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Ripple Spent Nearly $3 Billion On Acquisitions To Link TradFi And Crypto

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Reports say Ripple has spent close to $3 billion on acquisitions since 2023 as it pushes to connect traditional financial systems with crypto infrastructure. The update was shared by Brad Garlinghouse, who said the company’s recent deals are aimed at linking established finance firms with blockchain-based services. Acquisition Strategy Since 2023 Since 2023, Ripple has completed six acquisitions with disclosed values totaling about $2.7 billion. Reports say that when undisclosed transactions and partnerships are included, estimates place the figure above $4 billion. Among the purchases was Metaco , acquired for $250 million. The company later bought Standard Custody, though the financial terms were not made public. In 2025, Ripple announced the acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. It also purchased stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million and wallet technology provider Palisade for an undisclosed amount. Treasury Management And Payment Flows A major part of t...
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Why Is a Prediction Market Clone Script a Cost-Effective Solution for Startups?

For entrepreneurs and startups stepping into the prediction market industry, time-to-market and budget control are critical. A prediction market clone script helps startups launch faster with a ready-made, scalable platform instead of building from scratch. Pre-built features like market creation, automated settlement, liquidity integration, and user dashboards reduce heavy coding efforts. This significantly lowers development costs and minimizes technical risks. from Recent Questions - Bitcoin Stack Exchange https://ift.tt/T8bROLP via IFTTT
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Here’s The Level To Keep An Eye On If The Ethereum Triangle Breakdown Plays Out

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In the course of the last few months, the Ethereum price has seen a lot of decline , struggling alongside Bitcoin as investors rush to offload their coins. These sell-offs have come in anticipation of lower price levels, and with the price continuing to dip further, it seems the investors who sold earlier were right. Even now, analysts continue to predict that the market decline will continue, with the likes of Ethereum expected to suffer major retracement before a bottom is established. Technical Patterns Show Where Ethereum Is Headed Next In an analysis shared on the TradingView website, crypto analyst Melikatrader outlined that the Ethereum price could be seeing another major crash soon. So far, the digital asset has seen its price consolidation in what appears to be a large symmetrical triangle pattern. This comes while the price continues to chop below $2,000. Mainly, most of the action has happened as the Ethereum price has struggled around the $1,977 level, which the analys...
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Bitcoin’s Network Distribution Factor Plunge Signals A Redistribution Event

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Bitcoin supply structure is undergoing a notable transformation as the Network Distribution Factor (NDF) declines rapidly. While price action often dominates headlines, shifts in distribution metrics can reveal structural changes. A falling NDF suggests that the balance of BTC holdings across different wallet cohorts is evolving, and potentially signaling a redistribution of market participants. What The Network Distribution Factor Actually Measures An advanced on-chain data analytics firm, Alphractal, noted on X that the NDF of Bitcoin is declining sharply, and revealing an important structural shift in how the asset supply is distributed across the market. The NDF measures the proportion of the total BTC supply held by larger holders controlling at least 0.01% of the entire circulating supply. When the metric declines, it indicates that the BTC supply concentration among large holders is decreasing. In practical terms, this shift represents a reduced relative dominance of large...
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Bitcoin Whale Exchange Ratio Climbs To Highest Level In 11 Years — Data

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The price of Bitcoin has been stuck in a consolidation range below $70,000 so far this week, after spending most of the previous weekend above it. While the flagship cryptocurrency’s price movement has been largely — and painfully — sideways in recent weeks, this represents a notable improvement from how the month of February started. The new month ushered in a fresh low just above the $61,000 level for Bitcoin, confirming the start of the bear market . Amidst the relative stability in recent weeks, a recent on-chain evaluation suggests that BTC and the broader cryptocurrency mark is still at risk of further downside volatility. BTC’s Future In The Hands Of Large Investors: CryptoQuant In the last bull cycle, the price action of Bitcoin was heavily influenced and impacted by the increased influx and activity of institutional investors (primarily through the spot exchange-traded funds). Similarly, it appears that the large investor cohort will still be at the wheel even during the be...
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Polymarket Faces New Roadblock As Dutch Regulator Bans Prediction Activity — Details

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According to recent reports, the Dutch arm of the prediction markets platform Polymarket has been asked to cease its activities in the Netherlands. This order comes as the latest regulatory blow dealt to the prediction market platform in recent weeks. Dutch Regulator Threatens Polymarket With $840,000 Fine In a notice dated Tuesday, February 17, the Netherlands Gambling Authority ordered Polymarket’s Dutch arm, Adventure One, to “cease its activities immediately” or risk incurring up to $840,000 in fines per week. According to the Dutch regulator, Adventure One offered illegal bets, including on the local elections, to residents without a license. While prediction markets do not particularly fall into the traditional gambling category, the Netherlands Gambling Authority has classified them as betting. The regulator revealed that it contacted Polymarket about its activities on the Dutch market, but have seen no corrective action or response from the prediction markets company. Neth...
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Basel Banking Standards Vs Bitcoin: Strategy CEO Blasts 1,250% Risk Weight

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Strategy CEO Phong Le is calling for a rethink of how banks are required to capital-charge bitcoin exposure under Basel-style rules, arguing that current risk-weighting treatment materially shapes whether regulated institutions can engage with digital assets at all. The catalyst was a chart shared on X that labels bitcoin “unsecured crypto exposure” with a “typical risk weight” of 1,250% under an “Illustrative Basel III-Style” standardized approach, alongside 0% weights for cash, physical gold, and US Treasuries. A Capital Penalty For Bank Bitcoin Exposure Le framed the issue as structural rather than political, pointing to the way global capital rules flow into national bank regulation. “The Basel Accords set global bank capital standards and risk-weighting rules for assets. These frameworks materially shape how banks engage with digital assets, including bitcoin,” he wrote. “They are developed by the Basel Committee of central banks and regulators across 28 jurisdictions — the U...
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