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Last week, XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted the highest inflows among all altcoins, signaling rising institutional interest in the token.With nearly $900 million now allocated across XRP-linked ETFs, investors are beginning to ask: how might this growing momentum influence the XRP price prediction going into 2026?According to data from SoSo Value, XRP ETFs have a […] The post XRP Price Prediction: $716M Floods Into Crypto Funds – Why Are Institutions Quietly Buying XRP Right Now? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Google’s IL5-approved model has become the first generative AI deployed across the War Department as competition with China grows.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins described which types of token sales wouldn't qualify as securities offerings, responding to Decrypt's question.

Chinese AI predicts the next phase for XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Maxi Doge into late 2025 and 2026, after Bitcoin has spent the year under pressure and memecoins have moved from severe losses toward an early recovery and new rotation prospects. The post Strange New Chinese AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Shiba Inu, Dogecoin by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The US government appears to hold a significant amount of Zcash, a privacy-focused digital asset, according to a new analysis by Arkham Intelligence. The position, valued at approximately $1.5 million, reportedly stems from assets seized during the 2017 takedown of the AlphaBay darknet market. Arkham said it linked the funds to government-controlled wallets through transfers […] The post Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto markets have rebounded as BTC retakes 90K and traders watch Solana, XRP and Zcash accumulation zones, while Solana DeFi volume, ETF inflows and growing stablecoin supply have supported its network and Bitcoin Hyper has progressed toward a full 2026 launch. The post Best Crypto to Buy Today 9 December – XRP, Solana, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

Senator Lummis has pressed the Senate Banking Committee to schedule a crypto market structure markup as negotiations have resumed, with lawmakers weighing House and Senate drafts, agency oversight and timing risks linked to the approaching election year. The post “Our Staffs Are Exhausted”: Senator Lummis Pushes for Crypto Market Structure Markup Next Week appeared first on Cryptonews.

The ETF would offer Bitcoin exposure when U.S. markets are closed.

Pi Network sentiment has taken a hit after a new fraud lawsuit over investment losses – PI coin price predictions could be derailed. The post Pi Coin Price Prediction: $10M Fraud Lawsuit Hits as 2 Billion Tokens Dumped – Is Pi Coin Going to $0? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The latest trial explored multiple stablecoins and showed tokenized US Treasurys can be reused instantly across counterparties on shared infrastructure. Digital Asset and a group of financial institutions have completed a second round of onchain US Treasury financing on the Canton Network, introducing real-time collateral reuse and expanding the number of stablecoins involved. Five transactions were executed in the newest phase, building on the July pilot, which first demonstrated that US Treasurys and the USDC (USDC) stablecoin could be combined to finance and settle transactions on the blockchain. In the latest trial, the companies used multiple stablecoins to finance positions against tokenized US Treasurys, widening the pool of onchain liquidity available for financing transactions. Read more

Tempo, the payments-focused blockchain from Stripe and Paradigm, is now open to the public following its global testnet launch.

"The most likely scenario is neither extreme, but rather a continuation of the current price trend," Gemini stated.

Cypherpunk Technologies stock jumped 40% Tuesday following the appointment of Zooko Wilcox to help guide the Zcash treasury firm.

Real Finance’s raise comes as tokenization accelerates and institutions push deeper into RWAs, including fast-growing money market funds. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization network Real Finance has secured $29 million in private funding to build an infrastructure layer for RWAs, aiming to make it easier for institutions to adopt tokenized assets. The funding round included a $25 million capital commitment from Nimbus Capital, a digital asset investment firm, with additional participation from Magnus Capital and Frekaz Group, the company informed Cointelegraph.  Real Finance stated that the funding will be utilized to expand its compliance and operational infrastructure as it develops a full-stack RWA platform. Read more

Ethereum’s base layer demand softened in November, but ETH’s underlying price supports and strong layer-2 growth show the network still has momentum despite a drop in fees and TVL. Key takeaways: Ethereum’s base layer activity has cooled, with fees and TVL dropping, showing slower demand despite the recent price recovery. Layer-2 networks are growing rapidly, helping to support Ethereum even as base layer usage weakens and traders remain cautious. Read more

The fund would hold bitcoin only overnight, betting on data showing bitcon gains mostly occur outside regular market hours.

ETF analyst Eric Balchuas said there was a chance that such an investment vehicle “could put up better [returns]” based on BTC price moves after trading hours. A new regulatory filing by Tidal Trust has proposed listing and trading an exchange-traded fund that will hodl Bitcoin during off-market hours. In a Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Tidal Trust II filed a Form N-1A registration statement to add two Nicholas Wealth Management ETFs tied to Bitcoin (BTC) to its existing fund. The offerings, which included the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF, would only buy BTC when US market trading hours ended and sell it at opening, effectively hodling through the day. Read more

The guidance confirms that facilitating customer crypto trades falls within the “business of banking,” expanding the range of activities that national banks may offer under existing law. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has affirmed that national banks can intermediate cryptocurrency trades as riskless principals without holding the assets on their balance sheets, a move that brings traditional banks a step closer to offering regulated crypto brokerage services. In an interpretive letter released on Tuesday, the regulator said banks may act as principals in a crypto trade with one customer while simultaneously entering an offsetting trade with another, a structure that mirrors riskless principal activity in traditional markets.  “Several applicants have discussed how conducting riskless principal crypto-asset transactions would benefit their proposed bank’s customers and business, including by offering additional services in a growing market,” notes the document. Read more

The investment bank continues to have a positive outlook on the crypto market, even with Bitcoin and other assets down.

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