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Bitcoin has absorbed a sharp sell-off and stabilized at key support, signaling that buyers are firmly in control. With the market holding its structure, insights from Quantum Models suggest that Wave (3) is underway, pointing toward a near-term target around $104,000. Q-Structure Confluence Holds Firm, Keeping The Bullish Bias Alive Elliott Chart, in a recent update, highlighted that Bitcoin remains firmly supported around the Q-Structure λ₅ confluence zone, a level that continues to underpin the broader bullish outlook. This support area has absorbed selling pressure, suggesting that larger participants are still defending key levels despite recent volatility. Upon closer examination…
US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first net outflow day since launch, with about $40.8 million exiting the products on Wednesday, ending a multi-week streak of uninterrupted inflows. SoSoValue data shows that the pullback marked the first daily reversal after XRP (XRP) ETFs had steadily accumulated assets since mid-November 2025. The outflow day also followed a strong start to the year, with the funds logging consecutive inflow days, pushing their cumulative net inflows to $1.2 billion.The red day coincided with heavy selling pressure across major crypto-linked ETFs. Farside Investors data shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $486 million…
Wyoming launched a state-backed stablecoin on Solana, and Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana trust product this week. Last month, Visa expanded USDC settlement to run on Solana rails, and JPMorgan tokenized commercial paper using Solana for part of the settlement stack.These are not rumors or roadmap promises. They happened over 60 days, and they force a cleaner question than the old binary: institutions are no longer asking whether to engage with Solana, but how much exposure and on which layer.The “institutions won’t embrace Solana” claim survived as long as it did because it conflated two different bets: buying SOL…
Joerg Hiller Jan 08, 2026 11:47 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has announced a tender for the reopening of 10-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds, scheduled for January 14, 2026. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, has announced a tender for the reopening of its 10-year Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) Institutional Government Bonds. The auction is set to take place on January 14, 2026, with settlement scheduled for the following day, according to the HKMA. Tender Details An additional HK$1.0 billion of the existing 10-year…
Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Anthropic, known for developing the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude, is preparing to secure $10 billion in new funding, which would value the company at $350 billion. The new funding round is expected to be led by Singapore’s GIC and Coatue Management.While negotiations are still in progress, sources suggested the deal could be finalized within weeks, though the total amount may change before closing. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! Blockchain Transaction Easily Explained! (Animated) If confirmed,…
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Ripple is looking to forge a partnership with AWS that could notably develop use cases for the XRP Ledger. The firm would be testing Amazon Bedrock’s artificial intelligence on the XRPL. Ripple Trials AWS AI Tools for XRP Ledger Operations It is supposedly in active discussions with AWS about the possible use of Amazon Bedrock on the XRPL. This integration would involve employing AI-powered analysis to enhance the management of system performance and operational scaling by Ripple across the network. ⚠️AMAZON WEB SERVICES & RIPPLE discussing AMAZON Bedrock for the XRPL🔥 The overview of this video:XRPL runs on high-performance C++…
In brief Blockchain infrastructure firm Fireblocks is buying TRES Finance to add accounting and reconciliation to its platform. The move targets enterprises running stablecoin and treasury flows on-chain at scale. The acquisition reflects growing demand for audit-ready crypto operations. Fireblocks, a blockchain infrastructure company focused on digital asset custody and transaction services, has agreed to acquire TRES Finance, a crypto accounting platform that produces standardized financial records from on-chain activity.While Fireblocks has built its business around custody and transaction infrastructure for exchanges, banks, asset managers, and fintech firms, acquiring TRES appears to address a gap between on-chain transaction data and…
Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to launch an identity-verified Web3 wallet solution.Concordium’s privacy-preserving identity layer is now part of Dfns’ wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) platform, the companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement shared with Cointelegraph.“This integration enables financial institutions and enterprises to instantly deploy compliant, privacy-preserving wallets without building complex identity infrastructure from scratch,” Dfns CEO Clarisse Hagège said.The move follows the recent collaboration of Dfns with IBM to launch IBM Digital Asset Haven in October, a platform designed to help financial institutions and governments securely manage…
Bitcoin filled one of two new futures gaps with a trip below $90,000 as analysis predicted a potential bottom level for the next BTC price cycle.Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $90,000 Thursday as market participants see a classic short-term target coming next.Key points:Bitcoin dices with the 21-day moving average trendline as it fills open gaps in CME futures markets.One gap remaining could see the price return to $88,000 next.If the market reverses higher without filling it, that $88,000 gap could mark the bottom of the next BTC price cycle, says analysis.Bitcoin price gives up $90,000Data from TradingView showed new local lows…