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Ripple-linked token holders can now earn returns without selling

XRP holders now have a way to earn dividends without selling their tokens or navigating complex DeFi strategies, with data-focused blockchain Flare’s earnXRP, a fully on-chain dividend product denominated in XRP. The new box allows users to deposit FXRP, a one-to-one representation of XRP on Flare, and earn returns that are compounded back to XRP, […]

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BTC’s inflation-adjusted peak this year less impressive than expected

Bitcoin BTC$87,422.91 may have traded over $126,000 in October, but according to Alex Thorn, global head of research at Galaxy Digital, its true value – once inflation is factored in – has never passed the six-figure mark. “If you adjust the price of bitcoin for inflation using 2020 dollars, BTC never crossed $100K,” Thorn wrote

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Russia is opening the crypto market to the public with new rules set for implementation in 2026

Russia’s central bank laid out a proposed framework that would legalize and regulate cryptocurrency trading for both individuals and institutions, continuing its softening stance toward cryptocurrencies. However, it continues to warn that investing in crypto carries risks, including potential losses. “They are not issued or guaranteed by any jurisdiction and are subject to increased volatility

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The Aave community shares control over the protocol’s brand assets

Aave’s community members and participants have been sharply divided in recent weeks over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and Aave Labs, the centralized developer company that builds much of Aave’s technology. The debate has attracted mainstream attention because it

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Gold at $5,000, Bitcoin Poised for Big Comeback in 2026, VanEck Manager Predicts

Bitcoin BTC$87,738.18 has disappointed investors this year, trailing both gold and the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 stock index, despite expectations that it would benefit from fiat currency devaluation. But according to a VanEck manager, the biggest crypto asset could be poised for a big comeback next year. “Bitcoin is lagging the Nasdaq 100 index by about

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AI data center demand ‘undiminished’ despite stock sell-off, says industrial banker

As fears mount that the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has burst, Wall Street deals are being kept alive by a fundamental problem: bitcoin BTC$87,591.36 miners and data center developers still require large amounts of power. “M&A work is still ongoing as people still need power,” Joe Nardini, head of investment banking at B. Riley Securities,

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BTC slips below $88,000, but Strategy, Circle, Gemini among those markedly lower

Bitcoin led crypto markets on Tuesday down about 1% over the past 24 hours to just below $88,000. The drop came even as gold, silver and copper all rose to record highs (although it has pulled back a bit in Tuesday afternoon trading). US shares advance modestly, the Nasdaq rises by 0.45 per cent. Crypto-related

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IMF lauds El Salvador’s 4% GDP growth as bitcoin tensions ease

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised El Salvador’s stronger-than-expected economic growth in a statement on Monday. Notably, the update did not include earlier IMF suggestions that El Salvador would delay its strategy to accumulate bitcoin BTC$87,928.36something the country – under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele – has continued to do since negotiating an IMF

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