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Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy added another 1,070 Bitcoin to its holdings, spending around $101 million at an average price of a little over $94k per BTC. The purchases by the business intelligence company and the biggest corporate owner of BTC were made between December 30 and 31, was disclosed in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. MicroStrategy has acquired 1,070 BTC for ~$101 million at ~$94,004 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 48.0% in Q4 2024 and 74.3% in FY 2024. As of 01/05/2025, we hodl 447,470 $BTC acquired for ~$27.97 billion at ~$62,503 per bitcoin. $MSTR https://t.co/CkLrLSkB5M — Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) January 6, 2025 The acquisition followed closely after the sale of additional 319,586 MicroStrategy shares, which occurred at the same time and brought the same amount. The firm reported that around $6.77 billion worth of shares stayed available for sale as of January 5. This is part of the company...

The Play price surged over 94% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.09987 as of 3:32 a.m. EST as investors go long on the altcoin. Despite the recent gain, the PLAY price is still down more than 9% from the all-time high of $0.09112 that it set on Dec. 22, 2024. Play Price Sets Its Sights On The $0.1057 Resistance Level 4-hour chart for PLAY/USD (Source: GeckoTerminal) The Play price escaped a consolidation channel between $0.0570 and $0.0674, giving it the room needed to enter into the recent rally. Now, the altcoin has formed a new technical support at $0.0976, as it tries to overcome the next major resistance level at $0.1057. Should the Play price manage to break above $0.1057, the crypto could continue its climb in the short term. However, a rejection from the $0.1057 resistance level could bring an end to the crypto’s bullish move. In this alternative scenario, traders might begin to realize their profits from PLAY’s recent rally, which could lead to a test of t...

As 2025 unfolds, the meme coin market remains a dynamic area in crypto, with five key projects to watch. These projects show strong potential for returns ranging from 25x to 100x. Despite periods of market volatility, meme coins are seeing renewed interest. With the fear and greed index currently at 61, now could be the right time to position for a potential market shift. Here are the meme coins to consider for investment in January. Pepe (PEPE) Pepe coin has witnessed remarkable growth as 2025 begins, experiencing a notable surge in the first week of the year. A broader market uptrend has fueled Pepe’s rise to 21st in market cap rankings, surpassing the 420 level and achieving a valuation of $8.4 billion. Over the past week, Pepe has posted a 13.3% gain, recovering from the losses incurred in December. A major catalyst behind this rally was Elon Musk’s profile update featuring a Pepe-themed image, reigniting interest in the token—mirroring his past influence on D...

Is Ethena’s “synthetic dollar” bringing a new systemic risk to decentralized finance (DeFi)? While keen to avoid being labeled as a stablecoin, USDe is increasingly being utilized as such across some of the biggest players in DeFi. Some are worried, however, that treating USDe as a centralized stablecoin changes its risk profile as a collateral asset. An influential MakerDAO community member, known as “ImperiumPaper,” has pointed to possible conflicts of interest between risk advisors working for Aave and Maker, who also have (or have had) associations with Ethena. The situation has been likened to “ a real estate agent representing both buyer and seller .” Just so I’m even-handed, these conflicts of interest for risk consultants aren’t isolated to Maker. Chaos Labs and LlamaRisk propose to hardcode @aave USDe price to 1 USDT. https://t.co/GBhSIyji00 pic.twitter.com/JQjsqPu6nZ — PaperImperium (@ImperiumPaper) January 2, 2025 Read more: Et...

Solana (SOL) has kicked off 2025 on a high note, with analysts pointing to the beginning of a new bullish leg for the cryptocurrency.  Notably, an Analysis by Tradingshot highlights Solana’s recent price action, suggesting the asset is positioning itself for a sustained upward trend. The cryptocurrency has surged to a 10-day-high, climbing toward the 50-day moving average (1D MA50), its first significant resistance level. The analyst sees this rally as the start of a fresh bullish phase within Solana’s five-month Channel Up pattern, supported by several key indicators and consistent historical behavior. Picks for you 2 cryptocurrencies to reach a $200 billion market cap in Q1 2025 16 hours ago BlackRock’s crypto fund BUIDL has paid o...

The cryptocurrency market kicked off 2025 on a high note, with Bitcoin (BTC) reclaiming levels above $96,000, sparking renewed investor optimism. As attention broadens beyond Bitcoin, altcoins like XRP and Solana (SOL) are gaining traction, driven by strong fundamentals and favorable regulatory expectations. These assets are steadily advancing toward significant milestones, with both poised to potentially achieve a $200 billion market cap by the end of Q1 2025 Picks for you BlackRock’s crypto fund BUIDL has paid over $17 million in dividends since launch 2 hours ago XRP skyrockets as market cap jumps $13 billion in a day 4 hours ago Ripple...

The Cookie DAO price has skyrocketed 113% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.5595 as of 3:15 a.m. EST on a 416% pump in trading volume to $129 million. This surge in the COOKIE price comes after the launch of the gated v0.3, which requires users to lock up 10,000 $COOKIE for access. .@cookiedotfun released their gated v0.3 that requires users to lockup 10,000 $COOKIE to access Since release, +5.5 Million COOKIE has been locked up with +46 new users/day being added In a world of AI Agents, data will be key to differentiate pic.twitter.com/SVoy5z5Wi0 — Josh (@JDHyper) December 31, 2024 Since its release, over 5.5 million $COOKIE tokens have been locked up, with an average of 46 new users joining daily. Additionally, just a few days ago, Binance announced $COOKIE as part of its fifth batch of projects, further fueling interest in the token. Cookie DAO Price Rebounds Above The Bullish Channel The COOKIE/USD on a 15-minute timeframe shows a strong uptrend, featuring a conso...

The cryptocurrency market continues its downward momentum. Major assets are in the red zone, with Bitcoin (BTC) falling below the $94,000 mark. Ripple’s XRP token follows the current market trend, facing a considerable correction over the last few weeks. Also Read: Dogecoin: 3 Reasons Why DOGE Could Hit $1 In 2025 Current Price Movements Source: Watcher Guru Ripple’s XRP token breached the $2 mark earlier this year for the first time in nearly seven years. XRP continues to trade above the $2 mark but has faced quite a correction. The asset’s price is down 4.9% in the daily charts, 5.8% in the weekly charts, and 13.3% in the 14-day charts. Despite the dip, XRP has maintained some gains in the other time frames. The fourth-largest crypto by market cap has rallied 9.9% over the previous month and 235.5% since December 2023. Also Read: Shiba Inu: SHIB To Reach $0.01 in 2025? See What the Poll Says Source: CoinGecko XRP To Breach $4 According to the analysts at CoinCodex, R...