A real cost comparison of three gold buying methods in Taiwan shows jewelry stores charge up to 8.4% round-trip spread, while on-chain gold token PAXG costs as little as 1.2% and trades 24/7.
Grayscale says Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Canton Network are best placed to benefit if the CLARITY Act brings clearer digital asset rules.
Hyperliquid climbed more than 20% over the past week, briefly nearing $42. Commodity-linked perpetuals, especially oil and silver, drove activity, while whale leveraged positions topped $3.6 billion across the platform.
Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed company, said it plans to raise about $137 million through a third-party allotment, with proceeds aimed mainly at increasing its Bitcoin holdings.
Shiba Inu formed a short-term golden cross on the 2-hour chart, holding above support amid improving altcoin sentiment. Total crypto open interest rose $108 million in 24 hours, but SHIB needs to break the daily 50-MA near $0.00000489 for bullish confirmation.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT has outperformed gold ETF GLD by 33 percentage points since March, with $4.2 billion flowing into IBIT and $9 billion leaving GLD.
Ethereum traded near $1,980 on Feb. 16 after losing the $2,000 level. The article points to a bearish pennant, weaker futures demand, and continued spot ETF outflows as reasons $1,500 may come before $2,500.
Trump said some highly experienced participants support prediction markets and warned the U.S. could fall behind other countries, even as he said he still dislikes the concept. At the same time, lawsuits and bans tied to event contracts are spreading across U.S. states.
