Ripple Markets UK Ltd. now proudly wears the FCA’s stamp of “We’re watching you” under the UK’s anti-money laundering rulebook. Congratulations! It’s like getting a participation trophy for not laundering drug money. 🎉
In a missive on X, NoLimit, with the zeal of a detective unraveling a cryptic crossword, spotlighted a U.S. space and defense research paper. This tome, he claims, draws a distinction so fine it could slice through the fog of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) discourse. Blockchain, it seems, is but a mere footnote in the grand symphony of DLT-a broader category that governments, in their infinite wisdom, purportedly hold dear. 🏛️📜
The plan encompasses stablecoin legislation, spot ETF approvals, and blockchain-based government payments, marking the country’s most ambitious crypto policy overhaul since the Terra-Luna collapse in 2022. 🧨
Prepare yourself, dear reader, for the US Dollar (USD) to dance a wild jig of volatility. Why? Because this report might just tell us whether the Fed will play Santa or Grinch with interest rates in the new year. 🎭
Why does the brave Vitalik back a somewhat embattled Storm as he awaits sentencing for an alleged “unlicensed money transmitting business”? He sees these privacy tools as shields, not weapons! 🛡️ His take is that developers must not suffer for the questionable uses others might find.
Enter Raoul Pal, the macro guru with a theory that’s basically, “Chill, the bull market’s just fashionably late.” 🕶️ According to Nathan Sloan’s breakdown, Pal’s like, “Crypto’s 4-year cycle? More like 5-year cycle now. Peak’s in 2026, folks. Spoiler alert: No crypto winter, just a delayed mega-boom.” 🚀✨
Now, this shiny wallet is flaunting over 98.3 million RLUSD, which has sent the XRP community into a delightful tizzy, akin to a cat seeing a laser pointer for the first time. Everyone’s furiously speculating on what the big players might be cooking up, probably something more enticing than yesterday’s leftovers.
Things Worth Notin’ (if you got a minute)
Bybit has released its 2026 crypto outlook, outlining the key forces likely to influence digital asset markets over the coming year. The report centers on bitcoin and the broader crypto market, drawing on derivatives data, options-implied probabilities, volatility trends, and cross-asset correlations. It also considers macroeconomic conditions, regulatory developments, and institutional adoption to assess how market behavior may evolve through 2026. 🎭💸
Well, by thunder! The Almighty Donny Trump, him who plays chess with the devil and calls it a pickup game, has thrown down the gauntlet regarding Sam Bankman-Fried’s pardon. According to The New York Times (yes, that old nemesis of truth and coffee), our illustrious leader confirmed this during an interview on January 9, 2026-sounds like he picked the date to make history’s calendar scream “Legacy?” Please. He also praised his pro-crypto stance, claiming it fetched him votes. “It’s not my fault folks like crypto more than they like my golf courses,” he probably muttered while squinting at the camera. 🤡
