Ripple to acquire Australian financial services license as APAC payments volume doubles
The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Markets
Bitcoin steady above $70,000 as IEA proposes largest-ever oil reserve release
The largest cryptocurrency gained 7% from Monday’s lows as energy price fears eased, with Asian equities rising 1.8% and Brent crude dropping below $90 for the first time since the war began.
XRP Ledger transactions jump to 2.7M as price stays rangebound
Traders are watching whether support near $1.34 holds after repeated rejection near $1.44.
Bitcoin traders bet on a rally above $80,000
Many traders expect bitcoin to recover toward the $80K level between June and September, Derive said.
Dogecoin zooms as Elon Musk announces X Money launch date for April
The payments app offers 6% yield on balances and peer-to-peer transfers inside X, competing directly with the same demand stablecoin products are targeting. No mention of dogecoin or any crypto functionality was included.
Ethereum’s on fire with record activity, but ether price and blockchain fees lag
Capital outflows, even as activity surges across Ethereum’s ecosystem, highlight the growing disconnect between usage growth and ETH’s market performance, a CryptoQuant report shows.
Hyperliquid’s tokenized futures hit $1.2B as traders bet on oil, stocks
Trading has been driven largely by tokenized futures on equities and commodities such as oil, gold and silver.
Ether treasury firm Bitmine moves $19.5 million in ETH to Coinbase Prime
The largest public ether holder sent two transfers totaling $19.5 million to Coinbase Prime hot wallets on Tuesday, though the moves don’t necessarily signal selling.
Here’s how traders and big buyers stepped in to keep bitcoin steady during the oil shock
Several market participants, including MSTR and OTC traders, kept demand steady, helping BTC stay resilient.
AI tokens rally after Nvidia open-source agent plan, beat CoinDesk 20
The AI-linked cryptocurrencies moved higher after a report from Wired said Nvidia is planning an open-source platform for autonomous AI agents.