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YouTuber Andrei Jikh challenged XRP’s viability, questioning why Ripple’s claimed 300+ bank partnerships haven’t produced significant on-chain transaction volume over 13 years. Jikh raised concerns about XRP’s volatility making it impractical as a bridge asset, especially when stablecoins are increasingly preferred for cross-border transfers. Ripple CTO David Schwartz responded byContinue Reading

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Aussie crypto analyst, Pav Hundal, believes the release of the Whitehouse’s crypto working group report will trigger an increase in Bitcoin volatility as investors look to reposition based on proposed policy changes. Hundal noted that Bitcoin’s annualised volatility is currently at multi-year lows, suggesting volatility is poised to increase givenContinue Reading

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In: Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum’s decade-long evolution has transformed it from an ICO experiment to the dominant smart contract platform supporting DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoins. The Merge helped cut Ethereum’s energy use by 99%, but challenges around scaling and regulation still remain. Ethereum maintains dominance in DeFi and NFTs, but must innovate quickly amidContinue Reading

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US and Chinese negotiators concluded trade talks in Stockholm without a concrete agreement to extend their tariff ceasefire past August 12. The decision now rests with President Trump, with a potential return to high tariffs threatening global markets. The US Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, kept its benchmarkContinue Reading

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In: Cryptocurrency, Tornado Cash

Roman Storm did not testify in his Manhattan trial over allegations he enabled US$1B in crypto laundering. His defence argued Tornado Cash was a decentralised privacy tool misused by hackers, and he did not control or profit from the activity. Prosecutors highlighted a 2019 meme T-shirt as evidence of intent,Continue Reading

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Strategy completed the largest US IPO of 2025, raising US$2.47 billion through perpetual preferred stock to purchase 21,021 Bitcoin at an average price of US$117,256 each. The company now holds 628,791 Bitcoin worth US$46.8 billion total, making it the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with an average cost basis of US$73,227Continue Reading

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SEC authorises in-kind redemption for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs, a major crypto regulatory pivot. The change impacts products from major issuers like BlackRock, Fidelity, VanEck, and others. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins supports building a tailored crypto regulatory framework. In a significant regulatory pivot, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Continue Reading

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In: Australia, Digital Asset, OKX

Australian digital asset manager, JellyC, has teamed up with crypto exchange OKX and international banking giant Standard Chartered in a bid to enhance institutional access to digital asset investing in Australia. JellyC’s initiative will see it use Franklin Templeton’s tokenised money market fund as off-exchange collateral to trade on OKX,Continue Reading