Year: 2026

Ripple signs Cross River deal to bring RLUSD into core banking

Ripple has signed an agreement with Cross River Bank to connect its RLUSD stablecoin to a single banking platform for dollar transfers, cross-border payments, and round-the-clock settlement on the XRP Ledger. Summary Cross River will integrate RLUSD into its Core…

XRP Whales Move 1.67 Billion Tokens to Binance as Price Slips

Key Takeaways Cryptoquant reports 1.669 billion XRP in 30-day whale inflows to Binance, the highest in seven months. XRP Insights tracks 22.06 billion XRP across exchange wallets, with Upbit and Coinbase holding the most. Arab Chain cautions that rising Binance…

Bitcoin Could Jump 50% If Developers Agree on Quantum Plan: Capriole CEO

Bitcoin developers have a six-to-12-month window to establish a quantum-security plan before the threat weighs more heavily on value. According to Charles Edwards, CEO of Capriole Investments, Bitcoin’s price could rise 30% to 50% in a day if developers…

Bitcoin inflows to US set to turn positive in 2026, Chainalysis says

The United States has recorded net Bitcoin inflows for the first time since 2022, with transfers above $10 million bringing in 53,200 BTC during Chainalysis’s 2026 reporting period. Summary Large Bitcoin transfers drove net U.S. inflows, while transfers below $10,000…

Blackrock Boss Larry Fink Sounds Recession Alarm Over AI Data Center Shutdowns

Key Takeaways Larry Fink warns that halting data center construction risks pushing the U.S. economy into recession. Blackrock’s AI infrastructure partnership targets up to $100 billion in investment. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez want a federal pause until stronger consumer and environmental…

Will a Fed Hold Ease Bitcoin Pressure as Hike Bets Rise Toward December?

FOMC Polymarket betting odds show traders pricing a 73% chance that the Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at its October 27–28 meeting, against 27% for a 25-basis-point hike. The odds come from Polymarket’s October contract, which has traded more…

Here’s What Changes in November

USDC has made European regulatory history, becoming the first of 45 MiCA-notified e-money tokens to receive significant status from regulators. Circle’s USDC has become the first stablecoin in the European Union to receive significant e-money token status under the…

Binance Eyes Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil Stocks in Global Push

Key Takeaways Binance is exploring stock access in four markets: Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil. The push extends Binance beyond crypto, fully into tokenized stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO futures. Its next edge may come from combining global equities…

Bitcoin output falls at CleanSpark and BitFuFu as Canaan holds steady

Bitcoin production has fallen to 529 BTC at CleanSpark and 167 BTC at BitFuFu in September, while Canaan has maintained output at 44 BTC, according to the companies’ operational updates. Summary CleanSpark’s production fell nearly 11%, while its Bitcoin holdings…

STRK Holders Weigh Starknet’s Post-Quantum Future

Starknet asked STRK holders, through a community pool, whether the network should explore becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1 (L1); move that could give it more control over security and data availability. It is not a vote to leave Ethereum:…