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U.S. regulators are urging a court to stop Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against crypto prediction‑market platform Kalshi. Another Battle Over Crypto Prediction Markets In a filing from yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Justice Department (DOJ) commended a...

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices briefly surged on Wednesday, with BTC reclaiming $71,000 and ETH reclaiming $2,200. Despite the upside move, reports are showing that large investors across the market are heavily bearish toward the two leading cryptocurrency assets. Whales Bet Against Bitcoin And Ethereu...

Crypto detective ZachXBT uncovered an internal North Korean payment server tied to 390+ accounts, chat logs, and transaction histories. The DPRK Crypto-Infiltration Saga, Part III (From This Week Only) The North Korean secret crypto-agents saga continues. The hidden network of North Korea–aligned cr...

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) started buying Bitcoin back in 2020, kickstarted by founder and CEO at the time, Michael Saylor. What began as a small buying trend quickly exploded over the years, and now, the company has claimed the title of the public company with the largest Bitcoin holdings in...

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed that a significant transfer of wealth over the next two decades could transform the way global payments are made, with stablecoins likely to play a central role in this change for the broader crypto sector. In a new blog post, the company projects t...

In a positive development for the crypto industry, a recent study by White House economists affirmed that stablecoin yield won’t harm community banks, and its prohibition won’t have a meaningful impact on overall lending in the banking system. Related Reading: US Prosecutors Reject Tornado Cash Foun...

As headlines related to Quantum Computing loom over Bitcoin, some research papers have broken down how real the threat currently is. Bitcoin Network Has 6.26 Million Tokens With Exposed Public Keys Hardware entrepreneur Rodolfo Novak has made two X articles discussing what research papers on Quantum...

As markets reacted to Tuesday evening’s ceasefire announcement, Iran moved to assert control over passage through the Strait of Hormuz by saying it will demand crypto tolls — chiefly Bitcoin (BTC) — from oil tankers transiting the vital waterway during the two‑week pause in hostilities. Tankers Must...

Thai crypto exchanges could soon face stricter scrutiny over who is actually bankrolling their major shareholders — not just who owns shares on paper. Related Reading: Grayscale Highlights XRP’s Push To Counter Quantum Risk A Net Wide Enough To Catch Indirect Backers Thailand’s Securities and ...

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...

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...

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 anythin...

XRP has bounced with the rest of the crypto market, but that rebound is exactly what analyst CasiTrades is warning traders not to misread. The cryptocurreny has just come off a little bounce above $1.35, but technical analysis shows that the setup can be more dangerous than it looks. CasiTrades’ rat...

Bitcoin’s price has fallen over 50% from its all-time high achieved in October 2025, triggering a bearish market phase across the board as investors exit their positions to cut down losses. Despite falling this hard, the downside action does not seem to have reached its end yet, as key metrics point...

The crypto market is facing volatility and uncertainty as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues to develop. Markets are reactive. Capital is cautious. And an XWIN Research Japan report has just added a dimension to the current risk landscape that has nothing to do with geopolitics — and everything t...

The US Treasury on Wednesday released a joint proposed rule from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that would put meat on the bones of the GENIUS Act, the federal law establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins. The draft rule t...

The Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices are surging today, recording significant gains. This follows an agreement between the U.S. and Iran to a 2-week ceasefire as they work towards a peaceful settlement of the war. Why The Bitcoin, XRP, And Dogecoin Prices Are Up Today The Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin...

Bitcoin surged above $72,000 yesterday and is holding above $70,000 today. The narrative of a bottom is building. And an XWIN Research Japan analysis is asking the more important question: not whether Bitcoin has bounced, but whether anyone understands why it fell. Related Reading: Altcoin Inflows T...

A Ponzi scheme worth $200 million. A fake token sale that pulled in $100 million from unsuspecting investors. These are the kinds of cases the US Securities and Exchange Commission says it now wants to focus on — not the pile of enforcement actions it quietly admitted this week were a waste of time....

Ethereum’s current price structure is being compared to a phase that once played out in a major stock price, where years of sideways movement and repeated rejections eventually gave way to a powerful breakout above resistance.The comparison, shared by crypto analyst Crypto Tice on X, points out that...