XRP Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on June 26 that Ripple now processes approximately $16 trillion in annual payments and clearing activity across its acquired businesses, and that digital assets, including XRP, account for “close to zero percent” of that volume. That gap is either the most compelling institutional payments story in crypto or…
SpaceX stock has climbed nearly 4.5% to around $161 on Monday ahead of its expected Nasdaq-100 entry, even as Citadel Securities has warned that mounting risks could slow the AI-driven market rally. Summary SpaceX stock climbed nearly 4% ahead of its expected Nasdaq-100 inclusion on July 7. Citadel Securities warned that higher interest rates could…
In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, iShares Bitcoin Trust, better known as IBIT, shed $1.3Bn in net redemptions during the week of June 22–26, according to Farside Investors flow data. That single fund accounted for 72.9% of the $1.79Bn that left the entire US spot Bitcoin ETF complex that week, the clearest sign yet that the…
Unlike many of his previous wagers, Drake’s most recent gamble turned out to be a winning one. The Canadian musician Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, placed a sizeable crypto wager on a World Cup match. Unlike many previous occasions, though, this time he cashed out a substantial profit. Finally a Win Yesterday…
Arthur Hayes has revealed a $2.2 million investment in Synapse’s SYN token after backing its Hypercall options DEX, helping drive the token as much as 26% higher on Monday. Summary Arthur Hayes disclosed a $2.2 million SYN purchase after backing Synapse’s Hypercall options DEX. Hayes said Hypercall could challenge Deribit as he seeks asymmetric exposure…
In Bitcoin news today, Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s BTC acquisition tracker chart to X on Sunday, June 29, captioned “We’re gonna need more charts”, his established pre-buy signal, even as the firm’s Bitcoin treasury sits roughly $13Bn underwater with BTC price trading below $60,000, its weakest level since October 2024. The post follows the same…
The company continues with its aggressive ETH accumulation strategy, adding more than 27,000 tokens over the past week. The former major bitcoin miner has expanded its Ethereum treasury once again during a week in which the asset slumped by over 8% and dived to a multi-month low of $1,500 before it found some support….
For years the XRP community has promised that XRP would flip SWIFT, the messaging network behind global banking. In 2026 the reality is stranger than the slogan. SWIFT is building its own blockchain ledger that pointedly leaves XRP out, even as XRP gets wired into SWIFT through a side door. Summary The long-running claim that…
El Salvador’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is back under the microscope, and the timing is uncomfortable. CoinGecko lists the country’s government holdings at 7,474 BTC, worth approximately $446M as of June 29, 2026, even as Bitcoin trades around $59,000 to $60,000 after a near-19% drop over 30 days. The core tension is straightforward: El Salvador’s public…
Ethereum price has approached a decisive technical level as traders weigh mounting institutional accumulation against continued ETF-driven selling pressure. Summary Ethereum price remains stuck below $1,600 as ETF outflows and weak market sentiment cap upside momentum. Technical indicators show $1,600-$1,750 as the key resistance zone, while $1,500 remains critical support. SharpLink’s $62.4 million ETH purchase…
