Venture capital in crypto has rarely been quiet, but the first half of 2026 is shaping up as a period of concentrated aggression from the industry’s biggest names—and a few unexpected ones. According to data compiled by CryptoRank and highlighted in the original report, Coinbase Ventures led all investors by a wide margin, participating in 30 deals through the first six months of the year. It wasn’t just a numbers game. The distribution of deals tells a story about which balance sheets are most willing to keep writing checks while regulatory fights drag on and token prices search for direction.…
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Bitcoin just posted its first bullish RSI divergence since the end of last year, according to veteran macro investor Jordi Visser, who said the signal is shifting how he views the coming months.Visser said he spotted the divergence using a 4 hour RSI chart. Price made a new low when Bitcoin broke through $60,000 recently, but the RSI reading stayed higher than it was at the previous low. “As a trader, I go, well, now I can buy something when we get back above 60, and I’ll just stop myself back out below the lows,” he said.Visser, who also follows…
Ripple almost closed its doors after the SEC sued the company in 2020. CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the government has “infinite power and resources,” and that fact alone made the decision to fight back a hard one.Garlinghouse shared the story during an appearance at the KU School of Business. He walked the audience through what actually happened, and why he still finds parts of it hard to accept.A technology built for payments, not stock ownershipXRP moves fast, costs little, and scales well, Garlinghouse said. That’s why Ripple built its payments technology around it. He compared XRP to Bitcoin rather than…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: July 11, 2026 Elon Musk Grok AI just cataloged every major institutional development in the XRP ecosystem and arrived at one of the cleaner year-end XRP price predictions in this series. The model predicts $4.50 to $6.00 or more by December 31, 2026, roughly 4 to 5.5 times current levels.The bull case opens with the legal foundation…
The ETF became one of Wall Street’s most powerful distribution tools because it turned market exposure into an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand retail product.Investors could buy an index, a basket of bonds, a commodity thesis, or a tightly packaged theme from the same account they use for blue-chip stocks. This was so convenient that it changed both investor behavior and issuer incentives at the same time.Once the ETF wrapper became the default way for millions of buyers to gain exposure, issuers had every reason to keep stretching it into new territory. Related ReadingCrypto wanted to replace Wall Street – Instead, Wall…
Delta just reported, fuel moved, and now everyone’s asking the same thing: can fare power do the heavy lifting again? This piece breaks down how Delta tries to push fuel costs through the system, where it can’t, and what to watch over the next two quarters. You’ll get a plain-English map: pricing mechanics, loyalty economics, the refinery wildcard, and the exact unit metrics pros track when they decide whether a beat sticks or fades. No hype, just the moving parts that matter for DAL. Short version: Delta can blunt fuel volatility if demand holds, premium mix stays tight, and capacity…
PYTH price is back on traders’ radar after Pyth Network rolled out a series of ecosystem upgrades that broaden its reach across crypto and traditional financial markets. Markets have seen this happened before because fundamental expansion often grabs attention first, but whether price follows depends on sustained demand.The latest update introduced Fresh Markets on Pyth Pro, adding wider crypto coverage, crypto redemption rates, new U.S. equity feeds, expanded ETF tracking, including ARKG and ETHA, and support for Hong Kong equities. The platform also welcomed the Solana-based meme token CASHCAT through the Sunrise platform, potentially increasing oracle activity as retail participation…
Fresh speculation about a partnership between SWIFT and Ripple swept across crypto social media this week, only to be shut down within hours by one of the people best positioned to know the truth. Tom Zschach, who spent six years as SWIFT’s Chief Innovation Officer before recently leaving the organization, definitively shut down persistent rumors that the global financial messaging network plans to integrate or support the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency XRP.A Two-Word RebuttalZschach pushed back against the fresh Ripple rumors with a two-word reply on X: “Not happening.” The brevity of the response carried weight precisely because of his background —…
Kraken is rebuilding its mobile app around agentic artificial intelligence, a shift the exchange told CNBC could mark the next major competitive battleground among crypto platforms. The relaunch positions Kraken to give users access to AI agents that continuously monitor markets, identify investing opportunities and execute trades in real time, reflecting a broader shift toward AI-native financial products.What Agentic Trading MeansAgentic trading differs from traditional automated systems that follow fixed rules — these platforms can evaluate multiple variables, learn from new information and pursue objectives defined by the user within set parameters. Kraken’s Chief Data Officer, Kamo Asatryan, framed the…
Virtuals Protocol is back on traders’ radar after a 20% price surge today and this rally isn’t driven by rumors or mere speculation. A series of Robinhood Chain announcements has handed the ecosystem a fresh fire, pushing buyers back into the market as AI-powered crypto infrastructure inches closer to reality.The latest move also began from a historically important support zone near $0.50, suggesting that buyers stepped in where demand had previously emerged.Robinhood Chain Expands AI Trading VisionThe talk started on July 1, when Robinhood unveiled its mainnet, describing it as a fast, secure, AI-native blockchain built for RWAs.At the same…
