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Analyst Michaël van de Poppe argues that while the Fed’s rate cut grabbed headlines, the real story is the quiet restart of Quantitative Easing. This injection of liquidity, he says, will inevitably drive up the price of scarce assets like Bitcoin, despite short-term volatility.

Analyst Michaël van de Poppe argues that the Fed’s recent rate cut is a distraction from its more significant move: restarting quantitative easing. This ‘money printing’ is expected to drive up the prices of scarce assets like Bitcoin and gold, despite short-term volatility and an underlying economic crisis.

Despite a recent downturn, Solana has been a major winner for long-term investors. A dollar-cost averaging strategy over the last three years would have yielded returns of over 218%.

Santiment analysis identifies XRP as the sole undervalued top-10 cryptocurrency, with an MVRV ratio of -6.1%, while Bitcoin and Ethereum remain neutral or overvalued. Despite quiet market conditions and stable derivatives data, Ripple’s developments, like its RLUSD stablecoin growth, could act as catalysts for XRP’s price movement.

Netflix is developing a comedy film called ‘One Attempt Remaining’ about a divorced couple racing to access a crypto wallet now worth millions, highlighting the real-world problem of lost passwords in cryptocurrency.

A rare price pattern has emerged in Ethereum’s chart, the same signal that previously triggered a 260% surge. With analysts predicting up to $5,000 (€4,250), we explore the reasons behind these high expectations.

A new collective labor agreement for Dutch secondary education teachers will see salaries rise by 5.8% over the next two years. The deal aims to address the teacher shortage and high workload, with details on new salary scales and reduced teaching hours.

Crypto trading volumes have collapsed by 66%, a quiet period that experts warn often precedes major market movements. Meanwhile, a significant amount of Bitcoin is being withdrawn from exchanges, suggesting long-term accumulation and a potential supply squeeze.

Vanguard, a major investment firm, still views Bitcoin as a speculative ’toy’ unsuitable for long-term wealth building. However, the company has begun allowing its clients to access Bitcoin ETFs offered by competitors like BlackRock and Fidelity on its platform.

For the first time in a decade, Bitcoin is on track to end the year lower while the S&P 500 posts significant gains, marking a historic decoupling. The divergence is attributed to a boom in AI stocks versus forced selling in crypto, though investors remain cautiously optimistic about 2026.