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Following a remarkable performance in the first trading days of the year, CNBC anchors have named XRP the breakout trade of 2026, arguing that it has been the silent outperformer during the recent crypto market volatility. Related Reading: Bitcoin At A Crossroads: $93,500 Reclaim Holds The Key For Next Move XRP Becomes The Hottest Trade Of The Year CNBC’s Brian Sullivan highlighted XRP’s strong start to the year, calling the cryptocurrency the “new cryptocurrency darling” of 2026 and placing it ahead of the market’s leading assets. During the Power Lunch segment, the network’s anchor affirmed that “the hottest crypto trade of the year is not Bitcoin, it is not Ether, it is XRP,” arguing that there’s “big money behind this trade.” In his initial remarks, he pointed ou...

Tom Lee's Bitmine has staked 109,504 ETH, valued at about $344.4 million on Thursday, after acquiring 19,200 ETH.
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Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF is a strategic move that delivers reputational and long-term benefits beyond inflows.
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The crypto community is raising concerns about privacy as new crypto tax reporting frameworks come into force in 2026, leading to increased regulatory oversight of digital asset activity worldwide. A total of 48 countries have implemented the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) this year, while the European Union’s DAC8 law has also gone into effect. Understanding
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The Buck Foundation has introduced savings‑focused digital asset backed by Strategy’s bitcoin‑collateralized perpetual preferred stock. Foundation Backing Through Strategy’s Preferred Stock The Buck Foundation has launched a digital asset engineered to deliver predictable returns and minute‑by‑minute earnings. The new product is said to offer holders 7% annual rewards that accrue continuously, positioning itself as a […]

Morgan Stanley’s decision to file for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs caught even seasoned ETF watchers off guard and in Jeff Park’s telling, it’s a stronger signal about crypto’s next leg of adoption than another round of flows into the existing market leaders. The surprise wasn’t merely that a major wirehouse wants in. It was the branding and the timing. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart said he “didn’t see this coming,” amplifying Eric Balchunas’ “SHOCKER” reaction to the filings. Seyffart then pointed to Matt Hougan’s framing of what made it unusual: “Morgan Stanley manages 20 ETFs, but mostly under the Calvert/Parametric/Eaton Vance brands. These will be the 3rd and 4th ETFs to bear the ‘Morgan Stanley’ brand. Pretty remarkable.” Park, the head of a...