GENIUS Act Reshapes Stablecoin Strategy, Says Foresight Ventures Partner

The GENIUS Act has cleared Congress, reshaping U.S. stablecoin oversight and prompting Ripple and Circle to apply for bank charters. Investment expert Alice Li explains this move as future-proofing operations amid rising regulatory pressure, with the sector expected to split into institutional and DeFi camps.
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Backpack Launches FTX Debt Marketplace for Creditors to Sell Claims to Third-Party Buyers

Backpack Exchange has launched a non-profit claims sale channel enabling FTX creditors to sell their bankruptcy claims to third-party buyers, offering an alternative to waiting for official distributions that have already returned $6.2 billion across two major payment rounds.
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XRP Price Prediction 18 July, 2025: As XRP Open Interest Hits $10B – Is Ripple Going to $4 Today?

In the past 24 hours, Ripple (XRP) has booked gains of more than 6% as open interest (OI) for its futures contracts has hit $10 billion, favoring a bullish XRP price prediction.Data from CoinGlass confirms that traders have been rushing to open long positions on XRP as OI has been steadily increasing since the beginning […]
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Why Is Crypto Up Today? – July 18, 2025

The crypto market is up today, the market cap has surpassed $4 trillion, BTC is back above $120,350, ETH is approaching $4,000, and ETH spot ETFs saw the second-highest inflows yet.
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