First Bullish Wick Appears On XRP Weekly Chart, And This Analyst Says It Will Send Price To $21.5

A lone green candle on XRP’s three-week chart is drawing attention from at least one analyst who believes it could be the start of something bigger than a routine bounce.  Crypto analyst CW, posting on X, flagged a bullish candlestick formation on the XRP/USD 3W chart that he says signals the opening of a full-scale uptrend. One that, if his cycle analysis holds, with the setup pointing first to a retest of the all-time high zone and then, in an extreme scenario, to $21.5. New Uptrend Is Starting On The…

VeryAI Raises $10M to Build Palm-Scan Identity System on Solana

Startup VeryAI has raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Polychain Capital to launch a palm-scan identity verification system designed to distinguish real users from AI-generated accounts. The platform records identity attestations on Solana and aims to help crypto exchanges, fintech companies and online platforms address growing risks from bots, deepfakes and synthetic identities. The company said zero-knowledge proofs allow users to verify their status across platforms without revealing personal information. The system captures palm images using a smartphone camera and converts them into encrypted biometric signatures used to confirm…

Cryptio Raises $45M As Tokenized Finance Drives Demand For Accounting

Cryptio, an accounting and data platform focused on regulated digital assets, has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round, highlighting growing demand for tools that help financial institutions reconcile and report blockchain-based transactions within traditional accounting systems. The round was co-led by venture firms BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global, with participation from 1kx, BlueYard Capital, Alven and Ledger Cathay Capital.  Cryptio develops software that helps companies reconcile activity across wallets, custodians and exchanges, translating blockchain transaction data into accounting records used for financial reporting, audits and compliance.…

The Brutal Deleveraging Of The Memecoin Attention Economy

The memecoin sector has experienced a sharp contraction since the speculative peak reached in late 2024, reflecting the cyclical nature of sentiment-driven assets in the cryptocurrency market. After attracting massive attention during the previous bull phase, many meme-based tokens have since lost momentum as liquidity tightened and investor risk appetite declined across digital assets. Related Reading A recent report from CryptoQuant highlights how memecoins periodically capture market attention despite lacking the technological foundations that support many other blockchain projects. Unlike cryptocurrencies whose valuations are tied to utility, infrastructure, or financial…

Tether Backs Ark Labs in $5.2M Round to Expand Stablecoins on Bitcoin

Tether’s investment arm has invested in Ark Labs, the developer of the programmable Bitcoin infrastructure Arkade, as part of a $5.2 million funding round to expand stablecoin capabilities on the Bitcoin network. According to Thursday’s announcement from Ark Labs, the investment is intended to support infrastructure that enables stablecoins such as USDT (USDT) to be issued, transferred and settled more efficiently on Bitcoin (BTC). The Lugano, Switzerland-based startup is developing an execution layer designed to support instant and programmable transactions on Bitcoin. The funding round brings the company’s total funding…

Here’s How Much Needs To Flow Through Ripple For XRP Price To Reach $3,700

cHowever, a growing segment of analysts believes the more important outlook is based on the financial infrastructure of Ripple and XRP. The global financial system processes about quadrillions each year, a scale few investors truly grasp. Much of that flow moves through the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which still operates on settlement rails built decades ago. The need for improvement has led to interest in the architecture of Ripple’s ecosystem, and the math behind XRP’s price potential places it far above levels that most retail investors can think…

Has Bitcoin Price Bottomed Yet? Analyst Says We’re Not There Yet

Crypto analyst Leshka has explained why it is unlikely that the Bitcoin price has bottomed even as it continues to attempt a recovery above $70,000. His analysis also aligns with predictions from analysts such as Doctor Profit, who predict that BTC could still drop to $40,000.  Analyst Explains Why Bitcoin Price Hasn’t Bottomed In an X post, Leshka noted that the Bitcoin price has never bottomed after a drawdown of just 47%. He further remarked that every bear market in history saw at least 78% drawdown from the top. BTC…

Bitcoin–Gold Ratio Rebound Signals a Potential Opportunity Window

Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term price trend against gold shows a bullish shift after retracing to a level previously seen in 2017, 2022, and 2023. The potential trend change appears alongside what analysts describe as an “opportunity within risk.” BTC–gold ratio shows bullish divergence MN Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe noted that the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio is showing strength after forming a bullish divergence with the relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart. BTCUSD/Gold ratio on a daily chart. Source: X A bullish divergence occurs when the price forms lower lows…

Hyperliquid Rockets as Oil Touches $100: Arthur Hayes Reveals Why

Hyperliquid oil-linked perps cleared over $1 billion as crude spikes toward $100 dollars amid Middle East turmoil. Hyperliquid: “The Place To Be” As we reported this past Monday, Hyperliquid continues to cement its reputation as “the room where it happens” for a new class of traders that are turning into Hyperliquid’s tokenized oil perpetuals, as well to metals and other “essential assets”. In a post on the social network X this Thursday morning, Hyperliquid’s official account announced that the trading of Real World Assets (RWA) on the platform continues to…

65% of Bitcoin Supply Not Vulnerable to Quantum Threat: Ark Invest

US investment manager Ark Invest claims that the lion’s share of the Bitcoin supply is already safe from the quantum computing breakthrough, leaving ample warning signals for builders to quantum-proof the rest of the supply. Around 65.4% of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply is not vulnerable to the threat of a quantum computing breakthrough, but about 34.6% of the BTC supply remains at risk, according to a Wednesday white paper published by Ark Invest and Bitcoin-focused financial services company Unchained. This includes around 5 million BTC, or 25% of the total…