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XRP just got a real-world use case in the world's third-largest economy, and the whales are moving. Rakuten, Japan's e-commerce giant, integrated XRP for payments, pushing the token toward $1.38 as institutional flows accelerated
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Ethereum just stopped bleeding market share to Bitcoin, and the reason why tells you everything about where crypto utility actually lives. The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest level since January after months of Ethereum underperforming Bitcoin's store-of-value narrative.
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The company that prints $130 billion in stablecoins just decided to also own the wallet you keep them in. Tether launched tether.wallet, a self-custodial wallet supporting USDT, Bitcoin, gold-backed XAUT, and synthetic dollar USAT across multiple chains
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Bitcoin just crossed the midpoint of its current halving cycle, and the price action says more about where crypto is going than where it's been.
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Bitcoin and Ether are climbing while altcoins sit out the party, and that divergence might be exactly what the market needs. Bitcoin and Ether are less than 10% from price levels that could trigger a sustained trend reversal, according to macro analysts watching technical levels
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Strategy's bitcoin-buying machine just hit a new gear, and the market is watching to see if corporate treasury strategy just became a competitive sport. Strategy's STRC preferred stock saw record trading volume, with estimates pointing to roughly 7,800 BTC purchased in a single day.
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Crypto.com just bet big on prediction markets, and High Roller's stock doubled on the news. Crypto.com partnered with High Roller to integrate prediction markets into its platform, challenging incumbents like Kalshi
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The SEC just handed DeFi builders a playbook without asking Congress for permission first. The SEC released new permissive policy on DeFi interfaces Monday, signaling a regulatory shift without waiting for legislative action
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Bitcoin just proved it's not just a hedge against inflation—it's a hedge against the whole system breaking. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says bitcoin outperformed both stocks and gold during the recent Iran conflict, signaling a shift in how markets value non-state assets during geopolitical stress.
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Rakuten just handed XRP a distribution channel most crypto projects would kill for: 44 million users who already spend money. Rakuten Wallet is adding XRP for spot trading on April 15, alongside Stellar, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Toncoin
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Visa just spent six months building validator infrastructure for a blockchain it doesn't own, and that tells you everything about where payments are heading.
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The next Fed chair might understand Bitcoin better than any central banker in history. Kevin Warsh, Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve, disclosed an equity stake in Flashnet, a Bitcoin Lightning Network payments startup
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Bitcoin just proved it's still a geopolitical asset masquerading as digital gold, and [$400 million in short positions paid the tuition](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-75k-iran-deal-hopes-spark-rally?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound).
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The operator of Germany's Frankfurt Stock Exchange just put $200 million into Kraken, and the valuation math tells you everything about where institutional money is actually flowing. Deutsche Börse Group acquired a 1.5% stake in Kraken for $200 million, valuing the exchange at $13.3 billion
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The best AI models just got cloned for your laptop—no API keys, no cloud bills, no permission slips. Developer Jackrong released Gemopus, a family of Claude Opus-style fine-tunes built on Google's open-source Gemma 4 that run locally on consumer hardware
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The Ethereum Foundation just made the most expensive part of building on-chain cheaper, and that changes who gets to ship.
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Half a billion dollars in short positions just evaporated as Bitcoin crossed $75,000, and the real story isn't the price—it's who got caught wrong. Bitcoin hit a two-month high above $75,000 while Ethereum actually outperformed, rising faster than BTC in the Tuesday rally
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Paxos just spun out a lab to let anyone mint stablecoins and tokenized bonds, with $12 million and a platform that treats regulated financial rails like Lego blocks.
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When a populist politician buys $2.7 million in bitcoin on camera, you're watching either conviction or a commercial, and UK regulators now have to figure out which.
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XRP Ledger just built the thing banks said they needed: privacy on public rails without going dark to regulators.
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