The recent recovery staged by Ripple’s cross-border token has brought several long-term technical setups back into focus, but one of the more unusual comparisons does not involve BTC, another cryptocurrency, or even the greenback. Instead, EGRAG CRYPTO has focused on XRP’s performance against gold, arguing that the pair could be approaching a stage where the […]
The major rally that started in August and intensified in September has finally flipped ETH’s higher-timeframe structure bullish, and several analysts agree that only one major resistance remains in the asset’s way. A decisive break above it could open the door to a much larger move toward $3,000 and beyond. $2.8K Still in Its Way […]
Researchers behind Alloc Init have proposed “Shielded Bitcoin,” a metaprotocol designed to hide BTC transfer amounts and counterparties without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules or relying on trusted bridge operators. The design borrows the encrypted-note approach Zcash made known, but builds it directly on Bitcoin’s existing base layer, using cryptographic proofs instead of a trusted intermediary […]
Institutional investors are keeping their crypto exposure steady despite the intense turmoil between Q4 2025 and Q2 2026, according to a survey by Bitwise. The firm interviewed 15 institutions and found that none cut their allocation during a period when the market fell by about 50%. Bitcoin Is the Institutional Favorite Crypto allocations remain relatively […]
The failure of the CLARITY Act in the US Senate on September 15 hasn’t deterred the two largest local regulators from trying to clear the air on crypto regulation in the country, with the Securities and Exchange Commission now issuing fresh staff guidance addressing several long-running questions. The new set of FAQs focuses heavily on […]
Bitcoin’s impressive rally that began in August and culminated, for now, a few days ago with a surge past $87,000 could be in serious jeopardy as the tension in the Middle East has escalated once again. The Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal and even warned […]
Although the official deadline passed last week without confirmation of a successful deployment, the Core Team behind the popular project has finally issued a statement that not only announces the Protocol 27 update but also outlines another one in the works. As usual, they urged all node operators to update their software to the new […]
The Federal Reserve has proposed two rules to help establish oversight for stablecoin issuers under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The proposals were announced by the central bank on Thursday and opened for public comment. Stricter Stablecoin Oversight The first proposal would require payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the […]
HIFI, the New York stablecoin infrastructure company that took part in DTCC’s July tokenized securities trades, raised a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital, it said on Thursday, with the money going to licenses, cards and capital markets. Matthew Miller, Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital, joins the board. HIFI said its […]
KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and its co-founder Bryan Pellegrino, accusing the bridge provider of security failures behind the $292 million exploit of its rsETH token in April. The suit, filed in British Columbia, is KelpDAO’s most direct attempt yet to hold LayerZero accountable after months of public disagreement over what caused the […]