XRP slides toward $1.35 as liquidation wave signals weak support
Sharp late-session selling and rising leverage suggest a bigger move is coming, with downside risk building.
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Trump extends Iran strike pause, trimming price decline
Bitcoin BTC$68,854.70 pared earlier losses Thursday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the pause will now be 10 days, citing ongoing diplomatic talks. “As per Iranian… Read More
Are stablecoins the infrastructure reshaping global finance?
In today’s newsletter, Claudia Marcela Hernández analyzes how stablecoins have evolved past volatility-fixers to become the foundational settlement asset for global tokenized markets and cross-border payments, following the clarity provided by the GENIUS Act. Then, in Ask an Expert, Morva Rohani breaks down how stablecoin… Read More
Some indicators are still going the wrong way, challenging the bullish $70,000 holdout narrative
What do you call a market that consistently shrugs off headlines that usually send it tumbling? You call it resilient with a strong underlying demand support. That’s the bitcoin story in recent weeks, as it the cryptocurrency held firm around $70,000 even as the Iran… Read More
Market structure bill compromise draws wide-ranging reaction from fractured crypto crowd
Coinbase is walking a tightrope in the negotiation over the Clarity Act, telling the staffs of U.S. senators that the company is not happy with where the lawmakers landed in their latest compromise, according to people familiar with the situation, but it hasn’t openly declared… Read More
U.S. lawmakers dig into tokenizing securities as Trump ties muddy waters
In the growing policy moment for securities tokenization, the House Financial Services Committee gathered views on the innovation at a Wednesday hearing, though the specter of President Donald Trump’s family crypto ties did arise more than once. The lawmakers broadly agreed that tokenized securities generally… Read More