EscalationSchwartz Defends XRP Ledger Over 93% Bot Transaction Claim
Ripple's chief technology officer has stepped into a fresh online brawl over the XRP Ledger, pushing back on a viral claim that bots and spam accounts drive 93%...
Bitcoin $72-73K: ETF Realized Price and Coinbase Premium
One number is being floated as Bitcoin's line in the sand: $72,000-$73,000. The pitch is simple.
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Early SignalCLARITY Act: Democrats Push Vertical Integration Provision
The dispute was reported by CoinGape , which framed the vertical integration language as a new hurdle for the bill. The core of the disagreement is straightforw...
Market ReactionCoinbase Wallet Rebrands, Pursues Broader Trading
Coinbase is undoing its own rebrand. The company plans to bring Base App back to the Coinbase Wallet name, a reversal that signals a sharper focus on one thing:...
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RISK: MEDIUMCLARITY Act: Democrats Push Vertical Integration Provision
The dispute was reported by CoinGape , which framed the vertical integration language as a new hurdle for the bill. The core of the disagreement is straightforw...
RISK: HIGHCoinbase Wallet Rebrands, Pursues Broader Trading
Coinbase is undoing its own rebrand. The company plans to bring Base App back to the Coinbase Wallet name, a reversal that signals a sharper focus on one thing:...
RISK: HIGHSenate Republicans Revise CLARITY Act: DeFi, Prediction Markets
Senate Republicans have released revised CLARITY Act text that takes on two of crypto's thorniest questions: how to treat decentralized finance and how to handl...
RISK: HIGHBitwise Shuts Down Dogecoin ETF Within a Year of Launch
Bitwise is pulling the plug on its Dogecoin ETF less than a year after it launched, telling regulators it will voluntarily close, delist and liquidate the fund...
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EscalationChangeNOW API 2026: What It Offers, Who Uses It, and Whether It Delivers
An investigative look at the ChangeNOW API in 2026 - endpoint coverage, known wallet integrations, partner revenue share, and the unresolved question of who bea...
Early SignalNasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent at $21B Valuation
Nasdaq is reportedly writing a $100 million check to Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, in a deal that would value the business at a stagger...
Market ReactionIs ChangeNOW Legit? What the Evidence Shows in 2026
CCpress investigates whether ChangeNOW is legitimate: Estonian company registration, 450K+ Trustpilot reviews, compliance hold patterns, nine years of operation...
EscalationCoinbase Rebrands Base App Back to Coinbase Wallet
Coinbase is reportedly winding back one of its most visible product bets, reversing the Base App name and returning to the familiar Coinbase Wallet branding. Th...
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Bitcoin Fund Flows Reflect Fed Rate Bets: CoinShares
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Poly Network Hack: $610M in Crypto Stolen, Most Returned
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Republican Senators Warn CLARITY Act Could Fail Next Week
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Charles Hoskinson
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COLLAPSESchwartz Defends XRP Ledger Over 93% Bot Transaction Claim
Ripple's chief technology officer has stepped into a fresh online brawl over the XRP Ledger, pushing back on a viral claim that bots and spam accounts drive 93%...
FRAUDPolkadot Holders Vote on dotUSD Proposal With $5M Backing
The proposal lives on-chain as Referendum #1944 , titled "dotUSD: A Native Stablecoin for Polkadot. " It was in the Deciding state on the Root track when the re...
FRAUDXRP Pulls Back Despite BIS Testing XRPL as Rate-Hike Fears Return
XRP just got a landmark institutional nod from one of finance's most powerful bodies, and the price barely blinked. The token slipped to around $1.
FRAUDXRP ETF Imbalance: Why Select US Funds Beat the Token Surge by 100%
A strange gap has opened up around XRP. Select US-listed funds tied to the token have reportedly outrun XRP's own price surge by roughly 100%, creating an ETF i...