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Crypto platform Bullish (BLSH), which operates an institutional-only crypto exchange business, climbed into the top three centralized crypto exchanges by spot trading volume for the first time in February, overtaking Coinbase (COIN) as trading activity across the industry slowed, according to CoinDesk Data’s February Exchange Review.Spot trading volumes on Bullish, which is the parent company of CoinDesk, rose 62.6% month over month to $76 billion, the exchange’s highest monthly total since October 2025. The surge lifted Bullish’s market share to 5.06%, up 2.04 percentage points, making it the third-largest centralized exchange by spot trading volume.The increase pushed Bullish, which went…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The industry is not entering an era of blanket legalization. It is moving into a phase of permissioned growth, where the winners may be the firms that can operate under real supervision. The crypto industry has spent years asking the wrong regulatory question. “Which countries are pro-crypto?” sounds useful, but in 2026 it explains less and less. The more relevant question now is whether a serious firm can launch, scale, and keep operating inside a jurisdiction with a visible compliance path, known supervisory expectations, and a realistic…
Ripple, the blockchain company closely associated with the XRP Ledger (XRP) network, has begun a share buyback that could value the company at about $50 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.The blockchain payments firm plans to repurchase up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees through a tender offer expected to run through April, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.Ripple is a major contributor to the XRP Ledger network, a blockchain designed for banks and payment firms to move money across borders and settle transfers in seconds. The firm said it has processed over 100 billion in…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Despite the ongoing bearish condition of the broader cryptocurrency market, Solana is demonstrating underlying strength, but not in price action. A few months after their historic debut, the Solana Spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have reached a notable milestone, reflecting robust institutional and retail demand for the products. Months After Launch, Solana Spot ETFs See Major Growth Solana has found its way to the cryptocurrency spotlight once again with the notable growth of its Spot ETFs. A fresh report shows that the Spot SOL ETFs have now hit…
Revolut, the London-based crypto-friendly fintech, said it received a full U.K. banking license, allowing it to offer a wider range of services and providing deposit protection for eligible funds almost two years after receiving a restricted registration.The company, valued at about $75 billion in a funding round in November, set up a new entity called Revolut Bank UK Ltd. and will migrate customer accounts in coming months, according to a statement on its website.The development completes a regulatory process that began years earlier. In 2024, Revolut secured a restricted U.K. license and entered a mobilization stage designed for new banks.…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana has overtaken Ethereum in terms of total real-world asset (RWA) holders, providing a positive sign for the network. However, Ethereum remains ahead in total tokenized value on these networks. Solana Ranks Ahead Of Ethereum In RWA Holders In an X post, Solana pointed to data from RWA.xyz showing that the network had, for the first time, surpassed Ethereum in total RWA holders. SOL currently has 157,112 RWA holders while Ethereum has 153,592 holders. However, it is worth noting that the Plume network has the most RWA…
Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone, who previously said bitcoin could drop to $10,000, is reiterating his call that bitcoin could still fall below that level, an outlook several market analysts said would require an extreme macroeconomic shock.In an interview with EllioTrades, McGlone said the crypto bear market may not be over and warned that bitcoin could remain vulnerable if global risk assets reprice sharply.McGlone’s forecast was met with rebuttals from several market analysts who said that while they agree a further downside for bitcoin BTC$71,234.26 is possible, a drop to $10,000 would likely require an extraordinary global liquidity…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The fight over US crypto legislation is turning into a direct clash between digital-asset firms and one of Washington’s oldest power centers. In an interview with Pete Rizzo, Satoshi Action Fund founder and CEO Dennis Porter said the banking industry is preparing a nine-figure lobbying push that could complicate efforts to advance both market structure legislation and stablecoin rules. Crypto’s D.C. Outlook Just Got Darker Porter said the core dispute is no longer just about whether Congress wants to regulate crypto, but on whose terms. President Donald…
Stablecoin users won’t benefit from any government guarantee of their money when the new U.S. law is implemented to govern these tokens, said Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairman Travis Hill.He also specified that the ban will include protections known as “pass-through insurance” in which financial firms obtain the government protections on behalf of customers.The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act that’s being implemented now by U.S. markets and banking regulators included a ban on FDIC insurance for holdings of stablecoins, the tokens such as Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT that are designed to maintain the…
Crypto analyst Doctor Profit has provided insights into what to expect from the Bitcoin price after it dropped below $70,000 over the weekend. This comes as the leading crypto continues to face pressure due to the U.S.-Iran war and volatile oil prices. What To Expect From The Bitcoin Price In an X post, Doctor Profit said that he expects the Bitcoin price to move sideways between $57,000 and $87,000. The analyst noted that this sideways price action is not bullish but a preparation for what is coming in the next few months for the leading crypto. He predicts that BTC…