To sell or not to sell? XRP Investors Discuss Strategies After 4 Months of Lateralization

“Watching it drop from over $3 to $1.36 has been bad,” says one investor. For many XRP supporters, selling at this point would be a “real loss.” Investors in XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by the company Ripple Labs, are going through a moment of strong internal division. After four months of lateralization and a fall … Read more

Bitcoin momentum drowns under the $80,000 wall due to war and inflation

On May 16, 2026, bitcoin (BTC) lost the $80,000 mark and, since then, a bearish sentiment has once again settled on the market. With the price hovering around $77,700 on the morning of this May 21, the fear and greed indexalthough still at neutral point (according to CoinMarketCap metrics) is approaching fear levels again. Evolution … Read more

Sinaloa Cartel is sanctioned by the US for cryptocurrency laundering

Those accused converted cash from drug sales into crypto assets and sent them to Mexico. The Treasury collaborated with different entities, such as Chainalysis, to confirm money laundering. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned more than a dozen people and companies linked to the Mexican … Read more

Binance launches trading of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, before its IPO

Pre-IPO contracts allow you to speculate on the price these shares would have. When SpaceX goes public, these contracts will reflect the market price. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, launched pre-IPO perpetual contracts linked to SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk. In this way, Binance allows its users to speculate on the … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reveals $1.45 billion worth of bitcoin as it prepares to go public

SpaceX, the aerospace technology company founded by Elon Musk, officially confirmed its plans to go public after filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the S-1 form, the financial document that companies must submit before debuting on the public market. But beyond the firm’s expected IPO, one of the data that caught … Read more

Europe promotes a stablecoin in euros with 37 banks involved

99% of existing stablecoins are denominated in US dollars. The project incorporated 25 new financial entities, consolidating a banking network of 15 countries. The European banking consortium, Qivalis, expanded its base to 37 financial institutions with the aim of advancing the launch of a stablecoin in euros under the MiCA regulatory framework. The announcement was … Read more

Europe evaluates changes in MiCA in light of the evolution of the cryptocurrency market

The rise of RWA and stablecoins puts pressure on a possible regulatory update. Issuers, exchanges and providers will be able to provide comments on MiCA. The European Commission opened a public consultation to assess whether MiCA, the European Union’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework, remains adequate in the face of the rapid evolution of the digital asset … Read more

70% of bitcoin purchases this cycle come from a single source: Strategy

In this cycle, retail investor euphoria is absent and there is little ETF capital inflow. Strategy adds growing systemic risk to the price of bitcoin. The bitcoin (BTC) market is undergoing a structural transformation in 2026 compared to previous years. Gone are the traditional explanations for mass adoption or the impact of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) … Read more

With Trump’s new order, what cryptocurrency services would banks offer?

Hybrid custodians, direct settlement accounts, and BTC credit cards are possibilities. Cryptocurrency companies with FinCEN MSB license will be able to openly partner with banks. The new executive order issued by the White House transforms the rules of the financial game in the United States by mitigating bureaucratic fragmentation and ordering federal agencies to evaluate … Read more

Vitalik’s “abandonment test” arrives

Vitalik raised the “abandonment test”: Ethereum must function without its core members. Last February, the former CEO of the EF, Tomasz Stańczak resigned from his position. Developers Pablo Voorvaart and Julian Ma announced their resignations from the Ethereum Foundation (EF), where they both worked for four years and their departures add to a series of … Read more