The post XRP News Today: Whale Sell-Off Hits $1B Following Ripple’s Massive Unlock appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ripple surprised the crypto market today by unlocking another 500 million XRP. This comes just days after it released 500 million XRP on July 1. Usually, Ripple unlocks 1 billion XRP at once at the start of each month, but this time the release was split into two parts. 500,000,000 #XRP (1,118,938,031 USD) unlocked from escrow at unknown wallet https://t.co/5jBpd4IqV1 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 4, 2025 Ripple Adopts Flexible Approach To XRP Unlocks It has officially wrapped up its July escrow cycle, unlocking 1 billion XRP in two parts and relocking 700 million. The remaining 300 million XRP is set aside to boost ecosystem expansion, supporting areas like on-demand liquidity (ODL), exchange-traded products (ETPs), and broader infrastructure development. Ripple is shifting how it handles its XRP reserves. Since March, it has moved away from its old pattern of unlocking and quickly relocking most XRP and has shifted to more flexible movements. $500M In XRP Moved, Whale Sell-Off Adds Pressure 225,109,772 #XRP (500,833,454 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet https://t.co/eE4OLoUT2H — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 4, 2025 According to Whale Alert, 225,109,772 XRP, valued at over $500 million, was recently transferred between two unknown wallets. Such massive, unidentified movements often trigger speculation about whale activity or potential behind-the-scenes moves by institutions or major players. Whales holding between 100 million and 1 billion XRP offloaded over 600 million XRP, worth more than $1 billion, in just 24 hours this week. As a result, their total holdings have dropped to 7.7 billion XRP. This wave of selling by long-term holders signals declining confidence in XRP’s future and could create significant downward pressure on its price. XRP battles resistance at $2.248 XRP is currently trading at $2.23, down 2.2% in the last 24 hours. Analyst Dexter notes that $2.248 is acting like a magnet for XRP’s price action. He describes it as a “battleground zone,” where bulls and bears are fighting for control. A clear breakout above this level could signal further upside, while a rejection might trigger a pullback. All eyes are on this critical price point for the next big move.
The post Crypto Scam Alert! New Fake GitHub Trading Bot Is Draining Solana Wallets appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Beware! A new crypto scam is making the rounds and this time, it’s hiding in plain sight on GitHub. Cybersecurity firm SlowMist has issued a warning after a user lost their crypto assets by downloading what looked like a legitimate Solana trading bot. The project, called “solana-pumpfun-bot”, claimed to help users trade tokens on Pump.fun, a popular platform in the Solana ecosystem. But instead, it drained the user’s wallet. Here’s everything you need to know to stay safe. Innocent Bot With a Dangerous Twist The user downloaded the open-source bot from GitHub, ran it, and shortly after, their wallet was emptied. At first glance, the project looked normal. It had stars, forks, and even recent commits. The project was a Node.js app that included a hidden dependency – a package linked from a custom GitHub URL instead of the official NPM registry. This let the malicious package bypass NPM’s security checks, making it harder to detect. Once installed, the code scanned the victim’s system for wallet data and sent their private keys to a remote server controlled by the attacker. GitHub Popularity Was Faked to Build Trust To make it look safe, the attacker used fake GitHub accounts to star and fork the project, giving it the appearance of being widely used. But according to SlowMist, the entire codebase had been uploaded just three weeks ago, which was a clear sign that something was off. In a tweet, SlowMist explained: “The perpetrator disguised a malicious program as a legit open-source project… users unknowingly ran a Node.js project with embedded malicious dependencies, exposing their private keys and losing assets.” On July 2, a victim reached out to the SlowMist team after losing crypto assets. The cause? Running a seemingly legitimate GitHub project — zldp2002/solana-pumpfun-bot. What looked safe turned out to be a cleverly disguised trap. Our analysis revealed: 1⃣The perpetrator… pic.twitter.com/UkbVLf7owk — SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) July 4, 2025 Important Warning for Devs and Traders SlowMist has advised users to never blindly trust GitHub projects, especially those that require wallet access or deal with private keys. If you need to test tools like this, do it in a sandboxed environment and not with your real assets. “If you must test them, do so in a sandboxed, isolated environment with no sensitive data,” the team warned. Why This Matters As more traders and developers rely on open-source tools in the crypto space, attacks like this are becoming harder to spot. The takeaway is simple: if a GitHub project deals with your wallet, treat it like it’s high-risk!
This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) ETH closed the week with a 4% price increase and is currently sitting comfortably above $2,500. This is impressive considering that only two weeks ago it was at $2,100. With buyers returning, optimism is increasing across the market which may finally allow it to test and break the resistance at $2,800. As long as the price is above $2,500, bulls have the advantage and higher price levels are likely. Looking ahead, ETH shows a clear bullish bias across momentum indicators such as the MACD and RSI which are making higher lows. The only missing piece to make a breakout possible is buy volume which still lags behind and has not made higher highs yet. Chart by TradingView Ripple (XRP) Bulls had a good week and tested the resistance at $2.3 again. While they did not have the strength to break this level yet, the price still managed to increase by 6%. With clear higher highs and lows, XRP is found in an uptrend which may eventually break the key resistance. If successful, the buyers may aim to initiate a rally towards $2.6 next, which is a key target as soon as $2.3 falls. This long consolidation above $2 indicates that this cryptocurrency may experience a sharp increase in volatility as soon as it leaves its current range. The bias is bullish and a quick rally to $2.6 and beyond is likely if buy volume explodes later. Chart by TradingView Cardano (ADA) After a difficult period in June, ADA appears to have finally found a local bottom above 50 cents. Most recently, the price made a higher high and managed to close the week with a 5% increase. This is encouraging and may allow it to reverse its downtrend. With buyers in control, theh altcoin has a good chance to test the resistance at 64 cents which used to act as a key support in the past. To turn the bias bullish, ADA will have to move its price above $0.64. This cryptocurrency has a difficult road ahead since it has been making lower lows for over six months. To reverse this, buy volume has to increase significantly. A first step towards that is to reclaim $0.64. Chart by TradingView Solana (SOL) Solana managed to return above $150 which is a key psychological level. This allowed the price to close the week 6% higher. While this is encouraging, buyers have to keep the price above this level if they want to maintain control. Considering the recent rally, the price action may be forming an inverted head and shoulders reversal pattern on the daily timeframe. However, to confirm it, SOL has to move above $170 and secure a higher high. Moreover, the volume has to increase since it has been flat for months. Right now, the momentum indicators are bullish, but without increasing volume it will be hard for buyers to push this cryptocurrency higher. As long as $150 holds, bulls still have the upper hand. Chart by TradingView Hype (HYPE) HYPE had a good week and increased by 5%. However, the price action shows buyers are becoming exhausted. Every time it tried to reclaim and stay above $40, sellers returned to push it lower. With weakening momentum and volume, HYPE appears to struggle right now and is not able to make higher highs. On the contrary, if the price cannot move above $40, sellers will have an opening to push it lower. Looking ahead, HYPE could be establishing a complex local top formation that may prolong its current correction after its most recent ATH at $46. Based on this, it is unlikely for this cryptocurrency to make new price records any time soon. Chart by TradingView The post Crypto Price Analysis July-04: ETH, XRP, ADA, SOL, and HYPE appeared first on CryptoPotato .
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Bitcoin ETFs see over a billion-dollar net inflow in July 2025. Fidelity and BlackRock dominate with significant contributions to ETF growth. Continue Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Surge with Astounding Billion-Dollar Inflows The post Bitcoin ETFs Surge with Astounding Billion-Dollar Inflows appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .
Ethereum has surged by 7%, driven primarily by robust institutional inflows and a significant short squeeze that has reshaped market sentiment. This price movement is further supported by growing adoption
In complete contrast to yesterday’s picture, the crypto market is down today, with nearly all of the top 100 coins per market cap seeing their prices fall over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the cryptocurrency market capitalization has dropped 4.2% to $3.43 trillion. The total crypto trading volume is at $97.3 billion, notably down compared to yesterday’s $120 billion. TLDR: The crypto market turned downwards; BTC stands mostly unchanged at $108,836, while ETH fell 2% to $2,547; ’All eyes are now on the Fed, macro data, and further geopolitical developments’; ‘ETH has the stronger momentum narrative, but BTC’s options market is coiled for a decisive move; US spot BTC ETFs recorded the highest positive daily flow in six weeks, spot ETH ETFs resumed inflows; ’Traders are betting on a big July’. Crypto Winners & Losers At the time of writing, only one of the top 10 coins per market cap is green. Bitcoin (BTC) is down 0.4%, meaning it’s mostly unchanged, currently trading at $108,836. Ethereum (ETH) has seen a drop of 2.1%, currently changing hands at $2,547. Dogecoin (DOGE) saw the highest decrease in this category: 4.4% to the price of $0.1673. At the same time, Tron (TRX) is the only green coin, but with a rise of 0.4%, meaning it’s practically unchanged over the past day at $0.2856. Moreover, five of the top 100 coins saw increases, but only one of them was high enough to move the price. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is up 1.8% to $0.01576. On the other hand, Pepe (PEPE) saw the highest decrease of 8.3% to $0.000009791. The Pudgy Penguins team recently summarized their accomplishments over the past few months, including a partnership with NASCAR , going live on Upbit and Revolut , CBOE filing for the CANARY PENGU ETF, and more. It feels like @pudgypenguins are taking over the world this year… Nascar partnership Live on @Official_Upbit Live on @RevolutApp Collab with @PEZCandyUSA CBOE $PENGU ETF filing Book partnership with @randomhousekids @PenguClash game Partnership with… pic.twitter.com/cmZncjqFdZ — Cryptotwits (Stocktwits) (@CryptotwitsHQ) July 2, 2025 Meanwhile, shares of DeFi Development Corp. jumped 17% on Thursday after the company revealed it had acquired $2.7 million worth of Solana as part of its crypto treasury strategy. Earlier this week, it said it planned to raise $112.5 million through private placements, expected to close Monday. News: DeFi Development Corp (Nasdaq: $DFDV ) has purchased 17,760 Solana coins for $2.72 million. This brings the company’s total Solana holdings to 640,585 $SOL , currently worth around $98.1 million—making it one of the largest public holders of Solana. The newly acquired… pic.twitter.com/bDftGzhBH4 — Crypto Coin Show (@CryptoCoinShow) July 4, 2025 ‘Traders are Betting on a Big July’ Sean Dawson, Head of Research at decentralized onchain options platform, Derive.xyz , commented that “June’s biggest price swings were geopolitical.” We saw major drawdowns during key escalation points in the Middle East on June 13 and 22. That said, “limited volatility spikes tell us markets were betting on limited fallout. That’s exactly what played out,” Dawson says. “The muted response in monthly volatility suggests traders correctly anticipated that hostilities would be contained.” Moreover, volatility trended lower across both ETH and BTC. The former’s 30-day implied volatility fell from 44% to 36% and the latter’s from 68% to 60%. BTC and ETH 30-day volatility Source: Derive.xyz, Amberdata Dawson continues: “Traders are betting on a big July, with volatility suppressed and positioning split, all eyes are now on the Fed, macro data, and further geopolitical developments. ETH has the stronger momentum narrative, but BTC’s options market is coiled for a decisive move.” Upside catalysts for BTC to hit $130,000 include the US Federal Reserve rate cuts at the 29 July meeting (25% chance) and de-escalation in Israel’s war against Iran and Palestine. Downside catalysts that could result in the price retreating to $90,000 include a hawkish Fed tone, hot inflation print, increased tensions in the Middle East, ETF outflows, and miner capitulation. Finally, per Dawson, there’s a 10% chance that BTC will surpass $130,000 by the end of August, and a 15% chance ETH will surpass $3,300 in that same period. ETH sentiment is significantly more bullish than BTC’s, he says. “ Robinhood’s announcement of an L2 on Arbitrum for tokenized stocks in the EU could reignite the real-world asset (RWA) narrative around Ethereum.” Levels & Events to Watch Next At the time of writing, BTC trades at $108,836. It has seen quite choppy trading over the past day. The price fell to the $180,830 level twice, and its current price is its intraday low. This follows a drop from a daily high of $110,386. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: TradingView At the same time, Ethereum is currently trading at $2,547. As the chart shows, the coin went on a continual drop from the daily high of $2,630 to the lowest daily point so far of $2,532, before rising slightly to the current price. Meanwhile, the crypto market sentiment remains mostly unchanged within neutral territory. The Fear and Greed Index increased from 55 yesterday to 55 today . Investors continue to wait for additional news and signals that would prompt a further rise to greed or a drop to fear. Notably, on 3 July, US BTC spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded inflows of a whopping $601.94 million . This marks the highest positive daily flow in six weeks, since 22 May. Of the total amount, Fidelity accounts for $237.13 million, BlackRock $224.04 million, and Ark & 21 Shares $114.25 million. Also, on 3 July, US ETH ETFs recorded inflows of $148.57 million , significantly higher than the 2 July outflow of $1.82 million. BlackRock and Fidelity saw the highest positive flows of $85.38 million and $64.65 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Singapore-based crypto firm Amber International completed a $25.5 million private placement for its $100 million crypto ecosystem reserve fund. The Nasdaq-listed company announced its crypto reserve strategy early this year diversifying allocations in Bitcoin , Ethereum , and Solana . It’s now expanding to Binance Coin , XRP , and SUI . Amber International is aiming to progress its $100 million crypto reserve strategy with a $25.5 million private placement. #AmberInternational #Cryptostrategy https://t.co/hKCJsVwdHl — Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) July 4, 2025 Quick FAQ Why did crypto move against stocks today? The crypto market has dropped over the past 24 hours, while the US stock market saw another day of mixed performance on Wednesday. For example, the S&P 500 increased by 0.83%, the Nasdaq-100 went up by 0.99%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.77%. However, Ruslan Lienkha, Chief of Markets at YouHodler , argues that Bitcoin “stands poised to follow equities to new highs.” This week saw a surge in optimism across US equity markets, with the S&P 500 hitting a new ATH. “If the S&P 500 holds above its previous February peak following the release of the Non-Farm Payrolls data in the coming weeks, it could serve as a strong technical and psychological catalyst not just for equities but also for the cryptocurrency market.” Is this dip sustainable? This appears to be another short-term dip in the market, marking minor decreases before additional pushes higher. In the medium term, analysts expect the prices to continue increasing overall, regardless of unavoidable drops. You may also like: (LIVE) Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for July 4, 2025 The crypto market is showing mixed signals today, with the total crypto market cap falling 2.9%. Bitcoin is up 0.5% over the past 24 hours, currently trading just above $109,000 after briefly crossing $110,300. Ethereum has held strong position, rising over 0.7% and trading above $2,570.But what else is happening in crypto news today? Follow our up-to-date live coverage... The post Why Is Crypto Down Today? – July 4, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews .
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