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 Articles214
October 3, 2026 7:37 PM
Bitcoin price down 4.4 percent in dollars and 0.5 in euros: what investors in Germany need to know
Bitcoin costs $84,828 and €75,348 on Saturday evening. In dollars the year stands at minus 4.4 percent, in euros at minus 0.5. Where the gap comes from, what the exchange adds on top and why the tax office knows only the euro figure.
October 3, 2026 1:56 PM
Stellar Drops a Good 5 Percent, Altcoin Exchange Deposits at Their Highest Since October 2025: Why XLM Is Falling
Stellar falls to around $0.214 on October 3, 2026, without any bad news of its own. The documented background is a wave of deposits to trading venues that CryptoQuant puts at the highest level since October 2025.
October 2, 2026 10:17 PM
Dogecoin breaks below $0.093: the BWOW fund turns every DOGE into cash on October 14
Dogecoin costs $0.0914 on Friday evening and has lost 3.4 percent in 24 hours. On October 14 the US fund BWOW sells its entire holding, and on the same day the German cabinet takes up the reform of crypto taxation.
October 2, 2026 7:20 PM
Bitcoin after the US jobs report: 29,000 positions, and the Fed pause moves closer
The US labour market produced just 29,000 jobs in September, and July was revised after the fact to a loss of 10,000. What that means for the Fed meeting on October 27 and 28, for the levels on your chart and for leveraged positions.
October 2, 2026 4:40 PM
Ethereum price prediction: Citi raises its twelve-month target to $3,028, and what you can do now
Citi has raised its twelve-month target for Ethereum from $2,240 to $3,028. Anyone following that horizon also decides the tax on the gain with the purchase date.
October 2, 2026 4:16 PM
Solana price prediction at $122 before the Frankendancer shutdown: what it means for your staked SOL
Jump Crypto is ending support for the validator client Frankendancer as soon as Alpenglow is activated on the Solana mainnet. Solana is trading at around $122 in the process and has reclaimed the $120 level.
October 2, 2026 1:16 PM
Shiba Inu price up 3.1 percent with 17,271 tokens burned: the consequences for fees and holding period
Shiba Inu stands at 5.93 millionths of a dollar on October 2 and 3.13 percent up, yet only 17,271 tokens worth 10 cents were burned in 24 hours. What really carries the daily gain, and what follows from it for holding period, fees and order size.
October 1, 2026 4:28 PM
Solana loses $11.1 million from the US ETFs: here are the reasons
The US spot ETFs on Solana lost a net $11.1 million on September 30, ending a record week of $188 million. The price stands at $117.66, and the switch to Alpenglow runs over epoch boundaries in October rather than a date.
October 1, 2026 11:19 AM
Dogecoin at $0.0946: the level that decides before the ETF closes on October 14
Dogecoin stands at $0.0946 on October 1 and fails once again at the zone around $0.098. At the same time a deadline is running: the US ETF BWOW stops trading on October 14. For investors in Germany, though, it is not the fund that decides but the buying route between a direct purchase and a Xetra ETP.
October 1, 2026 7:25 AM
US core inflation falls to 3.0 percent: what investors need to know before the Fed decision on October 28
US core inflation ran at 3.0 percent in August, clearly below the expected rate. That shifts expectations for the Fed meeting on October 28 and helps decide how much room the Bitcoin price gets in the fourth quarter.
October 1, 2026 1:24 AM
70.6 Percent in Three Months: Ethereum Books Its Strongest Third Quarter
Ethereum closed the third quarter of 2026 up around 70.6 percent, its strongest third quarter on record, while Bitcoin managed 42.8 percent. What decides the weeks ahead is the zone around the quarterly high of $2,775.17; what decides your tax year is the purchase date of every position.
September 30, 2026 7:37 PM
XRP price prediction: what happens to 473 million XRP after the Nasdaq vote?
XRP trades at $1.51, and two dates within 24 hours decide the quantity on the market: the Nasdaq vote on a treasury holding 473 million XRP, and the escrow release on October 1. This article sorts out levels, tax rules and the buying route for German investors.