Dogecoin’s ability to hold the $0.094 level highlights selective accumulation even as broader market sentiment remains cautious.
Tether’s record USDT adoption underscores the growing role of stablecoins beyond speculative trading during market stress.
Rising regulatory scrutiny and ETF outflows point to a more defensive environment for crypto risk assets in the near term.
The cryptocurrency market saw major developments through macro uncertainty, sharp volatility and selective accumulation. While Bitcoin and Ethereum remain under pressure, driving the larger weakness in the market. Here are the top news stories to watch for today.
Dogecoin (DOGE) has emerged as a relative outlier amid the weakness in the market, stabilizing around the $0.094 level.
This zone has acted as a liquidity floor, with on-chain data showing rising accumulation among large holders.
Wallet clusters holding between 10 million and 100 million DOGE have added to their positions. This suggests institutional players are treating current levels as an accumulation zone.
With renewed speculation around DOGE’s potential role in X payments and the meme supercycle narrative traders are watching closely for a breakout that could open a path toward $0.15.
Stablecoin issuer Tether announced its highest adoption rates during the fourth quarter of 2025. It highlights the company's resilience amid market decline.
According to its Q4 report, USDT market capitalization reached $187.3 billion, growing by $12.4 billion during the quarter.
Total users rose by an estimated 35.2 million to 534.5 million globally, while on-chain holders increased to 139.1 million and it accounts for over 70% of all stablecoin wallets. Monthly active on-chain users averaged 24.8 million, the highest level on record.
Tether’s reserves climbed to $192.9 billion and it includes 96,184 BTC, 127.5 metric tons of gold and $141.6 billion in US Treasuries.
XRP underperformed in the last 24 hours, slipping nearly 3% to around $1.40 as derivatives data pointed to aggressive de-risking.
Futures flow across major exchanges plunged 3,711% in four hours, reflecting a sharp imbalance between inflows and outflows.
According to CoinGlass, XRP futures saw $174 million in inflows versus $204 million in outflows which led to a net negative flow of $30.6 million.
Total liquidations reached $7.87 million in 24 hours with over $2 million in the last four hours alone.
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The Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) at Binance announced that it added 4,225 Bitcoin worth more than $300 million, increasing total holdings to 10,455 Bitcoin.
The exchange is currently converting its SAFU reserves from stablecoins to Bitcoin, with a target to finish the process within 30 days.
On-chain data shows that BTC was acquired at an average price of approximately $70,400, indicating SAFU’s total Bitcoin value to be over $734 million.
Binance stated the move reflects its long-term conviction in Bitcoin as a foundational asset and emphasized that the fund will be topped up to $1 billion if reserves fall below $800 million.
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $318 million in net outflows last week, marking the third consecutive week of withdrawals.
Grayscale’s GBTC led the outflows with $174 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC at $167 million.
Bitwise’s BITB attracted $861 million in inflows, highlighting selective institutional interest.
Total Bitcoin ETF net asset value stands at $89.4 billion. It represents 6.4% of Bitcoin’s market cap, with cumulative historical inflows of $54.7 billion.
Also Read: Bitcoin Price Surges to $70,954 as BTC Reclaims Key Support Level
Regulatory scrutiny intensified in South Korea after Bithumb accidentally credited users with Bitcoin worth billions of dollars due to a system malfunction.
The Financial Supervisory Service announced plans to deploy AI-driven tools to monitor suspicious trading activity in real time.
The authorities are investigating price manipulation, trading that occurred during halted withdrawal and social media-driven pump schemes.
The announcement follows a widely reported exchange error last week in which some users of Bithumb were mistakenly credited with at least 2,000 bitcoin each instead of small promotional rewards, a blunder estimated at roughly $44 billion.
1. Why is Dogecoin holding up better than other altcoins?
Large wallet accumulation suggests institutional-sized investors are absorbing supply near key support levels.
2. What is driving Tether’s rapid user growth?
USDT is increasingly used for payments, savings, and transactions, not just crypto trading.
3. Why did XRP derivatives activity drop so sharply?
Traders appear to be de-risking and taking profits after a recent rally, leading to heavy futures outflows.
4. Why is Binance converting SAFU reserves to Bitcoin?
Binance views Bitcoin as a long-term store of value and aims to strengthen SAFU’s resilience during market stress.
5. Why are South Korean regulators tightening crypto oversight?
A major exchange error exposed risks in internal controls, prompting authorities to accelerate monitoring and enforcement.