Gold’s annualized 18.3% gain since 2020 compares with 6.5% for M2, while Bitcoin’s 43.1% in that window is more than double gold’s pace. Strive CEO Matt Cole argues that gold and Bitcoin can continue to outperform the dollar as expanding money supply and rising debt erode its purchasing power. His October 2026 thesis puts…
Bitcoin price has fallen 1.2% over the past 24 hours on October 20, as weak institutional demand and renewed selling has brought last week’s recovery to a standstill. Summary Bitcoin price fell 1.2% to around $81,730 on October 20 as weak ETF demand and selling pressure prevented BTC from holding above $82,000. U.S. spot Bitcoin…
The €0.99 fee is only part of the cost: each Deka quote adds a spread the price sheet does not disclose. Germany’s Sparkassen opened crypto trading in its banking app on Monday, starting with five savings banks and priced at €0.99 per order. The first five are Frankfurter Sparkasse, Taunus Sparkasse, Sparkasse Karlsruhe, Sparkasse…
Corporate payments platform Ramp has applied for a US national trust bank charter to offer digital asset custody and fiduciary investment management under federal supervision. Summary Ramp applied to the OCC on Oct. 16 to establish a national trust bank offering digital asset custody and fiduciary investment management. The proposed institution would operate under federal…
The lending amendments each had 19 yes votes on October 19, ten short of the 29 needed to begin the required activation countdown. The XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment, a package of small bug fixes, is projected to go live on Friday, provided validator support holds. Meanwhile, the network’s lending protocol is still unapproved, sitting…
Solana has reported 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions for the third quarter of 2026, more than double its Q4 2025 total, while SOL has remained near $104. Summary 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions were recorded in Q3, according to Solana’s Allium-sourced chart. 104% growth compares Q3 2026 with Q4 2025; quarter-over-quarter growth was approximately 24%….
It would be difficult to describe crypto venture capital as being in a funding drought. Investors deployed approximately $5.7 billion into crypto and blockchain companies during the second quarter of 2026, according to Galaxy Research, an increase of 31% from the previous quarter. What has changed is where that money is going and what founders…
Circle has cited more than 175 financial institutions helping build Circle Payments Network after the stablecoin payments service won bronze in the Payments category at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Summary Circle cited 175+ financial institutions supporting CPN after winning bronze at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Earlier disclosures listed 175 enrolled institutions, without establishing how many…
This one is not about XRP’s price moves. Instead, it focuses more on its global reach. Ripple’s cross-border token, which is perhaps one of the most popular crypto assets with a vast community behind it, finally received a dedicated account on X. It almost feels unreal that more than a decade after its launch,…
Bitcoin has drawn a warning of a third October liquidation wave from Bitfinex analysts after futures positions grew despite falling prices, and U.S. spot ETFs posted another $228.4 million in weekly outflows. Summary $228.4 million left U.S. Bitcoin ETFs during Oct. 12–16, down 66.4% from the previous week. Bitfinex reported 4.3% growth in futures open…
