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 Articles269
October 15, 2026 10:32 AM
20 days of Grayscale buying, one day of VanEck selling: Solana at $103
Solana trades at $102.99 on Thursday morning and has given up 10.4 percent in seven days. The providers of the US spot ETFs are pulling in opposite directions, while on the blockchain itself more USDC is being created than in any other week this year.
October 15, 2026 10:25 AM
Zcash drops 13 percent to $1,089, the steepest fall in the top 25
Zcash loses around 13 percent within 24 hours to $1,089.72 and slips below the $1,100 mark. No other of the 25 largest cryptoassets gives up more on the day, while Monero loses just 2.3 percent.
October 15, 2026 10:15 AM
XRP open interest down 29.7 percent, 360 long accounts per 100 short
Two moves are running against each other in the XRP derivatives market: open interest has fallen almost 30 percent since September 22, while there are now 360 long accounts for every 100 short accounts. What the thin positioning means for the $1.29 level, and which leverage caps apply in Germany.
October 15, 2026 7:29 AM
17 of 20 top coins down, Ethereum at $2,380: where the sell-off is measured
Ether loses 5.41 percent over 24 hours and falls to a daily low of $2,332.43. Our own count of the 25 largest cryptocurrencies shows how broadly the sell-off really carries.
October 14, 2026 7:48 PM
XRP price at $1.33, Stripe unit Privy builds wallets on the Ledger: what it means for your XRP
XRP trades at $1.33 while Ripple brings Stripe subsidiary Privy to the XRP Ledger and puts wallets straight into third-party apps. The 14.3 million agent payments cited amount to around $22,050 in value; the real lever lies elsewhere.
October 14, 2026 7:40 PM
US inflation rises to 3.7 percent, core rate above forecast: what matters now for Bitcoin
US consumer prices rose 3.7 percent in September, and the core rate 2.6 percent. Both figures came in above forecast, two weeks before the Fed decision on October 28.
October 14, 2026 7:24 PM
Bitcoin below $82,000, Ether below $2,500: Will the $81,000 level hold?
The crypto market has lost 4.50 percent within 24 hours, with Bitcoin at $81,712 and Ether at $2,420. The US price report on Wednesday came in above forecast and turns rate expectations, while leverage on the futures market has largely been worked off. This piece sorts out both: prices, liquidations and ETF flows are sourced and linked, and the assessment at the end is the newsroom's own view.
October 14, 2026 4:44 PM
Ethereum price at $2,417 after 3.7 percent US inflation breaks the $2,495 level
The American inflation rate rose to 3.7 percent in September, above expectations. Ethereum slipped below the $2,495 level that had held twice this week.
October 14, 2026 4:27 PM
Bitcoin price 25 percent below its level a year ago: what you can do now
A year ago one Bitcoin cost 99,310 euros, today it is 74,239 euros. For the October 2025 vintage the speculative period now expires, and that changes the calculation behind every sale.
October 14, 2026 4:17 PM
WhiteBIT Coin price at $78.68 after a 7.59 percent jump: what is behind it
WBT gains 7.59 percent within 24 hours to $78.68. Heavy trading volume and a positive month shape the move, while a specific trigger remains open.
October 14, 2026 10:13 AM
Dogecoin price at $0.084464 and large addresses below 70 percent: the level that decides
Dogecoin trades at $0.084464 on Wednesday morning, 5.6 percent above the February 6 low that was tested on Tuesday for the first time in eight months. At the same time, addresses holding more than 100 million DOGE control only 69.74 percent of the supply, down from 70.02 percent on September 1.
October 13, 2026 10:28 PM
5.5 percent more difficulty from Friday: Bitcoin miners face the year's third-largest step up
On October 16 the Bitcoin network raises mining difficulty by 5.49 percent, the third-largest increase of the year. What that means for miners' costs, for the levels around $81,000 and for your purchase fees.