
Our weekly updates are put together by folks deep in the crypto scene, giving you a clear picture of what's happening without overwhelming you.

August 9, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
August 9, 2024
AIRDROPS: Margin trading, no liquidation
August 2, 2024
AIRDROPS: Lend an asset
August 2, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
July 26, 2024
AIRDROPS: Apple + Moon
July 26, 2024
ALPHA: Make it Immutable
July 19, 2024
ALPHA: Are you an Old Soul?
July 19, 2024
AIRDROPS: On the Mantle
July 12, 2024
AIRDROPS: Stone age
July 12, 2024
ALPHA: Free ChampionsJun 28, 2025

Markets
Will Solana, XRP, Dogecoin and Other Crypto ETFs Take Off?
A wave of proposed exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of different altcoins seem likely to receive a regulatory green light, with Bloomberg analysts predicting a more than 90% probability that a few of the funds will be able to start trading this year, including Solana, Dogecoin and XRP products. But if such funds and others garner approval, who will buy these investment products, and if so, to what degree? Analysts disagree on their potential popularity. "Everyone knows Bitcoin by...
Jun 27, 2025

Law and Order
Ripple to Drop Appeal in SEC Case Over XRP Sales, Ending Case 'Once and for All'
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said on Friday that the fintech will drop its cross appeal in a long-running case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The announcement comes just a day after U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres denied a proposal from Ripple Labs and the SEC to cut a $125 million penalty or toss out an injunction imposed against the XRP-linked firm last year. That decision followed less than two weeks after the SEC and Ripple requested that the court lower a civil penalty...
Jun 26, 2025

Law and Order
Ripple Stuck With $125 Million Penalty as Judge Denies XRP Settlement With SEC
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres denied a proposal from Ripple Labs and the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, refusing to cut a $125 million penalty or toss out an injunction imposed against the XRP-linked firm last year. Her decision comes less than two weeks after the SEC and Ripple requested that the court lower a civil penalty over illegal XRP sales to $50 million—far less than the $2 billion sought under former Chair Gary Gensler—and remove restrictions on Ripple’s ability t...
Jun 24, 2025

Markets
Ethereum and XRP Pump on Relief Rally, But These Coins Are Mooning Harder: Analysis
The crypto market erupted in a relief rally today as President Donald Trump claimed a full cease fire between Iran and Israel, sparking a general market rebound as global tensions seem to fade. Oil prices tumbled 2.92% with Brent crude falling to $69.39 as Middle East tensions eased and analysts reject a supply shortage scenario. In the meantime, S&P 500 futures climbed 0.58% to 6,112, and the dollar index dropped 0.32% to 98.10. The risk-on rotation saw gold pull back as safe-haven demand waned...
Jun 24, 2025

Markets
Altcoins Surge on Trump’s Israel-Iran Ceasefire Announcement—But Will it Last?
Crypto prices spiked during early Asian trading hours Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel had come into effect, triggering a sharp recovery across major altcoins and largely erasing weekend losses tied to the conflict. "THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!" Trump said in a Truth Social post. The rally represents a relief following the seeming resolution of a crisis that sent crypto markets tumbling over the weekend wh...
Jun 17, 2025

Business
Institutional Investors Ready to Buy Crypto ETPs 'In a Matter of Weeks' as UK FCA Approval Looms: WisdomTree
UK institutional investors managing money on behalf of retail clients are preparing to pull the trigger on crypto exchange-traded products, according to asset manager WisdomTree. Speaking at DigiAssets 2025, Dovile Silenskyte, WisdomTree’s Director of Digital Assets Research, said that she had been in contact with “a large number of institutional investors who are doing a lot of work in getting ready to invest into crypto.” Silenskyte added that UK firms see the “light at the end of the tunnel”...
Jun 16, 2025

Markets
Hyperliquid, Solana Lead Altcoin Rally as Institutions Pour $1.9B Into Crypto Funds
The crypto market's appetite for risk assets returned with force on Monday, with altcoins including Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) surging as traders rotated out of Bitcoin (BTC) following its successful test of the $106,000 level. SOL is up 6.1% in the last 24 hours, trading at $155.78, while ETH stands at $2,611, gaining 3.7% in the past 24 hours, CoinGecko data shows. Ethereum "came back into favour after 2.5 years of underperformance" following recent network upgrades, with the narrative sh...
Jun 14, 2025

Law and Order
Crypto-Related Anti-Money Laundering Reports Rose by 8% in Germany Last Year: FIU
Anti-money laundering reports involving cryptocurrencies rose by 8.2% in Germany last year, according to the annual report from the German Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Total crypto-related reports climbed from 8,049 in 2023 to hit 8,711, accounting for a record 3.3% of all suspicious activity reports (SARs) submitted to the FIU, the agency responsible in Germany for combating money laundering. The total figure marks a 23.6% increase since 2020, with Bitcoin predominating in the vast majori...
Jun 13, 2025

Markets
Altcoins Plunge, Crypto Liquidations Hit $1B Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
Crypto prices have plunged in the wake of Israel's airstrikes on Iran, with major altcoins taking significant hits and liquidations passing $1 billion, as markets braced themselves for Iran's response. Ethereum has tanked 7.8% over the past 24 hours to $2,533, according to CoinGecko, while XRP dropped 3.9% to $2.13 and Solana 8.4% to $145. The best-performing assets in the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization are both stablecoins holding their peg to the U.S. dollar—never a good sign...
Jun 13, 2025

Law and Order
Ripple, SEC Ask Court to Dissolve XRP Injunction, Release $125M in Escrow
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs have jointly asked a Manhattan federal court to dissolve a prior injunction and release $125 million currently held in escrow, according to a filing made Thursday in the Southern District of New York. Under the proposal, Ripple would pay a $50 million civil penalty to the SEC, with the remaining funds to be returned to the company. The filing marks a major step in ending a case that has stretched nearly four years and triggered wide industry...
Jun 12, 2025

Business
Another Public Company Goes Hard on XRP With $500 Million Treasury Plan
Publicly traded technology services company Trident plans to raise up to $500 million to build out an XRP treasury, the firm announced on Thursday. The Singapore-based firm, which has a blockchain-based identity solution as its flagship product and trades on the Nasdaq as TDTH, also appointed Chaince Securities LLC as a strategic advisor. “As a public company, our commitment to transparency, strong governance, and strategic foresight guides every decision we make. We see digital assets as key...
Jun 12, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin, Solana Stumble as Altcoins Hit by Market Correction
The crypto market's euphoria over cooling inflation lasted exactly one day—Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and other major altcoins are now bleeding red as traders abandon the coins for the relative safety of Bitcoin. Dogecoin dropped by 5.8% to $0.19, while Tron (TRX) fell 6.8% to $0.2717 and ADA declined 5.1% in the last 24 hours. Other top altcoins joined the retreat, with Avalanche (AVAX) down 5.4% to $20.83, Sui (SUI) falling 5.6% to $3.27, and Chainlink (LINK) dropping 6.7%...
Jun 7, 2025

Long Reads
Trump's SEC Is Ending Crypto Lawsuits and Investigations—These Are the Biggest
The momentum has shifted in the yearslong battle between top crypto companies and protocols and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the new Trump administration. The regulator, which now has a crypto task force led by longtime industry advocate Hester Peirce, is moving away from what Pierce and others have called “regulation by enforcement” to less hostile engagements with crypto. Thus far, those words have rung true with the SEC recently backing away from fights with multiple to...
Jun 7, 2025

Coins
Why Coinbase Brought Dogecoin and XRP to Ethereum Network Base
America's biggest crypto exchange Coinbase introduced two new "wrapped" tokens this week, allowing traders to use XRP and Dogecoin on DeFi protocols. By introducing cbDOGE and cbXRP, Coinbase is hoping to address surging demand for cross-chain functionality in the complex DeFi world, the company and industry observers told Decrypt. The exchange is making the new offerings available on its own Ethereum layer-2 Base network. Coinbase holds 1:1 reserves of the underlying assets that back Coinbas...
Jun 6, 2025

Coins
Bitcoin Price Flat as May US Jobs Report Beats Estimates
Bitcoin stayed flat after the Bureau of Labor Statistics May nonfarm payrolls report showed a steady jobs market in May—an encouraging sign that the economy may be stabilizing. Economists had forecast that the U.S. would add 125,000 jobs in May, according to Dow Jones. But this morning's Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that employers hired 139,000 works last month. Bitcoin peaked above $105,000 earlier today, but has fallen 1.5% in the past 24 hours and is currently changing hands for $1...
Jun 4, 2025

Business
Chinese Company Takes a Shot at the Moon With $300 Million XRP Play
A China-based travel booking firm has told U.S. regulators that its plans to establish a $300 million XRP treasury—a corporate-strategy play that has become all the rage among a small crop of public companies following a recent upswing in the cryptocurrency market, despite apparent risks. Webus International filed on Tuesday a Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing its plans to add the Ripple-linked XRP token to its balance sheet. The Nasdaq-listed firm entered into an ag...
Jun 4, 2025

Markets
Ripple Gains Regulatory Approval for RLUSD Stablecoin in Dubai
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved Ripple’s RLUSD token for use within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), making it the third stablecoin to gain regulatory approval under the DIFC’s cryptocurrency regime. RLUSD’s certification comes after Ripple itself received approval (in March) to offer blockchain payment services within the DIFC, making it the first crypto-focused company to pass such a regulatory hurdle. These two approvals mean that Ripple can integrate RL...
Jun 2, 2025

Markets
Why Solana, Dogecoin, XRP are Trading Lower on the Week
Solana slipped Monday, while XRP and Dogecoin held steady, as all three lagged behind Bitcoin over the past week. The broader pullback in digital assets over the past week comes amid renewed investor caution, primarily driven by trade tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty. "Sentiment in crypto is risk-off," Strahinja Savic, head of data analytics at crypto advisory FRNT Financial, told Decrypt. "The driver of that has been this macro instability that spills over into crypto. You see these sharp...
May 30, 2025

Coins
XRP, Solana and Dogecoin Slide as Crypto Market Contracts by 5%
Back and forth headlines about the institution of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have led to volatility in the crypto market, now down nearly 5% in the last 24 hours according to CoinGecko. It’s been led by a pullback in alts like XRP and Solana. The pair have dropped by 4.5% and 5.1% respectively, underperforming Bitcoin in the process, which has only fallen by 1.6% to $105,370 in the same time frame. Other popular alternative crypto assets, like Dogecoin and Sui have fallen as well, dr...
May 30, 2025

Markets
Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Trump Tariffs Back on the Table
Bitcoin slipped almost 3% Thursday as the U.S. appeals court temporarily revived President Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs on Thursday, just hours after a trade court struck them down as unconstitutional. “The judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit wrote in its May 29 ruling. The stay, which...