Crypto

XRP has slid to around $1, down from its $3.66 high last year, with retail in fear even as whale wallets hit record highs. Where could it finish 2026? Credible forecasts run from below $1 to $8, and the gap comes down to one question. Here is what would push XRP to each level, and…

XRP Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on June 26 that Ripple now processes approximately $16 trillion in annual payments and clearing activity across its acquired businesses, and that digital assets, including XRP, account for “close to zero percent” of that volume. That gap is either the most compelling institutional payments story in crypto or…

XRP whale outflows becoming less concentrated on Binance and increasingly distributed across other trading platforms. Large XRP transfers are becoming more prominent across centralized exchanges overall, while their activity on Binance has declined. Data from the 7-day moving average of the XRP Whale vs Retail Spread across all centralized exchanges rose from 26% on…

Prediction-market operators have increasingly moved to own more of their trading infrastructure, setting the stage for an acquisition wave across crypto exchanges, sportsbooks, brokerages and trading venues, according to Bernstein. Summary Bernstein expects prediction markets to enter an acquisition phase as platforms consolidate trading infrastructure. Robinhood, Coinbase, DraftKings and Cboe are expanding in-house prediction market…

In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, iShares Bitcoin Trust, better known as IBIT, shed $1.3Bn in net redemptions during the week of June 22–26, according to Farside Investors flow data. That single fund accounted for 72.9% of the $1.79Bn that left the entire US spot Bitcoin ETF complex that week, the clearest sign yet that the…

The token entered crypto’s prestigious top 100 club after its market cap surged to nearly $700 million. The cryptocurrency sector may be stuck in a prolonged bear market, yet some tokens still manage to outperform with significant upward moves. Velvet (VELVET) is a standout example, having jumped by quadruple digits in the past month….

Bitmine has increased its Ethereum holdings to more than 5.7 million ETH, bringing the company within reach of its stated goal of controlling 5% of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply. Summary Bitmine added 27,084 ETH last week, increasing its treasury to more than 5.7 million ETH, or about 4.7% of Ethereum’s supply. Chairman Tom Lee said…

In Bitcoin news today, Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s BTC acquisition tracker chart to X on Sunday, June 29, captioned “We’re gonna need more charts”, his established pre-buy signal, even as the firm’s Bitcoin treasury sits roughly $13Bn underwater with BTC price trading below $60,000, its weakest level since October 2024. The post follows the same…

The company continues with its aggressive ETH accumulation strategy, adding more than 27,000 tokens over the past week. The former major bitcoin miner has expanded its Ethereum treasury once again during a week in which the asset slumped by over 8% and dived to a multi-month low of $1,500 before it found some support….