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Polymarket Security Breach and Bitcoin ETF Inflows Lead Saturday News
Crypto markets face a complex Saturday as internal security failures at Polymarket collide with a broader institutional pivot toward Bitcoin. While legacy exchanges struggle with valuation crises, on-chain efficiency gains and ETF inflows continue to provide a floor for the current bull cycle. Polymarket Under Fire Following Security Breach and Fraud Attempt Polymarket is reeling...
Bitcoin ETFs Surge as Ether Streak Ends
Bitcoin ETFs closed the week on a high note, signaling renewed institutional appetite even as ether products lose their momentum. This evening’s roundup also covers Visa’s regulatory pivot on memecoin rewards, Crypto.com’s aggressive expansion into U.S. stock derivatives, and significant infrastructure upgrades across the XRP Ledger and Robinhood Chain. Institutional Capital Flows Into Bitcoin ETFs...
Senate Republicans Finalize Clarity Act Ahead of Critical Vote
Crypto markets face a pivotal week as regulatory clarity nears in Washington while security concerns persist across the decentralized finance sector. Today’s roundup examines the final push for the Clarity Act, ongoing efforts to mitigate bridge exploits, and the growing institutional ambitions of Ripple’s stablecoin division. Senate Republicans Finalize Clarity Act Ahead of Vote The...
Crypto Titans Fuel UK Political Reform Amid Institutional Expansion
The crypto landscape remains a battleground of high-stakes political maneuvering and institutional infrastructure development this September 12. From massive campaign contributions in the UK to the strategic expansion of stablecoin utility, today’s news highlights how digital assets are increasingly colliding with traditional regulatory and financial frameworks. Crypto Titans Pour Millions into UK Reform Party The...
Bitcoin Slides Below $77K as Inflation Anxiety Grips Markets
Bitcoin is struggling to maintain its footing as macroeconomic headwinds intensify ahead of critical U.S. inflation data. Today’s roundup also covers a high-stakes standoff at Blockstream, a major leadership shift at Polymarket, and new technical upgrades across the Ripple and Uniswap ecosystems. Bitcoin Slides as Inflation Anxiety Grips Markets Bitcoin has retreated below the $77,000...
Ripple Lending Amendments Hit 40% Validator Support, Target Institutional Credit Layer
Ripple’s backing of two protocol amendments on August 10 marks a fundamental pivot for the XRP Ledger—from a payments network toward institutional-grade credit infrastructure embedded directly at the consensus layer. With the Single Asset Vault (XLS-65) commanding 40% validator support and the Lending Protocol (XLS-66) at 37%, the network is now in active pursuit of...
RLUSD Flips to XRP Ledger Amid Record Coinbase Withdrawals
For the first time, more of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin now lives on the XRP Ledger than on Ethereum, marking a significant structural shift in DeFi deployment. Yet despite this bullish on-chain milestone, XRP price action tells a starkly different story, with the token trading near $1.06 and facing record withdrawal pressure from institutional exchanges. The...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
An $86 million security breach at Coldcard has reignited debates over hardware wallet safety just as lawmakers race to finalize cryptocurrency regulation before Congress adjourns, while Bitcoin struggles amid elevated Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations and institutional adoption of Ethereum tokenized products accelerates despite broader market headwinds. Hardware Wallet Security Crisis Deepens The cryptocurrency community faces...
XRP Falls to $1.06 as Ripple Releases $1B Tokens Amid Stablecoin Exodus
XRP price has fallen to $1.06 as Ripple released 1 billion tokens from escrow and stablecoin supply on the XRP Ledger contracted 13 percent in a week, signaling weakening demand and network activity. The combination of liquidity management, declining ecosystem confidence, and macro headwinds has kept the altcoin range-bound below $1.10 despite a technical rebound...
Ripple Launches Mint Platform, Invests in Notabene to Revive RLUSD
Ripple announced a dual initiative on July 23-24 to expand its dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD through a new issuance platform called Ripple Mint and a strategic investment in compliance firm Notabene, aiming to unlock institutional adoption at a moment when the stablecoin’s monthly transfer volume has contracted 25 percent. The moves target both operational and regulatory...
XRP Whales Hit Record Accumulation as Retail Exit Accelerates
Whale investors are accumulating XRP at record levels while retail participation in exchange outflows has plummeted to just 22 percent, the lowest share ever recorded. Data from CryptoQuant shows that institutional and large-holder activity now dominates XRP movements off centralized exchanges, accounting for 77.8 percent of all outflows on July 22. The shift signals growing...
XRP Ledger fixCleanup3_2_0 Amendment Eyes July 29 Activation
The XRP Ledger enters a critical nine-day window toward mainnet activation of its fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment on July 29, marking one of the network’s most substantial infrastructure overhauls in months. With 85.71% validator support already secured and a symbolic rebrand from rippled to XRPLD underway, the upgrade signals both technical maturation and formal decentralization for the...