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U.S. treasuries climbed while the dollar bond index dropped to an intraday low of 98.8, signaling a notable swing in risk sentiment across global markets. According to Gate market data, U.S. Treasury bonds “continue to rise” while the U.S. dollar index, DXY, “has fallen to an intraday low,” currently quoted at 98.8 against a base value of 100. The move underlines a familiar macro trade: investors buying Treasuries as a haven while the dollar softens against a basket of major currencies. The DXY is a reference index that tracks the dollar against six peers, including the euro, yen and pound,…

In 10 years, people will stop sending transfers themselves, while financial flows will be almost fully managed by robots – this prediction was given by Ripple executives while commenting on the launch of the XRPL AI Starter Kit. Ripple and RippleX head of product Jazzi Cooper notes that the current release is only the first in line, designed to make autonomous machines a priority category of clients for the $XRP Ledger. Existing payment rails were created for humans, so they require manual approval and lengthy reconciliations, which paralyze autonomous programs. To solve this problem, Ripple is introducing direct integration tools…

BitMEX has announced it will shut down on September 23, following “a strategic review of the business and the broader crypto industry.” The Arthur Hayes-founded exchange revealed earlier today that it was closing down, but didn’t expand on what exactly caused the closure. Users were encouraged to withdraw their funds and close any positions they may hold. BitMEX stressed that assets are safe and remain in users’ control, and explained that it’s simply giving a timely warning to “ensure a smooth withdrawal process for everyone.” At time of writing, the exchange holds over $739 million worth of customer assets, along…

Bitcoin ($BTC) has been on a volatile and overall downward trajectory over the last month, even falling below $58,000 at the start of July, but the Finbold AI Agent forecasted the world’s premier cryptocurrency would stabilize and even slightly recover through the rest of the month. Specifically, after using multiple technical analysis (TA) tools, including the stochastic oscillator, moving averages (MA), and the relative strength index, the predictive system assessed that $BTC would climb 2.28% to $62,590 by July 31, 2026. Finbold AI predicts Bitcoin price for July 31, 2026. Source: Finbold Notably, the five models included in the Finbold…

A newly created cryptocurrency wallet has drawn attention after withdrawing a substantial amount of Ether from Binance and immediately staking the entire sum. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, the address, which begins with 0xf23c, moved 10,000 $ETH — valued at approximately $18.6 million at the time of the transaction — from the exchange and deposited it into a staking contract. Details of the Transaction The transaction was recorded on-chain and publicly visible. The wallet, which had no prior activity, executed the withdrawal and staking operation in a swift sequence. Such movements are often associated with large investors, commonly referred…

Laser Digital, the subsidiary of Nomura Investment Bank, a large Japanese institution, has been given conditional approval for a trust bank charter for the USA. This is a first for any subsidiary of a Japanese financial institution. The company with headquarters in Zurich, boasting assets of over $250 million, filed for the federal charter in January. With the completion of the conditional charter, Laser Digital will be able to custody and manage tokenized, digital, and traditional assets under federal supervision. What the charter covers Laser Digital National Trust Bank, a newly-formed subsidiary, would handle operations in the USA. This subsidiary…

David Schwartz, Ripple’s former CTO and now CTO Emeritus, recently addressed questions surrounding the eventual depletion of Ripple’s $XRP escrow holdings. At present, Ripple controls approximately 32.9 billion $XRP in escrow accounts, according to on-chain data provided by XRPScan. With the existing arrangement, the system unlocks 1 billion $XRP every month. However, Ripple does not typically utilize the entire amount. Instead, it generally places between 700 million and 800 million $XRP back into escrow and retains only about 200 million to 300 million $XRP for use. Based on this pattern, the escrow balance could theoretically last for another 9.8 years…

Bitcoin ($BTC) has spent the past several weeks trapped in a brutal downtrend. The cryptocurrency has consistently invalidated various bullish patterns due to the sheer strength of the current downtrend. However, there might finally be some semblance of hope for the battered $BTC bulls. Earlier this Thursday, legendary market technician John Bollinger, the creator of the universally utilized Bollinger Bands volatility indicator, pointed to an intricate double-bottom “W” pattern that is currently carving itself into the charts. Bollinger has indicated that this might finally be the bullish pattern that will mark the end of the downtrend after multiple failed attempts.…

Hyperliquid is best known for its on-chain perps exchange, but did you also know there are vaults where users can deposit funds and follow specific trading strategies? One of these vaults, currently enjoying a total value locked of more than $3 million, delivered 638% APY last month. Let’s examine. What Are Hyperliquid Vaults? Hyperliquid vaults are one of the more closely watched features on the decentralized derivatives exchange. They allow traders to participate in shared strategies. Think about it this way – a vault works more like a pooled trading account. A vault leader runs a strategy, while other users…

Highly speculative capital (also known as “fast money”) is rapidly leaving both crypto and precious metals. Investors are rotating into semiconductors. According to a detailed macroeconomic assessment by Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, this capital migration has greatly affected the prices of the alternative store-of-value assets. “Fast money” Timmer noted that speculative interest was initially concentrated heavily in Bitcoin and later moved to gold, thus triggering a nearly vertical rally. However, “fast money” has now abandoned metals entirely to chase the tech sector. Gold used to be valued based on a “real rate model,” meaning that…