VivoPower has announced a groundbreaking partnership with South Koreas K-Weather to develop WeatherCoin, the worlds first weather-based cryptocurrency. The token will be backed by XRP, aiming to bring stability and real-world utility to its launch. As part of the collaboration, VivoPower will invest $5 million for a 20% equity stake in K-Weather, marking a strategic move to integrate blockchain with climate data. In return, K-Weather plans to acquire VivoPower shares, making it the first publicly listed South Korean company to gain direct exposure to XRP and potentially Ripple Labs. Both...

Zohran Mamdanis stunning victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo to become New York Citys 111th mayor has set off a wave of excitement both politically and financially. The election drew record voter turnout and fueled unprecedented activity on prediction market platform Polymarket, generating more than $424 million in betting volume. Among the biggest stories from the event was the staggering loss of a trader known as fuxfux007, who reportedly lost $969,169 after betting against Mamdani. According to Polymarket Analytics, the user appeared new to the platform, placing only two major...

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady near a crucial support zone around the 50-week simple moving average (SMA), a level that has consistently fueled bullish rebounds throughout its nearly three-year uptrend. As of now, BTC is trading at $101,862.02, with the 50-week SMA hovering close to $102,900a price point that has historically sparked major rallies since 2023. The question now is whether Bitcoin bulls can leverage this level once again to trigger another leg higher. A key catalyst boosting market sentiment is the recent de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. Reports indicate that China...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that President Donald Trumps pardon of Binance founder Changpeng CZ Zhao underscores his commitment to financial freedom, innovation, and fair treatment for entrepreneurs in the crypto industry. Leavitt criticized the previous Biden administration for launching a regulatory crusade that forced blockchain talent and investment overseas, framing the pardon as part of a wider effort to end Bidens war on crypto and restore Americas leadership in digital innovation. President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a...

The U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and two entities connected to North Koreas illicit cryptocurrency operations that allegedly laundered over $3 billion to finance its nuclear and missile programs. According to John K. Hurley, Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, North Korean state-sponsored hackers continue to exploit crypto markets to fund weapons development, posing a direct threat to U.S. and global security. Among those sanctioned are North Korean bankers Jang Kuk Chol and...

Ethereums native token, Ether (ETH), has plunged more than 20% in a dramatic two-day selloff that mirrors the October 10 flash crash. After trading near $4,000 early Monday, ETH tumbled to roughly $3,000 by Tuesday afternoon, marking its lowest level since mid-July. The latest decline follows last months 25% drop from $4,500 to $3,440, underscoring renewed volatility in the crypto market. As of Tuesday evening, ETH hovered around $3,200, down nearly 9.4% in 24 hours, according to market data. The sharp downturn triggered over $970 million in liquidations across leveraged ETH derivatives...

Ripples U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, has achieved a major milestone, surpassing $1 billion in market capitalization less than a year after its launch in December 2024. The token, issued by Standard Custody Trust Company, Ripples New York-regulated subsidiary, is fully backed by U.S. dollar reserves and short-term Treasuries and plays a key role in Ripples expanding payments and liquidity ecosystem. According to CoinGecko, RLUSD is now the 10th largest USD stablecoin by market value. While it still trails behind leading competitors such as Tether (USDT) with $183 billion and Circles...

The XRP Ledgers unique capability to support both value transfer and real-world payments from a single platform could position it as a strong contender in the expanding crypto ETF landscape, according to Bitnomial founder and CEO Luke Hoersten. Speaking at Ripples Swell conference in New York, Hoersten emphasized that XRP and RLUSDs combined strategy of wealth storage and payments within one ledger sets the ecosystem apart. Whats unique about XRP and RLUSD is that you have one ledger driving a two-prong strategyXRP for value transfer and RLUSD for payments, Hoersten noted. That unified...

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below the $100,000 mark on Tuesday across major exchanges like Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken its weakest level since late June. The worlds largest cryptocurrency quickly rebounded to around $101,300, yet it remains down over 20% from its record high above $126,000 reached just a month ago. The drop also marks a new low following the massive crypto flash crash on October 10, when Bitcoin plunged from $120,000 to $103,000 in one of the largest liquidation events in crypto history. Since then, attempts at recovery have faltered as price bounces above $110,000 were...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Frieds bid for a new trial appears to be faltering after a tense hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan. During the session, judges pressed his attorney, Alexandra Shapiro, over claims that his original trial was fundamentally unfair. Shapiro argued that Bankman-Fried was blocked from presenting evidence proving FTXs solvency at the time of its 2022 collapse and from fully explaining his reliance on legal counsel. The defense maintains that because FTX creditors are now being repaid through asset sales, there was no actual...