In 1988, a magazine published a striking cover: a phoenix rising from a pile of burning national currencies. The accompanying article predicted that by around 2018, the world would be using a single global reserve currency, one that would eliminate exchange rate chaos, simplify cross-border trade, and be overseen by the International Monetary Fund.Most people saw the image and moved on. A growing number of XRP researchers and analyst Jesse believe it was a blueprint.The theory starts with a simple observation. The IMF has been trying to solve the same problem since 1969, when it created the Special Drawing Right,…
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The United States spent in the first six days of its war with Iran an amount equal to nearly half the current market value of the Bitcoin held by the federal government.The administration told lawmakers this week that the war cost at least $11.3 billion through its first six days, Reuters reported on March 11.According to the report, the $11.3 billion estimate came from a closed-door briefing for senators on Tuesday and did not include the full cost of the conflict.Meanwhile, the US officials also told lawmakers that $5.6 billion in munitions was used in the first two days of…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Osmosis has proposed merging its chain into the Cosmos Hub to make its DEX native infrastructure for the Hub. The merger would swap OSMO tokens for ATOM at a rate of 0.0355:1.998, based on price patterns in the past 30 days. Osmosis, the largest decentralized application in the Cosmos ecosystem, has introduced a proposal to merge its DEX into the Cosmos Hub and make ATOM the main crypto asset capturing the value of all its trading activity. The new proposal would need to be approved…
Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha 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: March 12, 2026 The last time this signal flashed on XRP, what followed was the kind of move that makes people quit their jobs and post about it online.The MVRV Z-Score, one of the more reliable on-chain metrics in crypto, is showing XRP trading below its fair value threshold.That means the market is pricing XRP below its…
Hyperliquid price rose to its highest level in over a month as it touched $38.08. The HYPE is up amid increased trading activity as open interest jumps to over $1.56 billion. Technical indicators on the daily chart suggest a bullish continuation. The Hyperliquid token climbed to a five-week high above $38 on Thursday, as renewed buying momentum strengthened the bullish push toward a potential new all-time high. Although HYPE had pulled back slightly from its intraday peak at the time of writing, the token was still up 17% over the past week and about 48% year-to-date. The price move was…
Key Highlights: Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF started trading on NASDAQ today, March 12, 2026. The ETF has integrated staking rewards. The fund is offering 0% management fees for the first three months. Grayscale, a crypto investment giant has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is focused on Avalanche (AVAX) today, March 12, 2026. The fund which is called the Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF, trades under the ticker GAVA. Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF (Ticker: $GAVA) is now trading — with 0% fees¹ and staking. Why Avalanche²• Built for real businesses – over 10.5 billion transactions since 2020.• Capable of processing…
ORBS makes strategic investments in category-defining companies, including OpenAI and Beast Industries Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine (NYSE: BMNR), joins board of directors to support ORBS’ long-term investment strategy ARK Invest joins ORBS as a partner, providing strategic advisory and private market intelligence; commits $25 million to ORBS Brett Winton, Chief Futurist at ARK Invest, will join as an advisor to ORBS’ Board Payward, the parent company of global crypto platform Kraken, commits $25 million to ORBS The Company is supported by a group of strategic and institutional investors including: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), MOZAYYX, ARK Invest, Payward, World Foundation,…
The SEC and CFTC have just signed an agreement that turns months of public harmonization talk into a formal operating framework for crypto, derivatives, and hybrid market products.The agreement covers product definitions, clearing and margin rules, dually registered venues and intermediaries, crypto assets, reporting, examinations, surveillance, and enforcement.SEC Chair Paul Atkins admitted that years of “regulatory turf wars,” duplicate registrations, and overlapping rules helped push activity to other jurisdictions. That turns a procedural announcement into a concrete claim: part of the U.S. crypto problem came from the U.S. regulatory structure itself, not only from the firms trying to navigate it.The…
Key Highlights: The tension between US-Iran shook global markets. According to Arthur Hayes, Bitcoin performed better than gold. Institutions are supporting Bitcoin even though the situations are tense. The co-founder of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, posted on social media platform X today, March 12, 2026 and talked about how global markets are shaken after tensions increased between the United States and Iran at the end of February 2026. Usually when things go wrong, investors quickly switch to safe assets such as gold. But according to Arthur Hayes, something different has happened, and Bitcoin has emerged as one of the strongest performers.…
Ethereum price hovered just above $2,000 as whales moved ETH off exchanges. Large holder activity sees Ethereum exchange balances fall by over 74,000 ETH this week. Bulls could eye $2,188 and potentially $2,600 amid a technical breakout. Ethereum’s price is holding near the $2,000 level, with bulls eyeing fresh moves above what many analysts see as a crucial psychological level. The top altcoin traded within a tight range on Thursday, as Bitcoin showed resilience near $70,000. However, ETH could test recent highs above the level, with whales signaling fresh confidence through notable exchange withdrawals. ETH whales move coins off exchanges…
