Shiba Inu (SHIB) has lost substantial luster over the last several years. SHIB was one of the most successful projects during the 2021 bull run, registering multi-million percentage rallies. Early investors made massive gains with minimal capital. SHIB’s meteoric rally led to a surge in its popularity, especially among new investors who wanted to make it big in crypto within a small period of time. While SHIB’s initial run was incredible, the asset seems to have fizzled out in the years since its peak. A majority of holders are sitting on significant losses. Fans and investors still hope Shiba Inu…
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The knockout rounds are the sharpest and most-watched stretch of the World Cup, and they are a common moment for someone to place a first bet. A newcomer who wants to do it with crypto faces two learning curves at once: the betting and the digital money behind it. This is a starting point for exactly that person. Crypto betting on the knockouts is less complicated than it first looks, and the aim here is to orient a beginner across both halves without burying them in detail. What follows covers what makes the knockouts different, how crypto changes the money…
Cryptocurrency markets never close. That structural feature has now jumped asset classes. Multi-asset broker Vantage just made sure gold traders no longer have to wait for Monday morning in Sydney either. The firm announced the launch of XAUUSD247, a contracts-for-difference product that lets clients trade gold against the US dollar around the clock. According to the original report, the move comes directly on the heels of CME Group telegraphing its own plans to expand gold trading hours. Vantage is positioning the new product as a direct response to demand from traders who already operate in crypto and expect the same…
The gap between speculative hype and realized losses rarely comes as starkly as in the latest Nansen data covering the Trump-themed memecoin. By the end of June 2026, 988,905 retail buyers had collectively lost $3.81 billion on the token, a 97% decline from its $75.35 peak that leaves it trading around $1.76. The numbers, cited by the original report, sketch a nearly two-to-one loser ratio: roughly two in every three purchasers ended underwater. The trigger was not a broader market crash—many altcoins posted weekly gains during the same period—but a token-specific unwind that turned a political novelty into a retail…
Bitcoin keeps trading when Wall Street stops. Independence Day turns that design choice into a market demonstration.Official exchange calendars list all NYSE markets as closed Friday, July 3, while Nasdaq lists U.S. equity and options markets as closed for the Independence Day observance. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is available to trade freely on hundreds (if not thousands) of exchanges, wallets, and apps 24/7/365.The setup makes the “freedom money” moniker fit quite nicely. Bitcoin does not need a bank branch, a U.S. exchange session, or an ETF trading day to keep settling globally. But the same independence leaves price discovery running while some…
The LAB price just reminded the market why low-float assets and leveraged traders are a dangerous combination. After sweeping liquidity below the critical $7.49 support and plunging as low as $5.50, the token suddenly reversed course and ripped more than 150% higher in a single day.Crypto traders love calling tops. Markets love proving them wrong.What looked like a breakdown quickly turned into a textbook liquidity grab followed by an aggressive squeeze higher.Derivatives Market Suddenly Wakes Up FastThe real story wasn’t spot demand alone. Derivatives activity exploded alongside the rally, with derivatives trading volume surging 136% to $3.89 billion. Meanwhile, open…
The GRAM price is finally showing signs of life after spending much of Q2 looking like another casualty of the altcoin graveyard. After a powerful rally in early May, the token eventually collapsed to $1.48 in June. Now, with July ongoing and the broader market showing strength, GRAM has bounced back with a 20% rally of its own and today’s Binance move added to this growth. The question, as always in crypto, is whether this is recovery or simply relief.July Could Decide GRAM’s DirectionFor now, the market is watching one level closely: $2.27. If buying pressure continues building throughout July,…
The crypto market likes to pretend it’s decentralized until the bluechip crypto’s start moving. Then suddenly everything dances to the same rhythm.The data on CoinMarketCap shows that the top eight crypto assets by market capitalization: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, TRX, and HYPE command a combined valuation of roughly $1.71 trillion. With the total crypto market sitting near $2.17 trillion, these assets effectively control the direction of the entire industry.And two names still run the show. BTC accounts for 57.8% of the market while ETH holds another 9.8%, giving the pair overwhelming influence whenever either decides to move.June Support…
Americans are on pace to lose more money on legal gambling this year than at any point in the country’s history.A new analysis by economics writer Joseph Politano projects that the total will exceed a quarter trillion dollars in 2026. Losses have climbed 67% since the start of COVID-19 and another 8% over the past year alone, outpacing any growth recorded between 2000 and 2020.That figure counts only sportsbooks and casinos, and it excludes the money moving through prediction markets, crypto trading, and stock options, each of which now channels billions of dollars a year into activity that, economically speaking, looks…
Not many assets can post an 8% rally while a record share of holders sit deep in the red. That was the picture for XRP on Saturday, as a bounce pushed the token higher even as on-chain data showed losses had stretched to extremes never before recorded. According to the original report, the 30-day and 365-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratios for XRP hovered near -45% and -47%, thresholds that analytics firm Santiment noted the token had never breached. For a portion of the market, those levels looked less like a warning and more like an invitation. The…
