XRP Surges 2.09% as Ripple’s EMI License Approvals Fuel European Expansion and $4.7B Trading Volume
XRPUSDT experienced a 2.09% price increase over the past 24 hours, currently trading at 2.1151, driven primarily by positive regulatory news including Ripple’s preliminary EMI license approval in Luxembourg and a recent license win in the UK. These developments have strengthened market confidence in Ripple’s European expansion and contributed to bullish sentiment, further supported by broader crypto market momentum following Bitcoin’s surge above $95,000. XRP’s 24-hour trading volume rose significantly, with reported figures exceeding $4.7 billion and open interest decreasing slightly, reflecting active but selective trading. The asset maintained stability above the $2.05 support zone, with cautious optimism among investors as market capitalization holds near $129 billion and XRP ranks #4 by market cap.
⚡️ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know
The current report features updates of Polygon, YZi Labs, Coingecko, PancakeSwap, ETHGas, Football fun, idOS, Kraken, Owlto Finance, Solana, Trojan, and Grayscale.
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🔥 Altseason Isn’t a Myth It’s Just Getting Selective
Bitcoin is barely moving (+1.09%), and that’s exactly the point. When BTC goes quiet, the market stops spraying liquidity everywhere and starts choosing sides. Right now, we’re watching a clean split in the Top-15: some names are bleeding 10–15%, while others refuse to dip and a few are quietly grinding higher.
That’s not randomness. That’s rotation.
#BTC and #ETH still anchor the market with ~$1.85T and ~$385B in market cap, but the real story is happening underneath. Capital is leaking out of pure speculation and flowing into assets with actual utility and sticky demand.
WBT sitting at $12.1B is a loud signal. It’s not chasing hype — it’s absorbing capital. LINK and SUI are holding strong too, proving infrastructure and execution still matter when the noise fades.
Zoom out and the pattern gets clearer:
WBT, SUI , #SOL are already running.
TON is building quietly.
NEAR and INJ keep attracting serious builders.
Even names like ARB and OP are starting to look “early” again if momentum flips.
#Altseason doesn’t mean everything pumps.
It means the right things do.
So here’s the real question
When the Top-10 reshuffles… which ticker are you already holding? 👀
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$WAL clicked for me when I stopped comparing it to blockchains. It’s not an execution layer. It’s the “memory layer.” Smart contracts can be perfect, but if the data behind them disappears, decentralization becomes a story, not a reality.
@WalrusProtocol is trying to make sure dApps don’t quietly break over time—especially the ones that rely on media, content, or big datasets. That’s why I watch Walrus like infrastructure: reliability, availability, and builders actually using it. When storage becomes dependable, everything on top becomes stronger too.
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$PENGU breakout TRADE
Bias: Bullish continuation, conditional. Not hopium. Structured price action.
Market Structure
Clean Cup & Handle formation.
Handle is shallow and holding above mid-cup equilibrium. That’s strength, not indecision.
Volume expansion on the right side of the cup = institutions waking up, or at least pretending to.
Key Levels
Resistance / Trigger: 0.0138–0.0142
Support: 0.0116–0.0119
Invalidation: Below 0.0108 daily close
Entry:
Aggressive: Daily close above 0.0142
Conservative: Break + retest of 0.0140 holding as support
Stop Loss:
0.0108 (below handle low, structure-based, not emotional)
Targets:
T1: 0.0175
T2: 0.0210
T3: 0.0245
**** BUY ONLY IF IT BREAK AND SUSTAIN OTHERWISE IGNOR
$PENGU #PENGU #MarketRebound
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Pakistan Partners with US President Donald Trump’s Crypto Initiative World Liberty!
Pakistan is reportedly preparing to partner with World Liberty Financial on a dollar-pegged stable cryptocurrency project.
Pakistan is reportedly preparing to partner with World Liberty Financial on a dollar-pegged stable cryptocurrency project. According to a source familiar with the matter, Pakistan has signed an agreement with a company linked to World Liberty Financial, the main crypto venture of US President Donald Trump’s family, to evaluate World Liberty’s stable cryptocurrency for use in cross-border payments.
This agreement marks one of the first collaborations announced between a sovereign state and World Liberty Financial, a crypto-based financial platform founded in September 2024. It is also noteworthy that it comes at a time when relations between Pakistan and the US are gaining renewed momentum.
Under the agreement, World Liberty Financial plans to work with the Reserve Bank of Pakistan to integrate the USD1 dollar-pegged stable cryptocurrency into a regulated digital payment infrastructure. This will allow the token to be used with Pakistan’s own digital currency and payment systems. The source noted that details regarding the agreement with SC Financial Technologies, a company affiliated with World Liberty, have not yet been released.
Pakistan is expected to officially announce the agreement during World Liberty CEO Zach Witkoff’s visit to Islamabad. The Pakistani Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank have yet to make an official statement on the matter.
The rapid global growth of dollar-pegged stable cryptocurrencies in recent years has prompted many countries to re-evaluate the role of these assets in their payment systems. The introduction of regulations supporting stable cryptocurrencies in the US during the Trump administration also gave impetus to the sector.
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Cardano is starting to attract attention again as Europe unlocks regulated access for institutions
$ADA is trading in a recovery phase as the broader crypto market turns risk on. Bitcoin reclaiming $95,000 and Ethereum holding above $3,300 has improved sentiment, but the more important development for Cardano is structural. Germany’s DZ Bank has received MiCAR approval to offer Cardano trading, opening the door for institutional participation through regulated banking channels.
This approval changes the quality of capital entering ADA. Institutional access under MiCAR reduces friction for conservative investors and typically brings longer holding periods. That kind of participation tends to stabilize pullbacks and strengthen support rather than fuel short-lived spikes. The timing matters, as ADA is already sitting near a technical decision zone.
From a price perspective, Cardano has been trading inside a descending channel since mid-2025. Buyers defended the $0.384 area and successfully reclaimed $0.40, signaling demand at the range lows. ADA is now trading near $0.42 after a strong daily move, showing that pressure is shifting upward rather than drifting lower.
If price can flip the $0.47 area into support, momentum opens toward $0.60, where prior supply capped advances. Acceptance above that zone would put $0.70 back on the radar, with a longer-term path toward $1 if momentum remains controlled.
The invalidation is straightforward. A sustained loss of $0.40 would send ADA back into channel compression and delay any upside continuation. Until then, Cardano is trading with improving structure, supportive market context, and a new institutional tailwind. The bias favors steady continuation, not a sharp reversal.