Ripple Labs has received approval from Singapore’s central bank to expand its payment activities in the region, amid a broader push to grow its business and institutional-focused offerings through acquisitions. Ripple’s Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC, has been approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to expand the scope of its regulated payment activities…
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The UK has floated a new tax framework that eases the burden on decentralized finance (DeFi) users, with deferred capital gains taxes on crypto lending and liquidity pool users until the underlying token is sold, which the local industry has welcomed. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) proposed on Wednesday a “no gain, no loss” approach…
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The Nasdaq International Securities Exchange has filed a proposal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the position limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund to 1 million. Position limits exist to prevent any one investor from controlling too many option contracts on the same stock, thereby reducing…
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Institutional investors new to crypto may have been caught off guard by Bitcoin’s volatility, and has put downward pressure on its price, according to crypto entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano. During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday, Pompliano said Bitcoin (BTC) draws down roughly once every 1.5 years, and the recent slump isn’t…
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Crypto tokens are becoming increasingly efficient at capturing value, thanks in part to new regulations and upgrades, which could send prices surging in 2026, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. Hougan said in an X post on Saturday that in the chaos of the current market pullback, big news is getting lost, such…
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The key drivers of Bitcoin’s rally to a peak in October are now what’s causing its price to drop to multimonth lows, with crypto treasury reversals and crypto fund outflows suggesting “actual capital flight” rather than purely negative sentiment, says NYDIG. NYDIG head of research Greg Cipolaro said in a note on Friday that exchange-traded…
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Digital asset treasury companies could face “meaningful pressure” if the stock market index MSCI decides to exclude them in January, according to an analyst, who told Cointelegraph that this is likely. The MSCI Index announced in October that it was consulting with the investment community about whether to exclude Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital asset…
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Crypto trader sentiment on social media is currently split right down the middle, with one side predicting a Bitcoin drop below $70,000 and the other expecting a rally to $130,000. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $87,000 on Thursday for the first time since April; however, “Social volume still shows a mixed bag of dip buy optimism…
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Bitcoin whale activity could experience its highest spike in weekly transactions this year with Bitcoin falling under $90,000, according to the market intelligence platform Santiment. The increase in whale activity has grown in step with the slump in crypto prices, Santiment said in an X post on Wednesday. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $90,000 this week…
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott says he’s looking to mark up a crypto market structure bill next month to have it on President Donald Trump’s desk by early next year. Scott told Fox Business on Tuesday that the committee has been negotiating with Democrats to reach a deal, but accused the party’s senators of…
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