Tether Buys 8,889 BTC as Bitcoin Falls Below $88K: 3 Scenarios in Play
Bitcoin just fell below the $88,000 mark and Tether took the opportunity to purchase an additional 8,889 BTC for its treasury.
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Bitcoin just fell below the $88,000 mark and Tether took the opportunity to purchase an additional 8,889 BTC for its treasury.
Bubblemaps noted that Lighter has airdropped $675 million in LIT, making it one of crypto’s biggest ever.
Bitmine’s $1B ETH staking blitz doubles the validator entry queue, signaling a potential institutional-led supply squeeze.
Digital asset investment products recorded huge outflows of $446 million last week, with XRP and SOL maintaining positive momentum.
More than half a billion dollars in multiple altcoins will be unlocked this week, triggering concerns among the crypto community.
Binance Coin (BNB) is now listed on Gemini, allowing US users to trade and store the token on a regulated platform.
Aave “token alignment, phase 1, ownership” proposal failed with record participation turnout as the DAO-Labs debate evolves.
UNIfication turns UNI from a passive governance token into a burn‑driven proxy on Uniswap’s swap and L2 revenue.
Zcash price increased around 10% to the $446 level, amid strong bullish sentiment as daily trading volume jumped more than 50%.
Smaller altcoins see slightly bigger gains on Christmas while the leading altcoin struggles to break the $3,000 mark.
ZKsync will fully drop Etherscan support for ZKsync Era on January 7, 2026, shifting all onchain data to its native explorer.
Aave founder increased his AAVE holdings with a fresh $5.15 million buy as the protocol struggles through a heated governance dispute.
Hyperliquid has pointed fingers at an ex-employee, blaming them for the recent shorting of HYPE tokens.
Cryptocurrency investors have accumulated 1.56 million LINK in 11 newly created Ethereum addresses during the weekend, worth $20 million.
UXLINK proposes to use part of its monthly profits to buy back at least 1% of its token supply for Strategic Reserves.