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XRP is testing one of the most important support levels of the past several weeks, and it is barely holding on. The $1.13 level on the weekly chart has acted as crucial support for XRP over the past one to two weeks. Right now, the price is right up against that line, and the longer-term β¦
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Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleX, says the crypto market has moved past the legal noise that once overshadowed XRP and is now paying attention to what the technology can actually do. βI think the market is very much shifting back to technology because the use cases are real,β Akinyele said in a recent β¦
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Semiconductor stocks now account for a record 18.8% of the S&P 500βs market capitalization, more than triple their share in 2022. The increase follows a 546% rally in the SOX semiconductor index, fueled by strong demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The concentration matters because semiconductor companies now represent a larger portion of the index than β¦
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Fidelity has launched the Fidelity Reserves Digital Fund, a money market fund built for stablecoin issuers. The fund began operating on June 15 and invests only in reserve assets permitted under the GENIUS Act framework, including U.S. Treasury securities, cash, overnight repurchase agreements, and compliant government money market funds. The launch matters because it provides β¦
The post Fundstratβs Tom Lee Warns of βAbruptβ Bear Market Later This Year appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Fundstratβs Tom Lee pushed back on the growing consensus that this weekβs Fed meeting was hawkish. He argued investors misjudged new Fed Chair Kevin Warshβs communication style and intentions. βKevin Warsh has a very different communication style and he plans to kind of modernize how the Fed monitors data,β Lee said. βI think the markets β¦
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Crypto is down today mainly because a wave of leveraged bullish positions was forced to close as prices fell, increasing selling pressure across the market. Weak investor sentiment and growing caution among traders added to the decline, causing major cryptocurrencies to lose key support levels. The broader crypto market has fallen about 1.05% in the β¦
The post Gold, Silver, and Crypto All Crash Together β Hereβs Why appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP among other tokens have continued a four-day pullback across the crypto market. The decline follows a brief rally earlier this week after news broke that the US and Iran were nearing a deal, which initially pushed prices higher before the market reversed. A similar pattern played out when the CLARITY Act β¦
The post Ripple Swell 2026 Announces Keynote Speakers: Can the Event Boost XRP Price? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Ripple has officially announced the list of its keynote speakers for its Ripple Swell 2026 event, which will take place from October 27 to October 29 at The Shed in Hudson Yards, New York CityThis yearβs event comes at a crucial time for XRP holders, with XRP down nearly 64% from recent highs. What to β¦
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At the recent G7 summit in Evian, France, world leaders agreed to work together against North Koreaβs growing crypto theft and cybercrime activities. The move comes after a series of major attacks linked to North Korean hackers, including the infamous $1.5 billion Bybit hack.G7 leaders raise concerns that crypto theft is funding North Koreaβs nuclear β¦
The post Tether Shuts Down Gold-Backed aUSDT Platform, Withdraw or Lose Before Deadline appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Tether is shutting down Alloy by Tether, its gold-backed stablecoin platform, after the product struggled to attract users. Existing users now have until Sept. 17, 2026, to redeem their collateral before access is permanently lost. The move comes as Tether shifts its focus back to its biggest products, USDT and XAUT. Why Tether Shut Down β¦
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh held his first press conference after leading his first FOMC meeting, marking a clear shift in communication style from former Chair Jerome Powell. Warsh emphasized the Fedβs commitment to price stability, confirmed he was the only policymaker who did not submit a βdot plotβ projection, and avoided giving timelines for β¦
LVRG Research director Nick Ruck says Bitcoin could face a βvolatile pathβ if a recently agreed peace deal between the US and Iran breaks down.
The US Government Accountability Office says that regulators, including the FDIC, lack an βongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks.β
Grayscale says decentralized AI tokens gained after the US government ordered Anthropic to cut access to its latest AI models, showing user demand for alternatives to centralized AI.
A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as βan opportunity to use the power of the presidency to make [Trump] and his family even richer.β
Nvidiaβs planned bond sale reinforces booming AI infrastructure demand, strengthening the case for Bitcoin miners pivoting toward AI data centers.
The new offering gives eligible users access to tokenized institutional bond funds as demand for blockchain-based real-world assets continues to grow.
The CFTC staff appointment came amid the US Congress seeking to overhaul federal financial regulatorsβ roles over digital assets with the CLARITY Act.
BitMine continued buying Ether through the market downturn, growing its stake to nearly 5% of the circulating supply while generating staking yield amid mounting ecosystem challenges.
The offering follows Kraken's acquisition of Bitnomial and comes amid a broader push to bring crypto derivatives trading onshore.
Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model.
Strategy acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million last week, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC after raising $209 million through MSTR stock sales.
Standard Chartered forecasts assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, driven by tokenization and crypto-native growth.
Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japanβs gambling laws.
US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a βtoll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,β sending Bitcoin to a two-week high.
New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators' claim of authority over sports event contracts.
The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets.
Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following Februaryβs 11% shift.
Standard Charteredβs Geoff Kendrick tells clients βwinter is overβ as the analyst said crypto prices have likely seen the low for the cycle, ahead of Strategyβs Bitcoin purchase update.
The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.
A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.
Crypto analyst MichaΓ«l van de Poppe said a peace deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, would likely send liquidity back to risk-on assets such as cryptocurrencies.
Calls from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and other tech firms prompted the Trump administration to suspend foreign access to Anthropicβs Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on Friday.
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic's Mythos AI model found no further βserious bugsβ in the privacy protocol following the patching of a previously discovered forgery bug.
Strategy's recent Bitcoin sale appeared to clash with Saylor's βnever sellβ mantra, but he says the move reflects how the company's digital credit business works.
Morphoβs recent $175 million raise reflects growing investor bets on onchain credit infrastructure as stablecoin adoption expands.
Anthropic has abruptly disabled its flagship AI models after a US government directive citing national security concerns.
Elon Muskβs SpaceX completed its landmark IPO on the Nasdaq on Friday, but crypto users seeking tokenized exposure to the IPO were left empty-handed after allocations fell through.
The acquisition follows leadership changes and layoffs at Messari and adds one of crypto's largest data and analytics platforms to Blockworks' growing research business.
A federal appeals court upheld the former FTX chiefβs conviction, while his bid for clemency from President Donald Trump appears to face steep political odds.
Tokenized RWAs surge despite crypto volatility, Kraken launches SpaceX IPO xStocks, prediction markets outpace onchain gambling and Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a Trump pardon.
The launch comes as tokenized equities surge in popularity, with crypto exchanges and wallets racing to offer onchain access to stocks and pre-IPO companies.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill to implement MiCA for the third time, just weeks before the end of the EU crypto framework's transitional period.
A Seychelles court said KuCoin canβt treat unwithdrawn tokens as βabandoned,β and awarded a Swiss investor over $2 million. He said the exchange still hasnβt paid and plans to sue again.
Metaplanet will acquire Siiibo Securities and rename it Metaplanet Securities as it builds out Project Nova, its Bitcoin-centric finance strategy in Japan.
Crypto markets are becoming a new venue for pre-IPO price discovery ahead of SpaceX's highly anticipated debut today.
FIFA and the FBI warned of ticket scams as TRM Labs identified World Cup-themed crypto fraud operations tied to multiple wallet addresses.
Eleven countries were involved in the joint operation that ended the AudiA6 crypto laundering ring and Dark2Web marketplace.
Galaxyβs Alex Thorn says a plan to scrap rules on stock orders and quotes would remove a major barrier to tokenized stocks trading on decentralized platforms.
LG is building a blockchain focused on buying and selling ads, joining a wave of companies launching their own blockchains in recent years.
Coinbase for Agents will allow users of the crypto exchange to manage their holdings without "constant manual oversight,β autonomously performing a range of tasks.
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