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Ripple Price Forecast: XRP risks decline below $2.00 despite Wormhole interoperability partnership
Ripple (XRP) extends losses on the third day in a row after its bullish momentum lost steam under the resistance level at $2.23. The path of least resistance is downward, with technical indicators reinforcing the bearish grip while the XRP price hovers at around $2.08 on Friday.
Fxstreet
Fri, Jun 27
2 Altcoins That Might Outperform Ethereum (ETH) in 2025
Ethereum (ETH) may be the benchmark for smart contracts, but 2025 could belong to a new class of altcoins ready to break out and investors are already positioning ahead of the curve. While XRP continues to ride the waves of legal clarity and institutional speculation, it’s Mutuum Finance (MUTM) that’s creating serious buzz as a […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jun 27
Global financial crime watchdog calls for action on crypto risks
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in regulation could have global repercussions.The Paris...Reuters
Fri, Jun 27
XRP Lawsuit: After Torres Says No, Lawyer Predicts When It’s Over
Following Judge Analisa Torres’ June 26 denial of Ripple and the SEC’s joint motion for an indicative ruling, crypto attorney Fred Rispoli has delivered a blistering breakdown of the legal and political dynamics behind the decision—and issued a clear prediction on when the XRP lawsuit may finally co...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jun 27
Spot Dogecoin ETF Gains SEC Traction—Is A Price Surge Next?
Bitwise Asset Management has quietly nudged Dogecoin one step closer to Wall Street’s ETF club, filing an amended S-1 on 26 June that for the first time allows “in-kind” creations and redemptions. The tweak is more than procedural. It lines the proposed Bitwise Dogecoin ETF up with the operational p...NewsBTC
Fri, Jun 27
$15B Bitcoin Options Expire Today: Will This Send BTC Bull Token Soaring?
Bitcoin traders everywhere will be watching their feeds closely, willing the world’s largest crypto to hold steady at or near its current $107K mark. $15B in Bitcoin options expire today, a major portion of the roughly $40B in options outstanding. If $BTC’s price falls to $102K or below, the market ...NewsBTC
Fri, Jun 27
Nvidia's latest breakout leads it closer to the elusive $4T valuation
Nvidia just pulled off another massive comeback on Wall Street, pushing its market value to $3.78 trillion, bringing it within striking distance of $4 trillion. This happened after a sharp rebound from a dip earlier in the year triggered by China’s DeepSeek, a budget-built AI model that caused panic about a slowdown in spending on […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jun 27
Global Watchdog Reveals Surge In Criminal Activity Involving Stablecoins
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has raised alarms about the “increasing risks” associated with the adoption of stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies. Stablecoin Adoption Raises Security Concerns In a press release issued on June 26, the FATF noted that the growing use of stablecoins by illic...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jun 27
Bitcoin Lockdown: 14 Million BTC Now In Cold Storage As Holders Dig In
According to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, more than 14 million Bitcoin have sat idle in wallets with little to no spending history. That leaves only about 7 million BTC out of the total 21 million supply ready for trading. This shift points to a growing number of holders who prefer long-term s...NewsBTC
Fri, Jun 27
Will These Meme Coins 100x as Doge Defies Tariffs & Could Get ETF?
Bitwise has amended their Dogecoin ETF filing to include in-kind redemptions for brokers and dealers that interact with the ETF. Currently, all ETFs in the US follow the cash redemption method. This means: A broker would first need to buy $DOGE, sell it for $USD, and then give that $USD to the ETF i...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jun 27
Best Wallet Token Heats Up as Kraken Launches Peer-to-Peer Payment App
In a bold foray into the TradFi space, crypto trading platform Kraken has launched a peer-to-peer payments app, reviving interest in wallet-related tokens like Best Wallet Token. An all-in-one global money app, Kraken’s latest innovation puts it in direct competition with the likes of Block’s ...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jun 27
Aptos Price Forecast: APT extends bullish momentum, eyes further gains as Open Interest shoots up
Aptos (APT) edges higher by 5%, recovering above the $5.00 mark at press time on Friday as it maintains heightened bullish momentum this week. Amid rising impulse, the APT Open Interest shoots up, representing a surge in optimism among derivative traders.Fxstreet
Fri, Jun 27
Best Presales to Buy as Congress Targets September for Crypto Market Bills
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott has confirmed that crypto legislation, including rules for market structure and stablecoins, is expected to be finalized by September 30. Early drafts will be released before the August recess. This means that US crypto regulation is finally gaining clarity, ...Bitcoinist
Fri, Jun 27
Court adjourns until August 22 in AI chip fraud hearing for Singapore trio
Singapore’s court pushed back the hearing in its probe of three men tied to the alleged illegal transfer of Nvidia AI chips to China on Friday, setting the next date for August 22. Local media have linked the trio, Singaporeans Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 41, and Alan Wei Zhaolun, 49, alongside 51-year-old Chinese national Li […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jun 27
Crypto Today: Bitcoin volume cools amid steady ETF inflows while Ethereum and XRP prices consolidate
The cryptocurrency market shows signs of cooling after staging a recovery from the weekend sell-off. Bitcoin (BTC) led the upswing, briefly stepping above $108,000 on Thursday before pulling back to consolidate at around $107,147 at the time of writing on Friday.
'Teapot' refineries & ghost tankers: China's playbook for dodging U.S. sanctions on Iran oil
China has quietly ramped up its imports of Iranian oil, using shadowy shipping tactics and independent “teapot” refineries to work around aggressive U.S. sanctions, according to data provided by CNBC. Despite the sanctions aimed at cutting off Tehran’s cash pipeline, oil has kept flowing. China nearly doubled its Iranian crude intake to 17.8 million barrels […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Jun 27
