XRP Soars on $500M Wall Street Investment
Ripple secures $500M from major Wall Street firms, valuing it at $40B; deal includes profit guarantees and liquidation preferences, highlighting traditional finance’s interest in XRP. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Bitcoin Treasury Firms Face MSCI Exclusion
Strategy Inc warns MSCI’s digital-asset exclusion could distort markets, curb bitcoin innovation, and trigger investment fallout. #Update #Finance
Binance Eliminates Fees on Perpetual Trading
Aster has eliminated all trading fees on its stock perpetual futures products, offering 0% maker and taker fees on contracts like NVIDIA, Tesla, Amazon, and Apple. #Update
Crypto Startup Cascade Secures $15M Funding
@Cascade secures $15M funding from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and others for a 24/7 neo-broker platform targeting perpetual contracts in crypto and US stocks. Public launch set for early 2026. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Strategy Challenges MSCI Treasury Exclusion
@MicroStrategy opposes MSCI’s plan to exclude digital asset treasury firms, claiming it harms investors and disrupts markets. The firm argues the 50% digital asset threshold is arbitrary and misrepresents Bitcoin treasury operations. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Ripple Secures Expanded License in Singapore
@Ripple has expanded its Major Payment Institution license in Singapore, enabling full cross-border payment processing and regulated services for $XRP and RLUSD, marking a significant regulatory milestone. #Update #Crypto $XRP
MSCI Proposal Rejected as Digital Assets Thrive
@MicroStrategy’s Executive Chairman Michael Saylor criticized MSCI’s proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its indexes, arguing it could harm American competitiveness and lead to significant capital outflows. #Update #Crypto $MSTR
Ethereum ETFs Surge to Six-Week High
Spot Ethereum ETFs saw a $177.6M inflow, the largest in six weeks, reflecting institutional rotation from Bitcoin. Ethereum trades at $3,329, up 6.9%. #Update #Crypto $ETH
Bitcoin Stagnates Despite $1B Strategy Purchase
Strategy’s $1B Bitcoin buy of 10,000 BTC didn’t move prices due to OTC desk execution, avoiding market impact. Analyst Quinten Francois clarifies the process. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin ETFs Rally on Strong Inflows
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw a $330M inflow rebound, with $SOL and $XRP joining the rally, marking an all-green day for U.S. crypto ETFs. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Google Cloud Boosts S&P Global AI Strategy
S&P Global partners with Google Cloud to enhance its AI strategy, unifying data on BigQuery for faster insights and expanding agentic tools. #Update #Tech
Crypto Traders Boost Security Against Wrench Attacks
Physical attacks on cryptocurrency owners are rising, prompting traders to hire security firms and adopt measures like multisignature wallets. In 2025, over 60 incidents were reported, including kidnappings and thefts. #Update #Crypto
XRP Ledger Upgrade Boosts Stability and DeFi
@Ripple has released a major upgrade to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), enhancing network stability and DeFi capabilities with new features and bug fixes, while $XRP trades at $2.08. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Crypto Transition: Japan Shifts to Securities Law
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to regulate crypto assets under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, enhancing user protections and data disclosure for initial exchange offerings. #Update #Crypto