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As became known thanks to CoinPost, popular cryptocurrency XRP is now available for trading on Mercoin, the crypto platform operated by Mercari, Japan’s largest resale marketplace. The listing gives over 20 million monthly active users, according to Emi Yoshikawa, direct access to XRP using existing balances, points or bank transfers — starting from as little as 1 JPY. Mercoin began offering Bitcoin in March 2023 and added Ethereum in May 2024. In just under two years, the platform reached more than three million users, with roughly 90% being first-time cryptocurrency traders. The addition of XRP makes it the third supported…

Bitcoin (BTC) is up nearly 12% over the past seven days, gaining momentum as it reclaims key technical levels and approaches major resistance zones. The recent price surge has been supported by a slight recovery in the number of Bitcoin whale addresses, hinting at renewed accumulation from large holders. Technical indicators like the Ichimoku Cloud and EMA lines point to a strong uptrend, with bullish formations suggesting continued buyer control. As BTC flirts with the $100,000 mark again, whale activity and chart signals will determine whether this rally has more room to run. Subtle Accumulation: What the Rise in BTC…

Grayscale announced that the Decentralized AI Fund is now open to accredited investors. The fund has a management fee of 2.5% and manages approximately $1.05 million in assets. According to Grayscale’s official website, its current holdings include NEAR (24.54%), TAO (27.18%), RENDER (22.75%), FIL (17.26%), GRT (8.27%), and LPT. Grayscale said that Render and Livepeer will contribute to the infrastructure, offering decentralized GPU computing and AI-enhanced video streaming, respectively. Near Protocol and Filecoin will provide the fund with decentralized storage solutions, while Bittensor will focus on creating a marketplace for training and developing AI models, supporting decentralized AI services and…

VeChain partners with PBR, making $VET the official token, expanding blockchain visibility to millions of fans. The TKO Takeover event in Kansas City highlighted VeChain’s role in uniting PBR, UFC, and WWE under one banner. VeChain, the leading real-world blockchain-focused platform, has made a North American expansion with its major partnership with Professional Bull Riders (PBR). Now, VeChain’s native token, $VET, has become the official token of the PBR league. The collaboration is poised to open the door for millions of PBR fans to be aware of VeChain’s real-world applications and more. “This strategic alliance introduces $VET as the official…

The El Salvador National Commission on Digital Assets, or CNAD, may let U.S. firms experiment with tokenized real estate in the Central American nation, Erica Perkin, a lawyer at Perkin Law Firm and advisor to CNAD, told Decrypt on Thursday. The prospect was raised during a meeting between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force and CNAD on Monday, which focussed on a so-called regulatory sandbox between both nations, according to an SEC filing. Earlier this month, the SEC’s leadership signaled it was open to a regulatory testing ground for U.S. firms, specifically involving tokenized assets, which can…

Richard Teng, the chief executive of Binance who replaced Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on this position in November 2023, has taken to his account on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) to share with the community the key directions Binance intends to follow in the near future. Teng addressed his X followers, gaining their attention with three major things Binance plans to put focus on this year. Onboarding the next billion: Richard Teng In his tweet, Teng spoke about the history of the crypto space development, starting with early adopters of Bitcoin and other crypto and then moving on to…

Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone made some striking assessments by comparing Bitcoin’s current market outlook with the past. McGlone referred to his wrong prediction in 2018, stating that he predicted that Bitcoin could lose one zero at that time, but this prediction did not come true. In his post titled “Bitcoin 2018 vs. 2025”, McGlone emphasized that cryptocurrency technology and adoption were still in the early stages in 2018, and the situation is very different today. McGlone said, “Crypto speculation now resembles the internet bubble of 1999. The market value/GDP ratio of the US stock market is at its…

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday April 23, 2025, with this happening amid a broader market reaction to latest tariffs news and comments on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from President Donald Trump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.2%, gaining nearly 900 points, while the benchmark S&P 500 jumped 2.7%. Meanwhile, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite opened more than 3.6% up as earnings and overall investor sentiment buoyed markets. Among top stock gainers in premarket trading were Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Apple (AAPL). Investors are also watching IBM, Boeing, and AT&T, which are headlining corporate earnings on…

An XRP ETF dubbed XRPH11 began trading in Brazil today, making it the first such product in the world. The ETF, issued by Hashdex, is being traded on Brazil’s B3 stock exchange. Brazil also made history by approving the first Solana ETF last year. XRPH11’s trading volume isn’t public knowledge yet, but it could pave the way for such approvals in the US market. Brazil’s XRP ETF Goes Live Hashdex first won approval to trade this XRP ETF in Brazil in February. Although the firm has pursued several crypto ETFs in the US, it recognized Brazil as a potential focus…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. While stablecoin legislation has dominated recent headlines, House Representatives are in the final stages of drafting a crypto market structure bill, according to people familiar with the matter. I’m told that the discussion draft is expected to be released by the end of the month. The timeline aligns with President Trump’s goal of having both stablecoin and market structure bills passed by the end of this summer. Representatives will likely pull from the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), which the House…