Ripple has unveiled a revamped institutional strategy for the XRP Ledger aimed at accelerating tokenisation and regulated finance adoption through new funding structures and builder support programmes.
Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse said XRP’s US regulatory clarity has positioned the token for stronger institutional adoption after a federal court ruled it is not a security.
Crypto hacks and exploits resulted in approximately $37.7 million in losses in February 2026, marking the lowest monthly total since March 2025, according to data from Certik.
Michael Saylor reignited speculation of another bitcoin purchase after posting his closely watched orange dot acquisition chart on X, a signal traders increasingly associate with impending balance sheet expansion at Strategy.
Bitcoin rebounded to $68,200 in early Sunday trading after US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei steadied risk sentiment.
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is attempting a steady recovery, but derivatives data shows $28.9 million in short liquidations clustered above $35, leaving traders exposed to a potential volatility spike.
Bitcoin is trading at a steep discount to gold and global money supply trends, potentially signalling a reversal higher, according to Jan3 chief executive Samson Mow.
Vitalik Buterin has shifted the Ethereum scaling debate back to the protocol’s base layer, arguing that deep architectural bottlenecks in the state tree and virtual machine now pose greater long-term constraints than Layer 2 rollups.
Polymarket recorded $478 million in single-day notional trading volume as geopolitical tensions escalated following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Capital Markets Authority ordered a two-day suspension of trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market for March 2–3 after Iranian strikes targeted major regional ports and oil tankers.
X has lifted its ban on cryptocurrency and gambling paid promotions, removing them from its prohibited industries list and reopening the platform to monetised crypto content.
Crypto exchange Backpack is preparing a token-to-equity conversion programme that it claims navigates US securities laws by attaching equity rights to a VIP scheme rather than directly to its forthcoming token.
