Cryptonews

Russia, that vast exporter of energy, has long been a giant with feet of clay. 🛢️ Despite its 10% grip on the global oil supply, its currency has been treated like a distant cousin at a family reunion-polite nods, but no real embrace. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) doesn’t even bother listing the ruble among the majors. How humiliating! 😢 Yet, in 2025, A7A5 arrived, not as a savior but as a cunning smuggler, slipping through the cracks of a sanctions-choked economy.

Ripple (XRP) token pranced up by a cheeky 1.15% to $1.9242, a mere hop above the essential support at $1.8140-its lowest level since Nov. 21. But let’s not get too carried away; it’s still way down from the dazzling high of $3.6675 earlier this year!

The crypto asset manager declares Bitcoin’s four-year cycle is as passé as last year’s hemline. Halvings? Darling, they’re so yesterday. Rates? Plummeting faster than a socialite’s standards. And leverage? Well, it’s been reined in tighter than a corset after a major liquidation scandal in late 2025. 👗

Ah, the rising unemployment rate-it’s not merely a number; it’s a delightful pressure point! When the labor market starts resembling a sinking ship, the Federal Reserve finds itself in quite the quandary, shifting from its inflation-fighting crusade to a frantic attempt at growth preservation. After all, no one wants a recession crashing the party, right?

In a bold move that would make any gambler proud, Hong Kong’s own payments magician, RedotPay, has raised a cool $107 million, setting out to scale its stablecoin-powered payments across over 100 countries. It’s putting its faith in blockchain rails, hoping they can outshine the dusty old tracks of traditional finance.

The US stock market returned from its weekend nap to find the floor had vanished. Stocks are now waltzing with gravity, and since crypto and stocks are “besties” (thanks, correlation), this weak-kneed dance is dragging digital coins into the gutter. It’s a party crasher’s nightmare! 🎭

On the social battlefield-X, formerly known as Twitter-Garlinghouse declared their latest opus “another crypto hit piece,” a poetic way of saying the paper’s been playing fast and loose with facts. He argued that the Times continues regurgitating the same tired narrative, ignoring the court’s wisdom that, unlike their articles, actually matters. According to him, the paper prefers half-truths and omissions-like a chef leaving out the main ingredients-to paint what he calls an “illegal War on Crypto,” waged before Biden’s time, and perhaps still going, with more flair and less integrity. 🎭

Behold, a somber mood descended upon the crypto exchange-traded funds like a fog over Moscow. Investors, those fickle souls, trimmed their sails, abandoning Bitcoin and Ether like yesterday’s news. But fear not! The altcoin funds, those sprightly upstarts, received their due. The result? A divergence so clear, even a blind cat could see it. 🐱✨

Imagine, if you will, a realm where the RSI-a fickle sprite-dips its toes into the 33rd parallel. This has transpired but four times since Dogecoin first barked its way into existence. Each occasion? A tale of woe and wonder! Sellers, exhausted from hurling their coin into the abyss, paused to sip tea, while stealthy buyers crept forth like ninjas in the night. 🕵️♂️