The launch of JupUSD could enhance Solana's DeFi ecosystem, attracting more institutional interest and diversifying financial products.
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The spot bitcoin funds drew in nearly $900 million, while the ether ETFs pulled more than $400 million.
Coinbase has launched crypto staking in New York, allowing residents to earn rewards on assets such as ETH and SOL following state regulatory approval.
The first-ever article on CryptoSlate, published in 2017, examined the most crypto-friendly countries in the world. Today, we’re revisiting that list and taking a look at which countries continue to be crypto havens and which have dropped off the list entirely. Spoiler alert: 2025’s top country didn’t even make the list eight years ago, and 2017’s […]
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After rebounding from its 200-day EMA band in early October, LTC price is showing signs of resurgence following a correction phase through Q3. With the probability of a Litecoin spot ETF approval rising, strengthening on-chain activity, and institutional enthusiasm building, the asset looks primed for a potential next leg upward. Litecoin ETF Progress Sparks Renewed …
The UK's financial regulator officially lifted its ban on crypto ETNs on Wednesday, opening up access to retail investors for the first time.
The last two times Dogecoin price rallied 300% and 445% after its monthly RSI produced a bullish cross, and the same signal has now flashed again.
Square's Bitcoin integration could accelerate cryptocurrency adoption, challenging traditional payment systems and empowering business autonomy.
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Polygon has activated the Rio hard fork on its proof-of-stake network, introducing major changes to block production and validation.
As part of the arrangement, Jupiter plans to “progressively convert” about $750 million of USDC from its Liquidity Provider Pool into JupUSD.
The token slumped 4% amid a wider decline in crypto markets.
The funding round led by Yunfeng Financial Group will support the rollout of Anthea’s blockchain-based life insurance.
Cubic Analytics founder Caleb Franzen says XRP is entering a decisive phase after months of compression, with the price structure implying a path toward the $6–$11 zone so long as the market defends what he calls the key risk line at $2.68. XRP Price Targets In a wide-ranging discussion on the Thinking Crypto podcast with host Tony Edward, Franzen stressed that his conclusions are grounded in “price, structure, and statistical signals” rather than narrative. “It’s the chart itself. It’s the structure itself,” he said. “So long as we stay above $2.68, we’re going much higher.” Franzen’s XRP view comes out of the same template he applies across digital assets: identify trend integrity, map the impulse-consolidation rhythm, and translate it into a ladder of Fibonacci extension targets on a logarithmic scale. In XRP’s case, he argues the market traced higher highs and then “tightened up” into a controlled series of lower highs—what he calls a classic volatility coil that “allows price to reset… for the next leg higher.” Related Reading: Social Media Turns Bearish On XRP: Is This A Buy Signal? He then anchors objective targets to that structure: using the most recent consolidation leg, he cites the 161.8% extension near roughly $4.40 and the 261.8% extension around $6. From the larger Q1 swing—Q1 highs to Q1 lows—he adds a second band of objectives at approximately $5.40 and $11.55. The message, in his words: “Those are the price targets that you have to be aware of if you’re holding and investing in XRP… so long as we stay above $2.68.” Risk management is central to how Franzen frames the trade. Rather than a maximalist forecast, he sets a clear invalidation level and treats it as a mechanical decision point. “If we fall below $2.68, you can get stopped out. You can reduce some of your exposure. You can slow down your DCA,” he said. “It’s okay to be wrong. It’s just not okay to stay wrong.” The Macro Angle Although the podcast also covered Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, Franzen’s macro and cross-asset framework is meant to contextualize, not overshadow, the XRP setup. He repeatedly described himself as “time agnostic,” declining to pin outcomes to a specific month or quarter and insisting that the tape, not the calendar, dictates probability. “I’ve been sharing [cycle] targets since the middle of 2023,” he noted, adding that the prudent path is to keep raising targets within an uptrend while letting invalidation handle the rest. That stance is informed by what he characterizes as resilient, supportive macro conditions—good enough for risk assets to trend without demanding a weak US dollar as a crutch. He pointed to strong real activity data and improving earnings assumptions as evidence that risk appetite is not being forced; it’s developing naturally. Related Reading: XRP Ready For $9 Blast — ‘Break $3.10 And It’s Game Over,’ Says Analyst Among the specific markers he flagged: Q2 real GDP growth at 3.8% with expectations of roughly 3.9% for Q3; prime-age unemployment near historic lows at about 3.8%; labor force participation rising; and both real and nominal wage growth, with wages around 4.1% year over year. In credit, he underscored tight spreads and high-yield corporates printing multi-year highs—“and if we adjust them for the dividend yield, they’re trading at all-time highs”—a combination that, in his experience, does not occur when markets are bracing for imminent stress. “As we’re looking at the weight of the evidence here, everything is coming together,” he said. “Higher highs and higher lows, increasing risk appetite, decent macro conditions, the Fed is cutting interest rates… We have to continue to have an upward bias.” That macro lens matters for XRP, he argues, because it reinforces the primacy of structure over story. He criticized a common assumption that crypto rallies must coincide with a falling dollar, highlighting that the US Dollar Index (DXY) has been roughly flat since mid-April while Bitcoin—and, by extension, broader crypto beta—advanced materially. He also described a composite lens that prices Bitcoin against a basket of global currencies (effectively offsetting BTC/USD by DXY) and said that index is making fresh all-time highs too, reflecting “weak global fiat currencies, not necessarily just a weak dollar.” The implication for XRP: if the broader liquidity and risk backdrop continues to reward trend persistence, then the technical coil and extension ladder have a cleaner runway. At press time, XRP traded at $2.8593. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Dubai deploys oil wealth and Islamic finance to challenge Asian crypto dominance, but Hong Kong’s liquidity firepower and Beijing backing maintain supremacy.
DDC's funding and Bitcoin acquisition strategy could significantly influence corporate Bitcoin adoption and reshape digital finance landscapes.
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Despite Kazakhstan’s public pro-crypto stance, the volume of crypto platforms engaged in illicit financial schemes and closed down increased in 2025.
Binance Coin (BNB) is stealing the spotlight once again after breaking past its previous all-time high, surging above the $1,300 mark for the first time. The breakout signals renewed bullish momentum across the Binance ecosystem, with rising trading volumes and a series of higher lows confirming strong market participation. Currently, BNB is consolidating near its …
Hackers who breached Discord’s Zendesk support system are reportedly extorting the platform after stealing 2.1 million users’ age-verification photos.
Aave (AAVE) was also a top performer, gaining 1% from Tuesday.
The massive whale previously rotated about $5 billion worth of Bitcoin into Ether after holding the BTC stash for seven years.
Coinbase has expanded its staking services to include New York, making staking available in 46 states across the U.S. This means more users can now easily earn rewards by staking cryptocurrencies directly on Coinbase. The platform focuses on security and reliability, ensuring a smooth experience for users looking to grow their crypto holdings through staking. …
Bitcoin’s momentum cooled today as traders turned cautious ahead of key macroeconomic events, including the release of the FOMC Minutes and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech. The top cryptocurrency, which recently touched a fresh all-time high of $126,200, has slipped over 2% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading near $122,495. This …
Institutional demand for Bitcoin is accelerating as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inject between $5 billion and $10 billion into the market each quarter. This wave of fresh capital is helping to tighten the asset’s supply and reinforce its long-term bullish structure. Bitwise Chief Technology Officer Hong Kim, citing Farside Investors’ data, said ETF inflows have […]
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Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are emerging as a key bridge between TradFi and DeFi.
Bit Digital purchased 31,057 ETH worth $140 million, bringing its total holdings to over 150,000 ETH and making it the sixth-largest Ethereum treasury.
The token will be used to fund and reward AI tools, allowing holders to vote on protocol upgrades and treasury allocations.
The deal aims to boost Plume's institutional push offering a broader set of yield strategies including liquid staking, co-founder Teddy Pornprinya said.
MetaMask has launched perpetuals trading and plans to integrate with Polymarket to offer prediction markets.
Fireblocks Trust Company has teamed up with Galaxy, Bakkt and other crypto heavyweights to meet increasing institutional demand for secure digital asset custody.
MetaMask and Infinex have integrated Hyperliquid, the most liquid decentralized derivatives platform, to steal market share from CEXs in the rapidly growing perps market.