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XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Four XRP spot ETFs now trade in the US, with combined assets of $941.7 million as of Dec. 18. Grayscale's GXRP holds $148.1 million, Canary Capital's XRPC $373.

2025/12/21

Bitcoin ETF outflows look terrifying, but a hidden derivatives pattern proves the smart money isn’t actually fleeing

Bitcoin’s ETF data is doing that annoying thing where it looks terrifying if you only read the headline. Big chunks of ETF buyers are sitting on losses, and every

2025/12/20

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

The zkEVM ecosystem spent a year sprinting on latency. Proving time for an Ethereum block collapsed from 16 minutes to 16 seconds, costs dropped 45-fold, and participating

2025/12/20

Autumn stress test for the crypto market: A correction or a new market paradigm

The following is a guest post and opinion from Volodymyr Nosov, Founder and President at W Group, CEO at WhiteBIT. For the second consecutive month, the cryptocurrency

2025/12/20

Japan’s rate hike ends the ‘free money’ era and puts Bitcoin on notice

The Bank of Japan tightened policy on Dec. 18, lifting its benchmark rate to 0.75%, the highest since 1995. Governor Kazuo Ueda framed the move as a formal break

2025/12/20

New Bitcoin chart pattern signals a 2026 “off-year” that could drag prices down to this brutal support level

Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer said Bitcoin may have completed another halving cycle in both price and time, and he placed support in the $65,000–$75,000 zone. Sharing

2025/12/20

Shock $4 billion crypto lawsuit exposes the hidden “shadow trading” that may be artificially holding up stablecoin prices

A fresh $4 billion lawsuit tied to Terraform Labs’ collapse is becoming a test of what a stablecoin’s $1 promise means amid the adoption of dollar tokens as payment

2025/12/20

Crypto index ETFs will dominate 2026 because the SEC is about to break the single-asset model

US spot crypto ETFs have attracted more than $70 billion in net inflows since January 2024, making traditional financial investment vehicles the primary entry point

2025/12/19

A toxic trend that suggests the IPO window is slamming shut for most crypto companies ignored Circle

When Circle's shares opened at $69 on the New York Stock Exchange in June, more than double the $31 pricing, it looked like validation. Investors paid up for a

2025/12/19

Bitcoin encryption isn’t at risk from quantum computers for one simple reason: it doesn’t actually exist

Contrary to popular belief, quantum computers will not “crack” Bitcoin encryption; instead, any realistic threat would focus on exploiting digital signatures tied

2025/12/19

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CryptoSlate's Articles

XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Bitcoin ETF outflows look terrifying, but a hidden derivatives pattern proves the smart money isn’t actually fleeing

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

Autumn stress test for the crypto market: A correction or a new market paradigm

Japan’s rate hike ends the ‘free money’ era and puts Bitcoin on notice

New Bitcoin chart pattern signals a 2026 “off-year” that could drag prices down to this brutal support level

Shock $4 billion crypto lawsuit exposes the hidden “shadow trading” that may be artificially holding up stablecoin prices

Crypto index ETFs will dominate 2026 because the SEC is about to break the single-asset model

A toxic trend that suggests the IPO window is slamming shut for most crypto companies ignored Circle

Bitcoin encryption isn’t at risk from quantum computers for one simple reason: it doesn’t actually exist

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Bitcoin rally smashes past $116k on softer Fed bets: What changes next?

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

50 secret wallets fueled PIPPIN’s 556% rally — and $3B in derivatives volume may explain why

Bitcoin now pays interest: How to earn money on your BTC while pumping the price

Bitcoin ETF outflows look terrifying, but a hidden derivatives pattern proves the smart money isn’t actually fleeing

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