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XRP price prediction is back in focus just in time as Ripple joins the X403 Foundation as a Premier Member. The post Ripple Joins x402 Foundation to Advance RLUSD AI Payments: Will XRP Price Benefit? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The divergence between on-chain supply trends and market sentiment highlights how multiple factors are influencing XRP's price.

The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage with the offer thus far.

Circle incurred $1.4 billion in distribution costs connected to Coinbase in 2025, up from $924.5 million the year before, according to the company's own 10-K filing. Those distribution costs equaled roughly 51% of its total 2025 revenue and reserve income. USDC circulation grew 72% year over year to $75.3 billion in the fourth quarter, and […] The post USDC’s 72% surge exposed the expensive truth behind Circle’s stablecoin dominance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC price upside predictions include $68,000 within two weeks and up to $80,000 next month, contrasting with warnings of a 2022 bear-market rerun for the rest of 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) may hit up to $80,000 by August, a new prediction says as data lays out key nearby BTC price levels. Key points: Read more

The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its blacklist of unauthorized online gambling websites, requiring internet providers to block access within 15 days. The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized online gambling websites on Monday, requiring internet service providers (ISP) to block access. The ministry listed the prediction market’s website under the country’s Gambling Act, which prohibits operators from offering unlicensed online gambling services to Czech users. Under the Gambling Act, ISPs must block access to websites included on the ministry’s blacklist within 15 days of publication of the name. Read more

Coinbase now writes 95–100% of its code with AI assistance, up from 40% five months ago — reshaping operating leverage and raising oversight questions. The post Brian Armstrong Reveals Coinbase is 95% Vibe Coded By AI appeared first on Cryptonews.

US authorities have used Tether's control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to Iran in less than three months, extending Washington's sanctions reach beyond the traditional banking system. On July 14, the US government sanctioned four wallets on the Tron blockchain holding roughly $131 million in USDT. These addresses are linked […] The post US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Japan Bitcoin ETF bill changes crypto as Bitcoin and Ethereum price jump, while world governments scramble to keep up with regulation. The post Crypto News, July 15: Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Jump on Softer CPI and Japan Bitcoin ETF appeared first on Cryptonews.

The joint recommendations back cross-border stablecoins and tokenized markets, setting a shared direction while avoiding binding rules.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock decline. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is doubling down on its bet on USDC issuer Circle even as the company’s stock remains under pressure. ARK bought another 220,000 shares of Circle Internet Group (CRCL) across three of its actively managed exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, according to the company’s daily trade disclosure reviewed by Cointelegraph. Based on Circle’s Tuesday closing price of $63.22 on the New York Stock Exchange, ARK’s latest purchase was worth about $13.9 million. Read more

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $181 million on Tuesday, a day after shedding roughly $425 million, per SoSoValue data. Ether ETFs added about $58 million.

Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for $53 billion, at a 28% premium compared to the company’s Tuesday closing price. Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International reportedly made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings. The offer includes about $50 billion in committed financing, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The joint offer seeks to acquire PayPal at $60.50 per share, which would value the company at a 28% premium to PayPal’s Tuesday closing price. This is Stripe’s second attempt to acquire PayPal. According to a February Bloomberg report, the payment processing company held early acquisition talks with PayPal, which was facing growing competition from smartphone-based payment services such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. Read more

PI's highly volatile rollercoaster ride continues, this time in the opposite direction.

The security will launch on HSBC’s Orion platform within the BoE and FCA’s Digital Securities Sandbox to test reduced settlement times and costs.

A sharp drop in WBTC held on exchanges could be a positive sign for Bitcoin.

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, July 15th, 2026] CT3 today announced the transition of its decentralized storage infrastructure to a dedicated Storage Contracts model designed to support continued platform growth, improve infrastructure scalability, and expand storage capacity as demand increases. The transition follows rapid growth across the CT3 ecosystem, with more than 180,000 unique […]

Forty companies now govern x402, the protocol Coinbase built and handed away. It settled about $24 million last month across 75 million payments.

[PRESS RELEASE – Marbella, Panama, July 15th, 2026] Finassets, a crypto payment gateway for businesses, announced an increase to its partner revenue share. The first-year referral rate rises to 40% of the processing revenue a referred merchant generates. From year two, the rate continues at 20% for five additional years while the merchant keeps processing, […]

“We are disappointed by this decision and believe it is unfair to Kalshi,” the company’s legal counsel said on X. Kalshi says it is being put in an “impossible position” after the US commodities regulator on Tuesday said it was blocking the prediction market platform from canceling trades in Michigan, contradicting a recent state court order. On June 29, Kalshi was ordered by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to cease offering sports betting contracts to Michigan users while a lawsuit over whether Kalshi violated the state’s sports betting laws plays out. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Kalshi on Tuesday not to comply with the state order and continue operating. “We are disappointed by this decision and believe it is unfair to Kalshi,” Robert DeNault, the company’s head of enforcement and legal counsel said in a statement on X.  Read more