Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Kraken is taking the same route several large crypto firms are increasingly willing to take: push back hard and force the SEC to defend its theory in detail. Its motion to dismiss is part legal filing, part signal to the market that…
One of the major drivers of this underperformance is the low liquidity despite thousands of coins being created and added to the market daily. The bear cycle is heavily affecting altcoins as expected. With bitcoin (BTC) struggling to remain above $60,000, this group of cryptocurrencies is having it worse. A report from the market analysis…
Stablecoin-settled perpetual contracts tied to traditional financial assets topped $1.1 trillion in trading volume during the first half of 2026, according to Binance Research, underscoring the growing role of stablecoins in tokenized financial markets. According to Binance Research, stablecoins are increasingly being used to settle TradFi-linked perpetual contracts, a market that’s grown to roughly 11%…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Listings tell you something about demand, even when they don’t tell you everything about quality. Binance’s addition of IO token shows that decentralized compute remains a narrative exchange still wants exposure to. That fits neatly with how AI-linked crypto plays have managed…
XRP remains under pressure across both the USDT and BTC pairs, with sellers continuing to control the broader trend despite several short-lived recovery attempts. While the USDT chart shows buyers defending an important support area, the XRP/BTC pair continues to trade near multi-month lows, highlighting the token’s persistent relative weakness against the market leader. Ripple…
Bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin said Wednesday that it had petitioned France’s Council of State (Conseil d’État) to strike down a French decree implementing the European Union’s DAC8 crypto tax reporting rules. DAC8 requires crypto service providers to collect users’ identity and transaction data and automatically report it to national tax authorities, which then exchange the…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Base crossing the $2 billion TVL line is one of those milestones that matters because it is hard to fake. Liquidity can move, of course, but total value locked still gives a useful reading on where users and capital are actually choosing…
SBI VC Trade reported rising institutional demand for BTC and XRP as Japanese firms adjust treasury strategies amid continued yen weakness. Corporate demand for Bitcoin and XRP is increasing in Japan as a weaker yen prompts companies to diversify their treasury holdings, according to crypto exchange SBI VC Trade. The crypto arm of Tokyo-based SBI…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a key EU regulator supporting the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, is launching a dedicated process for reviewing crypto custody providers. ESMA plans to conduct a common supervisory action (CSA) focused on the operational resilience of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), with a specific emphasis on…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP Ledger story is often swallowed by regulatory headlines, which means the actual product and protocol work can get overlooked. The latest AMM-related rippled release is a useful reminder that development on the network is still moving forward. Those matters because…
