Cryptonews

Key takeaways:

As the world braced for a trifecta of storms-tariffs, yen interventions, and a government shutdown-the gold rush began. Investors, like weary travelers, sought shelter in the most reliable of havens, even as the sky darkened with uncertainty.

What you should actually watch, though, is how the rest of the market reacted when the cracks started showing their teeth. So brew your coffee (or something stronger if you’re feeling dramatic), and behold the big moves from the week gone by!

In a shocking turn of events, Tether emerged as the crypto industry’s top earner in 2025. Turns out, stablecoins are like the reliable friend who always picks up the check-consistent, predictable, and slightly dull. Meanwhile, trading platforms were out here acting like that one cousin who spends all their money on fidget spinners and then cries about being broke.

At the moment of this literary endeavor, Shiba Inu has taken a delightful tumble of 1.27% in the last 24 hours, now sitting pretty at a jaw-dropping $0.000007742, which is reminiscent of my great aunt’s last garden party-full of promise yet ultimately disappointing. Over the week, it’s down a rather dramatic 7.93%. Bravo!

While the cryptocurrency, that enfant terrible of the financial world, has stumbled and faltered in recent months, gold-that ancient, unyielding relic of empires past-has surged forward with the relentless march of a conqueror. And so, the masses, ever eager to impose order upon chaos, have begun to whisper of a “capital rotation,” as if the flow of wealth were a grand ballet, choreographed by some unseen hand. But is this not merely the desperate grasping of a drowning man, seeking a lifeline in the tempestuous sea of speculation?

Now, get this: they think Bitcoin is going to gobble up 70% of that market. That’s bold-like saying you’re going to eat 70% of the pizza and still leave some for the rest of us. And then there’s Ethereum and Solana, the leftovers, I guess. Good luck with that.

On the daily chart, our dear Bitcoin has donned its bear costume, stomping with such conviction one might mistake it for a performance art piece. After a fleeting flirtation with $97,939, it plummeted with all the grace of a fallen aristocrat, leaving behind a trail of red candles and the wails of panic sellers. Truly, a spectacle worthy of a Victorian melodrama.

Poor old Bitcoin, it’s been having a bit of a wobble lately. A 7% drop in a week? Tut tut. Coinglass, that nosy parker of the crypto world, reveals a whopping $25 million in liquidations in just 24 hours. Ouch! But fear not, for the altcoins are here to save the day-or at least, to try and steal the show. SKR, PUMP, and TRUMP are all gearing up for their moment of glory, or so they think.

In January 2023, the SEC instituted one of the most controversial crypto-related lawsuits against Gemini Trust Company and its partner, Genesis Global Capital LLC, accusing both parties of illegally offering and selling unregistered securities through the Gemini Earn lending program, a financial product that operated between 2021 and 2022, which allowed customers to lend crypto for interest at 7.4% per annum. Because who needs regulation when you can just charge 7.4% and call it a day?