The Bitcoin “hard asset” narrative is breaking as silver hits parabolic peaks without taking crypto along for the rideSilver hit $72 on industrial demand and safe-haven flows while Bitcoin remained stuck, and the divergence tells what narrative the market is buying.
Happy Friday!Silver surges to parabolic $72 peaks on industrial and safe-haven demand, leaving Bitcoin's "hard asset" narrative in the dust, while XRPL leaps into the quantum era with massive 2,420-byte proofs replacing elliptic curves to bolster DeFi security, and 2025's memecoin hall of shame exposes the year's wildest grifts from Trump tokens to AI fart flops. Get the latest crypto news highlights below. The global crypto market cap is $2.94 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $97.2 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $87,042.21, and BTC market dominance is 59.2%. The price of Ethereum is $2,920.48, and ETH market dominance is 12.0%. The best-performing sector is Agriculture, which gained 11%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Extreme Fear (20). 📰 Top News
The Bitcoin “hard asset” narrative is breaking as silver hits parabolic peaks without taking crypto along for the rideSilver hit $72 on industrial demand and safe-haven flows while Bitcoin remained stuck, and the divergence tells what narrative the market is buying. XRPL flips to quantum-safe signatures; 2,420-byte proofs replace elliptic curvesXRPL’s quantum-resistant update seeks to improve security while expanding DeFi opportunities on the main chain. 10 tokens that defined the memecoin hall of shame with 2025’s wildest tradesFrom Trump’s inauguration token to AI fart jokes and manipulated comebacks, 2025’s memecoins revealed a market built on grift and coordinated dumps.
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