Asset manager WisdomTree has filed for a trust entity in Delaware, a preliminary step toward launching an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on XRP. If approved, the ETF would track XRP’s price, expanding institutional investors’ access to digital assets. The filing aligns with a broader trend of crypto-focused ETFs reshaping investment…

Bitcoin’s price sharply declined nearly 2% on the 1-hour chart, falling below $95,000, deviating from its recent upward momentum toward the $100,000 milestone. Data from CryptoSlate shows that Bitcoin reached a low of $94,824 before recovering to $96,007 at the time of writing. This brief dip occurred just four days…

Bitcoin’s perpetual futures funding rate represents the cost traders incur to maintain long or short positions in the perpetual swaps market, with fees shifting between buyers and sellers based on market conditions. Positive funding rates suggest that long positions dominate, reflecting bullish sentiment, while negative rates indicate bearish sentiment as…

VanEck has extended the fee waiver for its HODL spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the first $2.5 billion in assets or until Jan. 10, 2026, according to a Nov. 25 statement. Under the terms, investors will not pay any fees for HODL until the $2.5 billion threshold is reached…

Ripple has launched the first tokenized money market fund on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) through a partnership with UK-based firms Archax and Abrdn, according to a Nov. 25 statement. This initiative involves Abrdn managing the fund as part of its £3.8 billion US Dollar Liquidity Fund (Lux). Ripple has committed…

MicroStrategy has purchased a staggering 135,000 Bitcoin (BTC) in three transactions. These acquisitions amount to 35% of the company’s total BTC holdings and underline its ongoing commitment to Bitcoin as a core asset. On Nov. 25, the company disclosed its largest Bitcoin acquisition, buying 55,500 BTC for $5.4 billion. This purchase—detailed…

El Salvador is exploring innovative ways to enhance its Bitcoin mining operations, with President Nayib Bukele proposing a unique approach—renting out the country’s volcanoes to miners. The idea, shared in a Nov. 25 social media post on X (formerly Twitter), suggests that miners could tap into the geothermal energy produced…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has threatened legal actions over the blockchain network’s omission from the Wyoming Stablecoin project. In a Nov. 25 video broadcast on social media platform X, Hoskinson accused the Wyoming Stable Token Commission of favoring certain blockchains and ignoring transparency. He noted that his company, Input Output…

Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which serves as Tether’s banking partner, is looking to work with the stablecoin issuer on a program that will allow clients to borrow dollars against Bitcoin as collateral, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. While the firm will start lending against Bitcoin with $2 billion, it is…

The following is a guest post from Leo Li, CVO and Chief Growth Officer at CARV. Off The Grid could be the mainstream moment we’ve been waiting for in web3 gaming – not because it flaunts blockchain features, but because it doesn’t. The major console release integrates NFTs and blockchain…