Coinbase and Ripple have secured licenses in Luxembourg granting them EU-wide access under the new MiCA regulations, which took effect July 1. This regulatory shift forced Binance and other unlicensed platforms to reduce services, creating an opportunity for licensed exchanges to attract migrating customers. Coinbase incentivized transfers from non-compliant platforms with a 5% bonus, while Ripple's authorization allows it to expand regulated payment and stablecoin services across Europe. The changes also open space for stablecoins like USDC and RLUSD as USDT faces restrictions, potentially impacting regional revenues and crypto adoption in the EU market.
Analyst Dr. Kamilah Stevenson warns XRP investors that even if they are right about the asset's long-term potential, mistiming market events like adoption or regulation can lead to losses. She highlights that many key factors influencing XRP's succes...
XRP experienced an extraordinary 10,535% liquidation imbalance within an hour as its price dropped to $1.38 during a Labor Day liquidity dip. This was caused by a cascade of forced margin calls, with long positions being liquidated far more than shor...
Bitcoin's price stabilized around $79,600 to $80,100 after a recent surge, supported by strong institutional demand with spot Bitcoin ETFs attracting up to $987 million in weekly inflows. Corporate Bitcoin purchases continued despite market volatilit...
XRP futures trading volume surged to $64.6 billion in August, the highest since February, driven by a nearly 30% price increase from $1.06 to $1.50. Binance led the derivatives market with $37 billion in futures volume, followed by Bybit and OKX. Spo...
XRP futures trading volume surged to a six-month high, reaching $11.37 billion on August 22, coinciding with a price rebound to around $1.40–$1.42 and increased exchange withdrawals. This heightened activity across major exchanges suggests growing ma...
