XRP has recovered almost 79% of its decline from $1.70 to $1.25, but the latest advance paused just below $1.60. The token also hesitated at this level in August before eventually breaking through it and reaching $1.70.
Opening a long and a short at the same time looks like a way to profit whichever direction crypto moves. The numbers produce a different result.
MiCA requires electronic money institutions issuing significant stablecoins to keep most reserve funds with banks. The ECB warns that this protection could transmit a redemption shock into lenders.
Cardano’s x402 support is more than a design sketch: working software has completed an end-to-end payment on the network’s pre-production chain.
Circle has put Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing inside its institutional Mint interface. The smoother workflow ends, however, where cirBTC leaves Mint and enters an external DeFi market.
US prosecutors are reportedly examining whether Binance knowingly allowed prohibited Iran-linked trading, putting the exchange’s post-2023 compliance overhaul under fresh scrutiny.
X has added a trade button to Bitcoin and stock cashtags for eligible US users. The feature begins on X, but the order is completed through a separate financial platform.
Bitcoin briefly reached $87,374 before slipping below $87,000. The next $3,000 could prove unusually volatile because estimated short-liquidation exposure increases toward $90,000.
New vacancies show Apple assessing tokenized payment options and Google expanding its institutional blockchain expertise. They reveal two different business interests, not coordinated stablecoin launches.
Bitcoin and Ethereum climbed about 6%, yet the strongest 24-hour moves came from altcoins. Softer oil prices and renewed ETF demand supported the market, while short liquidations helped accelerate the advance.
Coinbase now lets eligible US customers request IPO shares at the offer price. Unlike its pre-IPO derivatives, successful applicants receive the company’s actual stock.
Strategy bought another 950 BTC for $75.7 million, lifting its total holdings to 846,000 BTC as the cryptocurrency moved above the company’s latest purchase price.
