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Wall Street Saw Ripple as 90% XRP — Offered $500M, but With Safety Net: Bloomberg
Multiple investors concluded that at least 90% of Ripple’s net asset value was tied to XRP, the closely-linked token that maintains distance from the company legally.
Strategy Bought Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Last Week as Saylor's Company Returns to Big Purchases
Last week's acquisition was mostly funded via the sale of common stock.
Trump's National Security Strategy Ignores Bitcoin and Blockchain
The U.S. president's latest national security strategy focused on AI, biotech, and quantum computing.
Bitcoin Market Echoes Early 2022 as Onchain Stress Mounts: Glassnode
Rising bitcoin supply in loss, weakening spot demand and cautious derivatives positioning were among the issues raised by the data provider in its weekly newsletter.
French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients
The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.
Two Casascius Coins Holding 2K BTC Moved After 13 Years of Inactivity
The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.
Coinbase Sees Crypto Recovery Ahead as Liquidity Improves and Fed Rate Cut Odds Climb
The crypto exchange also took note of a so-called AI bubble that continues to go strong and a weaker U.S. dollar.
Anthony Pompliano's Bitcoin Treasury Firm ProCap BTC Closes SPAC Merger Deal
Shares in the company fell more than 50% this week as the merger approval went forward.
European Crypto Scam Network Dismantled After Laundering $815M
Authorities across Europe took down a massive crypto fraud and laundering network tied to fake investment platforms, deepfake ads and call-center operations.
Strategy Stock Still a Buy at Cantor After Plunge Forces Major Price Target Cut
Lower adjusted net asset value multiple means Strategy can no longer issue equity at a premium, threatening its long-term plan to accumulate more bitcoin, analyst Brett Knoblauch wrote.
