Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) rose on Thursday, reversing initial losses after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and reiterated concerns about inflation. Bitcoin climbed 2.6% in early trading to trade above $105,

Solana's market structure mirrors Bitcoin and Ethereum, indicating its readiness for US ETPs through strong liquidity and price correlation.

Standard Chartered placed its forecast for bitcoin at $200,000 for the end of 2025, while global investment manager VanEck believes the first quarter of the year might see bitcoin reaching a high of $180,000. Others like Bernstein estimate that the world’s largest cryptocurrency will scale $200,000 later this year.

A notable development adding to market interest has been the involvement of Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial (WLF). The decentralized finance project made headlines in December 2024 by purchasing 722 ETH, valued at approximately $2.5 million at current market prices.

Donald Trump’s most recent cryptocurrency moves reveal a more substantial alignment with Ethereum rather than Bitcoin.

A new research report analyzing token popularity in crypto casinos reveals that while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) continue to dominate the market, alternative cryptocurrencies like Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) are gaining traction.

An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes that Ethereum (ETH) is at a pivotal point as it hovers close to $3,000.

Leveraging Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar consensus to empower Web3 users with scalable utilities—that’s where Elastos comes in,” said Rong Chen, Elastos Founder.

Ethereum maintains price levels above $3,100 as exchange reserves hit multi-year lows, creating a potential supply squeeze despite mixed technical signals and relative weakness against Bitcoin.

Inflows to crypto products hovered around $2 billion for the second week in a row, with Bitcoin seeing more than 80% of those inbound funds.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen 5% in the past 24 hours as of 3 p.m. ET, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is down 7.7%, and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is down 8.5%. The reality for crypto investors is that cryptocurrencies trade in a correlated manner to tech and growth stocks,

Bitcoin’s market dominance is fueled by strong ETF inflows, political backing, and Ethereum’s continued underperformance.