Japan’s transport and tourism minister, Tatsunori Ibayashi, told a parliamentary committee on October 21 that the government would consider using stablecoins to refund consumption tax to foreign visitors. Nothing has been approved, but the remark links yen-backed tokens to a payment problem that begins on November 1, when tourists start paying tax up front. What […]
XAO DAO co-founder Santiago Velez announced that proposal 66 had passed, authorizing the decentralized autonomous organization to deploy 80% of its XRP treasury into Firelight, a DeFi protocol focused on decentralized insurance and yield. The decision would put a large share of the DAO’s XRP holdings to work in a strategy intended to generate returns […]
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is telling internet users to be extra careful on any website for the next few days, after two PHP vulnerabilities were patched on October 21 when their details leaked early. Because attackers need no login to exploit them, a site someone simply visits could become a route to stolen credentials or a […]
President Donald Trump will use a White House event on Wednesday to spotlight his administration’s efforts against foreign criminal networks that lure Americans into fraudulent crypto investments, a White House official told Reuters. His own family, meanwhile, is heavily involved in soliciting crypto investments. Cabinet Officials Set to Attend Scam Event Cybercrime prevention more broadly […]
Kazakhstan is moving to restrict access to six unlicensed crypto platforms after a court-backed action by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). On September 15, the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) Court granted AFSA’s claims against the operators of BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Coinbase and WEEX. Crypto Licensing Crackdown The order bars these […]
XRP closed last week’s candle beneath its 20-week moving average, and analyst ChartNerd says in a video on X that a pullback toward $1 is now a live possibility. A retest there could build a double bottom, an outcome the analyst compares to 2022, though a reclaim of $1.33 would weaken the case. XRP Needs […]
The crypto market is back in the green on Wednesday, as several major assets have posted gains. According to Santiment, XRP and Dogecoin are showing potential buying opportunities. Historically Favorable Zones The latest 365-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) data puts DOGE at around 0.74, which suggests that holders who bought over the past […]
CryptoQuant contributor MorenoDV_ warns in a new analysis that Bitcoin’s rebound is outrunning stablecoin supply, as Tether’s USDT lost nearly $1 billion in market capitalization in five days. With less fresh dollar supply entering the market, the recovery leans more heavily on buyers already in it. USDT Supply Is Lagging Bitcoin’s Rebound Bitcoin’s recovery “is […]
Although the cryptocurrency markets are open during the weekends, they have become prone to volatility over the past several months, which returns on Monday morning. However, something strange happened over the past several hours: most digital assets experienced a sudden flash crash. It wasn’t an isolated case, as major AI stock perpetuals plunged by up […]
It was a packed week for Ripple and XRP, with Evernorth making its long-anticipated Nasdaq debut after a major merger, Standard Chartered and Cross River expanding RLUSD access, and Ripple Prime pushing further into Wall Street. None of those developments helped the company’s native asset mark any gains – just the opposite. Wall Street and […]