Ethereum falls below $1,600 for first time since April 2025

Bitcoin dropped to around $61,500 in recent days, its weakest level in roughly four months, and Peter Schiff wasted no time connecting that slide to a broader argument he has been making about stablecoins. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Investors Rotate Capital Into AI Buildout: Saylor A Stablecoin On The Move Tether’s USDT has already climbed to a market capitalization of nearly $188 billion, according to data from DeFiLlama, closing the gap with Ethereum to just under $26 billion. Schiff, the economist and longtime Bitcoin critic, says the numbers point to an inevitable outcome. “The market cap of Tether will soon surpass the market cap of Ethereum,” Schiff wrote on X. “It will eventually surpass the market cap of Bitcoin, too. The only question is how long it will take.” USDT has become a dominant tool for moving money across crypto markets, and its reach now extends into payments, remittances, and digital dollar transfers — a trend he says supports his case. USDT holds

BitMine is borrowing from Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook, debuting its own preferred share in an upsized offering to raise funds to buy Ethereum.

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Grayscale’s head of research says Strategy’s leveraged business model has come under pressure, and that pressure could make it harder for the company to keep adding Bitcoin to its holdings. Related Reading: Bitmine Seeks $300M Raise To Accelerate Ethereum Accumulation Strategy A Dividend Problem Taking Shape Zach Pandl made the assessment Thursday after Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin — a tiny slice of its 843,706 BTC stockpile — triggering a wave of selling that has knocked Bitcoin down 16% since the transaction. Strategy also offloaded $128 million in shares, and its stock has dropped nearly 13% to a two-month low of $126. At the center of the concern is STRC, a variable-rate preferred equity instrument that Strategy designed to trade at $100 per share and pay an 11.5% dividend. It is now trading around $95 — below the target price — a sign that investors are demanding a higher return than the instrument currently offers. If Strategy responds by raising the dividend to pull STRC back to par

Enhanced risk monitoring on Ethereum mainnet could bolster DeFi stability, offering users critical insights to preemptively manage liquidation risks. The post Anthias risk dashboard adds support for Ethereum mainnet markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week was one of the worst of this bear market as most cryptocurrencies fell by double digits. Ethereum was no different, crashing 17%. Unfortunately, the $1,800 support could not hold the bears back and quickly turned into resistance. […]

Ethereum price remained under heavy selling pressure for a fourth straight day on Friday as liquidations, sustained ETF outflows, and a major technical breakdown pushed ETH to its lowest level this year. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price…