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Warning: Blackrock Could Orchestrate Institutional Bitcoin Takeover

Vlad Costea, host of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, has warned of a potential scenario in which institutions like Blackrock might orchestrate a takeover by forking bitcoin and using its current ticker, BTC, to create legitimacy around it. Is a Blackrock-Led Takeover of Bitcoin Possible? Vlad Costea Believes So Not all bitcoiners are satisfied with theSource link

XRP Hits 12-Year Milestone With Over 2,700 Whales, Holding Over 1M XRP, Onchain Data Show

The number of whale wallets holding large amounts of XRP XRP has increased to a record high in a sign of confidence in the cryptocurrency's price prospects. "There are now over 2,700 whale & shark wallets holding at least 1M XRP for the first time in the asset's 12 plus year history," blockchain analytics firm Santiment said on X.Additionally, the amount of active XRP addresses has averaged over 295,000 per day over the past week, significantly higher than the average of 35,000-40,000 over the past three months.XRP is the payments-focused cryptocurrency used by the fintech company Ripple to facilitate cross-border transactions. As of writing, the cryptocurrency traded flat around $2.23, representing a 7% gain for the year, CoinDesk data show.Source...

Davis Commodities Bets on Bitcoin in $30 Million Digital Assets Strategy

Davis Commodities is pivoting into digital finance with a $30 million initiative, blending bitcoin reserves and real-world asset tokenization to modernize the global agricultural trading industry. Agricultural Giant Davis Commodities Unveils Digital Finance Push With $30 Million Bitcoin and Tokenization Strategy Davis Commodities Limited (Nasdaq: DTCK), a Singapore-based leader in agricultural commodities trading, has announcedSource link

SBF Portrayed in Sold-Out Prison Musical With Luigi Mangione, ‘Diddy’ as Inmates

SBF joins Luigi Mangione and Sean 'Diddy' Combs in a provocative dark comedy exploring America's fascination with fallen icons.Source link

Deribit Sees Strong Demand From Institutions, Volume on Its Block RFQ Tool Reaches $23B in Four...

The institutionalization of cryptocurrencies is accelerating rapidly.Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit's on-demand liquidity tool, the Deribit Block Request-for-Quote (RFQ) interface, has registered a cumulative trading volume of over $23 billion in less than four months since its debut in early March.Deribit is a prominent derivatives exchange, offering the world's largest options market for traders of bitcoin BTC, ether ETH, Solana SOL, and XRP XRP. It also offers futures and spot trading.The exchange introduced the block RFQ system in March, where participants (takers), typically institutions and high-volume traders, request pricing for a structure – a single instrument trade or a multi-legged strategy involving spot, futures, or options. A block trade is a large transaction.Market makers, entities tasked with providing liquidity, then respond...