Eric Johansson

6 days ago | dlnews.com | Eric Johansson

Cryptocurrencies are pumping. XRP is seen to be one of the bull market's winners. A version of this article appeared in our The Roundup newsletter on May 9. Sign up here. Hi! Eric here. Crypto bulls are back. After a rocky start to the year, market watchers say digital assets are set to return with force. Punters are pouring bullish bets into Polymarket wagers and options trades that only pay out if cryptocurrencies skyrocket.

1 week ago | dlnews.com | Eric Johansson

Bitcoin is back above $99,000. Bettors think it will soon recover $100,000. Arthur Hayes and others expect the cryptocurrency to hit $200,000. Bitcoin is within touching distance of reclaiming the $100,000 price, and chances are that it will happen sooner rather than later. That’s according to a bet on Polymarket. Punters have poured close to $4.5 million into the prediction market where Bitcoin’s chances to reach a $100,000 price in May has surged to 93%, up from 65% on Tuesday.

1 week ago | dlnews.com | Eric Johansson

XRP has a lot going for it. So why don’t bettors like its chances? Bettors don’t like XRP’s chances. Polymarket punters bet that the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency will end up trading at a lower price on May 31 than it did on May 1. A bet on the prediction market gives XRP a 59% chance that it will trade below $2.19 at the end of the month. Another bet tracks what prices bettors are wagering XRP will hit in May. That prediction market’s most popular bet gives XRP an 82% chance of dropping to $2.00.

1 week ago | dlnews.com | Eric Johansson

Donald Trump has been president for over 100 days. Where does that leave the industry? A version of this article appeared in our The Roundup newsletter on May 2. Sign up here. Hi! Eric here. What comes next? That’s the question crypto companies and degens ask as Donald Trump marked his first 100 days as US president. Stay ahead of the game with our weekly newslettersTrump claimed success, of course, but the crypto industry isn’t so sure.

2 weeks ago | dlnews.com | Eric Johansson

Trump threatens to cap deal activity in 2025, analysts warn. But several crypto firms are bucking the trend. Ripple, Galaxy Digital, and Twenty One Capital are among crypto companies bucking expectations that deal activity will dry out due to US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Crypto projects have secured $7.2 billion in venture funding in 2025, within spitting distance of the total $9.6 billion secured through the whole of 2024, according to DefiLlama.