Crypto.com Hires Internal Market Maker for Predictions – Is the Exchange Trading Against Users?

Crypto.com is moving deeper into prediction markets with plans to staff an internal market-making desk, a step that is drawing renewed attention to how these platforms operate and whether exchanges may end up trading directly against their own users. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange is recruiting a quantitative trader to join a team responsible for buying…

Ethereum Stablecoin Shift: B2B Volume Jumps 156%, P2B Payments Up 167%

Ethereum-based stablecoin transfers are changing shape, with new data showing that businesses and merchants now move far more value on-chain than individuals. The findings point to Ethereum quietly becoming a settlement layer for corporate payments and consumer spending, rather than just peer transfers. And while most stablecoin transactions, by count, still happen between individuals, the…

XRP Price Prediction: Franklin Templeton’s Spot ETF Tops 100M XRP in Holdings – Can Institutional Demand Push XRP Above $3?

Franklin Templeton’s XRP spot ETF has crossed the 100 million XRP threshold for the first time, now holding 101.55 million XRP worth $192.7 million. Today’s XRP price prediction suggests that growing institutional demand could propel XRP back above the $3 mark and potentially beyond in 2026. Contrarian Social Sentiment Signals Potential Bottom Formation The five…