What Is Suppressing The Price Of XRP Within $3?

What Is Suppressing The Price Of XRP Within $3?

The possibility of XRP price suppression continues to be one of the hottest issues in the crypto sphere. The founder of BlackSwan Capitalist aired his theory about a coordinated effort from regulators, traditional financial institutions, centralized exchanges, and even Ripple to drag the asset’s price down. XRP has undoubtedly staged its biggest comeback since November…

Current Banking Reserve Requirements Holding Crypto Industry Back

Current Banking Reserve Requirements Holding Crypto Industry Back

Capital requirements for banks from by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which crafts banking standards, create a “chokepoint,” designed to throttle the growth of the crypto industry, according to Chris Perkins, president of investment firm CoinFund. The current capital rules lower a bank’s return on equity (ROE), a critical profitability metric in banking,…

Gemini Hires Goldmans (GS), Citi (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor as Lead Bookrunners For its IPO

Gemini Hires Goldmans (GS), Citi (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor as Lead Bookrunners For its IPO

Crypto exchange Gemini filed an updated registration statement for its initial public offering effort, sharing a few more details in its push to become a publicly traded firm. Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor acting as lead bookrunners on the IPO, Gemini said in a press release Friday. Evercore ISI, Mizuho,…

Tajikistan Suffers $3.52 Million from Crypto Mining

Tajikistan Suffers $3.52 Million from Crypto Mining

Attorney General Khabibullo Vokhidzoda said at a press conference that cryptocurrency mining is one of the illegitimate activities that caused Tajikistan $3.52 million in damages in the first half of 2025.   Such losses are primarily related to the illegal exploitation of electric power by miners who work without the state’s permission. Illegal Mining and Electricity…

Blockchain Security Must Localize To Stop Asia’s Crypto Crime Wave

Blockchain Security Must Localize To Stop Asia’s Crypto Crime Wave

Opinion by: Slava Demchuk, co-founder and CEO of AMLBot Asia’s cryptoverse has lost more than 1.5 billion in the first half of 2025 — more than during 2024, including Bybit and pig butchering scams in Southeast Asia. Most engines are built around typologies of Western money laundering. They miss custom laundering channels tailored to each…