Insiders, Outsiders And Experimenters, Revisited

Opinion by: Zack Kelman Five years ago, during our last Global Taxonomy of Crypto Policy, global banking insiders at the International Monetary Fund unveiled a strict new regulatory framework as the US president publicly (if skeptically) addressed crypto for the first time.  Outsiders began sporadically banning Bitcoin (BTC), and exchanges relocated to offshore experimenters like…

XRP Mirrors 70% Rally Fractal as Price Nears Falling Wedge Breakout

Key takeaways: XRP is mirroring a bullish fractal that led to a 70% rally earlier this year. Price eyes a 20% breakout from a falling wedge, targeting $3.75 in August. XRPL growth and stablecoin activity bolster the case for a move toward $4. XRP’s (XRP) latest price action is echoing a bullish fractal from earlier…

How to Day Trade Crypto Using ChatGPT and Grok

Key takeaways Grok detects real-time sentiment spikes from X that often precede short-term price movements, but not all spikes are reliable. ChatGPT turns those signals into trade plans, helping structure entries, exits and risk parameters based on technical and fundamental context. AI tools don’t replace judgment. You’ll learn how to add volume filters, whale flow…

Chainlink’s CRE as Transformative as EVM, Says Co-Founder

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the recently launched Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) may have a transformative effect on the blockchain industry like that of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In a YouTube video published on Monday by Chainlink, Nazarov said the CRE “can have the same impact that the EVM had on the blockchain industry.”…

Spot Ether ETFs See Record $465M Daily Outflow

United States spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded almost half a billion dollars in daily net outflows on Monday, marking their highest in a single day since launch, according to data from investment firm Farside Investors. Farside Investors’ data shows that spot Ether (ETH) ETFs had net outflows of $465 million on Monday, their second…

CrediX Negotiates Crypto Asset Recovery after $4.5M Hack

Money market abstraction infrastructure protocol CrediX has successfully negotiated the return of the assets stolen in a $4.5 million exploit, in a promising sign for users looking to recover their cryptocurrency. CrediX suffered a security breach on Monday that saw over $4.5 million worth of digital assets bridged to the Ethereum network by a Tornado…

Philippines SEC Flags 10 Crypto Exchanges for Violations

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advisory naming 10 major crypto exchanges, including OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Kraken and others, for operating without the required authorization under the country’s new crypto regulations. The alert, published on Monday, warned that the platforms continued to offer or promote crypto services to Philippine users despite lacking…

XRP Breaks $3 With $33M Traded in a Minute. Here's What Analysis Predicts Next

XRP surged to $3.05 during a volatile 24-hour period, posting a 4.45% gain from $2.92 as traders reacted to unprecedented minute-level volumes and whale liquidations. A $33 million spike in volume was recorded within a single minute, marking one of the largest such spikes for the token. Despite technical resistance at $3.09 and short-term sell…

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Records Largest Outflow Since May

BlackRock’s US-listed Bitcoin fund recorded its biggest outflow since May as Bitcoin dipped over the weekend and recovered slightly on Monday.  BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw an outflow of $292.5 million on Monday, its largest in two months. There was also a minor outflow on Friday, which ended a 37-day inflow streak.  The reversals…

Trump Adviser Eyes $200 Million Bitcoin-Focused PAC

David Bailey, entrepreneur and Bitcoin adviser to US President Donald Trump, is seeking to raise $200 million for a political action committee to advance Bitcoin’s interests in the US.  Bailey, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Bitcoin Magazine and BTC Inc., served as an adviser during Trump’s presidential campaign and is credited with being a…