TL;DR Most of the cryptocurrency market has stalled over the past 24 hours, but XRP has emerged as the top gainer from the larger-cap alts. This comes amid positive news on the Ripple ETF front, albeit not what the XRP community anticipates. Bitcoin, alongside most of the market, had a quiet weekend, but prices started…
Crypto exchange Bitget says it is sending letters from its lawyers to account holders it alleges were involved in manipulating the price of perpetual futures contracts tied to the VOXEL token. Eight account holders that the exchange accuses of being involved in the April 20 incident and who allegedly pocketed $20 million between them will…
Crypto and stock markets saw some recovery last week as sentiment improved. However, many analysts think that US equities are not out of the woods yet. Escalating global trade tensions have almost dragged stocks into a bear market. Tariff uncertainty, signs of an economic slowdown, and persistent inflation continue to impact consumer and investor sentiment….
Plaintiffs allege Nike executed a “soft rug pull,” leaving RTFKT NFT holders with worthless assets after winding down operations. Plaintiffs allege Nike executed a “soft rug pull,” leaving RTFKT NFT holders with worthless assets after winding down operations. Law and Order Decrypt
Exchange-traded funds (ETF) issuer ProShares will introduce three XRP-tracked products this week after a tacit U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval. It will launch an Ultra XRP ETF (2x leverage), a Short XRP ETF and an Ultra Short XRP ETF (-2x leverage), filings show. Its spot XRP approval stays hanging, however. The SEC has…
Despite heavy outflows since January 2024, GBTC’s 1.5% fee still generates $268 million a year, outpacing rivals’ combined $211 million. Despite heavy outflows since January 2024, GBTC’s 1.5% fee still generates $268 million a year, outpacing rivals’ combined $211 million. , Markets Decrypt
THORChain weathered a turbulent start to 2025, as the Layer 1 network faced mounting macroeconomic pressure, internal network challenges, and shifting altcoin sentiment. Following a volatile end to 2024, THORChain’s native token, RUNE, suffered a sharp correction in Q1 2025 and ended up closing the quarter at $1.14, down 74.5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ). This significantly underperformed…
Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group. Bitcoin (BTC) felt “noticeably different” over the trading week ended April 25, NYDIG’s global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in an…
The Ethereum mainnet’s gas limit could theoretically grow 100-fold and reach 2,000 transactions per second under a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) put forward by Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist. Feist, who had the blockchain’s “danksharding” data storage solution named after him, put forward EIP-9698 on April 27, which would introduce a “deterministic gas limit…
Nike has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that accuses the sportswear giant of operating a rug pull for shuttering its non-fungible token (NFT) platform RTFKT in January. A group of RTFKT users led by Jagdeep Cheema claimed in the proposed class suit filed in a Brooklyn federal court on April 25 that they suffered…
