Coins

What’s Driving Ethereum’s Surge—And Can It Last?

In brief Experts generally agree that favorable regulatory shifts in the United States and massive buy-ups of Ethereum on Wall Street have enabled ETH’s current, ongoing streak. Some analysts contend these factors are so bullish for Ethereum, that the token will continue to surge through the end of the year, potentially beyond $7,000. Others caution,…

Opinion

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks to $124k & New All-Time High

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 soar and then retrace ahead of PPI BTC hits new ATH of $124,128 overnight ETH reaches $4,780 on 2nd-biggest day…

Markets

Ethereum ETF Inflows Outperform Bitcoin for the Third Day Straight

In brief Ethereum ETFs pulled in $704 million on Wednesday, nearly eight times the inflows into Bitcoin funds. The three-day surge brings total ETH ETF inflows to $2.2 billion, compared to $331 million for Bitcoin. Standard Chartered has hiked its Ethereum price target to $7,500 by 2025, citing deep institutional demand and limited supply. Institutional…

The Coins

What is XRP? A Cryptocurrency Created For the Financial Sector

In brief XRP is a cryptocurrency developed to facilitate efficient cross-border transactions, particularly for financial institutions and payment providers. The XRP Ledger employs a unique consensus protocol called the Ripple Consensus Algorithm to validate transactions. A long-running legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the U.S. SEC over whether sales of XRP constituted a unregistered securities…

Coins

Ethereum Could Soar to $25,000 by 2028: Standard Chartered

In brief Standard Chartered has massively raised its Ethereum forecast to $7,500 by 2025, $12,000 in 2026, $18,000 in 2027, and $25,000 in 2028 and 2029, up from just $4,000 for 2025 in March. The bank points to heavy institutional buying, the GENIUS Act’s boost for stablecoins, etc, as key growth drivers. ETH is trading…