Ripple Eyes Turkey’s $200B Crypto Boom and 4x UAE Lead

Turkey’s crypto market has become the region’s largest, with roughly $200 billion in transaction volume over the past year. Ripple executive Reece Merrick described Turkey as a leading crypto adoption market as Istanbul prepares to host a major blockchain event. Turkey’s Crypto Adoption Surge Signals a Larger Regional Shift Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing … Read more

XRP ‘North Star’ Thesis Gains Momentum Beyond Ripple

XRP treasury use is moving beyond theory as “north star” comments echo Ripple’s long-standing view of the digital asset’s role. Using XRP for holdings, payments, and liquidity underscores its expanding utility across blockchain networks. XRP Treasury Use Highlights Cross-Chain Liquidity Strategy XRP is moving from market thesis to operating strategy as treasury use becomes a … Read more

Animoca’s Yat Siu Warns $900B Ad Industry Faces Collapse as AI Agents Take Over Discovery

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu says agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important shift in the internet since blockchain, and his firm is backing it with a fresh $10 million investment program. Yat Siu Says AI Productivity Gains Are 1,000x, Tells Retail Investors to Build Wide Baskets Now Speaking in Miami on The David … Read more

XRP Slips Below BNB in Q1 2026 Rankings, but New Institutional Data Flashes Bullish Signals

Despite a strong start to 2026, XRP closed Q1 at $1.34, representing a 27.1% quarter-over-quarter decline. Cumulatively, 14.3 million XRP has been burned since inception—a low burn rate that Messari attributes to the XRPL’s inherently low fees. Transaction Fees and Network Deflation After a promising start to 2026, XRP closed the first quarter at $1.34, … Read more

Saylor’s Latest BTC Chart Puts Strategy Bitcoin Buys Back on Watch

Strategy’s next bitcoin buy speculation resumed after Michael Saylor shared an orange-dot chart showing 843,738 BTC and a $62.24 billion reserve value. The post renewed focus on prior chart patterns, liquidity signals, and whether another purchase disclosure could follow. Orange Dot Chart Raises Fresh Questions About Strategy’s Next Bitcoin Buy Michael Saylor’s latest orange-dot chart … Read more

Is All DeFi Unsafe? Industry Leaders Push Back After Openzeppelin Founder Warns Retail to Exit Blue-Chips

Openzeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz sparked widespread industry debate by calling decentralized finance ( DeFi) unsafe. Industry leaders counter that Aráoz’s framing overstates the risk, pointing out that DeFi lending security has improved by roughly 98% since 2020. Shifting From Drama to Data When Openzeppelin co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Manuel Aráoz characterized decentralized … Read more

CME Launches 24/7 Bitcoin and Crypto Futures Trading

CME Group now offers nonstop trading for cryptocurrency futures and options, expanding regulated access for bitcoin and other digital asset derivatives. The change gives traders a way to respond to weekend, overnight, and holiday market moves through CME Globex. CME Group Expands Crypto Access With Around-the-Clock Trading CME Group announced on X on May 29 … Read more

Grok Targets $145K as 13 AI Models Predict Bitcoin’s Price Path to Close 2026

Bitcoin slid to multi-week lows this week, dragged lower by record exchange-traded fund (ETF) redemptions and a broad pullback from risk assets. The price settled near $73,500 on Friday, down roughly 4% from where it opened the week above $77,000. To get a sense of where BTC might finish the year, Bitcoin News queried several … Read more

Todd, Back, Sassaman, and Finney Named Satoshi in 3 Investigations That Found No Proof

Three investigations. Four suspects. Zero proof. Between October 2024 and April 2026, an HBO documentary, a New York Times investigation, and a feature-length film each named a different person as Satoshi Nakamoto and all three came up short. The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto Heats up Again as 3 New Investigations Name Suspects Over the years, … Read more

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