Bitcoin was trading near $81,000 the last time the #CLARITY Act cleared a Senate vote, back in May, and that's really the only real-world data point anyone has on what full passage might do to price. Citi and Standard Chartered are now modeling $143K-$150K if it passes, but the bill just missed its July 4 target and Senate odds have slid to 40-50% from 82% in February, with fights over Trump's crypto disclosure, a developer-protection clause, and a stablecoin-yield loophole all still unresolved.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/clarity-act-bitcoin-price-150k-claude-predicts-senate-vote/
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/clarity-act-bitcoin-price-150k-claude-predicts-senate-vote/
Strike says your Bitcoin can survive an 80% crash without getting liquidated. 🛡️
- No margin calls, no forced sales
- Up to 14.2% APR, max 45% LTV
- Backed by a $2.1B credit facility with Tether
The fine print: "volatility-proof" isn't "payment-proof." Miss payments, and you can still lose your BTC.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/strike-volatility-proof-bitcoin-loans-80-percent-btc-drop/
- No margin calls, no forced sales
- Up to 14.2% APR, max 45% LTV
- Backed by a $2.1B credit facility with Tether
The fine print: "volatility-proof" isn't "payment-proof." Miss payments, and you can still lose your BTC.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/strike-volatility-proof-bitcoin-loans-80-percent-btc-drop/
#XRP right now: EGRAG Crypto says dip to $0.95 then new highs. Joao Wedson warns leveraged longs across BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL could cascade if support breaks.
The number nobody's arguing about: tokenized RWAs on the XRP Ledger hit $4B, up from $150M a year ago (per Whale Factor).
Which side are you on? 👇
https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/xrp-price-make-or-break-1-dollar-support/
The number nobody's arguing about: tokenized RWAs on the XRP Ledger hit $4B, up from $150M a year ago (per Whale Factor).
Which side are you on? 👇
https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/xrp-price-make-or-break-1-dollar-support/
SpaceX just moved Bitcoin on-chain for the first time in six months. 👀
The transfer was tiny, about $88, a fraction of its ~18,700 BTC treasury (worth ~$1.8B, disclosed in SpaceX's pre-Nasdaq SEC filing). Arkham's Finn Grant called it a likely test transaction, the kind used to verify wallet access before larger moves.
Analyst Lark Davis separately warned Bitcoin could face more downside, citing rising Middle East tensions and BTC testing support near $61,500.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/elon-musk-sell-bitcoin-spacex-amid-crash-warning/
The transfer was tiny, about $88, a fraction of its ~18,700 BTC treasury (worth ~$1.8B, disclosed in SpaceX's pre-Nasdaq SEC filing). Arkham's Finn Grant called it a likely test transaction, the kind used to verify wallet access before larger moves.
Analyst Lark Davis separately warned Bitcoin could face more downside, citing rising Middle East tensions and BTC testing support near $61,500.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/elon-musk-sell-bitcoin-spacex-amid-crash-warning/
"Should Ethereum be a trillion or $2 trillion or a $5 trillion network value? I can easily see it in the next few years." — Tom Lee 💭
At $5T, ETH would be worth more than Microsoft or Nvidia today. Based on Ethereum's current ~$211B market cap and $1,752 price, that's 2,267% growth, implying a price near $41,500 per token.
Lee's case: decentralization, tokenization, and institutional maturity are all underpriced right now.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/ethereum-5-trillion-few-years-tom-lee-what-price/
At $5T, ETH would be worth more than Microsoft or Nvidia today. Based on Ethereum's current ~$211B market cap and $1,752 price, that's 2,267% growth, implying a price near $41,500 per token.
Lee's case: decentralization, tokenization, and institutional maturity are all underpriced right now.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/ethereum-5-trillion-few-years-tom-lee-what-price/
Europe's stablecoin industry has two regulatory frameworks, and it needs both, argues fintech consultant Miguel Zapatero. 🇪🇺
MiCA covers the tokens themselves, reserves, redemption rights, issuer licensing. PSD2 covers how money actually moves, payment initiation, merchant rails, account access. Treat them as competing systems, and you get gaps. Treat them as complementary, and stablecoins get a real path into everyday payments.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/mica-vs-psd2-stablecoin-companies-europe/
MiCA covers the tokens themselves, reserves, redemption rights, issuer licensing. PSD2 covers how money actually moves, payment initiation, merchant rails, account access. Treat them as competing systems, and you get gaps. Treat them as complementary, and stablecoins get a real path into everyday payments.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/mica-vs-psd2-stablecoin-companies-europe/
#Solana just cleared a descending trendline that had capped price since January. 📈
SOL is up ~9% over the past week, trading near $122, with the breakout confirmed by rising volume. Next resistance sits at $140, and a clean move above that could open the door toward $160-$170.
The setup is also tied to Bitcoin: SOL's breakout came alongside BTC reclaiming $108K.
https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/solana-price-prediction-sol-140-bitcoin-breakout/
SOL is up ~9% over the past week, trading near $122, with the breakout confirmed by rising volume. Next resistance sits at $140, and a clean move above that could open the door toward $160-$170.
The setup is also tied to Bitcoin: SOL's breakout came alongside BTC reclaiming $108K.
https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/solana-price-prediction-sol-140-bitcoin-breakout/
Ripple just put XRP on a Division I jersey for the first time ever, a sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
Traders weren't celebrating. Many called it a distraction from price performance. Price opinions split too: some still see $21.50 as achievable, others warn of $0.29 if $1 breaks.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-traders-slam-new-partnership/
Traders weren't celebrating. Many called it a distraction from price performance. Price opinions split too: some still see $21.50 as achievable, others warn of $0.29 if $1 breaks.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-traders-slam-new-partnership/
$1.4 billion in #Bitcoin options just expired. Some analysts warn it could add short-term volatility.
But the long game looks different: Standard Chartered holds its $500K target, Tom Lee says $2M is possible. CCN asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok too, all three came back bullish, with Claude even floating "mega growth" language.
Not everyone agrees on timing, but nobody in this piece is calling the top.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-500k-2m-ai-mega-growth-warning/
But the long game looks different: Standard Chartered holds its $500K target, Tom Lee says $2M is possible. CCN asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok too, all three came back bullish, with Claude even floating "mega growth" language.
Not everyone agrees on timing, but nobody in this piece is calling the top.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-500k-2m-ai-mega-growth-warning/
Per Wu Blockchain, Polymarket has applied for a US Futures Commission Merchant license, its first real step toward offering margin trading on prediction markets.
The filing puts it on similar regulatory footing to rival Kalshi, which secured its own FCM license earlier this year. But margin trading itself still needs separate CFTC approval before it can launch.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/polymarket-us-approval-margin-trading-prediction-markets/
The filing puts it on similar regulatory footing to rival Kalshi, which secured its own FCM license earlier this year. But margin trading itself still needs separate CFTC approval before it can launch.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/polymarket-us-approval-margin-trading-prediction-markets/
SWIFT just went live with a blockchain-based ledger, and it's aimed squarely at Tether and Circle.
17 banks across six continents, including Citi, HSBC, UBS and BNY, are piloting 24/7 tokenized settlement. It's a defensive move: traditional transfers take 3-5 days and cost 2-7% in fees, while stablecoins settle in minutes for a fraction of a percent.
The bigger question is BRICS. The bloc now represents 39% of global GDP, and SWIFT's speed upgrade doesn't solve the sanctions-exposure problem driving nations away from Western rails in the first place.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/swifts-blockchain-ledger-fires-tether-circle-impact-brics-bloc/
17 banks across six continents, including Citi, HSBC, UBS and BNY, are piloting 24/7 tokenized settlement. It's a defensive move: traditional transfers take 3-5 days and cost 2-7% in fees, while stablecoins settle in minutes for a fraction of a percent.
The bigger question is BRICS. The bloc now represents 39% of global GDP, and SWIFT's speed upgrade doesn't solve the sanctions-exposure problem driving nations away from Western rails in the first place.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/swifts-blockchain-ledger-fires-tether-circle-impact-brics-bloc/
Jeremy Allaire just published a full treatise arguing AI and blockchain aren't separate trends, they're merging into one economy. 🤖
His framing: AI is the "operating system for intelligence," blockchain is the "operating system for the economy." Together, he sees autonomous agents holding wallets, signing contracts, and paying each other in stablecoins, no human required for the transaction itself.
Could one-person companies powered by AI agents become the norm?
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/circle-jeremy-allaire-ai-agents-blockchain-global-economy/
His framing: AI is the "operating system for intelligence," blockchain is the "operating system for the economy." Together, he sees autonomous agents holding wallets, signing contracts, and paying each other in stablecoins, no human required for the transaction itself.
Could one-person companies powered by AI agents become the norm?
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/circle-jeremy-allaire-ai-agents-blockchain-global-economy/
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Coinbase VC Ryan VanGrack says the #CLARITY Act is "on the one-yard line." 🏈
House just confirmed a hearing for Friday. Senator Lummis warns this momentum "will not come around again this decade."
Three fights still block it: Trump's $1.4B disclosure, a developer-liability clause law enforcement opposes, and stablecoin yield rules.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/clarity-act-nears-passage-coinbase-ryan-vangrack-momentum/
House just confirmed a hearing for Friday. Senator Lummis warns this momentum "will not come around again this decade."
Three fights still block it: Trump's $1.4B disclosure, a developer-liability clause law enforcement opposes, and stablecoin yield rules.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/clarity-act-nears-passage-coinbase-ryan-vangrack-momentum/
#Aave just launched Stable Vaults, letting businesses offer fixed-rate stablecoin yield without building DeFi infrastructure from scratch. 🏦
Price has reclaimed $90, with $97.75 the next resistance before the psychological $100 level. RSI sits near 60, MACD stays positive.
Derivatives activity remains cautious though, open interest is still below late-June levels.
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https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/aave-price-100-stable-vaults-fixed-stablecoin-yield/
Price has reclaimed $90, with $97.75 the next resistance before the psychological $100 level. RSI sits near 60, MACD stays positive.
Derivatives activity remains cautious though, open interest is still below late-June levels.
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https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/aave-price-100-stable-vaults-fixed-stablecoin-yield/
Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer says #Bitcoin is nearing a key support level around $56,500 on his power law model. 📊
But the same chart cuts both ways: some traders argue it leaves room for a drop to $29,000, a 54% fall from current levels, in line with past bear-market drawdowns.
CryptoQuant flagged a similar bottom near $53,600 back in June, though demand remains "deeply unfavorable."
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-56k-29k-fidelity-model-final-drop-deeper-warnings/
But the same chart cuts both ways: some traders argue it leaves room for a drop to $29,000, a 54% fall from current levels, in line with past bear-market drawdowns.
CryptoQuant flagged a similar bottom near $53,600 back in June, though demand remains "deeply unfavorable."
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-56k-29k-fidelity-model-final-drop-deeper-warnings/
#XRP's weekly RSI just entered oversold territory for only the second time in its 12-year history. 📉➡️📈
Analyst Lark Davis says the first time preceded a ~1,100% rally. Repeat that from today's $1.07, and you get $12.84.
Forbes separately ranked XRP the 4th-best crypto investment, behind only Bitcoin, ETH, and BNB. Santiment says holders are sitting on the worst returns in XRP's history though.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-12-rare-growth-forbes-ranks-xrp-4th-investable/
Analyst Lark Davis says the first time preceded a ~1,100% rally. Repeat that from today's $1.07, and you get $12.84.
Forbes separately ranked XRP the 4th-best crypto investment, behind only Bitcoin, ETH, and BNB. Santiment says holders are sitting on the worst returns in XRP's history though.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-12-rare-growth-forbes-ranks-xrp-4th-investable/
Eight straight weeks of outflows, over. #Bitcoin and #Ethereum ETFs just posted their first positive week since May. 📈
$281.8M in net inflows: $197.4M into Bitcoin (mostly BlackRock's IBIT), $84.4M into Ethereum. Per The Kobeissi Letter, this follows $7B+ in outflows over the prior 8 weeks.
Still modest, but a real shift in tone.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/crypto-etfs-end-8-week-outflow-streak-282m-inflows-bitcoin-ethereum/
$281.8M in net inflows: $197.4M into Bitcoin (mostly BlackRock's IBIT), $84.4M into Ethereum. Per The Kobeissi Letter, this follows $7B+ in outflows over the prior 8 weeks.
Still modest, but a real shift in tone.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/crypto-etfs-end-8-week-outflow-streak-282m-inflows-bitcoin-ethereum/
Ripple just landed in the same room as BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs. 🏛️
The UK Treasury named Ripple to a 54-firm taskforce targeting live tokenized repo trials by spring 2027. Full adoption could add £33B to annual UK output by 2035.
Tokenized RWAs on the XRP Ledger have grown from $150M to $4B in one year, 500+ products now live.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/ripple-uk-treasury-tokenization-taskforce-xrpl-rwas-4b/
The UK Treasury named Ripple to a 54-firm taskforce targeting live tokenized repo trials by spring 2027. Full adoption could add £33B to annual UK output by 2035.
Tokenized RWAs on the XRP Ledger have grown from $150M to $4B in one year, 500+ products now live.
Read more 👇
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/ripple-uk-treasury-tokenization-taskforce-xrpl-rwas-4b/
SBI just partnered with Solana to build Japan's on-chain finance market, and #XRP holders aren't thrilled. 👀
Motley Fool's Johnny Rice thinks the bearish read is right anyway, he sees another 50% drop to $0.54, arguing Ripple's growth doesn't necessarily mean XRP demand.
Counterpoint: XRP's weekly RSI just hit oversold for only the 2nd time in 12 years. Last time, it preceded a 1,100% rally.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-bearish-predictions-sbi-solana-venture-japan/
Motley Fool's Johnny Rice thinks the bearish read is right anyway, he sees another 50% drop to $0.54, arguing Ripple's growth doesn't necessarily mean XRP demand.
Counterpoint: XRP's weekly RSI just hit oversold for only the 2nd time in 12 years. Last time, it preceded a 1,100% rally.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-price-bearish-predictions-sbi-solana-venture-japan/
Brian Armstrong asked his followers: "Is the bottom in?" 55.8% said no. 📊
The poll landed as #Bitcoin slipped toward $62,000 amid fresh US-Iran tensions and $58M in liquidated long positions. Fidelity's power-law support sits near $56,500, some traders read the same chart as leaving room for $29,000.
Armstrong himself remains bullish long-term, still calling for $1M by 2030.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-drop-coinbase-ceo-bottom-iran-tensions-60k/
The poll landed as #Bitcoin slipped toward $62,000 amid fresh US-Iran tensions and $58M in liquidated long positions. Fidelity's power-law support sits near $56,500, some traders read the same chart as leaving room for $29,000.
Armstrong himself remains bullish long-term, still calling for $1M by 2030.
https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/bitcoin-price-drop-coinbase-ceo-bottom-iran-tensions-60k/
Mizuho just downgraded Circle to Underperform, slashing its price target from $85 to $50. 📉
Per Wu Blockchain, the bank's worried OpenUSD's revenue-sharing model could force Circle into less favorable partner deals to stay competitive. Mizuho cut its 2027 EBITDA estimate for Circle by $391M, about 25% below consensus.
USDC circulation sits at ~$73B, down from ~$77B in Q1.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/mizuho-downgrades-circle-underperform-price-target/
Per Wu Blockchain, the bank's worried OpenUSD's revenue-sharing model could force Circle into less favorable partner deals to stay competitive. Mizuho cut its 2027 EBITDA estimate for Circle by $391M, about 25% below consensus.
USDC circulation sits at ~$73B, down from ~$77B in Q1.
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https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/mizuho-downgrades-circle-underperform-price-target/