XRP Ripple Explodes In Korea: XRP Volumes Detonate BTC and ETH on Upbit
XRP Ripple has reclaimed the top spot on Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, with $52.33M in 24-hour trading volume, outpacing Bitcoin at $42.14M and Ethereum at $24.30M on the same venue. Roughly 10% of Upbit’s entire $493.74M daily crypto…
ETH’s Path Beyond $2K Depends on This One Condition: Analyst
Another analyst outlined an ‘insane’ correlation between ETH and the copper/gold chart. Ethereum’s slow and gradual rebound from the $1,500 lows reached recently continues, but the asset is now testing one of the most important resistance lines on its…
Inside the biggest rebuild since merge
Vitalik Buterin says almost every major piece of Ethereum will be replaced over the next three to four years: the cryptography, the execution engine, the storage model, the verification itself. The plan lands with ether down 60 percent from its…
Crypto News Today (July 7): BTC Heading Toward $70K? $20M BONK Hack, and Ripple Gains Full MiCA Compliance
In crypto news today (July 7), Bitcoin has surged, sitting comfortably above $63,000 and up +0.7% in the past 24 hours. Liquidations have picked up, with over $532M in positions blown up since yesterday, and interestingly, the split is almost…
3 AIs Give Surprising Answers
SOL is the “easiest pick,” ChatGPT said. The prolonged bear market has left numerous crypto investors underwater, as prices of countless digital assets have crashed by double digits over the past several months. Despite the grim reality, the current…
Crypto Is No Longer the ‘Belle of the Ball,’ Warns Bitwise’s Matt Hougan
Crypto winter looks different this cycle as capital rotates toward smaller assets with credible fundamentals instead. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the “brutal” cryptocurrency market is no longer the “belle of the ball,” as digital assets are…
Bitcoin Investment Products Suffer $1.44B in Outflows During Worst Week of 2026
XRP, Hyperliquid, and Near attracted fresh investor money despite massive outflows across the broader crypto fund market. Bitcoin investment products recorded $1.44 billion in net outflows last week, according to CoinShares. It was the largest weekly withdrawal from Bitcoin…
First-Ever Crypto Fraud Case Under New Investor Protection Law
South Korean authorities tracked suspects for months after CatFi case was initially dismissed despite early blockchain sleuth reports and evidence. South Korean prosecutors have filed charges against a group of individuals linked to a Solana-based meme coin project called…
Crypto Is Traceable: How the ‘Modern Pablo Escobar’ Case Proves Bitcoin Isn’t Anonymous
Sebastián Marset, the Uruguayan drug trafficker dubbed the ‘modern Pablo Escobar,’ was captured in Bolivia on March 13 and is now under U.S. custody, accused of laundering millions through crypto networks. The case has triggered a joint investigation between Bolivia’s…
ETH Hits Yearly Low Against BTC as Investors Flood Exchanges
The last time ETH traded so low against the market leader was in the middle of last year. It’s safe to say that the world’s largest altcoin has underperformed in recent weeks as each attempt for a breakout was…
Drake Drops 43 Songs and Calls Himself a ‘BTC Crypto Big-Timer’ on New Track ‘Dust’ – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Drake’s “Dust” track on Iceman name-drops Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and bitcoin across a 43-song triple album released May 15, 2026. The “ BTC crypto big-timer” lyric lands as bitcoin trades in the high five figures, amplifying mainstream crypto…
Crypto market crash hits Bitcoin and alts
The crypto market lost nearly $90.3 billion in value in a single hour on May 16, pushing Bitcoin to $77,678 and triggering mass liquidations across the board. Summary PPI inflation data came in 6% above forecast, killing rate-cut expectations and…
The Clarity Act Directly Impacts 16 Tokens. Which One Is The Biggest Winner?
The biggest US crypto regulatory overhaul in history just cleared its first major Senate hurdle. Here’s what it means for every token with skin in the game — and which one wins most. On May 14, 2026, something happened that…
Virtuals Protocol introduces EconomyOS for managing AI agents’ inboxes and commerce functions
Here’s a question nobody was asking five years ago: does your AI agent need its own email inbox? Virtuals Protocol thinks so, and it just shipped one. The project has rolled out a new managed-agent capability within its EconomyOS stack,…
Arthur Hayes Tells CME and ICE Off as HYPE Drops Nearly 9% After Lobbying Push
Key Takeaways CME and ICE lobbied the CFTC to force federal oversight on Hyperliquid’s 24/7 onchain oil futures. Following the news, Hyperliquid’s HYPE token slid nearly 9% to $41.49 by May 16. Hyperliquid must now face potential CFTC mandates to…
Cardano Quietly Becomes EU’s Favorite Layer-1 With DARTE Paris 2.0, Can ADA Finally Crack $0.30?
Cardano just made a move that most layer-1 projects are scared to even attempt. While everyone else is busy fighting the SEC in court, ADA went straight to the source and helped write the actual rulebook in Europe. The DARTE…
Bitcoin Price Dips Below $78K as Analyst Expects Another ‘Brutal Dump’
Is today’s decline just the start of bitcoin’s troubles? It was just a couple of days ago when the crypto community was celebrating the progress on the CLARITY Act and the subsequent price revival for BTC and many altcoins….
Thinking a CASP License Covers Payments, Perps or Futures is a Major Mistake
MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin and Sabir Alijev. LegalBison advises crypto and FinTech companies on MiCA licensing, CASP and VASP applications, and regulatory structuring…