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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The conversation around XRP price hitting $1,000 often gets trapped in the familiar narrative of retail-driven cycles and short-term speculation. Market analyst Barri C challenges this perspective, arguing that conventional benchmarks fail to capture the token’s true potential. According to him, assessing XRP solely through the lens of retail investors and four-year cycles overlooks the unprecedented scenario of institutional adoption and real-world utility.  Retail Thinking Limits Perception Of XRP Price Potential In a post shared on X, Barri C emphasizes that skepticism about a $1,000 XRP is…

In brief The ICIJ’s “Coin Laundry” investigation has revealed recurring illicit-flow patterns across exchanges, brokers, and crypto-to-cash storefronts. Case files show more than $600 million in flows from Huione Group into Binance and OKX accounts while both platforms faced U.S. enforcement actions. The patterns reflect shared vulnerabilities and opportunistic networks that have formed over shared infrastructure or mutual convenience, Decrypt was told. A series of investigations conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has found that illicit actors moved large amounts of crypto through exchanges, brokers, and cash-out services, with recurring patterns persisting even as some platforms operated…

Ethereum is undergoing its most significant transition since its August peak.A sharp, double-digit correction of more than 35% since Oct. 6 has triggered a crisis of conviction, ripping through the speculative layers of the market and forcing a wave of liquidations.However, the on-chain story is not a simple collapse. It is a large-scale rebalancing of who controls the ETH supply.The data shows a classic deleveraging event colliding with a structural accumulation trend. This comes as long-term holders sell and leveraged traders are purged, resulting in a new class of institutional treasuries that are indifferent to the short-term panic, methodically absorbing…

In brief Cboe introduced “continues futures” for Bitcoin and Ethereum. They are designed to mirror perpetual crypto futures. CME introduced “spot-quoted futures” in June. Cboe Global Markets unveiled “continuous futures” for Bitcoin and Ethereum, describing them as familiar tools for crypto-native traders in a Monday press release.The Chicago-based firm, which operates the largest options exchange in the U.S, said the derivatives will resemble perpetual-style futures through a 10-year lifecycle and daily cash adjustment, when they begin trading next month.In a statement, Cboe Global Head of Derivatives Rob Hocking said the offering is aimed at tapping into a part of the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ Ethereum rebounded above $3,100 after a sharp breakdown, even as Bitcoin slid to the low $93K region and sentiment hit extreme fear. ➡️ Arthur Hayes’ $4.1M sell-off and a dormant $ETH whale reawakening highlight how large players are reshuffling risk during this volatility spike. ➡️ Maxi Doge blends leverage-trader culture with staking, contests and planned futures-platform integrations, aiming to stand out from pure joke tokens and become one of the market’s best meme coins. ➡️ From current presale levels, upside scenarios rely on solid…

Bitcoin fell around 13% over the past week as rate-cut expectations weakened and ETF outflows deepened, leaving only four top-50 tokens in positive territory, as idiosyncratic catalysts outweighed macroeconomic pressure.The shift in rate expectations and fund withdrawals was echoed broadly across majors, with over $3 billion exiting digital-asset investment products over the last three weeks.The negative tape placed a higher bar on asset-specific news, and ZEC, XMR, UNI, and newcomer ASTER were the only names that cleared it.RankNameTickerPrice1h %24h %7d %12ZcashZEC$671.412.33%5.02%9.81%18MoneroXMR$418.240.47%5.74%5.29%25UniswapUNI$7.771.57%5.93%11.82%34Aster (DEX)ASTER$1.231.05%1.95%N/ADrivers behind each token’s outperformanceZcash held its bid going into its next halving.Additional bullish momentum also emerged after Electric Coin Company released…

In brief The White House is reviewing Treasury’s proposed rules to join the global Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which would let the IRS access Americans’ foreign crypto account data. CARF, already adopted by most G7 nations and major crypto hubs, aims to curb offshore tax evasion through automatic information-sharing. Trump’s advisors support joining the pact, saying it would deter U.S. taxpayers from moving crypto abroad. The Trump administration is one step closer to approving rules that would allow the IRS to gain key information about Americans’ foreign crypto accounts, and use it to tax such holdings.Proposed rules from the Treasury…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure At Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, 2025, Vitalik Buterin used his keynote “Kohaku: Wallet Privacy On Ethereum” to deliver a sharp verdict on the state of Ethereum privacy: the cryptography works, but the user experience is failing. He began by reminding the audience that Ethereum has spent a decade investing in privacy and security infrastructure. He pointed to the elliptic-curve precompiles added in 2018—“EC-add, EC-mul, EC-pairing”—as the foundation for protocols such as Tornado Cash and Railgun, and cited the Privacy & Scaling Explorations team’s work…

With just six weeks left in 2025, Bitcoin and Ethereum are both in the red for the year, as the two largest cryptos lead a broader downward trend.If this pattern holds, crypto could end up among the worst-performing asset classes of 2025, trailing even traditional markets and money market funds.​Crypto on track to be worst-performing asset class in 2025As CryptoSlate reported yesterday, at $96,000, nearly 99% of Bitcoin investors who bought in the past 155 days are now holding at a loss. This is a stark reminder that even after a year of record highs and institutional adoption, the majority…