Ripple Pushes XRP Toward Institutional Settlement: Why That Matters Beyond the Price
Ripple is moving deeper into the plumbing of the global financial system, positioning XRP as a critical tool for institutional settlement rather than just a speculative asset. The company’s latest strategy outlines how XRP is transitioning into a core infrastructure layer for payments
Official Trump Meme Coin Tumbles After World Liberty Financial Probe
Trump-linked cryptocurrencies took a massive hit over the last 24 hours, reminding investors that political coins are just as volatile as the rest of the market. Official Trump Meme Coin (TRUMP) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) plummeted 14.6% and 10.8% respectively, following news
Did Stablecoin Minting Stop Bitcoin Price From Breaking Below $60K?
Tether and Circle minted more than $3 billion in new stablecoins in just a few days as the Bitcoin price retested $60,000. BTC briefly bounced at that level, but the buying power many traders expected never showed up. That gap tells us a
99Bitcoins Exclusive: ‘Zcash Price Isn’t a Multi-Billion Dollar Narrative—It’s Trillion-Dollar’
Zcash is often billed as “encrypted Bitcoin,” yet its market cap is only about $3 Bn—roughly 1/280th of Bitcoin’s $1.3 T. In an exclusive interview with 99Bitcoins, Arjun Khemani, advisor to the Winklevoss-backed Zcash project Cypherpunk, breaks down the state of privacy crypto. His position
Tether $150M Deal With Gold.com: Stablecoin Giant Wants to Own the Supply Chain
The obsession with gold continues: Tether, the stablecoin giant, is once again expanding its gold exposure. In a move that signals a major pivot toward hard assets, Tether has struck a definitive deal to invest $150 million into Gold.com. The agreement buys Tether
Over $1T Wiped From The Market But Bitwise Says Crypto Winter Is Near Its End
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan recently described the crypto market as locked in a full-blown winter since January 2025. A brutal, 2022-style downturn driven by excess leverage, widespread profit-taking by early holders, and sustained price pressure across the board. He likens it to “Leonardo
MARA Digital Moves $87M in Bitcoin BTC as Miner Treasuries Shift
Balls of steel; that’s what those who HODLed Bitcoin yesterday needed when prices plunged by more than $10,000. As the digital gold acts more like a volatile Solana meme coin, institutions are recalibrating. True, some like MicroStrategy, or Strategy now, might be smiling,
Kalshi Tightens Surveillance as Super Bowl Bets Hit $170M
Kalshi just tightened its trading surveillance days before the Super Bowl, adding an independent oversight committee and new data partners. Nearly $170 million has already flowed into Kalshi Super Bowl bets, putting unusual attention on how fair those markets really are. Prediction markets
Growing In The Chaos: Tether USDT Adds 35.2M Users in Q4
Despite the market being literally a red sea, with BTC hovering around $71K and sentiment locked in extreme fear, Tether USDT continues to flex hard. In Q4 2025 (October–December), the issuer released its latest BDO-verified attestation, showing USDT hitting record highs even as
Binance Pulls Far Ahead With $155B in Crypto Reserves
Binance reportedly holds more crypto reserves than every major rival combined, based on CoinMarketCap’s January 2026 Proof of Reserves data. The exchange controls about $155 billion in user-backed assets. For context, the closest competitor, OKX, held around $31.29 billion, followed by Bybit at
