XRP has entered a prolonged consolidation phase, trading sideways beneath a key resistance zone near $1.51. Derivatives data and liquidation heatmaps show about $47 million in short positions clustered at that level, creating a visible barrier above the current price and capping upside attempts. On-chain metrics point to continued

Bitcoin slipped below $66,000 after mixed US economic data, as initial jobless claims beat forecasts and the trade deficit widened sharply. The Labor Department reported 206,000 initial jobless claims, down from a revised 229,000 the prior week and below expectations of 225,000. The four-week moving average

Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case include emails that reference communications about cryptocurrency policy and mention Gary Gensler. The files contain 2018 emails referencing conversations between Epstein and figures in academic and policy circles in the cryptocurrency sector, with Gensler among the names. Some correspondence suggests Epstein discussed

Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies bought another 35,000 ETH in two batches, expanding its treasury to 4.371 million ETH and lifting combined cash and crypto reserves to about $9.6 billion. Despite that aggressive accumulation, the BitMine stock fell nearly 2% over the past 24 hours and

Dash, a layer-1 blockchain protocol with privacy-preserving features, announced it has integrated Zcash's 'Orchard' shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary layer on the L1 network that supports smart contract functionality. The integration will go live following the completion of cybersecurity audits and is