On-chain data from 2025 now answers the burning question: Did short-term Bitcoin bets actually pay off? Spoiler: It depends on whether you define âpay offâ as the bittersweet victory of cashing out right before the market turns into a startled emoji. đ»
Approved companies include Circle (maker of USDC, the stablecoin thatâs definitely not a Ponzi scheme), Ripple (yes, the SEC lawsuit survivors), BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets (because why not?), and Paxos. Circle and Ripple? Brand-new charters! The rest? Upgraded their âstate fairâ passes to full-blown federal VIP status. How exclusive.
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez (@alicharts) highlighted XRPâs position on a three-day XRP/USDT chart, a timeframe that helps identify sustained trends rather than intraday fluctuations. On such higher timeframes, breakdowns often have more follow-through because they reflect prolonged buying or selling pressure. âXRP must hold $2 to avoid a drop toward $1.20,â Martinez said. đ€Ż
La Fondation Solana, dans un Ă©lan de gĂ©nie ou de folie, construit un pont sans permission pour intĂ©grer le XRP Ledger Ă lâĂ©cosystĂšme XRPFi. Lâannonce fut faite par Vibhu Norby, personnage aussi Ă©nigmatique quâun comble, lors de la confĂ©rence Solana Breakpoint 2025, oĂč les dĂ©veloppeurs se pressaient comme des moutons Ă la foire.
Ah, the ever-astute ItaĂș, Brazilâs largest private bank, has deigned to advise investors to allocate a mere 1%-3% of their portfolios to Bitcoin in 2026. How daringly prudent! One might think they are hedging against currency fluctuations, but really, itâs just another way to ensure that the wealthy remain even wealthier while the rest of us are left to ponder the mysteries of blockchain. đ§ đž
By the midpoint of December 2025, the U.S. cryptocurrency ETFs, those weary travelers, began to whisper of a possible return from the dead. Inflows for both Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, like faint whispers in a haunted house, turned positive on one-month time frames. đ
So, TRM Labs-the Sherlock Holmes of blockchain-just dropped a report on Venezuelaâs crypto scene, and guess what? Itâs a mix of ingenuity, desperation, and a dash of âwhat sanctions?â đ”ïžâïžđ
Sure, itâs âefficient,â they say. Efficient like a horse with one leg-gets you somewhere, eventually, unless it collapses mid-gallop. This concentration of liquidity, dear comrades, isnât just risky; itâs a revolution waiting to eat its own children. đ¶đ„ When volatility strikes-and it will, like a jealous ex-it wonât ripple. Itâll tsunami. And who will be left holding the bag? Not CZ. Probably already on a yacht. đ„ïžđ