Of course, XRP enthusiasts are now frothing at the mouth, predicting 2025 will be the year their digital darling finally gets its black-tie gala moment. Bold claims of $5-$10 by year-end are flying around like confetti at a New Year’s Eve party. 🎉🚀
CryptoSlam reports that NFT buyers and sellers both “surged” by eye-popping percentages, but let’s be real-this isn’t a party. It’s a crowded Zoom call with no mute button. Transactions, however, took a nosedive, dropping 20.92% to 1,097,565. And if you thought the NFT market was struggling, just wait until you hear about Bitcoin’s recent dip to $96,000. It’s like watching a toddler try to parallel park.
But hold onto your popcorn, because the government is reopening, and monetary conditions are supposedly about to get a cozy blanket. Analysts, or at least those who still work after mornings with too much coffee, say the risk asset drama might soon have a happy ending. James E. Thorne, a man who clearly likes to sound busy, explains why this moment might just flip Bitcoin to its next big scene, breaking down all the forces shaping the market like a cosmic puppeteer with a sense of humor.
The entire cryptosphere was already teetering, you see? A frail, delicate structure built on hope and… well, speculation. And then, this. This tremor, this suggestion that even the unwavering Saylor might entertain doubts! It wasn’t about the dreary mechanics of balance sheets or the banal routing of funds. No, it was the dreadful fear- the awful, gnawing possibility-that a champion, a beacon of unwavering belief, might succumb to… to sanity? 🤦🏻♂️
Ripple CTO David “JoelKatz” Schwartz, a man of few words and many metaphors, explained that XRP has no taxes. Users can issue assets, trade, create NFTs, and make payments, with only small transaction fees as an anti-spam measure. The ledger is a public good, not owned or controlled by XRP holders. Holding XRP gives you XRP. Schwartz compared it to Bitcoin, but with extra features like stablecoins, a DEX, and NFTs, all running efficiently without Bitcoin’s high energy costs. 🧨
The Columbia stake, once a minor constellation in Quantedge’s investment firmament, now occupies the same ethereal realm as forgotten 13F filings. The fund’s new celestial map reveals:
In the most recent analysis, which can only be described as a gripping tale of financial misfortune, FLOKI’s price continues to form lower highs and lows. This sequence, which began its tragic unfolding earlier in the year, illustrates a broader, undeniable downtrend. The daily chart stands as a testament to repeated, yet futile attempts at recovery. Mid-May, mid-July, and late October all witnessed the same pattern: a rally, a flicker of hope, followed by the crushing weight of sell pressure pushing the price back into its depressive spiral.
Yes, the company that once whispered sweet nothings into the ear of cryptocurrency traders now wants to build an army of humanoid robots. It’s like discovering your local baker secretly moonlights as a dragon trainer. Unexpected, but oddly plausible.
Both funds aim to capture the U.S. tech sector, but they do it like siblings arguing over chores. XLK is the perfectionist who only cleans the room it lives in; IYW is the one who tidies the whole house but forgets to vacuum the corners.
Bitcoin saw no bounce Friday, holding at session lows below $95,000 late in the U.S. day after a bruising week that dragged prices to their lowest since May. A week so bad, even a goldfish would’ve thrown in the towel. 🐟📉