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XRP might be about to add a powerful new use case after a cryptic reveal from EasyA cofounder Dom Kwok. He confirmed a "very bullish" meeting with Binance's BNB team about an upcoming XRP-based launch.

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Ripple has secured preliminary approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg's financial regulator.

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Polygon Labs says it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a pair of US-regulated crypto payments firms. Polygon says it's buying the digital asset payments platform Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence for more than $250 million. The deal aims to build the Polygon Open Money Stack to enable compliant stablecoin payments at global scale.

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The payments firm says the CSSF has issued a preliminary approval for an EMI license, a step toward offering regulated crypto and stablecoin payment services across the EU.

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Political pressure on financial institutions has pushed investors back toward safe havens, with gold surging to new highs while Bitcoin struggles, highlighting a clear shift in investor preference reflected in the rising gold-to-Bitcoin ratio.

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This week, the company announced it received preliminary approval for its Electronic Money Institution license. The approval came from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier.

 

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin wants the crypto world to remember what this was all about. In a post on X, Buterin went back to 2014. The original plan for Ethereum wasn't just about trading coins, but to build a full alternative to Big Tech.

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Bitcoin is trading around the $95.4K range. BTC's trading volume has surged by over 63%.

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Bitcoin advocacy groups sent a letter to Congress asking for tax exemptions to cover BTC and major network tokens, not just stablecoins under the GENIUS Act.

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is scheduled to participate in an important cryptocurrency event in Switzerland. This visit underscores Ripple's ongoing engagement with the global crypto community.

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XRP ETFs record $12.98M in daily inflows on January 13, with GXRP, XRCP, and XRP leading gains while XRZP and TOXR show no inflow.

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What is driving Solana's growing DAT ecosystem?

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Ripple has received early approval for an Electronic Money Institution license in Luxembourg. This helps increase its presence in Europe with regard to blockchain payments.

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XRP is showing signs of strength after bouncing from recent lows and holding above the $2.10 level. Over the past day, the price climbed from around $2.05 to above $2.18 before settling near $2.15, marking its strongest move since early January.

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Strength in bitcoin linked U.S. equities, led by Strategy, is reinforcing positive sentiment during U.S. trading hours.

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The XRP price is back in the spotlight today, becoming one of the top gainers of the day. In line with the broader crypto market rally, Ripple's native token has posted significant gains, sparking widespread optimism.

 

Macro risk returns as Supreme Court tariff verdict threatens to undo CPI-fueled optimism.

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A Senate bill could exempt Dogecoin from SEC securities laws based on its existing ETF trading status. The Banking Committee votes Thursday on legislation that would allow exchanges to list DOGE without regulatory risk.

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A single Bitcoin (BTC) miner collected a full block reward on Jan. 13, claiming 3.125 BTC plus fees worth close to $300,000 at current prices. The win wasn't split among thousands of pool participants.

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Ethereum price held steady on Wednesday, continuing a trend that has been going on in the past few weeks. ETH token rose to $3,340, and this trend may accelerate in the coming months as it has formed the highly bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, and the spot ETH ETF inflows have continued.

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According to on-chain data, companies have piled into Bitcoin at a pace that now outstrips new supply. Corporate treasuries held by public and private firms rose from about 854,000 BTC to roughly 1.11 million BTC over the past six months, an increase of around 260,000 BTC — roughly 43,000 BTC per month.

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Ripple's developer arm RippleX says the XRP Ledger's “Permissioned Domains” amendment is nearing its activation threshold, positioning the network to roll out institution-friendly access controls that could underpin a permissioned version of XRPL's native decentralized exchange.

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Strive has indicated that future leverage will depend on preferred equity instead of traditional debt. After the purchase, the standalone holdings of Strive stand at 7,749.8 BTC before Semler assets are added.

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Ripple has announced yet another critical regulatory victory.

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Ethereum founder highlights ZK-EVMs, Waku messaging, and Fileverse as proof the decentralized web is ready