Gemini wird voraussichtlich eine Genehmigung von Malta erhalten, während Coinbase grünes Licht von Luxemburg erhalten soll.
Best crypto presales to buy as JP Morgan reportedly files trademark application for JPMD
- Early-stage project Bitcoin Pepe has continued to attract strong investor interest.
- The Bitcoin Pepe presale has raised over $14.6 million. The BPEP token is currently priced at $0.0416.
- The team behind the ambitious project is expected to make a listing announcement later today.
Bitcoin edged higher on Tuesday even as broader cryptocurrency markets showed mixed performance and global financial markets paused amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
Both stocks and cryptocurrencies dropped sharply on Friday following renewed Israeli strikes, but sentiment began to recover on Monday.
By early Tuesday, however, momentum appeared to stall. US index futures slipped, and crypto price action turned mixed over the past 24 hours.
Digital assets often trade in line with high-risk tech stocks, rising on investor optimism but quickly reversing when sentiment weakens.
While geopolitical shocks typically trigger initial sell-offs, markets often stabilise and begin to rebound as traders gauge the scope and implications of the conflict.
Following the lead of the top cryptocurrency, early-stage project Bitcoin Pepe has continued to attract strong inflows, even amid heightened market volatility.
Since launching its presale in February, the project has maintained steady investor interest, positioning itself as a standout in the increasingly saturated meme coin space.
JP Morgan eyes crypto expansion
JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank by assets and market capitalisation, has reportedly filed a trademark application for JPMD, fueling speculation of a potential move toward launching a stablecoin.
The application, dated Sunday, was accepted by the US Patent and Trademark Office but has yet to be assigned to an examiner.
According to the filing, the trademark covers a broad range of services in the digital asset space, including trading, exchange, transfer, and payment functions.
It also cites use cases in blockchain-based asset issuance, brokerage, clearing, and electronic fund transfers.
While the word “stablecoin” is absent from the filing, the language suggests a digital asset infrastructure with potential overlap in real-world asset settlement and brokerage via distributed ledger technology.
Bitcoin Pepe’s presale continues climbs
Even in a volatile market, the accelerating adoption of Bitcoin and digital assets by traditional finance has helped lift sentiment across the broader crypto ecosystem.
In this risk-friendly environment, investors seeking outsized returns are rotating back into speculative plays.
One project gaining traction is Bitcoin Pepe, which is drawing attention for its effort to merge internet meme culture with a credible Layer 2 blockchain proposition.
Widely regarded as one of 2025’s most closely watched crypto presales, Bitcoin Pepe has set itself apart with the ambition to “build Solana on Bitcoin”—an infrastructure vision aimed at combining the Bitcoin network’s security with the scalability typically associated with Solana.
Unlike most meme tokens that trade solely on hype, Bitcoin Pepe is backed by a technical roadmap and infrastructure-driven narrative.
The project has raised over $14.6 million in presale funding ahead of a listing announcement today, reflecting robust investor interest.
As capital continues flowing into early-stage assets, Bitcoin Pepe is positioning itself to ride the speculative momentum into the final days of its token sale.
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IBM erreicht Meilenstein in der Quantenforschung: Gefahr für Bitcoin?
Quantencomputer könnten in Zukunft die Sicherheit von Bitcoin bedrohen. Neue Entwicklungen wie IBMs »Quantum Starling« zeigen, dass leistungsfähige Systeme näher rücken.
XRP price gains as Purpose announces spot ETF launch
- XRP price rose amid news that Purpose Investments is set to launch a spot XRP spot exchange-traded fund.
- The Purpose XRP ETF is set to launch on the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025.
- XRP is among several altcoins awaiting spot ETF approval in the United States.
XRP price surged by nearly 7% as cryptocurrencies mirrored a bounce on Wall Street amid investor confidence in a potential Israel-Iran peace deal.
While this is one of the main drivers of XRP price edging higher alongside Bitcoin and top altcoins, there was a slight jump as Canada-based asset manager Purpose Investments announced the upcoming launch of its XRP spot exchange-traded fund.
XRP was up amid a spike in daily volume, which had seen a 110% increase to over $3.45 billion.
Purpose XRP ETF set for launch
On Monday, June 16, 2025, Purpose Investments said in a press release that it had secured approval to launch the Purpose XRP ETF.
The final prospectus receipt from Canadian regulators means Purpose can now launch its spot XRP ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
According to Purpose, the ETF goes live on the stock exchange on June 18 under the ticker XRPP.
“The OSC’s granting of a receipt for the Purpose XRP ETF prospectus reinforces Canada’s global leadership in building a regulated digital asset ecosystem,” Vlad Tasevski, chief innovation officer at Purpose Investments, said. “We’re proud to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the space by offering investors simple, secure access to the infrastructure powering real-world blockchain adoption.”
XRP ETF launching in Canada is a milestone ahead of a potential approval in the United States.
After receiving numerous applications, the SEC is approaching deadlines for Ripple’s token. Odds are also high for Solana, Litecoin, and others.
Analysts say the launch of spot crypto ETFs could be one of the catalysts for parabolic price gains.
Is XRP price set to explode?
Ripple’s token XRP is one of the top altcoin gainers in the past year.
With the regulatory headwinds that bogged bulls down amid an SEC vs. Ripple tussle now gone, XRP price rose to hit highs of $3.30. The yearly peak was just shy of XRP’s all-time high of $3.82 reached in 2018.
In terms of XRP price prediction, analysts say the cryptocurrency could explode past the above peak in 2025.
Network growth and other factors, including spot ETF approval in the US, could be massive bullish catalysts.
According to market intelligence and on-chain data platform Santiment, the XRP network has surged in growth metrics. It includes active addresses, whale activity, and daily transactions.
Santiment noted this on X as XRP price jumped 7% to trade around $2.30.
“The amount of interacting $XRP addresses has averaged over 295K per day over the past week. Its normal daily average over the past 3 months was approximately 35-40K. Additionally, there are now over 2,700 whale & shark wallets holding at least 1M $XRP for the first time in the asset’s 12+ year history.”
Data from Coinglass shows open interest in XRP is up 11.9% to over $4.34 billion.
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Ethereum whales buy $2.5 billion in ETH as price targets $4,000 breakout
- ETH holdings among the 1,000–10,000 wallet cohort now exceed 16 million.
- ETH-focused funds saw $583 million in inflows last week alone.
- Price remains in the $2,150–$3,600 range despite a 90% rally over two months.
Ethereum has seen a dramatic surge in accumulation activity among its largest holders, with wallets holding between 1,000 and 10,000 ETH adding over 818,410 ETH—worth roughly $2.5 billion— on Sunday.
This marks the sharpest one-day increase in holdings for this wallet cohort since 2018, according to on-chain data.
The same addresses, typically linked to early adopters, crypto funds, and so-called “whales”, now control more than 16 million ETH, up from around 11.9 million ETH a year earlier.
The spike in whale accumulation appears to be reinforced by heightened institutional demand.
According to CoinShares’ weekly report published on Friday, Ethereum-focused investment funds attracted inflows totalling $583 million in the week ending June 13, raising the net total for the year to $2.28 billion.
This reflects a growing appetite for Ether among traditional asset managers and crypto-native firms alike.
Price consolidates as ETH mirrors 2017 trend
Ethereum is currently trading at $2,643, and despite rising more than 90% in the last two months, it remains within a long-term consolidation range defined by $2,150 and $3,600.
The price structure has drawn comparisons to its historical pattern between 2016 and 2017, when Ethereum moved sideways after the DAO exploit and subsequent Ethereum Classic fork.
Back then, the coin’s price eventually broke out of a $10–$20 range, climbing to over $1,500 in less than a year during the ICO boom.
Market analyst Milkybull Crypto noted that today’s conditions share a similar technical setup.
The current phase of sideways price action is occurring above Ethereum’s 50-week and 200-week exponential moving averages (EMA), both of which are widely viewed as key trend indicators by traders.
These support levels are holding firm despite macroeconomic headwinds and short-term volatility in broader crypto markets.
Ether’s $4,000 short-term target and $10,000 long-term outlook
Analysts say Ethereum is “coiling” beneath resistance levels and primed for a potential breakout.
The upper limit of the current channel—around $4,000—is seen as the first major price target, with several market watchers highlighting this level as a critical inflection point.
If broken, it could initiate a larger upside move, similar to previous breakout cycles.
According to Milkybull Crypto’s projections shared in May, a longer-term target of $10,000 for ETH “cannot be ruled out.”
This would represent a more than 275% increase from current levels.
While such targets are speculative, the comparison to Ethereum’s 2017 performance has gained traction among technical analysts tracking historical cycles.
In that cycle, Ethereum’s price was driven largely by ICO mania and a surge in developer activity.
This time, the drivers are different: ETH ETFs are gaining traction, staking yields continue to attract capital, and tokenisation projects are expanding use cases for the network.
Despite these differences, analysts argue that the underlying pattern of breakout consolidation remains comparable.
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