Ripple has named Academy Award winner and Water.org co-founder Matt Damon as a keynote speaker for Swell 2026, scheduled for Oct. 27–29 at The Shed in New York City. Summary Matt Damon will deliver a keynote at Ripple Swell 2026, scheduled October 27–29 in Manhattan. Ripple will combine Swell and XRPL Apex for the first…
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Key Takeaways California leads the estimates with 9.5 million crypto holders. The map covers all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 435 districts. NCA-commissioned research estimates that crypto supports 231,845 U.S. jobs and $30.8 billion in income. Interactive Map Tracks Crypto Holders Across the US An interactive map estimates where 67 million American crypto holders live,…
The company hasn’t announced a new BTC purchase in well over two months. Strategy’s co-founder and former CEO, Michael Saylor, took it to X earlier today to post another cryptic comment, which the community is trying to decipher. Alongside a chart showing that the company’s over 110 BTC purchases made in the past six…
A specific cadence for contemporary group chats eludes me. The rapid-fire tempo of texts combined with custom stickers, often based on inside jokes, leaves me behind. My digital fate: the silent lurker. As I let the notifications wash over me, I am a ghostlike figure haunting the group chat, a silent watcher who rarely responds…
Vietnam has not issued its first crypto exchange license, but five companies have passed an initial assessment under the country’s five-year digital asset market pilot. Summary Vietnam has not licensed any crypto exchange, although five applicants passed an initial assessment stage. Applicants need 10 trillion dong in charter capital and Level 4 information-system security certification…
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Key Takeaways Coinglass metrics show bitcoin futures open interest at $54.82B, with Binance holding $11.24B. Deribit options hold 288,409.93 BTC in calls, giving bulls 60.89% of open interest. Deribit, Binance and OKX show Sept. 25 max pain near $70K-$73K, putting downside in focus. Across major futures venues, 695,020 BTC in open interest translates to $54.82…
