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Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe is warning that Bitcoin will likely plummet in value if BTC loses one key level as support. In a post on X, Van de Poppe says that the crypto market is showing signs of weakness and that Bitcoin needs to hold the “crucial area” above the $74,000 level or […] The post Michaël van de Poppe Warns Bitcoin Will Likely Collapse if BTC Fails To Hold Crucial Price Level appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

SUI may be one of the market’s more overlooked large-cap crypto setups, according to analyst Michaël van de Poppe, who argued that the network’s institutional, stablecoin and technical developments have been overshadowed by a steep drawdown in the token price. In a post on X, van de Poppe said market attention had focused heavily on SUI’s decline from $5.35 to roughly $0.90, while a broader infrastructure buildout continued in the background. His argument was not simply that SUI had become cheaper, but that the market may be underpricing the extent to which institutional rails, liquidity channels and protocol-level upgrades have continued to develop during the downturn. “SUI is one of the most under-discussed setups in crypto right now,” van de Poppe wrote. “While everyone was watching the price drop from $5.35 to ~$0.90, this is what was actually being built.” He pointed to a series of developments including the listing of a fifth spot crypto ETP in February 2026, CME futures going li

Hoffman's ETH sale and Bankless' transition may signal shifting dynamics in crypto media influence and Ethereum's market perception. The post Bankless co-founder sells last of his ETH as media outlet enters second era appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Millionaire businessman Kevin O’Leary has indicated that stablecoins are more valuable than Bitcoin because of their role in the global financial system. He also highlighted the “big opportunity” as one of the layer-1 networks could be the biggest beneficiary of traditional finance (TradFi) firms moving on-chain.  Kevin O’Leary Praises Stablecoins Over Bitcoin In an X post, Kevin O’Leary shared a FOX interview in which he praised stablecoins over Bitcoin. He described BTC as a speculative asset whose price fluctuates due to its volatility. Meanwhile, the businessman called stablecoins an interesting product in financial services, noting that they are valuable because they are backed by U.S. Treasury bills.  Related Reading: The Bitcoin Playbook To Know: Step 4 Says A Crash Is Coming, But Where’s The Bottom? O’Leary further remarked that the “beauty” of these stablecoins is that one can transfer them in seconds, not days. As such, he explained how these stablecoins top the current payme

Hyperliquid has overtaken Solana on a fully diluted valuation basis, according to Arkham, adding a new market marker to one of crypto’s most closely watched comparisons: the rise of application-heavy, revenue-generating chains. Arkham summarized the move directly on X, writing: “Hyperliquid has flipped Solana by FDV.” The accompanying Solana market page shows SOL trading around $86.51, with a fully diluted valuation of roughly $54.22 billion, a circulating market capitalization near $49.99 billion and 24-hour volume of about $2.74 billion. The same screen listed Solana’s current supply at 577.86 million SOL and max supply at 626.75 million SOL. On Arkham’s Hyperliquid page, HYPE was shown trading at $56.71, giving the network a fully diluted valuation of about $54.57 billion. That puts it slightly above the Solana FDV shown in Arkham’s Solana screenshot, at roughly $54.22 billion. The comparison is notable because Hyperliquid’s circulating market capitalization was much smaller, at abo

Data shows the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have witnessed capital inflows lag this year relative to 2025 and 2024. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Have Seen Cumulative Net Inflows Underperform In 2026 In a new post on X, analyst Maartunn has discussed how the cumulative inflows related to the US Bitcoin spot ETFs in 2026 so far have compared to past years. “Spot ETFs” here refer to investment vehicles that allow investors to gain indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Bitcoin Fall Under $77,000 Triggers Spike In Social Media FUD The main benefit of the spot ETFs is that since they trade on traditional exchanges, users never have to interact with any blockchain infrastructure like digital asset exchanges or wallets at all. This advantage of theirs can make them a convenient mode of investment into cryptocurrencies for the more traditional investors like institutional entities. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the spot ETFs for Bitcoin b

Bankless has been looking past the usual “partnership announcement” narrative and instead focused on what the new Hyperliquid (HYPE), Coinbase (COIN), and Circle (CRCL) deal could realistically change for USDC. In its latest write-up, the outlet argues the collaboration is more than public relations, especially at a time when stablecoin momentum has started to pick up but the deeper numbers have not shifted as quickly as some investors might expect. Bankless frames USDC’s moment as meaningful, but also incomplete—while positioning Hyperliquid as the missing platform that could help Circle’s stablecoin translate momentum into real market share. The USDC Deal As reported by Bitcoinist last week, Coinbase said it is expanding its role by becoming the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid.  In the plan, Coinbase treats USDC as an Aligned Quote Asset (AQA), while Hyperliquid’s USDH token is expected to be phased out gradually.  Related Reading: Hyperliquid ETFs Send HYPE Closer

The SpaceX IPO is here, and it's more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk's companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money around in ways that are often difficult to keep track of. This is evident in ways that are both obvious and less so. A CTRL-F search for "Tesla" yields 87 results, xAI is mentioned 356 times, and X 267 times. Even the Boring Company (7 times) and Neuralink (3) get a few mentions. Throughout its 330 pages of rocket launches and interplanetary wishes, you can trace the network of ways in which Musk's … Read the full story at The Verge.