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Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road following its win in a long-running battle with securities regulators in the United States. Ripple is acquiring Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, one of the largest-ever acquisitions in the crypto industry, the company officially...

Standard Chartered on Tuesday forecasted that XRP’s (CRYPTO: XRP) market capitalization will overtake Ethereum‘s (CRYPTO: ETH) by the end of 2028, positioning XRP as the second-largest non-stablecoin digital asset. What Happened: The bold prediction, made by Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, highlights XRP’s growing...

XRP could rise to $12.50 before President Trump leaves office, investment bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said in a report on Tuesday initiating coverage of the Ripple-related token. Standard Chartered predicts that XRP will reach $5.50 by the end of this year, $8 by 2026 year-end, $10.40 by the end...

Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road could accelerate digital asset integration with traditional finance, enhancing market maturity and innovation. The post Ripple is acquiring crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road in $1.25 billion blockbuster deal appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Stock and crypto markets crashed on Apr. 7, 2025. Media dubbed this day a Black Monday, similar to Black Thursday of 2020, Black Monday of 1987, and other “black” dates of the strongest market crashes. What does history teach us?…...

The DeFi platform backed by the Trump family, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has proposed a plan to distribute its native stablecoin, USD1, via an airdrop to WLFI holders as a trial. Per the proposal, the aim of the test is to verify the platform’s on-chain airdrop infrastructure for future...

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, joins the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) as an advisor amid a Pakistan Stock Market crash. The KSE-100 Index fell by 3,882 points, triggering circuit breakers which saw trading temporarily halted. Will crypto and blockchain drive growth and investment? Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance—the...

Aave DAO approves Aavenomics and the purchase of $1M of AAVE every week from April 9. The funds will come from the protocol’s profits and aim to increase their ecosystem reserve. Will this DeFi giant extend the lead in DeFi days after announcing Lens Chain? Aave, a DeFi giant...

THORChain (RUNE), once hailed as a game-changer for trustless crypto swaps, has become Kim Jong Un’s favorite cryptocurrency. Not exactly the legacy its founders had in mind, huh? Accusations tie the platform to North Korea’s laundering of stolen assets, turning its decentralized credo into a moral debate. The fallout...

Ethereum is bleeding out, down 53% since February, as the market unravels around it. The scapegoat is the March Eric Trump crypto post. Eric Trump’s ill-fated “buy ETH now” pitch from earlier in 2025 has aged like milk. Scorn from traders and skeptics alike, even Peter Schiff, is pouring...