Ripple (XRP)

Despite recovering a few hundred dollars since yesterday, bitcoin’s price is still shaky at around $26,000. Most alts have finally turned green, albeit in a very modest fashion, with XRP maintaining the $0.5 line. BTC Shaky at $26K After last week’s uneventful price performance, BTC headed north on Monday and touched $29,700. This came a day before Europe saw the first spot BTC ETF going live on Euronext Amsterdam. While that seems to be bullish news on the surface, the...

Bitcoin’s troubles continue as the asset has returned below $26,000 after exceeding that level yesterday following the price flash crash. Most altcoins have also seen daily declines, with ETH and BNB dropping by 1.5% once more. BTC Still Below $26K The primary cryptocurrency was stuck in a tight range between $29,200 and $29,500 for a week until a few days ago. It tried to break out toward $30,000 on Monday but was stopped in its tracks, and the subsequent rejection pushed it...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a motion requesting permission to appeal a federal court ruling last month claiming that secondary sales of Ripple’s XRP token are not securities. The agency argued that there are still “substantial grounds for difference of opinion” regarding how securities laws apply to crypto, making frequent reference to a similar case involving Terraform Labs where the judge ruled differently. Ripple Case Not Over? The motion,...

The cryptocurrency market is going through hard times. It’s been a complete disaster for the past seven days, and the worst took place today. Bitcoin’s price plummeted by a whopping 7.6% in the past 24 hours alone, bringing its total losses to above 11% for the week. The crash also led to a massive wave of liquidations worth over $1 billion in terms of leveraged positions. The volatility wiped off both short and long open interest, and the market is left crumbling. BTC is far...

CoinspeakerMastercard Joins Hands with Ripple on Its CBDC Partner Program As part of its CBDC Partner Program, Mastercard has joined hands with prominent CBDC leaders and payment giants to work along with the central banks to bring CBDCs to the market under a regulatory framework.  Mastercard Joins Hands with Ripple on Its CBDC Partner Program

Litecoin is showing bearish signs and trading below $80 against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $78 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $79.00 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $80 resistance zone. Litecoin price is struggling below $80 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. LTC price...

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) – the organization behind the Stellar network that facilitates cross-border transactions – announced becoming a minority investor in payments giant MoneyGram International. The latest investment is the first of its kind made from SDF’s treasury which includes a position on MGI’s Board of Directors. Denelle Dixon, SDF CEO and Executive Director, will occupy that role, according to the official announcement. Stellar x MoneyGram The...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is leaving securities enforcement up to the CFTC when it comes to cryptocurrency. While the commission rushes ahead of Congress to write the entire federal crypto policy by lawsuit, the CFTC is going for more clear-cut violations. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission took the lead late last week and filed charges of securities fraud against a cryptocurrency business in Florida. It filed the charges in the U.S. District Court for...

Investment products for XRP, the native crypto asset of the Ripple network, have recorded the 16th consecutive week of institutional inflows since the start of 2023. According to data analyzed by CoinShares in its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, XRP saw $0.5 million in inflows during the past week. XRP Sees Inflows for the 16th Week CoinShares found that digital asset investment products saw inflows of $29 million following three weeks of outflows. Bitcoin...

Crypto fund inflows are running positive again after a three-week lull period, with the vast majority of capital rushing into Bitcoin (BTC). The renewed interest follows the release of inflation figures for July, which came in slightly better than expectations. Bitcoin Funds Back In Profit According to CoinShares’ weekly digital asset flows report, inflows to crypto funds totaled $28.5 million last week, with $27 million heading into Bitcoin. This follows a three-week period...