Standard Chartered is maintaining its $40,000 Ethereum price target even after ETH fell 57% from its August 2025 high. The bank believes growth in stablecoins and tokenized assets could eventually help close the gap between Ethereum’s fundamentals and price.
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Bitcoin slid to multi-week lows this week, dragged lower by record exchange-traded fund (ETF) redemptions and a broad pullback from risk assets. The price settled near $73,500 on Friday, down roughly 4% from where it opened the week above $77,000. To get a sense of where BTC might finish the
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows remained under pressure on Friday, May 29, as bitcoin funds posted a tenth straight day of outflows and ether funds extended their outflow streak to 14 sessions. Still, the tone was less one-sided than earlier in the week, with XRP, HYPE, and Solana ETFs
Bitmine acquired 25,000 ETH over a 12-hour period, spending approximately $50.3 million, according to a May 30, 2026 report. The purchase brings the company's total Ethereum holdings to 5.41 million ETH, valued at nearly $10.9 billion at current market prices. The acquisition forms part of Bitmine's
U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded $11.88 million in net inflows on May 29, pushing total ETF-held net assets to $1.12 billion, according to SoSoValue data. The inflow marks one of the strongest daily additions in recent weeks, driven by institutional demand for regulated XRP exposure. The milestone
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CME Group launched continuous trading for XRP, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) futures and options starting Friday, May 29 at 4:00 p.m. CT, alongside expanded coverage of Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), Stellar (XLM), Avalanche (AVAX), and Sui (SUI). The launch addresses
Ethereum whale wallets holding more than 100,000 ETH increased their holdings to 17.41 million ETH, marking a 9-week high, according to on-chain data shared by analyst Lucky on May 29, 2026. These large holders now control approximately 22% of Ethereum's circulating supply. The accumulation