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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A fascinating debate about XRP and stablecoins like USDT has emerged between former Ripple CTO David Schwartz and members of the XRP community. During the exchange, questions were raised about whether banks would choose XRP despite Ripple’s concentrated token ownership—and whether the cryptocurrency still remains relevant in an era dominated by stablecoins. Schwartz responded with detailed explanations, highlighting XRP’s advantages for banks and the factors that make it a more attractive alternative to stablecoins. Ex-Ripple CTO Reveals Why Banks Will Choose XRP Crypto enthusiast Mason Versluis has…
Bitcoin traded at $70,981 on Thursday, down 0.5% over 24 hours but still up 6.1% on the week, as the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that triggered Tuesday’s broad rally began showing cracks less than 48 hours after it was announced.Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said three clauses of the ceasefire proposal had been contravened, without specifying which ones. Israeli attacks continued in Lebanon. And the Strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping lane whose reopening was supposed to be the centerpiece of the deal, remains effectively closed with minimal tanker traffic passing through despite Iran’s pledge to…
Bitcoin (BTC) could be preparing for another major bull rally as a Golden Cross has recently appeared on the cryptocurrency’s Inter-exchange Flow Pulse (IFP). A crypto analyst who explained the significance of this occurrence notes that the timeline of this Golden Cross aligns almost perfectly with past bull rallies. Based on this historical trend, the analyst suggests that the next two to three weeks are important for Bitcoin’s next move. Historical Golden Cross Pattern Signals Bitcoin Rally Crypto market expert CW has shared a new Bitcoin forecast that, if realized, could completely invalidate the widespread bearish outlook for the cryptocurrency.…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure While the price of XRP has been struggling with volatility, this downside performance might be starting to hinder sentiment across the market as on-chain activity gradually fades. During the bearish period, there has been a significant decline in activity on the XRP Ledger, which points to weakening sentiment among investors and users. Active Wallet Count On XRP Ledger Falls Sharply After a period of growth, activity on the XRP Ledger appears to be losing momentum at a substantial rate as investors exit the network. Data from Santiment,…
Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said the pace of capital flowing into digital assets slowed markedly in the first quarter of 2026, with total inflows estimated at around $11 billion.That implies an annualized run rate of roughly $44 billion, about one-third of the pace seen in 2025, according to the report published last week.”Investor flows, either retail or institutional, have been small or even negative YTD with the bulk of the digital asset flow in Q1’26 stemming from Strategy’s (MSTR) bitcoin BTC$70,986.90 purchases and concentrated crypto VC funding,” wrote analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou.Crypto markets had a volatile and…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The public has 60 days to weigh in. That’s how much time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is giving Americans to respond to its newly proposed framework for regulating stablecoin issuers — a plan built around 144 specific questions the agency wants answered before it finalizes anything. A Framework Built On Reserve And Risk Standards The FDIC’s board voted this week to put forward rules that would set standards for reserves, redemptions, capital requirements, risk management, and custody practices for coin issuers operating under its watch. The…
A White House report released Wednesday directly challenges the banking industry’s claims that stablecoin yields would drain deposits and weaken lending to households and small businesses.Instead, banning those stablecoin rewards would have only a negligible impact on credit creation, the analysis, released by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), found.The White House economists behind the 21-page report said their findings are based on a stylized economic model calibrated with Federal Reserve and FDIC data on deposits, lending and bank liquidity, as well as industry disclosures on stablecoin reserves and academic estimates of how consumers shift funds between assets.The report, which…
The current consolidation of Bitcoin is showing signs of a deeper shift rather than a typical range-bound market. While price action appears relatively stable within a defined range, leverage behavior tells a very different story. Instead of a clear directional bias, the leverage delta has repeatedly flipped between positive and negative, indicating a lack of conviction among large market participants. How Bitcoin Market Structure Is Sending Mixed Signals There’s a critical shift unfolding in the current Bitcoin range, one that sets it apart from the previous consolidation phase. Analyst Ardi highlighted on X that in August and December, the leverage…
Adam Back has denied claims that he is Satoshi Nakamoto after a New York Times story argued that the British cryptographer is the strongest candidate yet for Bitcoin’s BTC$71,689.42 pseudonymous creator.In a post on X after the article was published, Back said his long record in cryptography, privacy tools and electronic cash research explains why reporters keep finding links between his work and Bitcoin’s design.“I’m not satoshi,” Back wrote. He said he had been “early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash,” and that his work from about 1992 onward, including discussions…