{"id":13152,"date":"2025-02-14T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:01:44","slug":"btc-struggles-below-100k-us-inflation-higher-than-expected-etf-filings-pile-up-your-weekly-crypto-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=13152","title":{"rendered":"BTC Struggles Below $100K, US Inflation Higher Than Expected, ETF Filings Pile Up: Your Weekly Crypto Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The last several days have been quite interesting for the cryptocurrency industry, with numerous events impacting the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and the altcoins. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At the beginning of the business week, American President Donald Trump continued his trade war, announcing an upcoming 25% import tax on all steel and aluminum entering the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His announcement triggered another round of uncertainty across the financial markets. However, the impact on the crypto sector was not as intense as the one <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/crypto-markets-melt-down-in-400b-selloff-on-trumps-trade-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">observed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at the start of the month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This time, BTC slipped from around $98,000 at the time of the disclosure to roughly $97,000 hours later. On February 11, the bears retook control, suppressing the price to $95K before another resurgence of over $96,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The release of the US CPI data on February 12, though, brought more pain for the bulls. The latest figures showed that inflation in the world\u2019s largest economy was higher than <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the previous expectations<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-price-dumps-to-9-day-low-on-higher-than-expected-us-cpi-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">caused<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a sudden drop below $95,000 for BTC and substantial declines for most altcoins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The crypto market has been <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in a recovery mode<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the past two days, with the leading digital asset rising to its current $97,000, while many alternative coins charted significant gains. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ripple\u2019s XRP stands as the top performer, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/why-is-the-ripple-xrp-price-up-today-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">witnessing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a daily increase of over 12% and surpassing $2.75. Its revival happened shortly after the US SEC acknowledged Graysclale\u2019s application to convert its XRP Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the weekly charts of the biggest cryptocurrencies<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2013 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BTC and ETH<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2013 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the red, this is not the case for many of the lower-ranked assets. XRP has soared by 11% in the past seven days, BNB is up 13% for the period, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">while<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> ADA has jumped by 9%.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Market Data<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_383407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383407\" style=\"width: 911px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-383407\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1.png\" alt=\"Crypto Weekly. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"911\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1.png 1868w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heatmap-1-50x22.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crypto Weekly. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Market Cap: $3.34T | 24H Vol: $109B | BTC Dominance: 57.3%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BTC: $96,757 (-2.8%) | ETH: $2,713 (-2.4%) | XRP: $2.72 (+8%)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This Week\u2019s Crypto Headlines You <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Can\u2019t Miss<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits New All-time High: How Are Miners Coping?<\/strong> Bitcoin mining has <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-hash-rate-hits-new-all-time-high-how-are-miners-coping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">become<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> increasingly challenging. Earlier this month, the network\u2019s hash rate hit an all-time high of 845 million terahashes per second, marking a 43% rise from last year. This surge enhances network security but makes mining more competitive, requiring greater computing power and energy consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buying Spree, Adds Another 7,633 BTC<\/strong>. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/strategy-resumes-bitcoin-buying-spree-adds-another-7633-btc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">resumed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> its Bitcoin accumulation after a brief pause, purchasing 7,633 BTC for $742.4 million at an average price of $97,255 per coin. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> brings its total holdings to 478,740 BTC, worth $46.6 billion, giving the company a paper profit of over $15 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Investor Profits Millions From CAR Meme Coin While Experts Warn of Potential Scam<\/strong>. The Central African Republic (CAR) recently <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/investor-profits-millions-from-car-meme-coin-while-experts-warn-of-potential-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">launched<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a national meme coin, but skepticism quickly followed after an investor allegedly turned $5,000 into over $12 million within hours. Concerns over legitimacy grew when analysts pointed out that the project\u2019s domain was registered just days before launch. In addition, some AI tools flagged the president\u2019s announcement as possibly manipulated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>ADA Pumps 14% as Grayscale Files For Spot Cardano ETF<\/strong>. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier this week,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Grayscale officially <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ada-pumps-14-as-grayscale-files-for-spot-cardano-etf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">filed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for a Cardano exchange-traded fund with the New York Stock Exchange.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> ADA\u2019s price reacted positively, surging by double digits after the news. As mentioned above, Grayscale also revealed its intentions to convert its XRP Trust into a spot XRP ETF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Binance and SEC Agree to 60-Day Pause in Legal Proceedings<\/strong>. Binance and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/binance-and-sec-agree-to-60-day-pause-in-legal-proceedings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">filed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a motion to pause their lawsuit for 60 days, citing the SEC\u2019s newly formed crypto task force, which could influence the case\u2019s resolution. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This move, following the appointment of Chairman Mark Uyeda,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> may set a precedent for other cryptocurrency firms like Ripple, Coinbase, and Kraken to seek similar delays amid evolving regulatory changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Huge<\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong> Pi Network (PI) News for All Users: Is the Long-Awaited Moment Here?<\/strong> The controversial crypto project Pi Network made the headlines, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/huge-pi-network-pi-news-for-allusers-is-the-long-awaited-moment-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">scheduling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the launch of its Open Network for February 20. This development (if it <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">indeed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> sees the light of day) will make the Pi token publicly accessible by allowing exchanges to list it. Some <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> platforms that have revealed their intentions to enable trading services with the asset on launch day include Bitget, OKX, and MEXC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Charts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This week, we have a chart analysis of Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Solana \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/crypto-price-analysis-february-14-eth-xrp-ada-bnb-and-sol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">click here for the complete price analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-struggles-below-100k-us-inflation-higher-than-expected-etf-filings-pile-up-your-weekly-crypto-recap\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">BTC Struggles Below $100K, US Inflation Higher Than Expected, ETF Filings Pile Up: Your Weekly Crypto Recap<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last several days have been quite interesting for the cryptocurrency industry, with numerous events impacting the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and the altcoins. At the beginning of the business week, American President Donald Trump continued his trade war, announcing an upcoming 25% import tax on all steel and aluminum entering the US.\u00a0 His announcement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-13152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}