Silke Schütters
Silke Schütters is an editor at CryptoTicker, covering price moves in Bitcoin and altcoins, crypto regulation in the EU, the US and Russia, as well as corporate treasuries and crypto tax deadlines. More than 150 published articles.
Expertise
Bitcoin, Regulation, MiCA, Market Analysis, Stablecoins, Crypto Taxes
Total Articles182
September 23, 2026 7:22 PM
Solana Price Holds $114: What Holders Check Five Days Before Alpenglow
SOL stands at $114.55 on September 23, after a 17.7 percent gain in seven days and a 2.2 percent loss on the day. Two deadlines matter more than the daily move: Alpenglow opens on September 28, and every purchase made this week starts a holding period of its own.
September 23, 2026 7:17 PM
Bitcoin Swings 3.9 Percent, Altcoins Up to 17: What to Check on Your Leverage
The crypto market has given back its move above $87,000. An in-house measurement of 16 top-25 assets shows the altcoins' daily loss barely exceeded Bitcoin's, while their daily range was 2.4 times as wide. That is the number that decides liquidations.
September 23, 2026 10:18 AM
Bitcoin Cash jumps 29 percent in a day: we recalculated 49 jumps like it
Bitcoin Cash gained around 29 percent on September 22 and Uniswap 17 percent, both driven by the CME futures listing. We assessed all 49 jump days among the largest coins across two years: after 30 days the median case stood at minus 6.7 percent.
September 22, 2026 7:20 PM
ETH Price Prediction: What to Check at the $2,800 Mark Now
Ether stands at $2,735.96 on September 22, 2026, right below the zone at which it has failed repeatedly. Instead of a target number, you get four checks that count before your next order: holding period, buying route, the staking line and the distance to liquidation.
September 22, 2026 4:12 PM
Nearly $1 Billion Into Bitcoin ETFs: What to Check on ETNs, Portfolio and Holding Period
US spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $999 million on September 21, the third consecutive day of inflows. German investors cannot reach these funds: what ETNs, the holding period and your buying route mean for you.
September 22, 2026 4:12 AM
Open Interest Climbs After the Short Squeeze: Why the Longs Are Paying Now
The short squeeze of September 21 wiped out $648 million in bearish bets, yet open interest rose instead of falling. A survey of our own across four exchanges shows the funding rate is positive on 24 of the 25 largest bitcoin perpetuals.
September 21, 2026 1:13 PM
Ethereum Rises While ETF Money Leaves: What ETH Holders Should Check Now
US ether funds lost $140 million in the week to September 18, ending four weeks of inflows. The ETH price still gained a good 5 percent.
September 20, 2026 1:11 PM
Bitcoin Golden Cross: What Twelve Signals Since 2014 Really Show
Bitcoin's 50-day line has crossed its 200-day line. We evaluated all twelve golden crosses since 2014 ourselves and measured what happened afterwards. The result argues against the common reading of the signal.
September 20, 2026 4:13 AM
Zcash Above $1,500: What ZEC Holders Should Check on Tax and Custody
Zcash rose above $1,500 on September 19 for the first time since 2016 and, after an intraday high of $1,590.80, trades back at around $1,474. For German holders three questions hang on that jump: the one-year holding period, the planned year-end cut-off and the EU anti-money-laundering regulation from July 2027.
September 19, 2026 4:02 PM
Binance MiCA License: Did Lagarde Personally Block Binance From the EU?
The WSJ says ECB chief Christine Lagarde asked Greece not to approve Binance's MiCA license. Here is what happened, and why the ECB had no formal say.
September 18, 2026 10:14 PM
Bitcoin Back Above $80,000: Buy More, Hold or Take Profits? What to Check Now
Bitcoin is back above $80,000, for the first time since September 7. Whether you buy more, hold or take profits depends less on the daily price than on three things you can check yourself: your holding period, the way you buy, and where your coins are kept.
September 18, 2026 9:15 PM
Ethereum Breaks Through the $2,600 Mark: What Is Behind the Short Squeeze and What to Check Now
Ethereum rises almost 7 percent to $2,616 and clears the mark it failed at only days ago. Short positions worth $85 million were forcibly closed in the process. What that reveals about the rally and what you should check now.