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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research at VanEck, has ignited a storm within the XRP community with a single sarcastic remark on X social media. While brief, his statement seemed to dismiss years of development and innovation behind the XRP Ledger (XRPL), leaving many community members and industry analysts both shocked and aggrieved. Sigel’s words have sparked passionate debates about the value, utility, and understanding of XRP as a blockchain and digital asset. Sigel Draws Criticism For Subtly Mocking XRP Sigel’s controversial post appeared to…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is stepping into a new era where its movements can no longer be explained by crypto-native events. Instead, BTC has become increasingly intertwined with the global business cycle, reacting to shifts in institutional positioning. As the market matures, BTC behaves less like a speculative outlier and more like a macro-sensitive asset that rises and falls with the broader economic pulse. Liquidity Cycles Drive Bitcoin More Than Crypto Narratives The correlation between the business cycle and Bitcoin has never been clearer, and the latest chart has made…

Bitcoin may currently be undervalued compared to traditional assets like gold and the S&P 500, according to new on-chain data from analytics firm Santiment. The firm highlights a growing divergence between the world’s leading cryptocurrency and these benchmark markets, raising the question of whether Bitcoin is due for a recovery phase. Bitcoin Falls While Traditional Assets Surge In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Santiment pointed out that Bitcoin’s performance over the past few months has weakened compared to gold and the S&P 500. Historically, Bitcoin has maintained a degree of correlation with these assets, especially during broader market…

BNY Mellon just joined Citi, Bernstein, and a chorus of Wall Street analysts calling for up to $3.6 trillion of digital cash by 2030.The bet is that stablecoins and tokenized deposits will become core market plumbing, replacing correspondent banking friction and lubricating corporate treasury operations.The question: does that world exist outside a slide deck, and if it does materialize, does it supercharge Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity or wall them off in permissioned silos?BNY Mellon’s November 10 report projects $3.6 trillion by 2030, split between roughly $1.5 trillion in fiat stablecoins and $2.1 trillion in tokenized bank deposits and money market…

Key takeaways: Ripple is spending about $4 billion to combine prime trading, treasury tools, payments and custody into a single integrated setup.RLUSD trials aim to settle real card payments and corporate payouts onchain, then sync results back into ERP and TMS systems.To scale, Ripple needs strong controls with clear reserves, strict compliance checks and transparent accounting rules.Success will show in the data through faster settlements, lower costs and consistent real-world volume every day.Ripple is positioning itself for a bigger role in traditional finance. In an interview at Swell 2025, the company described its $4 billion acquisition spree as the foundation for…

Decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid suffered a $4.9 million loss Wednesday after a carefully orchestrated manipulation of the POPCAT token, according to data shared by blockchain sleuth Lookonchain.The attacker withdrew $3 million in USDC from centralized exchange OKX, splitting it across 19 wallets to create a massive leveraged long position valued between $20 million and $30 million in POPCAT. The attacker then placed $20 million buy order near $0.21, pulling in liquidity and pushing prices higher. Once the position was sufficiently inflated, the attacker abruptly pulled the buy orders, causing a crash in POPCAT prices, which led to cascading liquidations of…

The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release the advanced prints of the Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Thursday. If the figures meet market consensus, the UK economy would have maintained its pace of expansion at 1.4% annualised, showing that momentum could have begun to stall. The QoQ report is expected to show a mild GDP growth of 0.2%. At the Bank of England’s (BoE) latest gathering, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) anticipated the domestic economy to grow by 1.5% in the current year. According to projections, the BoE could further lower its policy rate by an additional 25 basis…

In brief Scammers are weaponizing Australia’s official cybercrime reporting system to impersonate federal police and steal cryptocurrency from victims. The scheme involves filing fraudulent ReportCyber reports using stolen personal information, then calling victims while posing as AFP officers. The warning comes amid rising regulatory action against crypto-related fraud in the country. Fraudsters are weaponizing Australia’s national cybercrime reporting system to impersonate federal police and drain crypto wallets, authorities warned Wednesday.False reports are being filed through ReportCyber, the government’s official platform for reporting cybercrimes, using stolen personal information, then calling victims while masquerading as AFP officers to steal digital assets, according…

Profiting from crypto feels great, but it can also come with painful tax bills. Smart investors, however, understand there are legal ways to reduce (or even avoid) paying taxes on their crypto gains in 2025. Whether you’re just trading, staking, or simply HODLing your crypto, understanding how tax rules apply to digital assets can undoubtedly make a huge difference come filing time. In this article, we take a look at 10 entirely legal strategies to decrease or entirely avoid your crypto taxes. These approaches work within the existing regulations set by agencies such as the IRS, the HMRC, ATO, and more.…

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) has stormed back into the crypto spotlight. It recently achieved a market capitalization of $12 billion, successfully reclaiming a spot among the top 15 digital assets.Parabolic Price SurgeThe ZEC token has been on a significant rally within the last 2 months. It peaked at $734 on November 7, extending a blistering ascent that has seen its value soar by roughly 850% since the start of October 2025.This momentum was powerful enough to push Zcash past cycle-darling Hyperliquid. Furthermore, the token reached price levels not seen since early 2018. For context, while Zcash was hitting highs…