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XRP token in a boardroom with institutional investors and rising price chart representing growing institutional demand for XRP ETFs.

Institutions dumped Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs but still bought XRP and HYPE again

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF outflows dwarfed XRP’s weekly inflow, while selective demand for XRP and HYPE wrappers showed institutions separating broad crypto risk from targeted altcoin exposure.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright 6 min read 2 months ago

Illustration of USDT with Indian rupee symbols, highlighting the premium on Tether trading in India amid regulatory and liquidity constraints.

Stablecoins USDT -0.03%

Tether trades 8.5% above India’s dollar rate as policy pressure hits USDT access

The local rupee quote shows how enforcement pressure can make stablecoin liquidity more expensive before regulated rails are ready.

7 min read 2 months ago

Bitcoin coin beside an industrial valve against a dark red background representing China liquidity and Bitcoin market sentiment.

Banking BTC -2.18% Bearish

China issues $44B cash injection giving Bitcoin bulls a new signal as fear grips market

PBOC's first overnight reverse repo gives traders a new liquidity gauge, but one injection does not reset Bitcoin's fragile setup near $60K.

7 min read 2 months ago

Crypto scammer emerging from a mobile chat app targeting Bitcoin and crypto wallets, illustrating phishing scams, impersonation attacks, fake support messages and cryptocurrency theft risks.

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Spot the crypto scam before you hit send

Microsoft’s latest malware warning shows how clipboard hijackers and fake “loopholes” can reroute crypto transfers, turning a routine send into an irreversible loss.

9 min read 2 months ago

Bitcoin coin in a metal vise symbolizing pressure on El Salvador's Bitcoin reserve strategy under IMF conditions.

Crypto Bearish

El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve faces an accounting reckoning under new IMF pressure

Its 7,696 BTC reserve now has to remain legible through a drawdown, wallet scrutiny, and program conditions.

7 min read 2 months ago

LUNA2 coin with AI-themed background after price surge driven by name confusion hype

Culture LUNC -4.89%

OpenAI’s Luna name turned Terra’s dead token into a YOLO leverage trade

OpenAI pitched GPT-5.6 as a new frontier model family built to challenge Mythos. Crypto traders saw Sol, Terra and Luna and turned a dead collapse-era token into a live bet on attention.

6 min read 2 months ago

BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF outflow visualization showing Bitcoin coin with red market decline and ETF sell pressure graphics.

ETF Bearish

Bitcoin’s biggest ETF is becoming the sell wall bulls have to break

IBIT still dominates the spot Bitcoin ETF market, but Farside's latest flow data shows its scale can now work in reverse when Bitcoin needs fresh spot demand around $60,000.

6 min read 2 months ago

Regulation

Ripple’s MiCA win is not a full license yet – Here’s what it still has to prove

Ripple’s MiCA push is moving from celebration to execution, as Luxembourg regulators now test whether its local entity has the people, capital and controls to match its ambitions.

4 min read 2 months ago

Illustration of a hand holding a glowing digital token with stock market charts representing crypto recovery shifting toward equity investments.

Investments USDC -0.01%

The next crypto recovery trade might be equities instead of tokens

Cathie Wood is buying crypto’s cash registers into weakness, betting on the public companies that could benefit if trading, stablecoins and retail flows come back.

5 min read 2 months ago