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Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and David Schwartz have addressed recent claims made by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson on the CLARITY Act and XRP. The CEO reiterated his company’s commitment to the XRP community and suggested that the community could benefit when the company finally goes publ...

Strategy’s Bitcoin stash sits at roughly $64.44 billion — and it didn’t grow this week. A Pause After 4 Straight Weeks Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, confirmed Sunday that the company made no Bitcoin purchases during the current week, snapping a four-week buying run. The...

Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson has proposed a new mechanism that could let long-dormant Bitcoin holders, including Satoshi Nakamoto, preserve a future claim to their coins if Bitcoin ever has to restrict spending from quantum-vulnerable addresses. The proposal, called Provable Address-Control Time...

Evernorth Holdings has named Robert Kaiden, chief financial officer of the OpenAI Foundation, as a board nominee as the XRP-focused treasury company moves through its proposed business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. Evernorth Names OpenAI CFO To XRP Treasury Board The latest SEC mater...

Uphold will hand over more than $5 million to customers it helped deceive — a payout that amounts to over five times what the company actually earned from the deal. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Defenders Launch ‘Evidence Base’ In Battle Against FUD A Settlement With Real Teeth New York Attorney Genera...

The CLARITY Act has cleared one of its biggest political bottlenecks after the final rewards language in the bill was made public, giving the crypto industry a compromise it can live with and lawmakers a clearer path to move the broader market structure bill forward. The compromise matters especiall...

Following its April rally, Bitcoin has settled into a tight range between $75,000 and $78,000. According to crypto analyst Kabuki, this movement may represent a familiar phase seen in previous market cycles that have preceded explosive gains. Related Reading: Bitcoin Market Cap Could Reach $16 Trill...

Ripple placed its treasury business at the center of a new XRP price prediction after promoting Ripple Treasury as a platform with full cash visibility with notable numbers. An analyst on X has since noted that those numbers, when run through a valuation model, point to an average price of at least ...

The crypto industry is seriously under attack following a recent surge in exploit incidents. According to market analyst Ali Martinez, data from DeFiLlama shows that April was particularly bad for digital asset firms and protocols, with 29 attacks recorded, the highest ever in a single month. Withou...

Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms has published its financial performance for the first quarter of 2026, reporting revenue of over $167 million. The financial report highlights a shift in the company’s business model and a growing trend in its revenue stream, as its recently launched data cen...

After a dismal start to the year, the Bitcoin price has somewhat steadied the ship over the past two months. According to price action data, the flagship cryptocurrency closed in the green in both March and April, with a double-digit performance coming in the previous month. However, the latest hist...

Fear still hangs over the crypto market even as Bitcoin closed April with its strongest monthly gain in 12 months. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index registered a reading of 39 on Friday — firmly in “Fear” territory — a sign that many investors remain cautious despite the month’s up...

Bitcoin entered May trading above $78,000, a price level that, while modest compared to last year’s peak, carries a weight relative to its price action in the previous two months. Not only is Bitcoin entering May with some sort of bullish momentum, but there are notable developments that happe...

The SBI Holdings is making a decisive move that could reshape the crypto landscape in Asia. With a letter of intent submitted to acquire Bitbank, the firm is signaling a deeper push into digital asset infrastructure. This development represents a strategic expansion by one of the region’s most influ...

The Bitcoin market has had a rollercoaster performance in 2026, after a bloodbath in the first quarter and what has seemed like a fairly quiet start to the second quarter. Over the past two weeks, BTC has made multiple attempts to break backabove the $80,000 resistance level. Nevertheless, this has ...

The US CLARITY Act, a legislative proposal that seeks to establish a regulatory framework for the crypto industry in the United States, has taken a major step toward becoming law. This comes after the surprise finalization of the new stablecoin yield provisions in the crypto market structure bill. C...

The Ethereum Foundation has completed another over-the-counter sale of its ETH holdings, this time offloading 10,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies as the counterparty. The transaction follows a continuing pattern of structured selling that has defined the Foundation’s treasury activity in re...

Taiwan’s central bank is being given one month to produce a report on stablecoins and digital asset reserves — a deadline set not by its own leadership, but by a lawmaker in the country’s legislature. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Defenders Launch ‘Evidence Base’ In Battle Against FUD A For...

The U.S. SEC recently highlighted an NYSE proposal that places XRP alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum as eligible assets under the generic listing standards. This is a positive for the altcoin, which was once considered a security by the SEC under Gary Gensler. XRP Named as Eligible Asset Alongside Bitc...

Japan has recently executed an exchange intervention on the 30th of April with compelling implications for the Bitcoin market. This event follows Bitcoin’s bullish performance in the opening Q2, during which prices surged by 14%, providing much-needed relief amid the current bear market. Relat...