Key Points Ripple will continue to match XRP to potential users and launch new pilot programs in 2026. The chain's base of tokenized capital will also expand tremendously. But don't hold your breath for more digital-asset treasury activity. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) might be down by 22% in the last 12 months, but there's plenty of reason to be hopeful for its performance in 2026. I predict three things in particular for this coin next year. Investors probably shouldn't ...

Photo by BeInCrypto Arthur Hayes has moved 508.647 ETH, worth roughly $1.5 million, to Galaxy Digital, sparking fresh speculation that the crypto veteran may be trimming exposure. The move is surprising because recently Hayes delivered one of his strongest bullish theses on Ethereum. Arthur Hayes Ethereum Sell Speculation On-chain data shows the transfer originated from a wallet linked to Hayes and landed at a Galaxy Digital deposit address. Transfers to institutional desks do not always signal an immedi ...

Key Points Ethereum has a new major upgrade coming in 2026. A lot of banks will likely start to use the chain. There's not much left in its domain in terms of credible competition. 10 stocks we like better than Ethereum › Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) price is down 27% during the past 12 months, so many investors are eager for any bullish narrative that might suggest that things might be looking up for the cryptocurrency. Eventually, those better days will roll around. I also predict three important t ...

Visa now allows certain partner banks and fintechs to settle their obligations to Visa in USDC, rather than traditional bank transfers. Settling means “squaring the tab” at the end of the day between banks, card issuers, and Visa. Instead of waiting on slow, expensive bank wires, they can send USDC on-chain, and now they can do that on Solana, a fast, low-fee blockchain built for high transaction throughput.First, a quick definition. A stablecoin is a crypto token that tracks a real-world asset, usually the ...

When PayPal launched almost three decades ago, the company made its name as one of the world’s first fintechs. Now, PayPal faces a slew of competitors, from the payments colossus Stripe to Big Tech giants like Apple. “One of the challenges when you are at a certain scale and you’ve been around for a while is the very classic innovator’s dilemma,” Alex Chriss, the president and CEO of PayPal, told Fortune. “What you’ve done has worked, and are you constantly thinking about how to disrupt yourself?” Invest ...

The macro environment for Bitcoin is strengthening in 2025, even as the asset continues to struggle in the market. That contrast framed a recent discussion between Frank Holmes, executive chairman of HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) and TheStreet Roundtable's Jackson Hinkle. Consumer interest in digital assets is rising, and regulatory clarity is progressing across Washington. A recent survey from the National Cryptocurrency Association found that one in four Americans plan to either spend crypt ...

Tether's Bitcoin reserves, USDT, Tether's USDT, Tether. Photo by BeInCrypto Tether’s USDT processed $156 billion in payments of $1,000 or less in 2025, according to figures shared today by CEO Paolo Ardoino, based on Chainalysis and Artemis data.  The number highlights a side of crypto adoption often missed by price charts and ETF flows – everyday transactional use. USDT is Being Used as a Substitute for Banks and Cash Small-value transfers now represent a meaningful share of USDT activity. The data show ...

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Bitcoin gets the headlines. Ethereum powers the smart contracts. Yet behind closed doors on Wall Street, the conversation keeps circling back to something most retail investors barely notice: dollar-pegged stablecoins.This isn’t just another crypto trend catching institutional attention. What’s happening runs deeper. Stablecoins are quietly positioning themselves at the intersection of payments infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and government financing in ways that make them impossible for traditional ...

Uniform Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company founded by former Standard Chartered, UniCredit and other digital banking executives, has put its institutional liquidity protocol Multiliquid into production following build, audit and testing phases, the company said in a press release Wednesday. Multiliquid is designed to allow institutions to swap instantly, around the clock, between blue-chip tokenized money market funds and stablecoins, aiming to remove the days-long redemption lags and liquidity con ...