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With all eyes on the US economy and the ongoing inflation fight, the US Federal Reserve has opted to leave interest rates unchanged for March 2025. Indeed, the decision was expected, with more than 99% of economists projecting a 99% chance the Central Bank left rates unchanged. The decision comes as the United States faces increased recession fears amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. Since his inauguration in January, US President Donald Trump has sought to balance trade through aggressive economic policy. However, that has led to a budding trade war on a global scale. Now, all eyes are on how that could affect the Fed moving forward. BREAKING: Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, remains at 4.25% – 4.50%. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) March 19, 2025 Also Read: Egg Prices Fall For Third Straight Week: Now $4.15 Per Dozen Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged as US Economy Faces Recession Risk In early February, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said there was no...

Ripple (XRP) is currently one of the leading cryptocurrency tokens leading the market right now. The token is part of a fierce speculative regimen, which is indicative of its massive price hike in the near future. The token is also awaiting a final hearing on its case with the US SEC, which may put an end to the tumultuous years-long turmoil that the token has experienced recently. Here’s how XRP is slowly paving a new price path for itself, maneuvering through various hurdles to eventually hit the $10 price mark. Also Read: Dogecoin: DOGE Primed For A 200% Surge: Here’s When Ripple: Reasons That May Propel The Token To Hit New Highs Source: Outlook Business Ripple (XRP) is currently standing at a pivotal precipice of change. The token is now an official part of the US crypto reserve, which has already strengthened the positioning of the token in the market. At the same time, the US SEC has lately been dropping cases against major market contenders, which is fueling a new narrativ...

Pepe (PEPE) seems to be making a remarkable recovery. The asset is currently outperforming the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap in the weekly charts. The frog-themed crypto’s price is up 2.2% in the daily charts, 18.7% in the weekly charts, and 1.7% in the 14-day charts. Despite the rally, the memecoin is down 28.8% in the monthly charts and 8.6% since March 2024. Also Read: Ethereum Prediction: How High Will ETH Trade During The End of March 2025 Source: CoinGecko Cryptocurrencies Make A Comeback Source: Watcher Guru The crypto market may be in the early stages of a turnaround. Bitcoin (BTC) has reclaimed the $83,000 price point after its brief dip to sub-$80,000 levels. PEPE has faced a big correction over the last month. The memecoin’s price gained an additional zero after its decimal point. Also Read: GTA 6 Map Mod Lets You Explore New Vice City Early! The slight market recovery could be due to a new SEC chair taking office later this month. Paul Atkins will take ov...

Sui Network (SUI) has seen a remarkable growth, featuring as one of the best blockchain performers in the cryptocurrency market. Deemed the next Solana (SOL) or the Solana-killer, Sui now has a higher stablecoin market cap than five of its competitors combined, including Cardano (ADA), once called the Ethereum (ETH)-killer. According to ToreroRomero’s post, “Sui has a larger stablecoin market cap than Fantom, zkSync, Algorand, Scroll, and Cardano combined.” The post, dated March 17, 2025, reveals Sui’s stablecoin market cap at $638 million. This surpasses Fantom’s $323 million, zkSync’s $134 million, Algorand’s $119 million, Scroll’s $25 million, and Cardano’s $24 million combined. This milestone underscores Sui’s rapid growth in the blockchain sector. Picks for you AI predicts SHIB price for March 31, 2025 2 h...

2025 has been a year of ups and downs for the cryptocurrency market. Although we are less than two months into the year, a host of assets have struggled to secure significant gains. However, things are turning around. One key asset affected is Ripple, which has recovered 50% of its losses as all eyes are on where XRP will go next. The crypto had gained 13% over the last several days of the week. Moreover, it was poised to face a key resistance level at the $2.33 mark. With long-term holders remaining profitable, historical trends point to a notable bullish price trajectory beginning to form for the token. Source: Outlook Business Also Read: BlackRock Solana & XRP ETFs: $1 Billion BUIDL Fund Fuels Crypto Surge XRP Jumps 13% This Week: So What’s Next? Last week, it was revealed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would delay ongoing filing for an XRP ETF. The move did not spell the need for the crypto-based ETF to be approved but certainly didn’t incite confid...

A top Democrat urged the US Treasury Department to halt the setting up of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by President Donald Trump, saying it will ”enrich the President and his donors.” “Such a reserve provides no discernible benefit to the American people,” wrote House Representative Gerald E. Connolly of Michigan in a March 13 letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He added that the plan, called the ”dumbest idea ever” by a Federal Reserve official, would waste taxpayer dollars. Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Would Lead To “Unsound Fiscal Policy” Connolly also warned in his letter to the Treasury that Trump’s plan could lead to “unsound fiscal policy” because it promotes certain cryptos over others on social media. This, according to the lawmaker, would benefit nobody other than existing Bitcoin and certain crypto holders, as well as the President himself. He also said that no need has arisen that ju...

Author | defioasis Recently, Binance founder CZ shared his idea of time-based tokens, where KOLs tokenize their time. The basic concept is that anyone can pre-pay an amount to a KOL to send a message, allowing the KOL to act as a consultant-like figure and earn compensation based on their expertise and fame. CZ’s main proposal advocates using BNB as the payment token without launching new tokens. Prior to CZ’s idea, attempts at KOL tokenization — such as Friend Tech, and Clout and Tribe Run, both invested in by AllianceDAO — had been made but ultimately ended in failure. Meanwhile, another platform, Time Fun, backed by AllianceDAO and Solana core members, continues to explore time tokenization with ongoing support from Solana co-founder Toly through consistent retweets. Unlike CZ’s approach of using BNB as a payment method and avoiding the issuance of new time tokens, the core of Time Fun revolves around creators (celebrities/KOLs) issuing their own time tokens and using these tokens a...

LIBRA creator Hayden Davis has “shamelessly” cashed out over $1.6 million in stolen funds made from trading the currency, according to crypto analyst “dethective.” Dethective shared transactions from March 6 that showed wallets unstaking $900,000 from Kamino Finance and converting it into USDC. Another $741,000 dollars was converted yesterday, using funds from LIBRA and other “scams,” according to the Dethective’s research.   The analyst said, “I’ll keep posting because there’s no way they get away with zero consequences.” Dethective also claims that Davis is “farming kamino points” using $1.4 million that was sourced from LIBRA, Melania Trump’s MELANIA memecoin, and “others.”  Davis was a crypto advisor to Argentina’s president Javier Milei, and reportedly made over $100 million trading LIBRA through his firm Kelsier Ventures.  Influencer accused of LIBRA insider trading flees country over death threats Read mo...

The Ethereum Foundation has denied that a wallet under its control was nearly liquidated. Earlier today, crypto traders spotted an unusual transfer of 30,098 ether (ETH) from a suspected Ethereum Foundation address into Maker, a stablecoin-focused crypto lender. Speculators guessed the reason for the $56 million deposit was an emergency collateralization to prevent an embarassing, expensive liquidation. However, Protos reached out to the Ethereum Foundation for comment and was told by a spokesperson that the wallet involved in this transaction was not controlled by the organization. ETH has halved in the past year and declined 27% in the past 30 days, dipping 4% in the last 24 hours alone. As its price continues to crash, the likelihood of liquidating ETH as a depreciating unit of collateral increases. Last month, in response to widespread criticism of the Ethereum Foundation’s governance, Vitalik Buterin replaced its leadership and approved its first-ever deposits...

El Salvador Bitcoin investment continues to grow and expand despite IMF restrictions, showing President Nayib Bukele’s unwavering commitment to cryptocurrency policy right now. The Central American nation has, at the time of writing, successfully increased its Bitcoin holdings to 6,111.18 BTC, valued at approximately $504 million in the current market, while also navigating complex relationships with various major international financial institutions. Also Read: GTA 6 Comparison: Bigger Map, Record-Breaking Install Size, and $100 Cost! Navigating IMF Agreements: El Salvador’s Continued Cryptocurrency Commitment Source: Watcher Guru El Salvador’s government has maintained and even accelerated its Bitcoin accumulation strategy despite finalizing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that significantly limits its cryptocurrency activities. The December 2022 deal, which was established after lengthy negotiations, involves a $1.4 billion loan as part of a broade...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based altcoin and a decentralized finance (DeFi) token have soared in price after being added to Coinbase’s listing roadmap. In a post on the social media platform X, Coinbase Assets announces the additions of AI-focused project Aethir (ATH) and DeFi protocol Maple Finance (SYRUP) to its listing roadmap, causing the digital assets to spike in price. Coinbase’s listing roadmap is typically used for transparency and to prevent the front-running of tokens prior to them being listed. Being added to the roadmap means the crypto exchange may add support for the crypto asset soon. News of the addition sent both tokens flying, as ATH went from a low of $0.0318 on March 6th to a peak of $0.0435 just a day later, a gain of about 36.79%. Meanwhile, SYRUP went form a low of $0.137 on March 7th to a peak of $0.193 on March 8th, a rise of 40%. Both assets have since retraced and are valued at $0.0371 and $0.165, respectively. Aethi...

The meme coin market was yet again painted in red. After starting March on a positive note, assets like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) were hit with major losses. Shiba Inu was not only seen declining in terms of price, the asset also dropped down the cryptocurrency ladder. Currently, SHIB sits as the 20th largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $7.55 billion. Considering the volatile nature of the market, the community hopes to see a positive change in the SHIB market sooner than later. Also Read: VeChain (VET) Mid-March 2025 Price Prediction How Is The Shiba Inu Market Faring? Source: Watcher Guru At the time of writing, the second largest meme coin was trading at $0.00001283. This came after witnessing a drop of nearly 9% over the past 24 hours. Just earlier this week, Shiba Inu was priced at a high of $0.00001512 before dropping to a low of $0.00001228. Source: CoinMarketCap Amidst this, the team behind the meme coin network was seen pushing its investors to be open-minde...

March is bringing in big money for the entire cryptocurrency market. Several assets were seen back in action trying to pocket lost gains over the past couple of days. While Donald Trump’s crypto-centric announcements have been making big rounds, the community is waiting for more to come. The Dogecoin (DOGE) market in particular has big hopes. Will the meme coin stay afloat until then? Also Read: The U.S. Dollar is Losing Luster: Reuters Poll Dogecoin Surges By 6% Source: Watcher Guru Leaving behind a rather negative month of February, the OG meme cryptocurrency was seen starting fresh. Despite a rocky start to March, the asset was seen starting its recovery journey. Over the past 24 hours alone, DOGE has jumped by nearly 5%. At the time of writing, the asset was trading at $0.2104. Earlier today, DOGE was priced at a low of $0.1985. Source: CoinMarketCap Despite its recent uptick, the asset has a long journey towards its all-time high. Currently, the meme coin is trading 71% below...