Grant Cardone
As U.S. debt nears $36 trillion, Grant Cardone's hybrid fund uses apartment rents to buy Bitcoin—testing whether productive assets can hedge persistent inflation. Is this a workable blueprint for debt-driven debasement, or one investor's risky bet?
Blackrock
BlackRock files for groundbreaking iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF (IALT), leveraging success from becoming most profitable with Bitcoin ETFs. The systematic approach could reshape alternative investing while active ETFs see explosive 42% growth in 2025.
State of Cryptocurrency 2025
The crypto industry crossed $4 trillion in market cap as major banks embraced blockchain. Stablecoins now process transactions rivaling Visa, while new U.S. legislation provides clarity. a16z's 2025 report reveals an industry transformed from speculation to institutional infrastructure.
Blackrock
BlackRock launches GENIUS-compliant money market fund for stablecoin reserves, positioning the $13.5T asset manager as premier infrastructure provider for digital currencies. The move validates crypto's institutional future as the $313B stablecoin market eyes $2T+ growth by 2028.
Blackrock
BlackRock, Nvidia & Microsoft seal the largest data center deal in history—$40B for Aligned Data Centers. This AI infrastructure boom signals major implications for crypto payments & XRP adoption.
Blackrock
BlackRock REVERSES XRP stance! After claiming "no plans," their $2B BUIDL fund now offers 24/7 RLUSD redemptions via Securitize. Carlos Domingo: "Major step forward in automating liquidity." Perfect timing as CLARITY Act nears passage. Game changer for XRP.
NASDAQ
Nasdaq files historic SEC proposal to enable tokenized securities trading alongside traditional stocks. This could be the biggest blockchain integration into U.S. markets yet - and XRP is positioned to benefit from the $18.9T tokenization boom. Read how this changes everything
Jake Claver
Jake Claver's XRP Domino Theory maps five interconnected financial dominoes that could trigger XRP's rise to $10,000. From Japan's digital yen development to Treasury market instability, discover why this systematic framework suggests we're witnessing the birth of a new global financial order.
BNY Mellon
Goldman Sachs & BNY Mellon unite to tokenize $7.1T money market industry on blockchain, marking crypto's biggest institutional breakthrough. Same bank custodying Ripple's RLUSD reserves now bridges Wall Street to DeFi.
Social Security
Social Security faces a $25T crisis by 2033. While politicians debate old solutions, Web3 offers revolutionary transparency, smart contract automation & market returns without privatization fears. Discover how blockchain could save America's retirement future.
United States
Ukraine peace talks spark crypto optimism as Bitcoin eyes $120K and XRP targets $15+ by 2025. Post-war economic normalization could trigger the next crypto supercycle through energy stability, inflation relief, and cross-border payment boom.
$XRP
XRP falls 4.24% to $2.99 as whale distribution patterns flash warning signals despite SEC case closure and growing ETF interest. BlackRock rules out immediate XRP ETF filing while 7 other firms await approval.