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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said stablecoins will be the crypto sector’s “ChatGPT moment” for businesses in search of faster, more efficient payments, and that many companies are already discussing and strategizing how to implement stablecoins into their operations.“You have boards of directors and CEOs of companies, whether it’s Fortune 500 or Fortune 2000, they’re asking their treasurers, they’re asking their CFOs, hey, what are we doing with stablecoins,” Garlinghouse told FOX Business on Friday.“Giving the treasurer and the CFO that option is the unlock,” he said. Garlinghouse said this unlock would be “the ChatGPT moment of crypto” because it would be…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s latest price structure is beginning to look like a pattern that has previously led to steep declines, and one analyst believes the signal is already in play. A technical breakdown shared by Leshka.eth on X points to a SuperTrend reversal on the daily timeframe, which is a setup that has always led to heavy drawdowns for ETH. The structure is not new, but the way it is forming again has raised concern. If all goes according to the laid out structure, then the ETH price could…

The bitcoin mining industry is undergoing the most fundamental transformation in its history, and the clearest sign isn’t the hashrate or the difficulty adjustments. It’s the balance sheets.CoinShares’ Q1 2026 mining report, published this week, reveals that the weighted average cash cost to produce one bitcoin among publicly listed miners rose to approximately $79,995 in Q4 2025. Bitcoin has traded in the $68,000 to $70,000 band, with a CoinDesk report last week estimating losses of $19,000 per BTC mined.These numbers aren’t sustainable, and the industry knows it. The response has been a wholesale pivot toward artificial intelligence infrastructure that is…

XRP is currently sitting at a key transition zone where market structure is being tested, and direction is about to be decided. Historical patterns suggest that periods like this don’t last long, often leading to significant moves once the price breaks out of consolidation. With both bullish and bearish scenarios still in play, the next move could set the tone for what comes next. XRP Enters Critical Decision Zone In a recent XRP analysis, EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted that price is currently sitting at a highly sensitive level, one that could determine the market’s next major direction. This zone represents a…

Morgan Stanley is poised to shake up the spot bitcoin ETF market with a sharply lower fee structure, as new filing details show its upcoming Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) will charge just 0.14% annually — undercutting every existing U.S. competitor. The fee, disclosed in updated trust documents shared by Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, comes in 11 basis points below BlackRock’s flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which currently charges around 0.25%.  The aggressive pricing positions MSBT as the cheapest spot bitcoin ETF on the market at launch, signaling a deliberate push to capture both internal advisory flows and external investor…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum, the leading altcoin, is in the spotlight again, not because of its recent price action, but its staking activity. Currently, ETH staking activity is at its highest rate ever, with millions of supply being locked away in staking contracts. Rising Staking Trends Shrink Ethereum’s Supply In light of the ongoing waning market performance, a significant shift is emerging within the supply dynamics of Ethereum. This shift in supply dynamics is due to the substantial growth in ETH staking over the past few months. As an increasing…

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday, expanding rules to curb public servants and those close to them from benefiting from insider trading on prediction markets tied to political or economic events they can influence or are privy to.The order prohibits “gubernatorial appointees,” public officials appointed to office by the governor of the state, from using “confidential or non-public information” gleaned from performing their duties to profit from related prediction markets.Newsom’s executive order also extends the prohibition to include spouses, family members or former business partners of the appointed officials from using non-public information to profit. “Public…

Morgan Stanley plans to price its proposed spot bitcoin BTC$65,974.66 exchange-traded fund (ETF) at 14 basis points, a level just below current low-cost options for similar products, according to an amended filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move could set off a new round of fee competition among existing funds.The latest S-1 filing, filed Friday, shows the bank undercutting rivals that charge closer to 15 to 25 basis points. The lowest fee on the market today is Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF BTC$65,974.66, which carries a 0.15% expense ratio. Larger funds, including BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust…

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), said Friday it completed a new $600 million direct cash investment in Polymarket, deepening its bet on prediction markets as a new area of growth for exchange operators.The company also said it expects to purchase up to $40 million of Polymarket securities from existing holders, adding to its previously announced investment commitment made in October 2025.In that earlier deal, ICE said it would invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, marking one of the largest institutional moves into the prediction market sector. The latest transaction advances that arrangement,…

Analysts suggest that the XRP price, currently sitting near $1.40, is undervalued. Although the cryptocurrency rose above $3 last year, it failed to reach a new all-time high and has since faced a major downturn as its technical structure weakened. Despite this, analysts maintain a strong bullish outlook, arguing that even a $10 valuation is too low for the cryptocurrency. At the same time, other experts are highlighting developing factors that could help XRP break free from its current suppression and potentially reach higher levels.  What XRP’s Fair Value Really Looks Like Bird, an XRP Ledger (XRPL) developer, took to…