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The Hyperunit whale earned about $200 million by shorting Bitcoin and Ether before the October market crash.

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A historic liquidation event has shaken global financial markets, with gold and silver prices collapsing over the past 48 hours and wiping out an estimated $7 trillion in precious metals market value. In contrast, Bitcoin showed notable resilience, falling just 7% during the same period and avoiding the kind of cascading sell-off that crushed traditional safe-haven assets.

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Ethereum staking has reached a new all-time high, underscoring growing institutional confidence and continued innovation across the network. On-chain data from Validator Queue shows that total staked ETH has climbed to 36.6 million, accounting for approximately 30.13% of Ethereums total circulating supply.

 

Bitcoins recent dip to around $75,500 briefly pushed the cryptocurrency below Strategys (formerly MicroStrategy, ticker: MSTR) average purchase price of roughly $76,037 per bitcoin. While this development may sound alarming at first, it does not fundamentally alter the companys financial health or long-term bitcoin strategy.

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Bitcoin mining activity has experienced its steepest decline since late 2021, as a severe winter storm across the United States forced major mining firms to scale back operations, leading to a sharp drop in network hashrate, production, and miner revenue. According to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoins total network hashrate has fallen by around 12% since November 11, marking the largest drawdown since October 2021, a period that followed Chinas sweeping crackdown on crypto mining.

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Step Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio tracking platform built on the Solana blockchain, has confirmed that several of its treasury wallets were compromised in a recent security breach that remains under active investigation. The incident has raised serious concerns across the Solana and broader crypto ecosystem, particularly after onchain data revealed the scale of funds involved.

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Bitcoins market capitalization has fallen to around $1.57 trillion, pushing the worlds largest cryptocurrency to 13th place among global assets by market value, behind Saudi Aramco and Tesla. The decline follows a sharp price drop over the past week, with bitcoin sliding from near $90,000 to around $78,500, marking a loss of more than 11% in seven days and highlighting renewed volatility in the crypto market.

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According to Lido Finance X account, Ethereum staking has hit an all-time high, with over 30% of all ETH now staked.

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Bitcoin Magazine El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach Hosts Global Summit: Strategies for Sustainable Bitcoin Circular Economies Emerge The invite-only Bitcoin Circular Economy Summit in El Zonte drew representatives from 29 countries, spotlighting concentrated adoption, high-trust teams, and Bitcoin-only focus for lasting impact in failing-currency regions. El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach Hosts Global Summit: Strategies for Sustainable Bitcoin Circular Economies Emerge Juan Galt.

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Bitcoin has once again fallen below a critical support zone, raising questions about whether the market is gearing up for a deeper sell-off. With selling pressure still intact, traders are now watching key levels closely to see if a final flush toward lower support is imminent.

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Dogecoin experienced renewed downside pressure during the week after slipping below the $0.1300 and $0.1250 support levels, briefly reaching lows near $0.1154 before attempting a modest rebound. Although prices recovered toward the $0.1220 area, the move has not yet been supported by strong momentum indicators, keeping the short-term outlook cautious.

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Capital is rotating back into high-potential crypto assets, and XRP is emerging as the primary beneficiary of the shift. As liquidity floods back into the market, many believe the altcoin is positioned for a powerful upside move that could dramatically reshape portfolios.

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BTC opened $84,111, plunged 7.3% to $77,967 amid $1B+ liquidations. $80K support broke as long squeeze hit, eyeing mid-$70K zone.

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Strategy shares crashed hard Thursday. The stock dropped up to 10% during trading, hitting a session low of $140.25 before recovering slightly to close at $142.88, marking the company's worst performance in a full year.

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Bitcoin's price is having a rough day, sliding 8.3% over the past 24 hours and 13.6% across the last seven days, touching an intraday low of $75,555 on Bitstamp at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. What follows is a closer look at three factors that have succeeded in keeping bitcoin prices pinned to the mat.

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Discussion around XRP's long-term price outlook picked up this week following remarks from David Schwartz during a Q&A exchange with members of the XRP community on X. The former Chief Technology Officer of Ripple and one of the original architects of the XRP Ledger weighed in on claims that XRP could realistically reach price levels between $50 and $100.

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As the Ethereum (ETH) price reels from a sharp sell-off, few names have drawn more attention than BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the public company chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee.

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XRP traders won't look away. They're laser-focused on $0.319 and $0.341 – two price points that could make or break their day trades as leveraged positions worth $12.47 million pile up across exchanges.

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Ethereum extended its selloff today, falling below $2,500 amid broad market stress, leading to an increase in the unrealized loss on BitMine's investment. At press time, ETH was trading at $2,370, down 12.27% over 24 hours, with weekly and monthly losses of approximately 20% and 21%, respectively.

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The "Hyperunit Whale" first rose to notoriety after profiting off a massive short position shortly before President Trump's October tariff announcement.

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XRP faces $7M liquidation cascade (99% longs) per @XrpUdate, testing $1.82 support in market wipeout. @XrpArab charts signal $1.85-$1.95 rebound as leverage clears.

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Crypto prices crashed as $2B+ liquidations hit exchanges. Bitcoin lost $700M in longs below key support; Ethereum saw $300M wiped after $2,500 break.

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Late on Friday, Illinois regulators shut down Metropolitan Capital Bank and Trust, a little-known institution with just $261 million in assets, handing control to the FDIC in what was officially a routine resolution. But it landed in the middle of a much louder market shock.

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Ripple's Chief Technology Officer Emeritus, David Schwartz, has cast doubt on the widely-held belief that XRP will eventually be worth as much as $100 per coin.

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The main impact of the price decline is slowing Strategy's ability to buy more bitcoin without diluting shareholders, as its stock now trades at a discount to its bitcoin holdings.