Some $158 billion worth of illicit crypto traded last year, and much of that activity came from just one source: a ruble-pegged stablecoin with ties to Russia.
While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity.
The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.
DeFi is still out of scope for DAC8 and CARF, but AML enforcement trends suggest that may not last, according to Taxbit’s Colby Mangels.
SRx's crypto investment strategy highlights a growing trend of traditional firms diversifying into digital assets, impacting market dynamics.
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HYPE has jumped more than 60% over the past week as surging silver and commodities trading on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 DEXs fueled momentum.
The US dollar slid to a four-year low, while gold and silver pushed deeper into record territory as Bitcoin attempted to recliam the $90,000 level. During the past day, the dollar index, a gauge of the greenback against major peers, touched 95.566, its weakest level since February 2022, after President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about […]
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XRP may be approaching a pivotal turning point as regulatory uncertainty is moving closer to resolution with the upcoming Clarity Act decision. If the Clarity Act establishes a clearer framework, XRP could unlock fresh capital flows, renewed exchange participation, and broader integration across the financial platforms. This moment could represent the transition from consolidation to a new phase of sustained growth. How Clear Rules Could Reshape XRP Market Perception The passing of the Clarity Art will trigger XRP to go absolutely parabolic. An analyst known as Bird has highlighted on X that the Clarity Art is designed to make the rules of crypto regulation straightforward. It will tell in the market which digital assets will be legally allowed and which are not. As the resolution inches closer, XRP has already been tested in court and was not classified as an illegal security. Related Reading: What Does XRP Really Do? Expert Explains What It Is Built For Thus, when the rules become clear across the entire crypto market, companies, banks, and investors can finally use and hold XRP without worrying about regulatory backlash. These clear rules mean more trust, more capital, and more use for XRP. Bird’s view is that this is exactly why the court case was meant to happen, because it has positioned XRP to front-run every other digital asset. While retail traders are watching the price, banks and institutions are positioning for it. Crypto analyst LukeSuther pointed out that the XRP price action is being deliberately constrained, not out of bad faith, but out of necessity, because participants can’t migrate global settlement infrastructure into a market that’s still fully volatile and speculative. Before true price discovery can happen, regulation, liquidity corridors, compliance frameworks, and integration with legacy financial systems must be in place. However, if XRP were already operating in a completely open, utility-driven market, LukeSuther argues that it wouldn’t be trading at $2.00. Instead, the price will remain compressed while the institutions load and the rails are being built. Why Infrastructure Matters More Than Market Narrative The founder of Lux Lions NFT and host of the Crypto Blitz YouTube show, RipBullWinkle, stated that what started as a digital asset experiment is now evolving into real capital markets infrastructure. Brad Garlinghouse and Tony Edward break down XRP’s institutional adoption trajectory during an X Spaces discussion. Related Reading: XRP Advances As A Recognized Digital Asset In Regulated Markets — Here’s How According to RipBullWinkle, the conversation wasn’t about price targets. Rather, it was about real-world utility in the cross-border settlements and liquidity infrastructure that traditional finance is quietly integrating into the blockchain-based rails. While the market is busy chasing narratives, foundations are being built in public view. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
The FIDD token will run on Ethereum, serve institutional and retail users, and comply with the new GENIUS Act’s reserve rules.
Speculative capital is flowing into emerging tech opportunities, as progress with US crypto regulations continues to stall, limiting investor appetite for digital assets, Delphi Digital said.
Bitcoin and ether options worth billions of dollars are set to expire this Friday.
WisdomTree is widening its tokenization footprint by launching its full suite of regulated tokenized funds on the Solana blockchain, boosting its multichain strategy. Now, both institutional and retail investors can mint, trade, and hold products such as money market, equity, fixed‑income, and alternative funds directly on Solana via WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime. The move …
WisdomTree's expansion into Solana could accelerate the adoption of tokenized assets, enhancing accessibility and efficiency for investors.
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Long-term bitcoin holders are selling at the fastest pace since August as the cryptocurrency's price lags behind broader financial markets.
The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.
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PIPPIN price moved higher today as the token continued to trade within a strong bullish structure, keeping it within striking distance of a new all-time high. At the time of writing, PIPPIN is hovering near $0.47, up more than 53.44% on the day, and now sits roughly 21% below its previous peak. The latest move …
Asset management firm Bitwise has registered a Delaware statutory trust under the name Bitwise Uniswap ETF, signaling early preparation for a potential exchange-traded fund linked to the Uniswap protocol. The state-level filing creates a legal vehicle that could later be used for a federal ETF application, though no submission has been made to the U.S. …
OKX has announced the launch of the OKX Card in Europe, expanding its payments footprint across the European Economic Area. The product allows users to pay with stablecoins at merchants that accept Mastercard, positioning crypto balances for direct everyday use rather than requiring prior conversion or preloaded fiat balances. Related Reading: XRP Derivatives Reset: Open Interest Drops Nearly 60% From July Peak The announcement comes at a time when crypto infrastructure is increasingly intersecting with traditional financial rails. While price action across major assets remains volatile, platforms are continuing to build payment and settlement tools aimed at reducing friction between on-chain assets and real-world spending. Rather than introducing a new payment concept, OKX is formalizing an existing demand: using stablecoins as a transactional medium within regulated environments. The broader relevance of the launch lies less in novelty and more in how crypto-native mechanics—such as self-custody and on-chain settlement—are being adapted to conventional consumer payment formats. Crypto Payments, DeFi, and TradFi Convergence According to the details released by OKX, the OKX Card enables direct stablecoin payments without requiring users to manually convert assets or preload funds. Stablecoins remain in the user’s wallet until purchase, when conversion occurs at checkout. The card charges no transaction or FX fees and applies a stated 0.4% market spread when converting stablecoins to euros. It is issued via a licensed European payments partner and operates under standard AML and KYC requirements within the EEA. The card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, and functions anywhere the Mastercard network is accepted. OKX also confirmed a limited rewards program, offering crypto-denominated cashback during the initial launch period. Related Reading: Bitcoin Derivatives Pressure Hits 30-Day Extreme, Price Refuses To Break This launch reflects a broader trend: firms are repackaging DeFi infrastructure into TradFi-facing products. These companies now embed core DeFi elements—self-custody, on-chain settlement, and stablecoin liquidity—directly into regulated consumer tools like payment cards. This does not replace DeFi, but extends its utility beyond native crypto environments. DeFi is no longer only an alternative system running in parallel, but a backend layer increasingly integrated into traditional financial interfaces. OKB Consolidates After Sharp 2025 Repricing OKB is trading near $107 on the daily chart, consolidating after a sharp repricing cycle that unfolded in the second half of 2025. The structure reflects a classic post-rally digestion phase rather than active trend continuation. After peaking above the $220–$240 area, the price entered a prolonged corrective move that erased a large portion of the prior advance and shifted market control back toward sellers. From a trend perspective, the moving averages define the current regime clearly. OKB remains below the 50-day moving average (blue), which has turned down and continues to cap upside attempts. The 100-day moving average (green) is also sloping lower, reinforcing a zone of layered resistance between roughly $120 and $135. In contrast, the 200-day moving average (red) is still rising and currently sits just below price, acting as a key medium-to-long-term support reference. Related Reading: Bitcoin Breaks Below $87K As Political Risk Spikes – Liquidations Reveal The Real Driver Recent candles show reduced volatility and compressed ranges. While volume has declined materially compared to the distribution phase near the highs. This combination points to market equilibrium, not aggressive selling pressure. Buyers appear willing to defend the 200-day average, but lack the momentum needed to reclaim short-term trend levels. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
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WisdomTree is extending the full suite of its tokenized funds onto Solana, one of its largest non-EVM chain deployments to date.
WisdomTree adds Solana to its tokenized fund lineup, citing transaction speed as it expands a regulated multi-chain strategy.
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 …