Category: Other Crypto News

Crypto Advocacy Group Calls Action on Market Structure Bill ‘critical‘

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More than 120 entities affiliated with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry are urging US lawmakers to stop stalling on the advancement of a digital asset market structure bill. In a Thursday letter to leaders in the US Senate Banking Committee, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association said that the body should “proceed towards a markup of the CLARITY Act to provide a comprehensive federal market structure framework for digital assets.” The legislation, expected to be one of the most significant laws to potentially impact the industry crypto,…

How High Will The Price Be If Ripple Captures 50% Of SWIFT?

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The conversation around XRP’s long-term price potential has always gravitated toward one question: what happens when Ripple’s infrastructure meets global banking at scale?    That same line of thinking extends to scenarios where the XRP Ledger begins handling a significant share of SWIFT’s transaction flow. An XRP enthusiast called The Real Remi Relief, who is known for his ultra-bullish predictions for XRP, projected that the cryptocurrency would need to trade somewhere around $1,500 to $2,000 just to provide enough liquidity and keep slippage under control if this happens. 50% Of SWIFT…

Ethereum Metrics Signal ETH Price Rally Toward $6K Next

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Ether’s (ETH) 33% rally from its sub-$1,800 multi-year lows appears to be cooling, but several key metrics suggest the top altcoin may be primed for a bigger rally toward $6,000 or higher. Key takeaways: Ether is currently displaying a technical setup similar to past cycles that ignited a massive rally in ETH price.  Supply squeeze potential is growing as increasing accumulation and exchange outflows reduce immediate sell pressure. A rising Coinbase premium reflects the return of US institutional demand. Ether’s fractal targets a $6,000 ETH price  Ether is currently bouncing…

Could Ripple XRP Power Cross-Border Payments? Russia’s Early Tests Suggest Potential

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As global payment systems face pressure to become faster, cheaper, and less dependent on legacy intermediaries, attention is returning to blockchain-based alternatives. While countries explore alternatives to traditional systems, digital assets are increasingly entering the conversation, and XRP is drawing attention. Recent reports around early testing in Russia have sparked fresh discussion about whether XRP could play a larger role in the future of international payments. Connections between Ripple’s technology and Russia have surfaced through a mix of central bank experimentation and academic research. SMQKE, a market commentator on X,…

Bitcoin Bulls Fight For Bull Market Support Band Into Weekly Close

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Bitcoin (BTC) slipped from near three-month highs on Thursday as attention turned to the weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin retraces after its latest trip to its highest levels in several months. The upcoming weekly candle close is of particular interest as price eyes its bull market support band. A macro lull comes ahead of a deluge of US inflation data next week. Bitcoin bull market support band returns after six months Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping to $77,200 prior to the Wall Street open. The pair hit $79,500 the…

FTX estate misses out on $3B Cursor stake value after $200K sale in 2023

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The FTX estate sold its Cursor stake for $200K in 2023, now worth $3B after a SpaceX-linked valuation surge, raising questions about bankruptcy asset sales. The FTX bankruptcy estate sold a 5% stake in AI coding startup Cursor for $200,000 in April 2023, missing out on roughly $3 billion after the company was valued at $60 billion in a SpaceX-linked deal this week. On Wednesday, SpaceX said it has secured the right to acquire Cursor later this year at a $60 billion valuation, or alternatively pay a $10 billion breakup…

AI-driven hacks threaten to kill DeFi — unless projects act now

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Can DeFi survive an era in which an AI can find a dozen critical security bugs in a smart contract for just $1.22 in tokens? That’s how much it cost Anthropic researchers on average to run previously exploited contracts through major LLM models. They discovered that more than half of the exploits in 2025 could have been found and autonomously carried out by AI agents. AI tools are also able to quickly find security holes and weak points in infrastructure and governance too. DeFi’s future is under a dark cloud…

DeFi Just Lost $15 Billion in Three Days. Something Deeper Than a Hack Is Behind It

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DeFi is having one of its most difficult weeks in recent memory. What started as a single exploit on April 19 has since cascaded into a system-wide liquidity shock that has rattled confidence across the ecosystem and raised questions that go well beyond the incident itself. Related Reading The event began at Kelp DAO, where an attacker identified and exploited a critical flaw in the protocol’s collateral system. To understand what happened, it helps to understand what rsETH is supposed to be. Under normal conditions, rsETH is minted when a…

Bitcoin To $140,000 And XRP To $7? Here’s When It Will Happen

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Crypto analyst RWA Investor has predicted that Bitcoin will rally to $140,000 and XRP to $7, setting new all-time highs (ATHs) for these cryptos. The analyst also provided a timeline for when they will reach these targets and what will spark the parabolic rally.  Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Rally To $140,000 And XRP to $7 In an X post, RWA Investor predicted that Bitcoin would be trading at $140,000 in May and that XRP would hit $7. He claimed that this is not wishful thinking but a psychological perspective. The analyst…

XRP Integrations Keep Rolling In Across The Ecosystem

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“Pay attention. FOMO.” That was the blunt message from XRPL validator Vet, posted to X this week, as a string of major platforms moved to add XRP and XRP Ledger support across payments, exchanges, and self-custody tools. Related Reading He was not talking about Ripple’s own products. He was pointing to independent adoption — and the list is getting harder to ignore. Binance And Bitget Expand Their XRPL Footprint Binance completed its integration of RLUSD — Ripple’s enterprise stablecoin — directly on the XRP Ledger back in February. Since then,…