Will It Crash Price to $1.73?

XRP’s (XRP) drop toward $2 was preceded by a significant drop in transaction fees, which analysts said may fuel a deeper price correction. Key takeaways: XRP transaction fees have dropped to 650 XRP per day, levels last seen in December 2020. XRP’s descending triangle targets $1.73.  XRP transaction fees drops to five-year lows The total…

BTC, Nasdaq Futures Drop as Oracle Earnings Stoke AI Bubble Fears

Risk assets are under pressure Thursday despite the Fed’s rate cut, with Oracle’s earnings miss piling on alongside the central bank’s hawkish guidance. Bitcoin BTC$90,251.12, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, is trading near $90,000, representing a 2.8% drop over 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. Futures tied to Wall Street’s tech heavy index, Nasdaq,…

Price Predictions of Major Cryptocurrencies.

Key points: Buyers will have to drive Bitcoin above $94,589 to open the gates for a retest of the psychological level of $100,000. Ether is showing strength, but several other major altcoins are struggling to sustain their rebound.  Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back from $94,589 on Tuesday, but the bulls are striving to maintain the price…

NYSE Embraces Crypto with Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Installation

The New York Stock Exchange has become the sixth host of Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue — a striking shift from just a few years ago when crypto was still taboo on Wall Street. Long seen as a bastion of traditional finance, the NYSE called the installation “shared ground between emerging systems and established…

Superstate Launches Direct Issuance Programs On Ethereum And Solana

Financial technology firm Superstate has rolled out a new way for US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered public companies to raise capital directly onchain. Through its Direct Issuance Programs (DIPs), any issuer registered with the SEC can now offer new shares on Ethereum and Solana, with investors paying in stablecoins and receiving tokenized shares instantly…

ASIC Eases Stablecoin And Wrapped Token Rules

Australia’s securities regulator has finalized exemptions that will make it easier for businesses to distribute stablecoins and wrapped tokens. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Tuesday announced the new measures, aimed at fostering innovation and growth in the digital assets and payment sectors.  It stated that it was “granting class relief” for intermediaries…

NYSE Embraces Crypto with Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Installation

The New York Stock Exchange has just become the sixth home for Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue — a massive contrast to just a few years ago, when crypto was seen as taboo on Wall Street. The NYSE is considered a center of traditional financial institutions, and the inclusion of a Nakamoto statue marks…

Fed Cuts Rates But BTC Stuck Under $100K: Glassnode

On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve approved a 25-basis-point interest rate cut, marking the third this year and aligning with market expectations. Typical of its previous pre-FOMC price action, Bitcoin rallied above $94,000 on Monday, but the media’s hawkish depiction of the rate cut reflects a Fed that is divided over the future of US…

Vanguard Opens Crypto ETF Access For 50M+ Clients — Here’s Why It Matters

Key takeaways Vanguard’s decision to open access to spot crypto ETFs marks a major shift from its earlier anti-crypto stance and gives more than 50 million clients a regulated path to gain exposure to digital assets. The firm will allow trading of approved third-party ETFs tied to BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL while avoiding memecoins…

Surf Raises $15M to Build Crypto-Focused AI Model Backed by Pantera

Surf, an AI platform built for digital-asset analysis, raised $15 million in a round led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and DCG, to expand its AI models and enterprise tools. The company offers a domain-specific model used by exchanges and research companies to analyze onchain activity, market behavior and sentiment. The funding…