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The current ApeCoin price rally is driven by a technical breakout and legal clarity. The bullish momentum, however, remains weak below key moving averages. Upcoming token unlock and low adoption pose downside risks. ApeCoin price has showed a sharp intraday today, but the gains mask fragile market dynamics. While traders cheer the 16.2% 24-hour jump and burst in volume, multiple indicators point to follow-through risk. Technical signals waver ApeCoin has posted a notable breakout above short-term moving averages, briefly crossing the 7-day SMA and the 30-day EMA. The MACD histogram has flipped positive, and the RSI-7 has moved out of…

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reportedly working to allow its institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for loans, marking one of the most direct integrations of crypto assets into Wall Street’s credit systems to date.The program, expected to launch by the end of 2025, will rely on a third-party custodian to hold the pledged tokens, per a Bloomberg report hours before the Friday opening bell. JPMorgan shares nudged 0.18% in pre-market trading at $294.93.Under the reported framework, clients could post crypto held by an approved custodian against credit lines or structured loans, allowing banks to manage exposure…

Avantis whale activity remains weak despite strong short-term price gains. Technical breakout hints at reversal, but confirmation needs $1.00 break. TVL surge and new listings boost adoption amid rising volatility. After a steep correction that erased much of its September gains, the Avantis price has staged an impressive rebound, rising 73% over the past week and 31.9% in the last 24 hours. The AVNT token is now trading around $0.86, still nearly 59% below its September peak of $2.66. While the recovery has rekindled investor optimism, the question remains — can this rally hold, or is it merely a temporary…

In brief Five individuals have pleaded guilty in connection with FireBunnyUSA, a dark web vendor that distributed cocaine, MDMA, and ketamine between 2019 and 2022. Ringleader Nan Wu received a 6 1⁄2 year prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit 20 BTC, 3,297 XMR, and $12,857 in cash. The ring converted Monero into Bitcoin and moved funds through foreign exchanges, with at least $2.4 million laundered as Chinese Yuan and over $734,000 converted into U.S. dollars. Manhattan prosecutors have secured convictions against five members of a dark web drug trafficking network that shipped thousands of packages containing illegal narcotics in…

Zelle will use stablecoins for faster cross-border money transfers. The recently passed GENIUS Act in the US gives clear rules, fueling Zelle’s global innovation push. Major US banks are backing Zelle’s blockchain-based cross-border network. Zelle, the payments processor that is widely used by millions of Americans for instant peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers, will now use stablecoins to power international transactions. Notably, the move, announced by Zelle’s parent company Early Warning Services, underscores how digital tokens backed by fiat currencies are rapidly reshaping global finance. Zelle goes global with the stablecoins integration For years, Zelle has been a staple of domestic banking…

In brief Consumer prices rose 3% in the 12 months through September. Friday’s CPI report was delayed by an ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates next week. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose on Friday after a widely watched inflation gauge showed consumer prices rose at a slightly slower-than-expected pace in the U.S. last month.The Consumer Price Index rose 3% in the 12 months through September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Economists expected the index, which tracks price changes across various goods and services, to show 3.1% annual increase, according to Trading Economics.Bitcoin changed hands…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has moved over 133 million dollars worth of Bitcoin. The firm transferred a total of 1,215 BTC to two separate, new wallets. The move follows other recent on-chain activity after a three-year lull. Elon Musk’s space exploration company, SpaceX, moved more than $133 million in Bitcoin on Friday, according to the blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The significant on-chain transfer is the latest in a series of recent moves from the company after a more than three-year period of wallet inactivity. The transaction has sparked fresh speculation in the market, though it is not immediately clear why the…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebound another 1-2%; BTC at $111,000 Trump pardons CZ; brief bounce in BNB eco tokens JPMorgan to allow spot crypto collateral for institutional clients Meteora’s MET token debuts, settles around $570M fdv MegaETH shares new MEGA utility, tokenomics leak 📊 a16z’s State of Crypto 2025Price action may have been mostly sideways so far in 2025.But 2025 isn’t a hangover year—it’s the year crypto goes mainstream.At…

Key takeaways:Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has realized $764,209,610 in profit from XRP sales since 2018.XRP must reclaim the 200-day SMA at $2.60 to end a downtrend.XRP (XRP) was at risk of further losses as Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen continued to realize profit from his XRP stash. In a post on X, J. A. Maartunn, an analyst at the onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, told XRP holders that Larsen has a “habit of cashing out near local highs.”Chris Larsen’s XRP realized profits reach $764 millionXRP price trades 34% below its multi-year highs of around $3.66 reached on July 13, a drawdown that…

Turkey has emerged as the leading crypto market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2025, with volumes significantly outpacing those of other markets, including the United Arab Emirates.Turkey, which has grappled with high inflation in recent years, dominated MENA’s crypto market in the past year, recording almost $200 billion in annual transactions, according to the latest regional report by Chainalysis published Thursday.The UAE, the region’s second-largest market, lagged far behind, with crypto volumes of $53 billion, almost four times smaller than those of Turkey.Still, according to onchain research by Chainalysis, Turkey’s surge in crypto volumes has…