Ripple seeks to buy $1 billion XRP tokens for new treasury: Report
Ripple Labs is already a significant XRP holder, with its market report from earlier this year revealing it had 4.5 billion tokens in its stash, with another 37 billion locked in escrow....
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‘Ethereum could flip Bitcoin’ like Wall Street flipped gold: Tom Lee
BitMine’s Tom Lee says that Ethereum will eventually flip Bitcoin’s market cap, which is almost five times smaller currently....
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Kraken Expands U.S. Footprint With $100M Small Exchange Acquisition Amid Derivatives Push
Kraken has expanded its U.S. regulatory footprint through the $100 million acquisition of Small Exchange, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-licensed derivatives trading platform previously owned by IG Group. The decision marks a climactic step in Kraken’s bid to bring regulated crypto derivatives trading onshore and strengthen its presence...
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Ripple eyes $1 billion XRP treasury via SPAC: report
Ripple Labs is reportedly looking to raise at least $1 billion to fund an XRP accumulation strategy by establishing a digital-asset treasury. Sources familiar with the development have told Bloomberg that the fundraise would be executed via a special purpose…...
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Changpeng Zhao Counters Peter Schiff’s ‘Brutal’ Bitcoin Bear Market Prediction With A Dose Of Sarcasm: ‘We Should Have Listened To Him’
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao responded to Peter Schiff’s prediction of a brutal Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bear market on Thursday, highlighting the leading cryptocurrency’s historical outperformance against gold. Zhao Throws Jibe At Schiff Zhao sarcastically admitted that Bitcoiners “should have listened” to Schiff’s forecast now that BTC has plunged 32%...
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Aster price eyes short-term breakout ahead of OKX exchange debut
Aster price is trading near $1.28 as traders brace for volatility ahead of its OKX listing today. Aster was trading at $1.28 at press time, down about 3.5% in the past 24 hours and nearly 20% lower on the week.…...
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Bitfarms raises convertible note offering to $500M amid strong investor demand
Bitfarms has increased its convertible senior notes offering from $300 million to $500 million, citing strong market demand and growth plans in AI and computing. Bitfarms is expanding its latest funding round as investor interest grows, marking another major step…...
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Ripple Buys GTreasury in $1 Billion Deal to Target Corporate Finance
Ripple has just bought GTreasury, a long-established treasury management firm, in a deal worth $1 billion. This is Ripple’s third major acquisition in 2025, and it sends a clear signal that the company wants to move deeper into the world of corporate finance. The move is aimed at giving...
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Florida Pushes to Add Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs to State Pension Funds
Lawmakers in Florida are looking to give the state a new kind of financial tool. A new proposal would allow pension funds and other public investment pools to put money into bitcoin and crypto exchange-traded funds. If passed, the state’s Chief Financial Officer and the State Board of Administration...
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Crypto prices today (Oct. 17): BTC, ETH, SOL drop below critical levels
Major cryptocurrencies slipped on Oct. 17 as trade war fears and ETF outflows triggered a market-wide pullback, pushing sentiment to “extreme fear.” In the last 24 hours, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen by 2.7% to $3.7 trillion. Liquidations…...
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