Market Insights - Gold has reached a new all-time high price above $5,100 per ounce, confirming predictions from users on the Myriad platform that it would surpass $5,000 before Ethereum [1] - The price of gold increased by 65% in 2025 and has gained approximately 12% in the first three weeks of 2026 [4] - Goldman Sachs has forecasted that gold could reach $5,400 before the end of the year, indicating strong bullish sentiment in the gold market [2] Group 2: Ethereum Market Sentiment - 69% of users on Myriad believe that Ethereum is likely to drop to $2,500 before it can recover to $4,000, reflecting a bearish outlook on the cryptocurrency [2] - Ethereum has recently traded at $2,883 and has fallen more than 10% in the past week [4] - The closest Ethereum has come to surpassing its previous all-time high was $4,946.05 in August [4] Group 3: Market Dynamics and Influences - Gold tends to surge during periods of uncertainty, particularly when trade tensions escalate, as it is viewed as a safe haven asset [3] - In contrast, cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin have struggled to attract defensive flows, behaving more like risk assets rather than hedges against geopolitical stress [3] - Recent comments from President Trump regarding potential tariff hikes on Canada have contributed to the uncertainty in the market, influencing gold prices [5]