Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 15 hours ago
Ripple CTO David Schwartz has joined a heated debate after Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long criticized Ripple, the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and its stablecoin RLUSD in a podcast clip shared on X. Long questioned XRP’s decentralization, likened Ripple’s early...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 17 hours ago
The XRP price has been on a tear over the past few weeks, consolidating its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. According to data from CoinGecko, the altcoin is one of the top gainers amongst the large-cap assets, with its val...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 18 hours ago
BlackRock has confirmed that the company is not currently pursuing spot ETFs for Ripple’s XRP or Solana, despite market rumors. While the XRP and SOL communities may be disappointed by the lack of immediate action, the acknowledgment from BlackRock v...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 20 hours ago
The US-based Ethereum ETFs (exchange-traded funds) have had a mixed performance over the past week. The crypto-linked products continued a woeful start to the month of August with consecutive withdrawals at the beginning of this week.
However, US Eth...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 20 hours ago
After Bitcoin and XRP, it’s now Ethereum’s turn to take center stage in what appears to be the start of its next major rally.
$ETH has surged 15% in just the past three days. This move has propelled it past the $4K mark, a key psychological and techn...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 21 hours ago
Ripple Labs and the US SEC have finally closed the book on their high-profile lawsuit after almost five years of legal back-and-forth. According to a joint filing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, both sides agreed to drop their a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked crypto project, is reportedly engaging major investors to form a public company to hold its WLFI tokens. The proposal aims to place WLFI on a corporate balance sheet and contribute to the rising trend...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Ripple’s pursuit of a US charter bank license has hit a significant hurdle after the Independent Community of Bankers of America (ICBA) filed a detailed opposition with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The seven-page letter war...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Bitcoin continues to solidify its status as a strategic reserve asset, with growing institutional adoption fueling its long-term bullish narrative. The latest major endorsement comes from one of the world’s most prestigious universities — Harvard. In...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Ethereum, often called digital silver, has just smashed through the $4,000 level and is now cruising toward – and potentially beyond – its all-time high of $4,867.95 set in November 2021.
$ETH’s surge has captured the market’s full attention, as such...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Solana has continued to fluctuate between bullish and bearish momentum with no definite break in a particular direction. Amid this, there have been retests of both resistance and support levels with no outcome, and this has contributed to the formati...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has pledged to donate up to $500,000 to Tornado Cash’s co-founder, Roman Storm, to support his ongoing legal defense. This follows the recent trial verdict that found Storm guilty of one of three charges.
Ethereum Founda...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Standard Chartered has partnered up with Animoca Brands and HKT to apply for a license under Hong Kong’s new stablecoin regime.
Standard Chartered’s JV First To Apply For Hong Kong Stablecoin License
According to a press release from Anim...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
A bold prediction for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP prices by March 2032 has surfaced on social media, which places into perspective the future of the cryptocurrency market. The forecast, which was shared by crypto commentator Fapital on the social medi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Ethereum Foundation (EF) Co-Executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak took to X today to reiterate the critical importance of the Ethereum (ETH) network’s Fusaka upgrade, which is scheduled to go live in Q4 2025. Stańczak urged the community to focus on...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Late on 7 August 2025, Elon Musk fired off a single “” beneath a Coinbase post on X that showcased an animated, Grok-generated revival of the classic Bitcoin “magic internet money” wizard. The billionaire’s trademark minimalist reaction was eno...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
The Cardano Foundation, together with EMURGO, Rare Network, and Intersect, has unveiled a bold Unified Global Events Marketing Strategy aimed at significantly expanding its ecosystem through coordinated, high-impact event participation. The initiativ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Twin Bitcoin billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have put money into a new mining venture with direct ties to the Trump family, according to a Bloomberg report.
The company, American Bitcoin Corp., is linked to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Dogecoin’s name is written in golden letters in meme coin lore.
After all, it was the first major meme coin that really showed to the world that humor and finance can indeed blend, and blend beautifully, and that an investment opportunity doesn...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Bitcoin took a symbolic step into the US central bank on Thursday as President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Stephen Miran, the White House Council of Economic Advisers chair, to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors through Janua...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
PEPE Coin, like the rest of the crypto market, has seen its price beaten down toward June lows once again after an explosive month of July. This has set the meme coin on another bearish path that could end up in a crash of the $0.00001 resistance. Ho...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
As the US Congress continues to work on crypto-related legislation, some industry leaders disagree on which version of the market structure bill will provide the much-needed clarity to the sector.
Paradigm Champions Senate’s Crypto Bill
On Thursday,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Data shows the Ethereum Open Interest has shot up alongside the asset’s recovery surge, a sign that chaos could be in store.
Ethereum Open Interest Has Gone Up By More Than 8%
As explained by CryptoQuant author Maartunn in a new post on X, the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
India’s Income Tax Department has intensified its efforts to curb tax evasion in the cryptocurrency sector, sending more than 44,000 notices to traders who failed to disclose their virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions in their income tax returns....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
XRP is trading steadily around the $3 mark as the crypto community awaits a key SEC decision regarding Ripple’s appeal withdrawal.
If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirms the withdrawal, analysts predict XRP could break through its im...