RedotPay Launches NGN Crypto Cashouts via Ripple

RedotPay has teamed up with Ripple to launch “Send Crypto, Receive NGN,” a new feature that lets users convert digital assets into Nigerian naira and receive the funds in local bank accounts within minutes. The service is built on Ripple Payments and supports a basket of major tokens at launch, including USDC (USDC), USDt (USDT),…

BlackRock CEO Says Tokenization Can Unite Crypto and TradFi

Former crypto sceptic BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and chief operating officer Rob Goldstein say tokenization will act as a bridge between the crypto industry and traditional finance, doubling down on their support of the sector.  In an opinion article penned by Fink and Goldstein and published Monday in The Economist, the pair said that tokenization…

Fusaka Upgrade Makes Ethereum More ‘Strategic’

Ethereum’s upcoming Fusaka upgrade on Wednesday is being framed as just another scaling step, but it marks a shift in how the network ships change. Instead of massive, multi‑year overhauls, Fusaka is the first proof that Ethereum can deliver focused, high‑impact upgrades in something closer to six months. At the center of Fusaka is Ethereum…

Trump Hints Who He’s Looking To Replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Prediction market odds on Kevin Hasset becoming the next chair of the US Federal Reserve spiked after US President Donald Trump appeared to hint at who he has in mind during a White House event.  Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump introduced guests, welcoming Hassett as a “potential Fed chair.”  “It’s a great…

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $92K As Analysts Eye Six Figures

Bitcoin is seeing renewed optimism of a recovery, as crypto market analysts are eyeing six figures for the cryptocurrency as it gained above $92,000 after a fall to $84,500. “This is what you’d want to see. [Bitcoin] coming back up again, after a weird move down on the 1st of this month,” MN Fund founder…

ETH Hits $3K But It’s Too Early To Call A Reversal

Key takeaways: The ETH futures premium and the put options skew indicate that traders are hedging aggressively despite an 8% price rebound. Ethereum’s weekly fees slid 49% amid weakened DEX activity, while Tron and Solana fees rose 9%. Ether (ETH) gained 8% on Tuesday but stalled near $3,000 as derivatives markets signaled doubt about further…

IBIT Among Most-Traded ETFs as Bitcoin (BTC) Surges; Mining Stocks Sink

Bitcoin BTC$92,729.21 bounced back on Tuesday, gaining about 6% over the last 24 hours after a sharp sell-off to start the week. The rebound helped drive heavy activity in crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which was among the most-traded ETFs in the U.S. for the day. IBIT saw around $3.7…

SOL Supply Squeeze Supports $120 Bottom, But Is It Enough?

Solana’s (SOL) onchain flows are flashing a powerful supply-side shift with the crypto asset hovering just above the $120 support zone, but market participation still needs to intensify to turn this structural advantage into upside momentum. Key takeaways: $2.12 billion USDC flowed into Binance while $1.11 billion SOL exited, forming a textbook bullish structure around…

Texas Builds First State Bitcoin Reserve

Key takeaways Texas became the first US state to add Bitcoin exposure to a state-managed investment portfolio by purchasing about $5 million of BlackRock’s IBIT ETF through its newly created Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. SB 21 shifted Texas from a crypto mining hub to an active digital asset investor. The bill authorizes the state comptroller…

ETH Hits $3K But It’s Too Early To Call A Reversal

Key takeaways: The ETH futures premium and the put options skew indicate that traders are hedging aggressively despite an 8% price rebound. Ethereum’s weekly fees slid 49% amid weakened DEX activity, while Tron and Solana fees rose 9%. Ether (ETH) gained 8% on Tuesday but stalled near $3,000 as derivatives markets signaled doubt about further…