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In brief Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks crypto will have its own trillion-dollar company, and said Ripple could be one. The firm made major acquisitions last year and was recently valued at $40 billion following an investment round. Garlinghouse said that XRP remains Ripple’s “north star,” and its “reason for existence.” Financial services firm Ripple could grow to a $1 trillion valuation in the future—at least, that’s what CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks. Talking to a group of XRP enthusiasts on the XRP Community Day via social media platform X, Garlinghouse said he’s convinced that a crypto firm will eventually eclipse the…

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has overtaken Solana on one closely watched metric over the past month, flipping it in real-world asset tokenization, excluding stablecoins.Data from RWA.xyz indicate that the Ledger has approximately $1.756 billion in total on-chain real-world asset value, excluding stablecoins, compared with approximately $1.682 billion for Solana.While this gap is not large, the shift is notable because it reflects a sudden burst of issuance-style activity on a network that has spent much of the last cycle in the shadow of faster, retail-heavy chains.The speed of the move is the bigger surprise. RWA.xyz shows the XRPL’s represented asset value…

In brief The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January. Traders grew increasingly doubtful about a rate cut in March. Gold prices climbed following the jobs report’s release. Bitcoin resumed its slide on Wednesday after a strong U.S. jobs report dampened hopes that the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates at its next policy meeting.The leading cryptocurrency by market cap changed hands around $67,500, a 2% decrease over the past day, according to CoinGecko. Altcoins showed steeper declines, with Ethereum and Solana falling 3% to $1,950 and 3.4% to $80, respectively, over the same period.Last week, Bitcoin plunged as low…

In brief Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful was sentenced this week to pay $4 million in criminal fines. Paxful pleaded guilty to facilitating money laundering, fraud, prostitution, and sex trafficking-related transactions. Though Paxful agreed its conduct warranted a $112 million penalty, the DOJ reduced the fine, citing inability to pay. Paxful, the peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange that closed in 2023, was sentenced this week by a federal court to pay $4 million in fines after pleading guilty to multiple criminal charges.The company reached a plea agreement with the Department of Justice and the Treasury Department in December, admitting to knowingly transferring funds…

Washington’s stablecoin stalemate is hardening into a fight that banks recognize immediately as a deposit issue.The dispute is no longer centered on whether dollar-linked tokens should exist. It centers on whether they should be treated as deposits, especially if consumers can earn interest-like rewards simply for holding them.A recent White House meeting aimed at breaking a deadlock between banking and crypto trade groups ended without agreement, with stablecoin interest and rewards still the central fault line.The timing is not incidental. Stablecoins have grown beyond a niche plumbing layer for crypto trading and cross-venue settlement.Total stablecoin supply hit a fresh high…

In brief A Bitcoin wallet cited in earlier ransom notes recorded a small new transfer, TMZ reported. A new message sent to the outlet demanded 1 Bitcoin for information tied to the case. Authorities released footage of a suspect Tuesday, then detained and released a person of interest. A Bitcoin wallet address cited in ransom notes tied to the high-profile disappearance of Nancy Guthrie recorded new activity this week, with a fresh demand for a Bitcoin ransom surfacing on Wednesday.Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on January 31. Since then,…

MoonPay has launched a new product called MoonPay Deposits, in hopes of making wallet-to-wallet crypto transfers easier by automatically handling swaps, bridging, and cross-chain routing behind the scenes. The company said the service allows users to fund applications with crypto from an existing wallet, regardless of which token or blockchain they hold.  Instead of manually ensuring the correct asset and network are selected, users can send supported crypto and receive the final balance in their chosen asset. MoonPay Deposits is now available in the self-custodial TON Wallet, part of Wallet in Telegram’s dual-wallet setup, giving more than 100 million users…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s (ETH) latest price crash is triggering aggressive capital rotation from institutional investors positioning around perceived value zones. Fresh on-chain tracking shows large ETH purchases emerging immediately after the decline, reinforcing the view that deep-pocket players are treating the pullback as a discounted entry opportunity rather than a sign of structural weakness. Institutional Capital Steps In As Ethereum (ETH) Slides Blockchain monitoring data linked to Fundstrat analyst Tom Lee indicates that Bitmine executed another major Ethereum purchase directly following the market drop. The transaction involved 20K ETH…

Prediction markets entered the mainstream in 2025, with a fourfold surge in annual trading volume as a handful of venues consolidated control over what is rapidly becoming an institutional-scale product, according to a new report from blockchain security firm CertiK.The sector’s total volume rose from $15.8 billion in 2024 to $63.5 billion in 2025, the report said, with activity remaining elevated after the US election cycle and extending into January 2026.Prediction Market Monthly Volume in 2025 (Source: CertiK)That persistence matters because it suggests that election trading behaved less like a one-off spike and more like an acquisition event that drew…

In brief House Democrats accused SEC Chair Paul Atkins of eroding trust in both the agency and the crypto industry. During a hearing before a House committee, lawmakers highlighted the SEC’s dismissal of crypto cases with ties to the Trump family. As crypto markets lose over $1 trillion in value, some say Trump’s involvement in crypto is damaging investor confidence. Democratic lawmakers skewered SEC Chair Paul Atkins at a hearing Wednesday, accusing the regulator of turning a blind eye to crypto scams with connections to President Donald Trump—and weakening the legitimacy of the digital assets industry as a result.“People are…

In brief Prediction markets such as Polymarket, Kalshi and Myriad enable users to speculate and bet on the outcome of any future event. The price of one “share” in a prediction market ranges from between $0.00 to $1, and its price correlates to its percentage chance of winning. Once the event has taken place, the market resolves, with the price going to $1.00 per share for the winning outcome. Prediction markets such as Myriad, launched by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, have rapidly gained traction in recent years, enabling users to predict the outcomes of everything from crypto market movements to…

In brief Coinbase stock is down 34% so far in 2026 as Bitcoin and other assets lose value. The firm will report earnings Thursday, and has asked analysts for questions in advance. Analysts have recently slashed their COIN price targets, but remain optimistic. Recent crypto market volatility hasn’t been kind to crypto exchange Coinbase.At the time of writing, COIN has lost 8% since the opening bell on Wednesday and was changing hands for about $149 per share. The stock has now dropped 34% since the start of the year, according to Yahoo Finance.”Obviously been a bit of a bloodbath,” Argus…

BlockFills, an institutional-focused digital asset trading and lending firm, has temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals, citing recent market and financial conditions, according to reporting from the Financial Times. A notice was sent last week and stated the suspension was intended “to further the protection of our clients and the firm.” It added that any funds deposited during the suspension period would be refused and returned. Clients were told they could continue trading under certain restrictions, including the possibility that positions or loans requiring additional margin could be closed. BlockFills provides spot and derivatives execution, structured products, and crypto-backed lending…