#StablecoinSurge The stablecoin race is on, and the world's largest banks and fintech players are finally catching up to crypto-native frontrunners. From Bank of America to PayPal, everyone is trying to carve out a slice of a market once dominated by Tether and Circle. The difference? This time, regulators aren’t just standing by – they’re actively shaping the rules of engagement. It’s a far cry from the days when Meta’s Libra stablecoin was met with regulatory brick walls. Now, with clear legal frameworks emerging in the U.S., EU, and UK, traditional financial giants smell an opportunity they simply can’t afford to miss.
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$XRP XRP is the native cryptocurrency on the XRP ledger, which is a blockchain originally developed in 2011 by developers David Schwartz, Arthur Britto and Jed McCaleb.
XRP officially launched in 2012, but the founding team soon formed a new company called “OpenCoin” and later changed its name to Ripple Labs Inc. It was shortened to just Ripple in 2015.
#USCryptoReserve The reserve will not rely on taxpayer money. Instead, it will be funded exclusively with bitcoin confiscated in criminal and civil forfeiture cases. The reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings
#TrumpCongressSpeech President Donald Trump said in his first major address to the Congress since he took over the highest office in the U.S. He set a record for the longest address to a joint session of Congress -- speaking for more than an hour and 40 minutes -- breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton, at 1 hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds.
#VIRTUALWhale Onchain Lens, the whale sold all its VIRTUAL tokens, making a loss of $4.46 million. This whale had bought 4.88 million VIRTUAL tokens for $9.86 million USDT, 13 days ago (on January 29 or 28) at an average price of $2.02 for each token.
Yesterday, he sold all the VIRTUAL coins for $5.39 million in USDC and DAI at an average price of $1.11, resulting in a loss of $4.46 million.
It appears things did not go as the investor expected and the asset’s price continued to drop. He, therefore, took precautionary measures and applied a stop loss, selling all of his coins with a loss of $4.46 million.
#VIRTUALWhale according to on-chain analyst EmberCN monitoring, a whale address invested 419 ETH (approximately $1.14 million) in VIRTUAL tokens at an average price of $1.09 to purchase 1.049 million VIRTUAL tokens.
This address had previously bought 5.038 million VIRTUAL tokens at an average price of $2.76 recently and exited at $1.76, resulting in a loss of approximately $5.02 million.
#OnChainInsights Bitcoin’s second attempt to break above $105k in late January, the market has entered a contraction phase, with monthly price momentum sharply declining across major assets.
Bitcoin has held relatively steady, while Ethereum, Solana, and Memecoins have faced much deeper corrections, reflecting a shifting appetite for risk.
#LitecoinETF Litecoin (LTC) has recently taken a hit, dropping over 5% and settling around $129.37. This decline comes despite the rising expectations around the ETF approval, which has left some investors scratching their heads. The market cap is down by nearly 5% to $9.7 billion, and trading volume has tanked by 26% to $1.34 billion. It feels like even as optimism about the ETF grows, interest in trading is fading away.
We've seen some serious price action too, with Litecoin bouncing between $124.92 and $140. The market's been more active than it seems, given the volume-to-market cap ratio of 13.74%, although the overall decline is hard to ignore.
$ETH In 2025, onchain fees on Ethereum have significantly dropped, echoing the easing seen in Bitcoin’s transfer fees. According to the latest metrics gathered on Feb. 20, a high priority fee on Ethereum stands at 0.924 gwei or $0.05.
#TradeFiRevolution TradeFi leverages technologies like blockchain, AI and cloud computing to digitize, automate and optimize trade finance processes. This makes trade finance more transparent, secure, compliant and efficient. TradeFi startups are disrupting the $12 trillion global trade finance industry by implementing technologies that traditional banks have been slow to adopt.
$BTC first priority is defining digital assets and transactions, ensuring legal clarity for builders, investors, and consumers by distinguishing between securities, commodities, and other token types. The second priority is granting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over the crypto spot market, as Coinbase states. The third priority is establishing clear Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for capital raising, allowing blockchain developers to fund projects without restrictive securities classifications. The fourth priority is creating a stablecoin framework, ensuring these digital assets are fully backed, transparent, and foster competition within the financial system. The fifth priority is protecting decentralized finance (defi) and digital commerce, ensuring smart contracts, defi platforms, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can operate without excessive regulation. The final priority is clarifying oversight for centralized crypto entities, ensuring exchanges and custodians follow clear state or federal regulations while allowing decentralized alternatives to thrive.
#FTXrepayment affected customers might not be getting back as much as they had hoped for. Repayment values are based on prices from Nov. 11, 2022—the day FTX filed for bankruptcy—and are paid in U.S. dollars, according to the website. Therefore, despite the fact that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have rapidly appreciated in recent months, creditors will only receive a portion of what they are currently worth. For example, Bitcoin was worth $17,000 at the time of FTX’s collapse but is now trading at $96,000, an 82% increase.
Either way, the repayments have been viewed as a welcome financial reprieve by those who thought they would never see their FTX funds again. Sunil Kavuri, an FTX creditor turned activist who lost $2 million in the collapse, has yet to receive his funds but celebrated the initial distribution as a turning point in the yearslong battle.
$SOL remained volatile throughout 2025 after it reached an all-time high of $294 on January 19. Following the rally, a huge meme coin selloff pushed its price below $200.
Although Solana’s price action paints a bearish picture, SOL’s Open Interest has surged to $3.3 billion. This recent spike suggests that increased capital is entering Solana’s contracts, potentially setting the stage for a recovery.
#MileiMemeCoinControversy Milei recommended crypto coin that rapidly slumped Coin launched on same platform as $Trump meme coin Argentina's main stock index tumbles 5.6% Milei will continue to promote private projects, source says
$XRP SEC’s legal delay fuels XRP appeal withdrawal hopes, impacting Ripple’s case and the potential launch of an XRP-spot ETF. New Crypto Task Force may decide on ending non-fraud enforcement cases, influencing the regulatory outlook for XRP and Binance. A 60-day SEC case delay suggests the agency may wait for Paul Atkins’ confirmation before dismissing crypto lawsuits.
#LTC&XRPETFsNext? This development comes as the crypto market shows a changing pattern of regulatory control that specifically affects XRP. Ripple is up with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) about the regulatory status of XRP. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission differs from the SEC because it is willing to register selected digital assets as commodities