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Bitcoin ’s current pullback continues to reflect on multiple major on-chain metrics, reinforcing the volatility across the market. With selling pressure still present among retail and institutional investors, the BTC Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) metric has experienced a sharp decline to levels that could shape the market’s direction. Major Coinbase Transfer Triggers Bitcoin CCD Drop While ongoing volatility has increased within the broader cryptocurrency sector, the Bitcoin market appears to be entering a pivotal phase. This new phase, which goes beyond routine volatility or short-term price noise, is largely driven by the BTC Coin Days Destroyed, an indicator that simply measures the number of holding days of a UTXO before it is spent, after undergoing a notable drop. Beneath the surface, key structural indicators point to a significant shift occurring, characterized by evolving on-chain patterns, shifting liquidity dynamics, and altered investor behavior. This is a crucial turning ...

Bitcoin is struggling to regain traction below the $90,000 level as selling pressure and uncertainty continue to weigh on the market. After repeated failed attempts to reclaim higher ground, price action has turned choppy and directionless, reflecting a market increasingly driven by apathy and fear rather than conviction. On-chain data reinforces this fragile backdrop. Analysis shared by Axel Adler shows that Bitcoin’s short-term holder Net Pressure has fallen into the bottom 5% of its historical distribution, a rare condition that signals an unusually subdued intensity of trading activity. This metric captures the balance between buying and selling from recent market participants, and its current reading points to a state of near equilibrium rather than strong directional bias. At the same time, Bitcoin is trading below the short-term holder realized price, meaning a large share of recent buyers are sitting at or below breakeven. This dynamic typically suppresses aggressive buying w...

Charles Hoskinson has explained what the Midnight Network’s launch will mean for the Cardano network. This comes as the Cardano network doubles its efforts to improve DeFi on the network and, in the process, boost ADA’s utility.  Hoskinson Explains Midnight Will Boost Cardano’s DeFi During a livestream , the Hoskinson rebutted speculation that Midnight would kill the Cardano ecosystem, stating that it would instead 10x DeFi on the network. He also mentioned that the Midnight network provides an incentive for users to leave other networks, such as Ethereum and Solana, and migrate to Cardano.  The founder noted that these users can go through the Midnight network to Cardano in order to get privacy. The hype around the Midnight launch already looks to be boosting the network’s ecosystem, as DEX aggregator DEX Hunter pointed out that the DeFi volume has been exploding since the launch of the NIGHT token . Meanwhile, Hoskinson also mentioned why investors should not sell the...

Bitcoin is becoming harder for Wall Street to ignore . A report first published by Bloomberg has put JPMorgan back at the center of the cryptocurrency conversation, this time for reasons that would have seemed unlikely just a few years ago.  The Wall Street giant is now exploring ways to deepen its exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets through services designed specifically for institutional clients. This represents a notable change in how large financial institutions are approaching crypto as Bitcoin. JPMorgan Weighs Crypto Trading Options For Institutional Clients According to sources familiar with the discussions, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is evaluating whether its markets division should begin offering cryptocurrency trading services to institutional clients. The internal review reportedly covers possible spot trading and derivatives exposure linked to digital assets.  Interestingly, these conversations are still at an early stage, and any eventual rollout will...

Since the sharp pullback in the price of Bitcoin from its all-time high of $126,000, speculations about a bear market phase have significantly stirred up in the community. After weeks of steady downside price action, several key on-chain indicators are beginning to show that BTC has flipped into a bear market phase. Network Activity Slows Down Amid Waning Bitcoin Price Action With Bitcoin’s price persistently demonstrating bearish performance, on-chain activity appears to have undergone a crucial shift. What appeared to be a typical decline is now exposing more profound shifts in on-chain activity, long-term holdings, and traders’ behavior. Presently, Bitcoin’s network activity is entering a noticeably calmer phase, which provides a clear picture of the market’s current status . In the quick-take post , GugaOnChain revealed the BTC Bull-Bear Cycle indicator and the MA_30D below the MA_365D (-0.52%), both of which confirm that the BTC market remains in a bear market.  However,...

XRP’s recent performance has been underwhelming , with losses across the 14-day, 30-day, and 60-day periods reflecting sustained price stagnation. Yet beneath this muted action, confidence in the asset is quietly building. According to X account Skipper_xrp, institutions and large holders are deliberately positioning capital, absorbing market weakness while anticipating a potential shift in broader dynamics. The Institutional Push Fueling XRP Optimism This December One of the clearest strategic drivers of growing confidence is the sustained inflow into XRP exchange-traded products , even as recent price action remains under pressure. XRP has traded lower in the short term, slipping toward the $1.88 level after a roughly 2.3% decline over the past 24 hours, yet this weakness has not deterred institutional allocation.  Despite the lack of immediate price appreciation, XRP ETFs have continued to attract capital, with total assets under management in spot XRP ETFs surpassing $1.2 b...

Crypto pundit X Finance Bull has alluded to XRP’s tech stack , which he claimed changes everything for the altcoin in the long term. This came as the pundit broke down the XRP Ledger’s consensus flow and why it tops other networks.  Pundit Shares Why XRP’s Tech Stack Changes Everything In an X post , X Finance Bull explained that decentralization isn’t just about being public but also about being reliable, which is where he believes the XRP Ledger comes in. The pundit then alluded to the Ledger’s consensus flow, noting that the network reaches consensus in seconds with no central coordinator and no waste. He added that it halts progress instead of confirming data, which the pundit described as “rare and crucial.”  X Finance Bull then mentioned other chains, which he claimed prioritize incentives unlike the Ledger, which prioritizes “correctness, agreement, and forward progress, in that order.” The pundit claimed that this is why real-world institutions are building on XRP...