Crypto leaders attended a pre-inaugural bash in Washington, cheering Trump\\\'s return to the White House and hoping it will benefit digital assets.

BTC trades at a slight discount on Coinbase relative to Binance, data from CryptoQuant show.

XRP\\\'s price rise is accompanied by record perpetual futures open interest and surge in trading volumes.

The crypto options platform is reportedly working with FT Partners to assess takeover bids.

BTC\\\'s latest price action seems to contrast sharply with the uptrend exhaustion observed at record highs above $108K in mid-December.

Trump\\\'s Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to liquidate a string of investments, including BTC ETF, to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

The difference in outlook between traders and high net-worth individuals has never been greater, according to David Siemer, CEO of Wave Digital Assets.

The market depth shows dominance of buy orders at levels away from the going market rate.

Backpack, which announced its acquisition of the European arm of bankrupt exchange FTX on Monday, has not been authorized by FTX to make any distributions to any FTX customers or other creditors, the FTX bankruptcy estate said.

“History shows these dips often pave the way for bigger bullish movements, especially with where we are in the market cycle now,” one market watcher said, as some foresee a shaky period in January.

A technical correction and reversal is close to being complete and could trigger a full-blown bullish move, some traders say.

Traders are positioning for a rally to record highs after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20

The average realized price of 2024 buyers in bitcoin was $65,901.

The unit is a joint venture between Tron, TRM Labs and Tether.

How multi-asset investors can assess bitcoin\\\'s compatibility with their portfolios and identify the optimal allocation that aligns with their specific objectives. By Markus Thielen.