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BlackRock’s digital assets chief Robert Mitchnick said that more than 90% of Bitcoin ETF investors, including retail, financial advisors, and institutions, have followed a steady accumulation strategy. Speaking to CNBC today, Mitchnick said retail investors “are some of the most long-term focused” and have tended to “buy the dip” when markets decline, while hedge funds account for a smaller share of more tactical trading activity. “The only part of the demand base where we do see some tendency towards short-termism is the roughly 10 or so percent that is actually comprised of hedge funds,” said Mitchnick when asked what ETF…

Ripple might be stepping into a whole new league, and this time, it’s not just about crypto hype. In a recent conversation, Ripple President Monica Long laid out how the company plans to do it and why now might be the perfect time. From State License to Federal Ambition Ripple’s stablecoin $RLUSD didn’t launch randomly. It was introduced under a New York DFS trust license, which already puts it under strict regulatory oversight. 🚨 RIPPLE JUST DROPPED A BOMBSHELL… Monica Long reveals why their secret banking charter could completely CHANGE the game for $XRP and global payments. Banks are shaking.…

Donald Trump is set to speak at a major crypto event in Florida. That alone is big news. But the real focus is what might come next. Many are watching for signals on the CLARITY Act. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 President Trump will speak at crypto conference tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/M70AUOJpfG — Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) April 24, 2026 The bill could reshape how crypto works in the United States. However, now, expectations are rising fast. So this is not just another speech. It could hint at the future of crypto regulation. And the timing could not be more important. A High-Profile Crypto Event In…

Social media bearishness around Bitcoin has reached its highest level since the end of February, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “FUD has crept back in with the community showing a key lack of optimism,” Santiment said in an X post on Saturday, adding that it is “usually a common ingredient for prices rebounding.” The data comes from a large sample of crypto-focused social media accounts and tracks the ratio of bullish to bearish Bitcoin (BTC) comments across X, Reddit, and other social media platforms. Markets move in “opposite direction,” says Santiment On Saturday, the ratio of bullish to bearish…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has advanced its Ethereum staking plan with 77.2% of its overall $ETH holdings now locked for yield. According to on-chain data, the firm staked another 106,200 $ETH ($244 million) on Wednesday, the 29th of April. Now the world’s largest treasury firm has staked 3.92 million $ETH (worth $8.97 billion) Worth pointing out that the firm crossed the 5 million $ETH milestone last week. Interestingly, it bought an extra 45K $ETH (worth $103 million), which will likely be staked too. Bitmine’s aggressive $ETH staking bet Overall, Bitmine has accumulated over 5 million $ETH in a record 10 months…

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently said that the freedom to invest should be a human right. He emphasized that tokenization can open investment opportunities to people around the world. By turning real-world assets into digital tokens, anyone could access assets that were once limited to wealthy individuals or big institutions. Armstrong’s comments highlight the growing importance of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization in finance. Brian Armstrong says the freedom to invest should be a human right.Tokenization could open access to assets and investment opportunities for people worldwide.Another big signal for the RWA future. pic.twitter.com/ybgxir9sRL — Real World Asset Watchlist (@RWAwatchlist_)…

From Polygon to Polymarket, crypto communities have their own way of pulling off April Fool’s Day stunts. This year, Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer couldn’t resist giving Ripple a friendly jab. Banks are choosing Ripple. April Fools, obviously. They actually use Avalanche. — Emin Gün Sirer🔺⚔️ (@el33th4xor) April 1, 2026 The post racked up 585 likes and more than 50,000 views as of reporting. Its comment section exploded with hundreds of responses, many from Ripple’s community who came for the fastest bait-and-switch and stayed for the debate. April fools to you. Ripple is at the center of the entire…

Bitcoin is trading at $67,100 on Sunday, roughly flat over the weekend, but the mood around it is the worst it has been since the Iran conflict began on February 28. Santiment data published Saturday shows social media commentary on bitcoin has hit a ratio of five bearish posts for every four bullish ones, the most negative skew in five weeks. The last time sentiment was this one-sided was the day Operation Epic Fury launched and bitcoin dropped below $65,000 for the first time in the conflict. 🗣️ According to social data across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other platforms, Bitcoin…

Chip giant NVIDIA is preparing to unveil a powerful new artificial intelligence processor designed to speed up how chatbots and other AI tools generate responses, potentially making today’s systems like ChatGPT appear sluggish by comparison. The new platform, expected to debut at NVIDIA’s annual GTC developer conference, is optimized for AI inference, the stage when trained models produce answers to user prompts. Unlike traditional GPUs built to handle both training and inference, the upcoming processor focuses specifically on delivering responses faster and more efficiently. The product, if launched, will mark the first tangible result of December’s deal that brought Groq’s…

Ripple, the company behind $XRP, has announced the launch of a new product that enables corporate finance teams to manage both fiat currency and digital assets through a single platform. The company announced that with the “Digital Asset Accounts” and “Unified Treasury” features integrated into the Ripple Treasury platform, CFOs and treasury teams can manage digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), $XRP, and RLUSD directly within their existing workflows. Thanks to the new system, companies will be able to view and manage the assets they hold in banks and custodians through a single dashboard. This structure aims to eliminate data…