Banks are accelerating into digital assets with custody, stablecoins, and blockchain-driven operations leading the charge—three core shifts Ripple says are redefining institutional finance. 3 Strategic Shifts Powering Banks’ Move Into Digital Assets, Says Ripple Ripple shared insights last week, emphasizing that institutional adoption of digital assets is accelerating as banks and financial firms expand into
Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Brief—your essential digest of overnight crypto developments shaping regional markets and global sentiment. Monday’s edition is last week’s wrap-up and this week’s forecast, brought to you by Paul Kim. Grab a green tea and watch this space. Expectations for three interest rate cuts this year have returned to the
The premiums of digital asset treasury (DAT) firms are falling and it’s likely to worsen in the near future unless they take action, says New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro said on Friday that the gap between stock price and net asset values (NAV) of major Bitcoin (BTC)
The family of United States president Donald Trump grew their collective wealth by $1.3 billion this week amid the trading debut of mining company American Bitcoin (ABTC), and gains from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol linked to the Trump family. World Liberty Financial has added $670 million to the Trump family’s
The Winklevoss twins-run exchange is next in line for a public debut on a stock index. Coinbase and Bullish have already taken the leap, and have raised a few eyebrows. What’s next for Gemini? Proceedings Underway Shared via a press release, Gemini Space Station, Inc., the parent company of the exchange, announced earlier this week
The cryptocurrency market has witnessed some truly turbulent price action this week. Surprise low employment data from the US caused a sudden drop in Bitcoin’s price, but it has since recovered and is trading around $111,000. However, there are many economic developments and altcoin events in the new week that could also affect the cryptocurrency
Everyone’s buying gold. The boomer rock blasted past $3,600 this week to mark a fresh all-time high and draw investors far and wide into its glittery orbit. So why is the gold price surging? It’s the result of a perfect storm: a cooling labor market in the U.S., expectations of rate cuts, relentless geopolitical jitters,
Metaplanet stock price is in a free fall, erasing some of the gains made after its pivot to Bitcoin accumulation. Summary Metaplanet share price has slumped by 63% from the year-to-date high. Bitcoin treasury stocks have plunged in the past few months. Technical analysis points to more downside in the coming weeks. Metaplanet shares have
The following is a guest post and opinion of Eneko Knörr, CEO and Co-Founder of Stabolut. Months ago, in an op-ed for CryptoSlate, I warned that the EU’s flagship crypto regulation, MiCA, would achieve the opposite of its goals. I argued it would strangle euro innovation while cementing the US dollar’s dominance for a new
Stablecoins like USDt have become the de facto currency for millions of people navigating a crumbling financial system in Venezuela as the country’s annual inflation rate surges to 229%. Once limited to crypto-savvy users, Tether’s USDt (USDT), often referred to locally as “Binance dollars,” is now widely used across Venezuela for everything from groceries and