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Nearly $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today at 08:00 UTC on Deribit, placing derivatives markets under intense scrutiny.

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Major cryptocurrencies remained under pressure as weak sentiment and broader market volatility continued to weigh on digital assets, extending a period of subdued performance and limited buying interest. Bitcoin was trading around $66,300, extending its recent decline amid persistent selling pressure and cautious risk appetite.

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Bitcoin risks falling under $60K as CryptoQuant flags bear signals, rising losses, and weakening on-chain metrics.

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RippleX, the development team behind the XRP Ledger, has launched Token Escrow (XLS-85) on the XRPL mainnet. This update expands the escrow feature beyond XRP. Now, trustline-based tokens and Multi-Purpose Tokens can also be locked on-chain, supporting stablecoins, real-world assets, and institutional transactions.

 

Bitcoin price trades near $68,000 as $2.5 billion in BTC options expire today, placing $74,000 max pain at the center of market focus. Bitcoin was trading at $68,280 at press time, down 1.1% over the last 24 hours.

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Goldman Sachs just dropped big news. The Wall Street giant disclosed massive cryptocurrency holdings in its Q4 2025 Form 13F filing, showing the bank went all-in on digital assets through Bitcoin ETFs and other crypto products.

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Bitcoin is once again facing notable selling pressure. The market confronts a challenging phase marked by weakening momentum and cautious investor positioning.

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More downside ahead for BTC?

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled the members of its new Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC).

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has set its inaugural members for its newly formed crypto regulatory committee. This featured crypto heavyweights' CEOs from Coinbase, Ripple, and Robinhood.

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Kendrick sees a bleak outlook due to the U.S. economic slowdown and diminishing hopes for rate cuts. The Fed is less generous than expected, weighing heavily on cryptocurrencies.

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Short positions on centralized crypto exchanges have surged to their most aggressive levels since August 2024, when Bitcoin walked into a multi-month bottom of $55,000 before surging to its year high $106,000 just four months later. According to aggregated funding rate data compiled by Santiment Feed, market-wide positioning is currently leaning heavily towards the downside.

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Story Highlights The Live Price Of Pump.fun is Predictions suggest PUMP could reach $0.01 in Q1 2026. Long-term forecast sees PUMP reaching $0.22 by 2030 in a moderate scenario. PUMP.fun (PUMP), a utility coin launch platform for launching Solana-based memecoins with its viral “no-code” model that makes token creation easy for everyday users.

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Bitcoin's (BTC) bear market has weighed heavily on investors across the spectrum. Corporate treasuries, major whales, and even nation-state holders have all felt the pressure.

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Solana failed to stay above $90 and corrected gains. SOL price is now trading below $85 and might find bids near the $76 zone.

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has officially launched its Innovation Advisory Committee, appointing a broad group of leaders from both crypto and traditional finance. The initiative comes under Chairman Mike Selig as the agency positions itself to take on a greater role in overseeing digital asset and derivatives markets.

 

Bitcoin stabilized during the Asian trading session after a fresh warning from standard chartered, keeping price action anchored around long-term technical supports. Traders highlighted the 200-week moving average as a key reference as broader risk sentiment steadied.

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Rumors are spreading across X after reports surfaced that executives from SWIFT and Ripple may have held a private lunch in Miami. The rumor, first highlighted on X by XRP analyst Steph, suggested that the two payment giants quietly met to discuss possible collaboration involving XRP.

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Will the rising whale buying spree help form final market bottom for BTC?

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Bitcoin mining outflows surged to 49K, valued at approximately $3 billion, in just two days, according to onchain data.

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Swiss banking giant raises IBIT holdings while testing crypto trading for wealthy clients

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Key valuation gauges remain short of the capitulation seen at past cycle lows, as inflation risks keep the pressure on digital assets.

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XRP price failed to surpass $1.4650 and started another decline. The price is now correcting gains and might struggle to stay above $1.320.

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Cabinet-backed reforms let Bitcoin and digital assets back futures and options on the Thailand exchange

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Based on data from Bitget Research, Bitcoin's seven-day average Net Realized Profit/Loss (NRPL) shows about $2.3 billion in net realized losses, the largest such reading since 2021. Realized loss measures the dollar value of coins sold below their on-chain cost basis, and a seven-day average smooths daily volatility to reveal trend-level capitulation.