XRP price drops to $1.08 as ETF outflows and whale demand fade
XRP traded at $1.08 on July 13 after losing 1.09% over 24 hours and 5.48% across seven days. Summary XRP trades near $1.08 as whale transfers and institutional fund demand weaken across the market. Transactions above $1 million fell sharply,…
Is Saylor’s leveraged Bitcoin play hurting the market?
Ross Gerber has renewed his criticism of Strategy founder Michael Saylor, saying the company’s financing model is hurting Bitcoin. Summary Gerber says Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model creates selling pressure instead of lasting value for investors. Strategy sold Bitcoin to fund…
Which AI Sees the Biggest Rally and Why?
Is a new all-time high possible this year? Some AIs believe so. It’s that time of the week again, the weekend, in which the regular reader and investor might want to explore something lighter, fun, and more optimistic. In…
Lawson to test JPYC in Japan’s first POS-linked stablecoin trial
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson will test payments with the yen-denominated JPYC stablecoin in early August. Summary Lawson will connect JPYC payments directly to its POS system during a single-store Tokyo trial. Customers will scan mobile wallet barcodes, while HashPort…
4 Things That Could Impact Crypto Markets This Week
A busy week lies ahead on the US economic calendar with a raft of inflation data, while tensions are mounting again in the Middle East. Crypto markets have largely held on to gains over the weekend, but were looking…
Coinbase pushes back on Warren as CLARITY Act vote nears
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad has rejected claims that the CLARITY Act would weaken U.S. national security. In a July 11 post on X, he said unclear crypto rules give bad actors room to operate outside firm regulatory boundaries….
AI, Warsh, and Geopolitics Break Bitcoin Correlation With Stocks and Gold
Shifting expectations around Fed policy have repeatedly redirected capital between crypto, commodities, and technology stocks. Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Federal Reserve, renewed geopolitical tensions, and the AI investment boom have pushed stocks, gold, and Bitcoin onto sharply different…
BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $900M on Avalanche as RWA race grows
BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL, has passed $900 million in assets on Avalanche. The figure rose from about $464 million within seven days, adding roughly $436 million and marking a 105% weekly increase.Wu Blockchain cited current…
Bitcoin’s Recovery Gains Momentum, Putting July Off to a Strong Start
Market conditions are still extremely bearish despite recent positive developments, so every rebound will be treated as a bear-market recovery, not a trend reversal. As analysts have predicted for July based on historical data, BTC is off to a…
Ethereum’s Merge cut power use over 99.9%, Cambridge finds
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has estimated Ethereum’s annual electricity consumption at 7.87 gigawatt-hours. That equals a continuous power demand of about 0.90 megawatts. The study places Ethereum near the lower end of energy intensity among major proof-of-stake blockchains…
