Diversification has become the top driver for crypto investment in 2025, with rising ETF demand and lingering regulatory gaps shaping investor behavior. Portfolio diversification has overtaken the pursuit of the “crypto megatrend” as the top reason for investing in crypto in 2025, according to Sygnum Bank’s new Future Finance Report 2025. According to the report, 57% of respondents now view diversification as their primary motivation for investing. This surpassed last year’s top driver, exposure to crypto’s long-term upside, which fell from 62% to 53%. “This could indicate that crypto is now being used more deliberately as a core portfolio component, with its perceived diversification benefits taking precedence over chasing pure upside potential,” Sygnum wrote. Read more
Bitcoin saw one of its largest supply migrations ever as traders braced for the US Federal Reserve’s December rate decision and shifting expectations toward a rate cut. A historic shift in Bitcoin ownership unfolded during the latest market downturn, while the broader crypto market remained tied to uncertainty over a possible US Federal Reserve rate cut in December. Over 8% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) supply changed hands in the past seven days, making the current market decline “one of the most significant onchain events” in Bitcoin history, according to Joe Burnett, analyst and director of Bitcoin Strategy at Semler Scientific. During previous significant Bitcoin supply movements, Bitcoin traded at about $5,000 in March 2020 and around $3,500 in December 2018, said Burnett in a Tuesday X post. Read more
The Bitcoin CME gaps appear when futures reopen after weekend moves. Understand why they form, how often they fill and what they mean for BTC’s price action. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) gap appears when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) changes between Friday’s closing price and Monday’s opening price on the CME Bitcoin futures market. Price movement over the weekend, when no CME trading takes place, creates a disconnect on the chart. These gaps often draw attention because they tend to be filled once the market reopens. Let’s look at an example. If BTC closes at $109,880 on the CME on Friday evening and the price rallies over the weekend, the market might reopen on Monday at $110,380. That creates a $500 gap. Read more
DeFi Development Corp became the first Solana treasury to support SIMD-0411, a proposal to speed up emissions cuts as corporate holders face losses. Solana Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) expressed its support for a sweeping proposal aimed at accelerating the network’s disinflation schedule. On Tuesday, DFDV became the first Solana treasury to publicly endorse Solana Improvement Document (SIMD)-0411, a proposal to double Solana's annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, thereby reducing projected future emissions by over 22 million SOL over the next six years. “This proposal may come as a surprise to some, but its timing makes sense,” DFDV wrote. “The ecosystem has grown increasingly vocal about Solana’s current inflation schedule and its impact on SOL’s price.” Read more
VanEck’s amended BNB ETF filing scraps all staking plans, unlike its Solana product, explicitly distancing itself from BNB staking amid regulatory risk. Asset manager VanEck backed away from its earlier plans to stake assets in its proposed spot BNB exchange-traded fund, despite offering staking in its recently launched Solana product. In its updated S-1 filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, VanEck said “the Trust will not employ its BNB in Staking Activities and accordingly will not earn any form of staking rewards or income of any kind from Staking Activities” at the time of listing. The filing further warns that “there can be no assurance that the Trust will engage in any Staking Activities” in the future, either. The company acknowledged that avoiding staking could cause the ETF’s performance to lag that of holding BNB (BNB) directly, noting that investors would forgo potential staking rewards. Read more
XRP is rebounding strongly from $2, with multiple indicators suggesting upside toward $3.30–$3.50 is possible in the coming weeks. XRP (XRP) has rebounded nearly 25% from the $2 psychological level in the past week, with tailwinds from strong daily ETF inflows exceeding $164 million following the launch of Grayscale's GXRP and Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ. Key takeaways: XRP stays bullish above $2, with chart technicals pointing toward $3.30–$3.50. Read more