Bitcoin faces an unprecedented shock as US yields top 5.3%, threatening the entire crypto market balance.
XRP is approaching a deadline that could put its market under pressure. A new wave of unlocking scheduled by Ripple is set to release a massive amount of tokens, while the price is already trading around a sensitive technical level. Behind the spectacular figure of this operation lies a more nuanced reality. Not all unlocked XRP necessarily join the market. Between genuinely available supply, risk of selling pressure, and price fragility, the coming weeks could become decisive for XRP.
The Bank of Russia wants to limit the role of crypto in market professionals’ accounts. Its new draft regulation sets a 25% threshold for digital assets considered in the calculation of their equity. Brokers, managers, forex dealers, and crypto exchange platforms are concerned. Moscow thus allows crypto more, without giving it too much space in intermediaries’ balance sheets.
BitMine Immersion Technologies scales up on Ethereum. By bringing its holdings to 4.8% of the global ETH supply, the company led by Tom Lee no longer limits itself to an accumulation strategy. It also strengthens its exposure to the very operation of the network through staking. This concentration now places its acquisitions and infrastructure at the heart of questions about available supply, staking yields, and Ethereum governance. Thus, this rise could have a lasting impact on the economic balance of the second largest crypto.
Tokenized stocks accelerate their progress in the crypto market. In one month, holders more than doubled, while transfers jumped nearly 180%. This evolution also accompanies a rise in active addresses and distributed value. Behind this dynamic, several players compete for a central place. Ondo maintains the top position, ahead of Kraken's xStocks and Binance's bStocks. RWA.xyz data shows a clear expansion in activity in this segment.
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Minnesota is going directly after Grok. The US state accuses xAI's AI of facilitating the creation of realistic sexual images from photos of identifiable individuals. A new law now bans this type of tool in the state. xAI wants to have it suspended. The conflict is now playing out in court.
Ethereum is preparing a major shift. After years dominated by the quest for scalability, native privacy is now at the heart of the network's roadmap. Toni Wahrstätter, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, revealed the priorities studied for Hegotá, an update scheduled for 2027. Private transactions, censorship resistance, and architectural choices will now have to be balanced, while Glamsterdam is still expected by the end of 2026. Behind these technical decisions lies a strategic question: how far can Ethereum protect its users without compromising its scaling?
SafePal reveals a data breach affecting nearly 40,000 customers. Names, addresses, and purchases were exposed, but no crypto funds were compromised.
