A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper tests the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as a proof-of-concept for verifying official statistics on-chain, recording cryptographic fingerprints of public datasets that publish in three to five seconds and verify in one to two. The Working Paper No 1374 essentially asks how statistical agencies can give users an independent…
The largest meme coin by market cap has soared on Saturday evening to $0.094, hitting a two-week high. The move is rather unexpected given the typically calm nature of the weekends. However, there were certain signs about a potential rally, even though DOGE has slipped from its local high to $0.09 as of press time.…
Standard Chartered extended its deliverable Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) spot trading to institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates on September 3, becoming the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the service in the country. The offering runs through Standard Chartered DIFC, the bank’s arm in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC),…
Hardware wallet maker Trezor says a breach at logistics provider ShipMonk exposed contact and order data for another approximately 67,000 U.S. customers after years-old records remained in the vendor’s systems despite written deletion assurances. The Sept. 4 update expands an incident Trezor initially said affected 13,689 people. The two disclosed groups imply a total of…
Ripple is trading around $1.44, following a volatile week that saw the token rebound sharply from the $1.31 area and briefly approach $1.48. XRP has gained roughly 6% to 7% over the past week, although profit-taking has kept the token below its recent highs. With the market heading into the weekend, traders are increasingly focused…
A historical analysis of bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 demonstrates that the vast majority of the asset’s annual returns occur during a tiny fraction of the calendar year.
Compound is a crypto lending protocol governed by holders who delegate their COMP tokens, a setup known as a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO. It works like an online republic, with token holders debating proposals, voting, and letting software carry out the result. In July 2024, that republic nearly sent a fortune to a small…
CryptoQuant data shows that bitcoin investors started realizing major profits after the explosive August rally, disposing of roughly 110,000 BTC in just a few weeks. Such highly concentrated profit-taking developments have historically been followed by substantial price correction for the underlying asset, the analysts warned. Moreover, several demand indicators have weakened, which could add to…
A Federal Reserve staff note published Sept. 4 sketches a route for regulated payment stablecoins to enter M1 or the broader M2 money supply. Its accounting framework requires adjustments before gross circulation could enter either measure. Payment stablecoins are excluded from the US monetary aggregates today. The new note makes future treatment depend on economic…
Buying pressure in Binance-paired currencies correlates with local currency depreciation as market makers balance positions.