Bitmine Buys 52K ETH as Tom Lee Believes the Best Years for Crypto Are Still Ahead
The company is 94% of the way of owning 5% of Ethereum’s total supply. The rough market conditions and the global uncertainty have failed to faze the Tom Lee-chaired Ethereum buying machine, as Bitmine has spent approximately $90 million…
Ripple IPO and XRP holders: what we know
Ripple’s CEO said the company might do “something special” for XRP holders if it ever goes public. The XRP community heard a promise. What he actually said was a maybe, attached to an IPO he calls a non-priority. Here is…
Michael Saylor Orange Dots Pattern Points to Third Straight Strategy Bitcoin Buy
Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s well-known Orange Dots Bitcoin acquisition tracker on X with a single caption, “Looks better with more dots”, and traders took less than an hour to decode it as a preview of another corporate Bitcoin buy. The…
UK Central Bank Eases Stablecoin Rules Following Market Response
Systemic stablecoin issuers will now have clearer rules for scaling within the UK’s digital money framework. The Bank of England has abandoned previous proposed rules on stablecoins in its final policy and draft rules. The latest revisions were made…
Prediction markets turn on the CLARITY Act: why
The press releases say the CLARITY Act is closer to law than ever. The betting markets disagree. Polymarket’s odds of 2026 passage have dropped to around 55%, and one venue puts August passage at just 27%. When the optimistic narrative…
Altcoins Keep Steady as Bitcoin (BTC) Defends $64K Level: Market Watch
Despite the latest developments on the US/Iran war front, most cryptocurrencies have remained stable. Bitcoin experienced some volatility on Sunday evening after the unsuccessful conclusion of the peace talks in Switzerland, but it rebounded from $63,300 and was stopped…
Ripple faces XRP escrow pressure from pro-XRP analyst
Ripple is facing a new debate over its XRP escrow strategy after pro-XRP attorney and commentator Bill Morgan urged the company to release more tokens each month. Summary Bill Morgan urged Ripple to release more monthly XRP and relock fewer…
Eli Ben-Sasson calls for merit over alignment in Ethereum debate
Eli Ben-Sasson, cofounder of StarkWare and a founding scientist of Zcash, has shared his view on the recent debate around the Ethereum Foundation. Summary Eli Ben-Sasson said Ethereum should weigh merit and technology more heavily than ecosystem alignment debates. His…
LAB Nears Top 20 Alts After 25% Surge, BTC Price Taps $64K: Weekend Watch
AERO has entered the top 100 alts after a 50% weekly increase. Bitcoin’s gradual price recovery since the Friday dip below $62,400 continues as the asset added two grand from that local low to $64,400 over the past several…
Ripple seeks GenAI staff as XRPL adds AI agent payments
Ripple is expanding its artificial intelligence focus as the XRP Ledger adds support for AI agent payments using XRP and Ripple USD. Summary Ripple launched XRPL Starter Kit so agents can pay using XRP and RLUSD through x402. Crypto.news noted…
