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The crypto market is at a turning point. The XRP (XRP) price forecast shows bulls working hard to defend $2.74, keeping alive hopes for a rally that could push toward $5. Tron (TRX), meanwhile, is under pressure at $0.32, a level that has become the make-or-break line for its next move.BlockDAG is telling a very different story. With $405M already raised toward a $600M roadmap, a presale price of just $0.0013 in Batch 30, and over 3 million app miners active, it is behaving like a live network before even listing. For those seeking the leading long-term crypto investments, the…

Key Takeaways Polymarket is seeking funding that would increase its valuation to $3 billion, triple its previous level. The platform gained significant traction during the 2024 US presidential election, driving up trading volume and user activity. Share this article Polymarket is seeking to raise funding in a round that would triple the prediction market platform’s valuation to $3 billion, according to sources cited by Business Insider.The crypto-based betting platform, which gained prominence during the 2024 US presidential election, is looking to capitalize on its recent surge in trading volume and user activity. The company’s current valuation would need to increase…

United Kingdom trade groups urged the UK government to include blockchain technology in the “Tech Bridge” technology collaboration with the United States.A dozen UK trade groups representing the finance, technology and crypto industries made the request in a joint letter seen by Cointelegraph and addressed to UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby. According to the document, distributed ledger technology should be a “core strand” of the UK-US tech collaboration ahead of next week’s visit by US President Donald Trump.The initiative follows Trump’s embracing of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies during his second term in…

Key takeaways:Solana futures open interest hit $16.6 billion, and its perpetual futures funding rates are stable, hinting at further price upside. Spot-driven rally pushes SOL price, reinforced by Galaxy and Forward Industries’ buy demand.Solana (SOL) is posting one of its strongest weeks of 2025, gaining 17% in the past seven days, trailing only Dogecoin and Hyperliquid among the top 20 crypto assets. The surge puts SOL on track for its highest weekly candle close since January, fueling speculation over a push toward the $300 level.SOL one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCoinGlass data shows SOL futures open interest (OI) hit a record $16.6…

Tether, the company behind the world’s most popular stablecoin, USDT, unveiled a U.S.-regulated, dollar-backed token called USAT and appointed Bo Hines as head of its American division.Anchorage Digital, a federally regulated crypto bank, will serve as the token’s issuer, while Cantor Fitzgerald will manage the reserves. The token will debut later this year, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said on stage at event in New York on Friday.Hines, a lawyer and former director of the White House Crypto Council advising President Donald Trump on crypto policies, will lead Tether’s new U.S entity.The move marks Tether’s first foray to create a stablecoin…

With the launch of the World Liberty Financial crypto token, the Trump family has netted billions of dollars in profit. This is the latest in a long line of crypto-related ventures that current US President Donald Trump and his family have stakes in. With this, inevitably, there has also come criticism as well as concern about the ethics of crypto ventures.Trump Makes BankThe last year has been an especially profitable time for the crypto industry. After dealing with an unfortunate winter period, many firms within the industry are on the rise. On top of this, there’s been an expansion of…

Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler.Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector General’s investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one year’s worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in “avoidable” errors.The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filings…

US President Donald Trump has said that he is running out of patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin. To that end, he has threatened Moscow with new economic sanctions because peace talks with Ukraine have faltered. In an interview, Trump said, “It’ll be hitting very hard on with sanctions to banks and having to do with oil and tariffs also.” Trump’s statement comes after Russia said negotiations with Ukraine were on pause, even after Trump’s push following a meeting with Putin last month for direct talks between the Russian leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The next plan that Trump…

Artist Nicholas Galanin said he pulled out of a symposium related to a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition, claiming that he was asked not to record the event or share footage of it on social media. That show, “The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture,” was one of the exhibitions singled out by Donald Trump in an executive order earlier this year about the Smithsonian’s museums. He claimed those institutions had “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology.” The exhibition itself, Trump wrote, “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a…

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries on public blockchains hold $7.42 billion as of September 12, 2025, with large vehicles concentratedon Ethereum-linked issuance tracked by RWA.xyz.Fidelity’s new OnChain share class adds another institutional line to that base. The Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund’s OnChain Class, recorded on Ethereum as the Fidelity Digital Interest Token, shows about $203.7 million outstanding to date, with Bank of New York Mellon as custodian and two on-chain holders.The fund’s SEC materials describe an OnChain class where the transfer agent keeps the official share register in book-entry form, while ownership is also recorded on a public blockchain. Per RWA.xyz and…