CRYPTO ASSETS

$RLUSD has stabilized at $1, seemingly affecting $XRP prices positively as the altcoin surged 15% in the last 24 hours – some crypto users believe the uptick may be related to FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) around $USDT's fate in the European Union.

Solana's fall and rise is one of the crypto industry's crown of glory – from being tagged as a hopeless case following the 2022 winter period that dragged $SOL prices to $8, the blockchain now has the eye of institutional firms and is home to some of the best memecoin performers throughout the year.

Elon Musk is now Kekius Maximus, and his new persona on X drove the price of a token named after the moniker above 1,000% on New Year's Eve.

Bitcoin has made history multiple times since the whitepaper first emerged in 2008, but 2024 was a dramatically historical year for the $BTC community – there was beauty, there was beast, and there was the $100,000 milestone.

Many memecoins went live this year, but only a very few of them made a mark or took the meme token segment by storm – these tokens range from animal-themed coins to memecoins that started as a joke.

$XRP was definitely one of the most-followed altcoins this year as it grappled with the SEC and weathered four years of legal woes only to climb to the same prices when it used to challenge Bitcoin in the market cap race.

$MIRA was launched just last week and it now has a $17 million market cap even with a price plunge – proving that crypto isn't just about fun and earning; it's also about giving back for good causes.

$SURE offers crypto holders with a way to protect their assets, but decentralized insurance has yet to gain as much traction in the crypto space as other memecoins or other emerging digital asset segments.

X is teeming with "Buy Bitcoin" posts as $BTC struggles to break above $95,000 following a $99,000 surge last week – will new holders take the advice of veteran holders to buy the dip?

$USDT's price dropped over the weekend amid fears around the fate of the world's largest stablecoin, considering the European Union's MiCA implementation in full force Monday.

Altcoins were the biggest story of 2024 even with Bitcoin getting ETFs approved and hitting a new all-time high above $108,000 as some alternative cryptocurrencies eclipsed $BTC's year-to-date performance even with several market downturns.

Vivek Ramaswamy became a top trend on X Thursday night after news spread about Strive Financial's filing for an ETF that invests in companies that have Bitcoin reserves.

$DOGE plummeted after the Christmas festivities, along with most other top cryptocurrencies, and even with Elon Musk's "Doge" post that would have triggered an uptick, Dogecoin remains down.

The Bitget exchange's native token has surged significantly this month, logging a new all-time high above $6 amid the exchange's big moves in recent weeks.

The TapSwap team has announced the $TAPS token's TGE, but many users and players of the tap-to-earn game on Telegram aren't expecting much from what some have dubbed as a "dust" ending.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. bled over $1.5 billion over the course of four days, even on Christmas Eve, when $BTC and some top altcoins rallied to reap some gains amid the holiday festivities.

Three memecoins were flying with Santa on Christmas Eve, surging to the moon with double-digit gains compared to Bitcoin and other top altcoins.

Bitcoin appears to be starting a recovery road following its painful plunge to $92,000 over the weekend – other crypto coins also showed positive signs of recovery during Christmas Eve.

Cryptocurrency prices may be recovering, as some altcoins are making significant moves despite the broader market downturn, including $HBAR, $SUI, and $XRP.

Crypto users blasted Tether over the weekend after it invested $775 million into Rumble, with many saying it might have been a bad deal for Rumble due to business allegations around the $USDT issuer.

El Salvador had to concede to some of the IMF's conditions to reach an agreement with the UN financial agency for a massive loan that could help boost its ailing economy, but it clarified Sunday that it will not give up on its Bitcoin strategic reserve.

The crypto market is in the red, and as many new holders get panicky about the development, veteran crypto owners are encouraging the community to "HODL" and not be emotional about crypto's plunge.

Craig Wright was found in contempt of court for continuing to insist that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin – he has also been sentenced to one year in jail.

Bitcoin has shed some $4,000 overnight after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank isn't allowed to own $BTC, which is a fact that may have affected optimism in the crypto market.

El Salvador has reached an agreement with IMF staff to secure a $3.5 billion funding package, but not without consequences that could hit Nayib Bukele's grandiose vision of a "Bitcoin country."

$PENGU is only two days old and yet it has already surpassed the market value of some of the biggest and most prominent memecoins in the segment – this is the story of a meme token that came from the heart of a well-loved NFT collection.

ETF experts at Bloomberg believe new crypto ETFs will be approved in 2025, but it may be bad news for those waiting for $SOL and $XRP ETFs.

Bitcoin once again hit another price record Tuesday night amid optimism over a U.S. $BTC reserve, but not everyone is convinced a Bitcoin fund will work – what are the experts saying?

Crypto users, specifically $XRP holders, are frustrated over reports that some investors – potentially newbies in crypto – are selling their $XRP tokens to acquire $RLUSD, a stablecoin that will retain its $1 value even if Bitcoin and other altcoins surge.