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XRP enters an identity crisis as oil, inflation fears, and dollar strength hit the market all at once XRP has reached the hardest phase of the cycle. The asset spent much of the year carrying a cleaner institutional narrative than most large-cap altcoins. CryptoSlate has already tracked institutional migration into Ripple-linked products, ETF resilience tied […] The post XRP’s use case should benefit from global stress, so why is price acting like a risk asset? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The move comes in response to a wave of phishing attacks using fake copyright emails and is the latest in an attempt to shut down crypto-linked scams on the platform.

The exploit did not involve a bug in Drift's code. It used "durable nonces," a legitimate Solana transaction feature, to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks before executing them, bypassing the protocol's multisig security in minutes.

In the middle of a surge higher following President Trump's overnight comments, the price of WTI crude oil quickly fell nearly $6 per barrel on the news.

DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints. Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi. Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed is a simplified version of finance, engineered less around market resilience than around the constraints of gas fees. That trade-off, once treated as a technical footnote, is increasingly shaping the limits of what DeFi can become. So long as computational minimalism remains the overriding priority, financial robustness will remain secondary, and periods of market stress will continue to expose that imbalance. DeFi has rebuilt the familiar architecture of finance, including exchanges, lending markets, derivatives and stablecoins. However, the way these systems function reveals how tightly they are bound by their execution environments. Read more

Beyond simple storage, the next era of institutional crypto will be defined by the real-time connectivity and mobility of digital assets across a fragmented market.

He built systems that moved billions in customer funds. Now, the CFTC has closed his case with no civil penalty, citing his cooperation.

The blockchain analytics firm pointed to cross-chain laundering patterns and Solana-specific tracing challenges that mirror prior North Korean state-linked operations.

KBRA noted that a key factor behind the strong rating is Ripple's solid financial backing.

Analysis warned that Bitcoin risked falling to $10,000 in the long term as BTC price action fell with US stocks thanks to oil-supply concerns. Bitcoin (BTC) gained a $10,000 price warning as stocks took a fresh hit over oil-supply fears at Thursday’s Wall Street open. Key points: $10,000 BTC prices may return as the market struggles to hold ground, says new analysis. Read more

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut seized over $600,000 in crypto linked to a fraud case that hit at least one Ledger hardware wallet user.

French blockchain-based stock exchange Lise plans to host what it describes as a fully onchain IPO for ST Group. French blockchain-based stock exchange Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise) is preparing to host what it describes as a fully onchain initial public offering (IPO), listing aerospace and defense SME ST Group as its inaugural company. The company called the deal the first IPO on a natively tokenized exchange, where shares are issued and traded as digital tokens rather than recorded through traditional market infrastructure, according to a Thursday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. CEO Mark Kepeneghian said it could fundamentally change “how markets are built, how companies raise capital, and how investors connect to the real economy.” Read more

Russia Bans Crypto Mining in 13 Regions, Targets 50,000 Miners The post Russia Targets 50,000 Miners as Crypto Mining Banned in 13 Regions appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC has entered a phase of consolidation after a sharp decline from January highs near $100k. The price action shows that BTC has been respecting a broad ascending channel. The primary current support area is around $60k, and resistance is near the $75k mark. Short-term momentum is also weak, and the market appears to be […]

Trader Murad Mahmudov may lose another $1.56 million if its top bet, SPX6900, drops another 20% in the coming weeks. Murad Mahmudov, a crypto trader also known as the “Memecoin messiah,” has lost nearly $60 million across his bets in the past nine months. Still, he expects a bullish reversal. Key takeaways: Mahmudov thinks SPX6900, which is 96% of his memecoin portfolio, will rise 400,000%. Read more

Altura, a DeFi protocol led by former Fidelity and PwC staff, is pitching retail investors an onchain gold arbitrage vault targeting 20% yields as bullion trades near record highs. Altura, a decentralized finance protocol founded by former Fidelity and PwC staff is launching an onchain gold arbitrage strategy aimed at retail investors, targeting 20% annualized returns, according to a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph. According to Altura, the product pools user deposits into a vault that recycles capital through short-duration physical gold trades. Unlike platforms like Robinhood or Revolut that offer passive gold price exposure, Altura claims to be tokenizing the underlying arbitrage process itself. The company says it has raised $4 million in funding and has already facilitated the movement of about 185 kilograms of gold, representing roughly $28.5 million in cumulative transaction volume, per the release.  Read more

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at the center of a four-way fight over who gets to define that structure, who gets paid inside it, who supervises it, and how much of the existing financial rulebook survives the rewrite. The bill still includes […] The post A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The crypto asset manager said investors are sidelined by Middle East tensions, but resilient valuations and structural adoption trends could set up the next leg higher.

Wallet in Telegram rolls out perpetual futures via Lighter DEX, enabling leveraged trading on crypto, stocks and commodities directly inside the messaging app. Wallet in Telegram, a third-party wallet integrated directly into the Telegram app, is rolling out perpetual futures support with Lighter, a perpetuals decentralized exchange. Launching Thursday, perpetual futures are available to Telegram users through an integrated custodial solution, Crypto Wallet, the platform said in an announcement seen by Cointelegraph.  The integration allows users to open long and short positions with up to 50× leverage across more than 50 assets, including crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Toncoin (TON), as well as tokenized commodities and stocks. Read more

Long term holder trends suggest a maturing bear market, yet extended consolidation could test investor patience.