Category: Crypto and Forex
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Putin Is Trolling European Leaders With His Proposal To Re-Converge With The US
By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Russian officials have drafted a memo that pitches a re-convergence of US and Russian interests. The proposal consists of seven points, including cooperation on critical raw materials and energy, and the possibility that Russia could return to the US dollar settlement system. The memo was conveniently ‘leaked’ during an…
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Memo to XRP Hodl’ers: Long Way to Go to the Top
Among crypto investors, few numbers generate more excitement — and more confusion — than market cap and dominance. When XRP is quoted at “$74.1B market cap, 3.20% dominance,” it sounds massive. And in some ways, it is. But for long-term XRP holders, these numbers tell a more nuanced story: 👉 XRP is already large.👉 XRP…
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Bitcoin Liquidation Analysis Reveals Severe Market Stress as Leverage Unwinds
Bitcoin’s late-January 2026 price action delivered a blunt reminder of how fragile heavily leveraged markets can become when sentiment turns. After weeks of elevated optimism, a sharp break below key technical levels unleashed a cascade of forced liquidations—primarily from overextended long positions—pushing Bitcoin into one of its most violent deleveraging episodes of this cycle. At…
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Tether Announces the Launch of USA₮, the Federally Regulated, Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, Made in America
27 January 2026 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, today announces the official launch of USA₮, the federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin developed specifically to operate within the United States’ new federal stablecoin framework established under the GENIUS Act. The issuer of USA₮ is Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., America’s first federally regulated stablecoin issuer. Today’s…
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Trending Crypto: Institutions Accumulate as Retail Chases the Next Move
Crypto markets are entering 2026 with a familiar but important split personality: institutions are accumulating quietly, while retail attention is drifting toward fast-moving altcoins and social tokens. Prices are firm, sentiment is constructive, but the tone is notably measured rather than euphoric. That combination often marks the middle phase of a cycle — not the…
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The Global Cash Pallet Redemption Permit Holder: A Little-Known Gatekeeper to Institutional Liquidity
In the shadows of global finance exists a role so specialized that most market participants have never heard of it—yet sovereigns, central banks, and Tier-1 institutions know it well. This role is known as the Global Cash Pallet Redemption Permit Holder, acting as an Authorized Representative to Institutional Buyers. It is not retail finance. It…
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Why MSCI’s Upcoming Decision On Bitcoin Treasury Companies Matters
Authored by Juan Galt via BitcoinMagazine.com, In a move that could shape corporate Bitcoin adoption, index provider MSCI is set to decide whether to exclude companies holding significant Bitcoin reserves from its global benchmarks. The outcome, due January 15, may influence billions in forced selling and set precedents for how Wall Street views Bitcoin as a…
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OTC Big-Block Crypto Buyers: Inside the Compliance-First World of Cash-to-USDT Trades in the UAE
In today’s institutional crypto market, the largest transactions don’t happen on public exchanges. They happen quietly, over-the-counter (OTC), in tightly controlled environments where compliance matters as much as liquidity. One of the most common structures involves big-block crypto buyers exchanging large volumes of physical USD or EUR cash for freshly minted USDT (Tether)—often in the…
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A Forgotten U.S. Defense Paper Accidentally Revealed Ripple’s Blueprint
Buried in plain sight is a 2018–2019 U.S. Space & Defense research paper presented at the Space Symposium by The Aerospace Corporation—a federally funded research body that advises the Pentagon, NASA, and U.S. intelligence agencies. The paper was not written for speculators, retail traders, or meme culture. It was written for national infrastructure planners. And…