A sharp divergence emerged in the crypto ETF market this month. According to SoSo Value data, the new products tracking Solana and XRP are attracting significant capital, contrasting with a severe wave of outflows from established Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. The data shows that the newly launched altcoin ETFs have registered more than $500 million […]
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After defeating the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the status of XRP, Ripple has made a puzzling move: it’s not rushing to go public. Instead, the company is staying private. This choice says more about the uneasy fit between crypto firms and public markets than about Ripple’s finances. In July 2023, the court ruled […]
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Banks don’t publish their risk positions, and asset managers don’t broadcast client portfolios. Yet, both want programmable settlement and verifiable execution without exposing what they’re settling or for whom. That tension has kept institutional capital at the edge of public chains, waiting for privacy technology to catch up to compliance requirements. If banks can’t enter […]
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Crypto has spent years building yield infrastructure, such as staking on Ethereum and Solana, yield-bearing stablecoins, DeFi lending protocols, and tokenized Treasuries. The pipes already exist, the APYs are live, yet only 8% to 11% of the total crypto market generates yield today, compared to 55% to 65% of traditional financial (TradFi) assets, according to […]
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CleanSpark just sold $1.15 billion of zero-coupon convertible notes to buy more power and machines in the most brutal mining environment yet. The deal is a 144A private placement due in 2032, with an initial conversion price of around $19.16, roughly a 27.5% premium to the $15.03 stock price at the time of announcement. Approximately […]
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The first US spot XRP ETF moved within sight of launch after Canary XRP ETF filed Form 8-A12(b) on Nov. 10. This is a key exchange-listing step that formally registers the fund’s shares under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. The document, signed by Steven McClurg, confirms that Nasdaq has approved the listing application. […]
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When Uniswap’s administrators filed their “UNIfication” proposal on Nov. 10, it read less like a protocol update and more like a corporate overhaul. The plan would activate dormant protocol fees, channel them through a new on-chain treasury engine, and utilize the proceeds to purchase and burn UNI tokens. This is a model that mirrors share-repurchase […]
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A Senate-backed stopgap to reopen the U.S. government puts inflation data and Treasury issuance back in play for Bitcoin. The chamber advanced a continuing resolution that would fund agencies through Jan. 30, 2026, with the bill returning to the House for approval, which would restart furloughed statistical agencies and normalize auction operations. According to Time, […]
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Regardless of what Crypto Twitter says, DTCC pages show operational prep, not permission. Under the SEC’s new generic-listing regime, the real tells are an effective S-1 and an exchange listing notice, and that is when the clock to launch actually starts. DTCC pages listing XRP ETFs are not approvals. The entry means the clearing and […]
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AsiaStrategy said Sora Ventures CEO Jason Fang is now its largest shareholder following a change to the ownership of its major shareholder, Pride River Limited. According to a company statement dated Nov. 10, Pride River’s cap table will shift under an agreement signed Nov. 7. It will move from 70% held by Mr. Ngai Kwan […]
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In August 2025, Ripple Labs formally closed its years-long battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company paid a $125 million civil penalty, accepted an injunction on certain institutional XRP sales, and walked away with something more valuable than victory: clarity. Judge Analisa Torres had already ruled in July 2023 that XRP itself […]
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For years, the assumption inside crypto and across traditional finance was simple: when institutional adoption finally matured, Ethereum would be the chain Wall Street chose. This is unsurprising, considering the network is the largest smart-contract network, the default environment for developers, and the ecosystem that has shaped today’s idea of programmable finance. However, as institutional […]
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Bitcoin’s latest move to around $101,000 is a reflection of shifting on-chain conditions as once-immobile supply begins to stir. After months of steady accumulation, long-term holders are starting to distribute, ETFs have pivoted from inflows to outflows, and liquidity pressures are reshaping the market’s balance between supply and demand. Beneath the surface, the data reveals […]
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Ripple’s newest funding round landed with unusual force for a company long defined by court battles and contested narratives. On Nov. 5, the firm announced a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, backed by funds associated with Citadel Securities, Fortress Investment Group, and Brevan Howard. These are traditional financial institutions that rarely […]
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The corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasury trade that validated itself through the second quarter hit a wall in the fall. Public companies added 159,107 BTC in the second quarter, pushing total corporate holdings to roughly 847,000 BTC, approximately 4% of the capped supply, and proving that “Bitcoin on balance sheet” worked as a capital-markets play. Then […]
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Bitcoin’s sustained price above $100,000 was supposed to signal its arrival as a mature institutional asset. Instead, its sudden reversal below that threshold has unsettled traders and revived fears of another crypto winter. On Nov. 4, Bitcoin briefly dipped to its lowest level since May at $99,075, before recovering to approximately $102,437 as of press […]
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Moon Inc. said its shares are now available to U.S. investors on the OTCQX Best Market as of Nov. 5, following an upgrade from the OTC Pink tier and a bell ringing at OTC Markets Group in New York. The move opens a direct channel for U.S. retail and institutional investors to access the Hong […]
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After years of relentless buying, Strategy Inc., the digital-asset treasury firm led by Michael Saylor, has quietly eased its pace of Bitcoin accumulation. In recent weeks, company filings have shown that its BTC purchases have fallen to only a few hundred coins, representing a sharp slowdown for the largest corporate holder of the flagship cryptocurrency. […]
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Crypto pundit Jack has drawn attention to a valuation model that puts the XRP price at $18,000. This is based on the discounted cash flow model, which focuses on the XRP Ledger’s utility and XRP’s role as the native token. Valuation Model That Puts The XRP Price At $18,000 In an X post, Jack revealed that the discounted cash flow model puts the XRP price’s fair value at $18,036. He noted that the world is racing into tokenization and that the momentum is unstoppable. Based on this, he predicts that trillions of dollars in capital could flow into the XRP Ledger, powered by real-world assets (RWAs). Related Reading: XRP Price Performance In November: History Says It’s The Most Bullish Month In History The valuation model showed that the XRP Ledger may be viewed as a “pipeline of value,” in which the value passing through the network can be thought of as cash flow in a traditional business system. This could then boost XRP’s utility, potentially putting the XRP price at $18,000. Interestingly, there is also the possibility of the XRP price’s fair value being higher than $18,000 based on this discounted cash flow model. This could happen if economic growth rates are higher once crypto adoption spurs new businesses and economic models. These new businesses and economic models could lead to increased adoption for XRP and a subsequent price increase. Notably, crypto adoption, especially in traditional finance (TradFi), has been on the rise, boosting XRP’s adoption. This includes the launch of several XRP ETFs, which marks a positive for the XRP price. Meanwhile, Ripple has expanded its business with the surge in crypto adoption. This includes the acquisition of the prime broker Hidden Road, with the crypto firm already exploring how to include XRP products on the platform. Community Reacts To Price Prediction The valuation model for the XRP price sparked reactions among XRP community members. Community member XR noted that valuation models project extreme prices that often rely on perfect conditions that rarely exist. The community member added that tokenization on the XRPL may indeed bring large capital inflows, but asserted that it won’t dictate real value. Related Reading: Wave 3 Target Suggests That The XRP Price Is Headed For $10 Instead, XR declared that adoption, regulation, and liquidity depth will determine the real value of the XRP price. The community member further remarked that sustainable growth will always follow verified utility. Meanwhile, another community member stated XRP might not necessarily be used for the transactions even if trillions get transacted on the XRP Ledger. They added that XRP will be used to pay gas fees, but it won’t be the currency used for transactions. As such, trillions flowing into the XRPL may not have much impact on the XRP price. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.2, down over 4% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a sharp $566.4 million outflow on Tuesday, Nov. 4, extending its five-day drain to roughly $1.9 billion and decisively flipping the week’s tone into risk-off. Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for the majority of the exits at -$356.6 million, with ARKB at -$128.1 million and Grayscale’s GBTC at -$48.9 million. No fund posted […]
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For years, Ripple was best known for its legal battles and its token, XRP, which was a symbol of crypto’s friction with the traditional financial world. Now, after years of courtroom and regulatory turbulence, Ripple has quietly built something far more ambitious: a full-stack institutional financial platform that resembles a 21st-century investment bank, albeit without […]
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs opened the week with -$186.5 million in net redemptions on Monday, Nov. 3, stretching a four-session drain to roughly -$1.34 billion since Oct. 29. This run shows how quickly flows can swing when a single mega-issuer turns into a seller. Data from Farside shows Monday’s outflows were effectively concentrated at IBIT, with […]
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XRP can serve as short-term working capital for currency exchanges, as transactions typically take only a few minutes to complete. Orders move through central exchanges, and if any money needs to be held briefly, companies can hedge that risk using XRP futures. The idea is to use local liquidity at both ends of a transaction […]
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Solana exhibits an on-chain pattern that appears bearish at first glance but becomes constructive when considered alongside capital flows into regulated investment products. Over the past month, early Solana holders, investors who accumulated during quieter market phases, have begun moving older coins back into circulation. For context, Arkham Intelligence analyst Emmett Gallic reported on Oct. […]
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Ferrari is making a pit stop in crypto, but only for its VIP clientele. The Italian automaker plans to issue a “Token Ferrari 499P” that its 100 most exclusive customers can use to bid on a Le Mans-winning race car. It’s a glossy crossover of luxury and blockchain: own a slice of Ferrari history via […]
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For years, Solana was seen as crypto’s fast but fragile alternative to Ethereum, which was admired for its speed but dismissed as untested. However, that perception shifted dramatically this week. Record launch On Oct. 28, Bitwise’s Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) debuted with $69 million in first-day inflows, the strongest launch among roughly 850 ETFs introduced […]
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Over the past year, Bitcoin’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) boom has been celebrated as proof that Wall Street has finally embraced crypto. Yet the numbers reveal something far more fragile. On Oct. 28, Vetle Lunde, head of research at K33 Research, noted that US-traded Bitcoin ETFs have attracted about $26.9 billion in inflows year-to-date. However, that […]
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A quiet but historic moment has unfolded, which may reshape how traditional markets value digital assets like Bitcoin. For the first time, a major global rating agency has evaluated a company whose borrowing model is directly tied to BTC. On Oct. 27, S&P Global Ratings assigned Strategy Inc. (MSTR) a “B-” rating with a Stable […]
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Four altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) begin trading on Oct. 28, marking the first wave of non-Bitcoin, non-Ethereum spot crypto ETFs in the US and potentially catalyzing rotation into altcoin after months of consolidation. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed that NYSE and Nasdaq posted listing notices for the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. A few […]
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Less than a week after its debut, Evernorth, a newly formed XRP-focused treasury company, has emerged as one of crypto’s most profitable institutional entrants. The firm’s swift accumulation of nearly $1 billion worth of XRP has already generated an estimated $75 million in unrealized gains, signaling that Wall Street’s quiet pivot toward the token may […]
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