Both institutional and retail investors will be able to mint, trade and hold the tokenized funds on Solana through WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime.
The launch of OKX Card in Europe could accelerate crypto adoption by integrating stablecoins into everyday transactions, enhancing financial inclusivity.
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The company plans to deploy the fresh capital toward yield vaults, onchain trading expansion, and growth across Latin America and Europe.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) is extending its upward rally for a third straight session, rising over 25% today, as capital continues to rotate into Hyperliquid, driven by an unexpected surge in commodity-based trading. While the broader crypto market remains selective, HYPE’s rapid rally into commodity perpetuals, particularly Silver, has reshaped short-term demand for the HYPE token. Silver …
The idea of the XRP price reaching $100 is usually dismissed almost instantly based on arguments of market capitalization and circulating supply. On paper, that math suggests a $100 value would imply a market cap valuation of at least $6 trillion, which is a figure many see as unrealistic when compared to today’s crypto market. Nonetheless, a few XRP enthusiasts are of the notion that such a framework does not apply to XRP. A crypto pundit on X, known as 24HRSCRYPTO, noted that treating XRP like a static store-of-value asset misses the entire point of what the cryptocurrency is designed to do. The Pundit’s Argument: XRP Moves Value, It Doesn’t Store It According to 24HRSCRYPTO, market cap math is misleading when it is used to judge an asset like XRP, which is designed for high-velocity settlement. 24HRSCRYPTO is an XRPL validator and fervent XRP supporter that’s always calling for ultra-bullish price targets for the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Crypto Traders Share Odds Of XRP Price Rising 40% This Year, Can It Still Rally? In his words, market capitalization assumes an asset stores value, whereas a global liquidity asset moves value. XRP, from this perspective, is not meant to warehouse trillions of dollars but to facilitate the rapid movement of capital across systems, borders, and currencies. Based on this logic, if XRP is used to free trapped capital and settle transactions at scale, the same units of liquidity can be reused repeatedly within a short period of time with huge demand. Price, then, reflects the demand plus the level of trust placed in the system and the volume of economic weight it is clearing, not how much money is sitting still. Under that framework, static market cap comparisons are a poor proxy for what XRP could be valued at in a fully deployed global settlement role. With this in mind, 24HRSCRYPTO noted that XRP at $100 isn’t delusional; it’s reality. Why Market Cap Math Dominates The $100 Debate The skepticism around a $100 XRP price comes from straightforward math. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.92 and is about 5,100% away from reaching $100. XRP currently has a circulating supply of 60.85 billion tokens, and multiplying that supply by $100 produces a $6 trillion market cap, which is larger than the current market cap of the entire crypto market. Related Reading: XRP Funding Rates And Spot Volume Tell An Interesting Story For Price Market cap is treated as a hard ceiling based on this angle. The assumption is that for XRP to trade at $100, trillions of dollars would need to sit idle inside its market cap at the same time. That logic works reasonably well in theory for XRP. However, 24HRSCRYPTO is of the notion that the logic is for crypto assets like Bitcoin, whose primary function is holding value, and the assumption breaks down when applied to a liquidity-focused network asset. However, this claim does not, in fact, guarantee that XRP can trade at $100 without the cumulative market cap of circulating tokens reflecting such an amount. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com
Ethereum’s price action has turned quiet again. After recent volatility, ETH has slipped back into consolidation, frustrating traders looking for follow-through in either direction. Yet despite the lack of momentum, price behavior itself is beginning to tell a more constructive story. Rather than extending lower, Ethereum continues to hold a crucial support zone, even after …
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned Coinbase’s “Everything Is Fine” ad campaign for suggesting that cryptocurrency could help ease the cost-of-living crisis without clearly explaining the risks. The ads used satirical videos and posters to highlight economic stress, which regulators said could mislead people into seeing high-risk crypto as a simple solution. Coinbase said …
Tether increases physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce.
The firm is "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles," amid mounting concern around the technology's impact on the tech workforce.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation spent 2025 building infrastructure for extended trading hours, targeting a 24×5 schedule that would keep US markets open from Sunday night through Friday evening with brief daily maintenance windows. Nasdaq filed plans for 23-hour trading days. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced it has developed a tokenized securities platform that is […]
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The Dollar Index hit a four-year low, while altcoins surged led by HYPE, JTO and Solana memecoin PIPPIN.
Amazon's layoffs highlight a tech industry trend of prioritizing AI development, potentially reshaping job markets and operational strategies.
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January 28, 2026 11:48:50 UTC Fed Rate Decision and Trump Remarks in Focus Markets are closely watching today’s key macro events, led by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision at 2:00 pm ET. The Fed is widely expected to keep rates unchanged at 3.5–3.75%, following three rate cuts last year. Attention will then turn to …
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.
South Korea is gearing up to pass its first major crypto law. The ruling Democratic Party has finalized the “Digital Asset Basic Act” and plans to submit it before the Lunar New Year holiday. The bill sets capital requirements for stablecoin issuers and splits crypto businesses into eight regulated categories. The Democratic Party’s Digital Asset …
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.
Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claimed that new institutions were lining up.
Hegota was named late last year as the upgrade following Glamsterdam, as Ethereum developers mapped out the network’s 2026 roadmap.
The proposed bank would offer cryptocurrency custody, spot trading and staking services under direct federal regulatory supervision.
Crypto asset manager 21Shares released its XRP 2026 outlook, projecting a base case target of $2.45, a bull case of $2.69, and a bear case of $1.60 if adoption slows. The predictions follow a historic run for XRP spot ETFs in the United States. According to 21Shares, XRP ETFs have pulled in over $1.3 billion …
Ethereum price is entering a high-risk, high-impact phase as traders brace for today’s FOMC decision, with price compressed at a key structural zone and on-chain leverage sitting at record levels. While the market broadly expects the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady, uncertainty around Jerome Powell’s forward guidance has pushed ETH into a volatility-sensitive setup, …
Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin’s next leg higher is less about crypto-specific catalysts and more about whether US policymakers are forced to respond to mounting stress in Japan’s currency and government bond markets. stress he argues will ultimately translate into fresh dollar liquidity. In his latest essay, “Woomph,” published Wednesday, Hayes frames the recent yen weakness and a selloff in long-dated Japanese government bonds (JGBs) as the kind of systemic “alarm sound” that precedes official intervention. “The financial markets went woomph as the yen weakened and JGB prices collapsed,” he wrote. “Therefore, analyzing the fragility that the yen and JGB injects into global markets at this juncture is extremely important. Will a meltdown of the yen and JGB markets cause some sort of money printing by the BOJ or the Fed? The answer is yes, and this essay will explain the mechanics of the said intervention that was foreshadowed last Friday.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Social Interest Fades As Retail Chases Gold, Silver Hype Hayes lays out a step-by-step scenario in which the New York Fed expands bank reserves, sells dollars for yen, and then deploys that yen into JGB purchases, effectively stabilizing both USD/JPY and Japan’s long-end yields while warehousing FX and duration risk on the Fed’s balance sheet. In his telling, the signature will be visible in a specific line item: “Foreign Currency Denominated Assets” on the Fed’s weekly H.4.1 balance sheet release. If that figure grows rapidly, Hayes argues it would suggest the Fed has begun accumulating foreign-currency assets, potentially JGBs, consistent with the intervention pathway he describes. The policy motive, he adds, is not charity. Hayes points to Japan’s large stock of foreign assets and its role as a major holder of US Treasuries, arguing that rising JGB yields could pull Japanese capital home and pressure US borrowing costs. Japanese policy debates over yen weakness and the BOJ’s tightening path, and the BOJ itself held its policy rate at 0.75% on January 23. Hayes centers on what he calls a deliberately telegraphed signal: market chatter that US officials had “checked prices” with Wall Street dealers, language traders often interpret as a precursor to FX intervention. The Financial Times reported that a US “rate check” helped drive a sharp yen move and stoked speculation about coordinated action. Related Reading: Expert Who Nailed The Bitcoin Top Now Says Buy At These Levels He also suggests the BOJ’s decision to stand pat, despite what he characterizes as a market demanding a stronger defense of the yen and the bond market, increased the odds of US help. Japan’s political backdrop matters here too: Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament and set a snap election for February 8, a move widely covered in international media in recent days. Why Hayes Ties It Back To Bitcoin For Hayes, the Japan stress story is ultimately a liquidity story and he argues Bitcoin remains tethered to the direction of the Fed’s balance sheet. “This discussion of Japanese financial markets is important because for Bitcoin to exit its sideways funk it needs a healthy dose of money printing,” he wrote. “What I will present is a theory which the actual flow of money through the corroded veins of the global monetary system doesn’t support yet. As time progresses, I will monitor the changes in certain line items on the Fed’s balance sheet in order to validate my hypothesis.” In the essay, he also flags a shorter-term complication: a rapidly strengthening yen has historically aligned with risk-off positioning as leveraged investors unwind yen-funded trades, dynamics he says can drag on Bitcoin before any liquidity impulse arrives. Hayes’ tactical conclusion is to stay patient until the balance-sheet evidence arrives. He says he exited levered Bitcoin proxies, including Strategy (MSTR) and Japan-listed Metaplanet, ahead of the yen move, and would consider re-entering if the “Foreign Currency Denominated Assets” line item starts rising sharply. Moreover, he writes that his fund Maelstrom is continuing to add to Zcash (ZEC), while keeping other “quality DeFi” positions unchanged and only adding further if intervention-driven balance sheet growth becomes visible. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $89,137. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin price traded below $90,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could trigger volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
California, which generates about $4.1 trillion and contributes over 14% of the U.S. GDP, is back in the spotlight. A new proposal called the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act aims to tax the ultra-rich with a 5% levy on net worth, sparking serious debate. However, the plan has raised fears of wealth leaving the state and …
Ripple is moving decisively to shut down speculation that XRP is being sidelined as the company broadens its reach across custody, stablecoins, and institutional finance. Despite rapid expansion into new financial products, Ripple executives have reiterated that XRP remains fundamental to the company’s long-term vision and operational strategy. Recent market chatter suggested that newer initiatives, …
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says if the CLARITY Act does not pass, crypto faces a three-year proving period before prices see any real momentum. Without legislation locking in today’s pro-crypto rules, a future administration could reverse everything. He wrote, “To imagine what’s at stake, picture Senator Elizabeth Warren as the next chair of the SEC.” …
Aave now controls 51.5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.37 billion in total value locked sits atop a $64.83 billion lending category that has consolidated around a single liquidity hub. […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed that he earned around $70,000 in profit on Polymarket over the past year, offering a rare glimpse into how one of crypto’s most influential figures approaches prediction markets. Starting with roughly $440,000 in capital, Buterin generated a return of about 16%, not by chasing bold bets, but by deliberately …
Bitget named Oliver Stauber as CEO of its new EU unit, establishing Vienna headquarters to support MiCAR compliance.