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Standard Chartered’s $8 XRP Call: Bullish Signal or Hype Risk?

Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, just raised his XRP price target to $8 by 2026, implying a +330% jump from its recent $1.86 price. XRP USD barely moved on the headline, which shows that many traders still treat bank research as background noise, not a buy signal. But when a major …

Novogratz Calls Out XRP and Cardano: Hype Fans or Real Utility?

In the latest XRP news, crypto investor Mike Novogratz argued that XRP and Cardano still need to prove they are useful in the real world, not just popular with loyal communities. XRP price traded roughly flat on the day, and ADA price also moved sideways as traders weighed his comments against rising on-chain activity. The …

Kraken’s xStocks Brings Tokenized US Shares to TON and Telegram

Kraken backed platform xStocks launched on the TON crypto blockchain, letting Telegram users outside the US trade tokenized versions of US stocks and ETFs directly inside the chat app. The move adds a new on-chain venue to an already crowded race for tokenized stocks, where Solana and Ethereum hosts already hold around $180M in xStocks …

Solana Price Slides While Usage Booms: What’s Really Going On?

Solana price has trended lower since January, even as the network racks up record usage and revenue. We watched SOL lag while the chain generated over $271 million in Q2 2025 fees and payments, more than any other network for three straight quarters. The gap between price and activity sits inside a bigger crypto story: …

[LIVE] Crypto News Today, December 26 – Record $27B Options Expiry Today as Bitcoin Price Holds Above $88K: Next 100x Crypto?

The market shows stability on this Boxing Day, with major assets maintaining positions amid low holiday volume. A massive $27 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today on Deribit, marking one of the largest events on record. This settlement could clear hedging pressures that have constrained Bitcoin within $85,000 to $90,000 for much of …

Kraken IPO Plan Signals Fresh Mid‑Cycle Push for Crypto

Kraken reportedly aims to list its shares on a US stock exchange as early as Q1 2026, joining Coinbase, Gemini, and Bullish on public markets. While Bitcoin and major altcoins trade sideways, money continues to flow into crypto equities and mergers, with $8.6 billion in crypto M&A deals recorded in 2025. This shift suggests that …