XRP has lagged behind a modest rebound in the wider crypto market, even as the total market cap climbed by $20 billion this week. According to chartist analysis, the token’s recent calm may be part of a longer pattern that has, in past cycles, ended with sharp gains. Traders watching XRP’s swings are being told …
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Bitcoin’s price could be heading for the psychological $100,000 level after breaking above $95,000 on Tuesday, with analysts attributing the recent rally to a surge in spot buying. “Seems like this rally on Bitcoin is led by spot buying,” crypto analyst Will Clemente said in an X post on Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours, …
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Stablecoin adoption on fintech Revolut’s banking platform showed “exponential growth” in 2025, with stablecoin payment volumes increasing 156% to $10.5 billion as stablecoins carve out their place in global payments. While Revolut hasn’t published official payment volume data for 2025, crypto researcher Alex Obchakevich estimated that the share of stablecoin volume on Revolut relative to …
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressuring the country’s banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial’s bid for a bank charter until US President Donald Trump divests his interest in the crypto platform. In a letter on Tuesday, Warren asked Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, to delay reviewing World Liberty’s application for …
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A combination of protocol-level upgrades, stablecoin activity, and a shift in crypto sentiment has helped push Ether wallet creation to its highest levels in history. Over the last week, an average of 327,000 new wallets have been created per day, with Sunday recording the highest number ever for a single day at over 393,000, Santiment …
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Bitchat has become the most-downloaded app in Uganda as state officials confirmed that internet access has been cut off and will remain inaccessible during the presidential election, which starts on Thursday. It marks the third straight election in which Ugandan authorities have cut internet access, a move officials said is necessary to mitigate the spread …
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Yesterday, in a historically unprecedented move, Fed Chair Jerome Powell directly addressed the public in a video statement regarding the Department of Justice’s new investigation into the central bank’s renovations of a historic government building complex in Washington, D.C. Fed Chair Powell Breaks Tradition With Direct Video Statement to Public In Defense Of Building Renos …
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Polygon Labs has acquired U.S.-based crypto firms Coinme and Sequence in a deal valued at more than $250 million, signaling a sharp pivot toward regulated onchain payments infrastructure. Polygon Labs Sets Sights on Banks and Fintechs Polygon Labs disclosed Tuesday that the acquisitions position the firm to operate as a U.S.-regulated payments platform, bringing fiat …
XRP derivatives traders came to work on Jan. 13, 2026, with futures open interest climbing above $4 billion as the token traded at $2.11 at 2:30 p.m. EST. From steady funding rates to a call-heavy options book, the data shows leverage building without the kind of excess that usually trips alarms. XRP Derivatives Data Shows …
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Bitcoin briefly topped $93,700 before settling near $93,500, buoyed by fresh consumer price index data at 2.7% and a sharp rebound in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds inflows. ETF Flows Flip Positive On Jan. 13, 2026, bitcoin briefly vaulted above $94,100, extending its early-year momentum just a day after the Trump administration escalated its campaign to …
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Franklin Templeton has repositioned two institutional money market funds managed by Western Asset Management to support stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act and to operate across blockchain-enabled distribution platforms, signaling another step toward merging traditional liquidity products with tokenized finance. GENIUS Act Compliance Brings Western Asset Funds Into Stablecoin Reserve Orbit On Tuesday, Franklin Templeton …
On Tuesday, monero ( XMR) kept the good times rolling, and among the top ten privacy coins by market cap, everyone except zcash (ZEC) and mimblewimblecoin (MWC) is flashing green with gains. Privacy Coins Find Their Groove At press time, around 12:10 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 13, XMR is trading at $661 per coin after …
Stablecoins emerged as a topic during JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, with executives expressing support for blockchain technology while warning that certain stablecoin designs could threaten the regulated banking system. The comments came in response to a question from Evercore analyst Glenn Schorr, who asked about stablecoins in light of recent industry lobbying …
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Key takeaways: Ether trades near $3,200 as weaker network usage and US economic uncertainty limit its price upside. Layer-2 networks drive most Ethereum activity, but cheaper rival blockchains reduce the chance of Ether reclaiming $4,000 soon. Ether (ETH) price has repeatedly failed to sustain levels above $3,300 over the past 60 days, leading traders to …
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that he does not own cryptocurrency and has no plans to invest in digital assets, distancing himself from crypto-related initiatives promoted by his predecessor. Speaking to the press at Samson Stages, Mamdani responded “no” when asked whether he held any cryptocurrency, adding that he also had no …
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