Bitcoin hit its strongest price in U.S. dollar terms in 2025 on Friday and notched a new record against the British pound as excitement for a new era of crypto-friendly U.S. government mounts ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.BTC topped

CoinDesk’s coverage kicked into high gear this week as crypto readied for a new presidency and a new regulatorily-friendly era.Some highlights:Senior analyst James Van Straten reported on a wave of companies buying bitcoin for their balance sheets, f

XRP, Ripple’s flagship token, shows bullish momentum in its technical and fundamental aspects. This trend reflects a positive policy change under the new US administration, and XRP may be on the brink of a historic breakout.At the time of publication

What a week it was for the entire cryptocurrency market. Let’s start and focus on Bitcoin.The primary cryptocurrency began the trading week with a massive price correction that pushed it south by several grand within a day. There werewarning signsabo

Crypto market maker Wintermute said its over-the-counter trade volumes quadrupled in 2024, largely driven by the increase in institutional demand for crypto.The company said in its year-end report that its OTC volumes rose by 313% last year, which ex

HONG KONG, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoinEx Research and ViaBTC Capital have jointly published the 2024 Crypto Annual Report, offering an in-depth analysis of the cryptocurrency market’s remarkable growth, volatility, and innovation througho

Litecoin has observed a sharp increase of over 19% in the past day. Here’s what on-chain data says could be behind the rally.Litecoin Has Overperformed Market With A Strong Surge In The Last 24 HoursThe past day has seen recovery from the cryptocurre

The Nasdaq filed form 19b-4 to begin trading a Litecoin ETF from Canary Capital today. This comes only a few hours after Canary amended its form S-1, suggesting productive SEC feedback.Multiple analysts have suggested that the SEC will soon approve t

As rumors of the possible approval of Litecoin ETF widely spread, LTC price jumped by 18% over 24 hours to $118. Launched as an alternative for Bitcoin in 2011, the cryptocurrency draws much interest among analysts and investors alike.Canary Capital

The odds of an XRP ETF approval soared to 70% today on crypto-based predictions market Polymarket.This increased optimism comes after XRP reached an all-time high earlier today, reaching $3.39 for the first time in nearly seven years. Increasing Opti

While a litecoin exchange-traded fund is still only theoretical, investor demand for the product could soar as high as $580 million if Wall Street adopts it at the same rate it did LTC’s better-known cousin bitcoin.That calculation is based on the r

Happy Thursday! Didn't get invited to Trump's Crypto Ball on Friday? Me neither—but who needs a black-tie event when The Block has all the latest to keep you in the loop?In today's newsletter, Trump is apparently receptive to the idea of a U.S.-based

Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may not launch in the United States until 2026 even under a crypto-friendly White House, James Seyffart, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, said on Jan. 16. Issuers “might see movement” on languishing Solana ETF fili

Nasdaq has filed an essential form for garnering the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Litecoin ETF.The exchange filed a 19b-4 form on behalf of Canary Capital for the 'Canary Litecoin ETF,' dated Wednesday. The fund says U

Litecoin, a cryptocurrency created based on the Bitcoin protocol, has posted a strong performance in the past day and week, respectively. The surging gains was potentially boosted by excitement over an exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval. At the time

What’s the next crypto to have its own ETF?That’s a question that’s been on everyone’s minds since last year, when both $BTC and $ETH ETFs debuted to great success and laid the foundation for the huge surge in new crypto offerings in the winter.For a

Canary Capital’s recently filed amended S-1 form for its Canary Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could signal the altcoin may be the next digital asset in the United States to get the crypto ETF treatment, following Bitcoin and Ether in 2024. Acco

Litecoin (LTC) prices have surged around 17% over the past 12 hours, propelling the cryptocurrency to an intraday and 4-week high of $118 during early trading in Asia on Thursday morning.However, LTC topped $140 during the December crypto rally and s

A Litecoin exchange-traded fund has a high chance of becoming the next spot crypto ETF to be approved in the U.S., Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas wrote on X Wednesday.The analyst’s comment follows Canary Capital’s submission of an amende

Canary Capital’s recently filed amended S-1 form for its Canary Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could signal the altcoin may be the next digital asset in the United States to get the crypto ETF treatment, following Bitcoin and Ether in 2024. Acco