SBI to issue 10 billion yen onchain bond with XRP rewards for retail investors

SBI Holdings, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates, is launching its first blockchain-based bond aimed at individual investors, a 10 billion yen (~$64.5 million) issuance that combines traditional fixed-income features with blockchain settlement and crypto perks. Called the SBI START Bonds, the securities are fully managed onchain using the “ibet for Fin” platform from BOOSTRY,…

Bitcoin Price Calls Are ‘Drying Up’ Which Is Healthy: Santiment

The overall number of crypto market participants calling for Bitcoin to enter new all-time high territory has tapered off, which crypto sentiment platform Santiment points out is a positive signal. “Calls for Bitcoin to hit $150k to $200k, and even $50k to $100k, are drying up,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. “This reduction…

What’s Next for Crypto in EU After Lagarde Leaves?

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde is stepping down sometime before the French presidential election next year. Under her leadership, the ECB has consulted on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation that defined the crypto landscape in the European Union. The preeminent European bank also began work on the digital euro — the…

Altcoin Sell Pressure Hits $209B As BTC Volumes Lead The Market

Altcoins, excluding Ether (ETH), have recorded $209 billion in net selling volume since January 2025, marking one of the steepest declines in speculative demand for crypto assets this cycle. On Binance, altcoin trading volumes dropped roughly 50% since November 2025, reflecting a steady dip in activity. The decrease also coincides with an increase in Bitcoin’s…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post Five Consecutive Weeks of Outflows Reaching $3.8B

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have posted five consecutive weeks of net outflows, with investors pulling roughly $3.8 billion from the products over the period. During last week, the funds recorded about $315.9 million in net outflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The biggest weekly withdrawal during this 5-week streak occurred in the week…

Small investors, or shrimps, are buying BTC. But it’s the whales who keep rallies going.

For much of this month, bitcoin BTC$68,232.53 has been trading around the mid-$60,000s. That much is humdrum. The interesting bit is a developing split in coin ownership that could shape what happens next. Data from Santiment shows the number of wallets holding less than 0.1 BTC, a level typically associated with retail investors, has increased…

Trump Fires Back After SCOTUS Ruling, Announces 10% Global Tariff

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump could not use national emergency powers to levy tariffs during peacetime. US President Donald Trump announced a 10% global tariff on Friday following the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down his authority to levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump…

Bitcoin Rally To $70K Possible As Bears At Risk Of $600M Liquidation

Key takeaways: A minor 4.3% Bitcoin price increase to $69,600 could trigger over $600 million in forced liquidations for bearish traders. Rising network hashrate and the BIP-360 quantum security proposal are helping to diminish long-term technical concerns. Bitcoin (BTC) has remained confined within a relatively tight range of $65,900 to $70,500 over the past week….

Bitcoin May See Upside After AI Stocks Become ‘Silly Big’

Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden. “It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast…

Dutch Authorities Call on Polymarket Arm to Cease Activities

The prediction market’s Dutch arm, Adventure One, allegedly offered illegal bets, including on elections in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Gambling Authority said it imposed a penalty on prediction markets platform Polymarket’s Dutch arm, Adventure One, for offering gambling to residents without a license. In a Tuesday notice, Dutch authorities ordered the Polymarket company to “cease…