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Riza Dagoc
Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Riza Dagoc
- White House Stablecoin Report Faces Banking Pushback Amid CLARITY Act Negotiations
A newly released White House Council of Economic Advisers report on stablecoin yields is drawing sharp criticism from banking insiders, even as crypto industry leaders welcome its conclusions. The dispute is adding fr…
· Regulation
- Ethereum Shows Early Recovery Signs But Faces Key Resistance at $2,400
Ethereum is beginning to show signs of life after a prolonged bearish stretch, but analysts caution that a confirmed bullish reversal is far from guaranteed. Over the past 24 hours, ETH price action has gravitated tow…
· Investing
- XRP Price Analysis: Compression Setup Forms as Bulls and Bears Battle for Control
XRP is attempting to stabilize following months of sustained downward pressure, with early technical signs hinting at a potential shift in bearish momentum — or at minimum, a temporary pause in the selling trend.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Breaks $70,000 in Liquidation-Fueled Rally
Bitcoin has decisively crossed the $70,000 threshold, catching many market participants off guard with the speed and conviction of the move. After weeks of tight price compression and repeated failed breakout attempts…
· Investing
- Morgan Stanley Launches MSBT: The Cheapest Spot Bitcoin ETF on the Market
Morgan Stanley officially entered the spot bitcoin ETF space this Wednesday, debuting its fund under the ticker MSBT to a promising reception. The fund recorded over 1.6 million shares traded and pulled in approximate…
· Business
- Michael Saylor: Bitcoin Has Bottomed, Credit Markets Are the Next Catalyst
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), is confident that Bitcoin hit its cycle bottom in early February around the $60,000 price level. Speaking at a Mizuho investor event, Saylor explained that market…
· People
- AAVE Price Drops to October Lows as Whale Selling and Exchange Reserves Signal Bearish Pressure
Aave (AAVE) is facing significant selling pressure as exchange reserves climb to 2.23 million tokens, up from 2.07 million since early February. Binance alone now holds approximately 1.63 million AAVE, increasing from…
· Investing
- Arthur Hayes Bets Big on HYPE Token While Offloading ETHFI and AUKI
Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder and CIO of family office Maelstrom, is making bold moves in the current crypto market. In an April 8 post on X, Hayes publicly declared that Hyperliquid's HYPE token is the only asset h…
· People
- Dogecoin (DOGE) Flatlines Below Key Moving Averages Amid Weak Volume
Dogecoin's price action has stalled after a prolonged downtrend, with DOGE now consolidating in a narrow $0.09–$0.10 range. While this sideways movement may look like stabilization on the surface, the broader technica…
· Investing
- XRP Price Breaks $1.37 Resistance — Real Reversal or Just a Bounce?
XRP has pushed above a key resistance level, but whether this signals a genuine trend shift or a short-lived bounce remains the central question for traders watching the market closely. The move above $1.37 came on no…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Surges Past $72,700 as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Triggers Massive Crypto Short Squeeze
Markets were caught off guard Tuesday night when President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran via Truth Social, sending bitcoin rocketing past $72,700 and triggering one of the most violent short squeezes …
· Investing
- CZ's Memoir Reveals the Truth Behind Binance's Failed FTX Acquisition
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has opened up about the dramatic events surrounding FTX's collapse in November 2022 in his newly released memoir, Freedom of Money. Among the most striking revelatio…
· People
- Kalshi and FOX Partner to Bring Real-Time Prediction Market Data to Broadcast News
Kalshi and FOX have confirmed a major cross-platform integration that will embed live forecast data directly into FOX's television, streaming, and digital coverage. The partnership marks a significant step in how main…
· Business
- Morgan Stanley Set to Launch First Bank-Issued Bitcoin ETF
Morgan Stanley is making history by becoming the first major bank to launch a Bitcoin ETF, set to debut on the NYSE under the ticker "MBST." Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed the listing, noting it will be th…
· Business
- Bitcoin and Ethereum Face Selling Pressure Amid Fed Rate Cut Delay and Geopolitical Tensions
Bitcoin and Ethereum are experiencing notable price corrections as a combination of macroeconomic shifts and escalating geopolitical tensions weighs heavily on crypto markets. Bitcoin is currently consolidating around…
· Investing
- SBI Ripple Asia Completes XRPL Token Issuance Platform for Regulated Payments in Japan
SBI Ripple Asia has finalized development of its token issuance platform built on the XRP Ledger, marking a significant step forward for blockchain-based payments in Japan. The platform enables businesses to issue and…
· Insights & Views
- Bitcoin and Markets Surge After Iran Ceasefire Report
Risk assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), staged a dramatic late-session recovery on Tuesday after Axios broke the news that Iran had responded positively to Pakistan's proposal for a two-week ceasefire. The development i…
· Investing
- FDIC Unveils Stablecoin Regulatory Proposal Under the GENIUS Act
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has officially rolled out its regulatory approach for stablecoin issuers, acting on its mandate under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act…
· Regulation
- Trump's WLFI Crypto Venture Under Fire Over Ties to Sanctioned Network
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the cryptocurrency venture co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and partly owned by his family, is facing renewed scrutiny after its USD1 stablecoin was integrated with AB DAO, a S…
· Business
- Solana's Bold Billboard: "Don't Waste Time With Crypto"
The Solana Foundation is turning heads in San Francisco with a provocative billboard campaign carrying a simple message: "Don't waste time with crypto." For a blockchain organization, the statement sounds counterintui…
· Technology
- DeFi Yields in 2026: Are the Returns Still Worth the Risk?
Decentralized finance once promised investors extraordinary passive income, with lending protocols like Aave delivering returns as high as 20% and newer platforms offering thousands of percent annually. Those days app…
· Investing
- Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge as BTC Holds Near $70,000
Bitcoin hovered around $68,780 on Tuesday as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest single-day inflows in over a month, signaling renewed institutional appetite despite the cryptocurrency's persistent struggl…
· Investing
- XRP Price Stalls at $1.35 as Thin Liquidity Signals Bigger Move Ahead
XRP dropped roughly 2% to $1.31 after sellers stepped in aggressively near the $1.35 resistance level, a rejection that carries more weight than the percentage loss alone. The failed breakout — combined with deteriora…
· Investing
- AI Compute Boom Forces Bitcoin Miners to Rethink Their Business Model
Anthropic has announced a landmark partnership with Google and Broadcom to secure multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU compute capacity, with deployment expected to begin in 2027. The deal marks the company's lar…
· Technology
- Bitcoin Wobbles at $68,500 as Iran Ceasefire Hopes Fade and Trump Sets Midnight Deadline
Bitcoin retreated to $68,589 during Asian trading hours Tuesday after a brief ceasefire-driven rally lost momentum, leaving crypto markets on edge ahead of a critical geopolitical deadline. The leading cryptocurrency …
· Insights & Views
- SEC's "Regulation Crypto" Nearly Ready for Public Release, Chair Atkins Says
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins announced Monday that the agency is on the verge of unveiling its much-anticipated regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry. Known informally as "regula…
· Regulation
- Crypto Asset Management in 2026: Who Controls the Market?
Institutional crypto adoption has reached a defining moment. Spot Bitcoin ETFs now collectively hold over $128 billion in assets under management, and five firms have emerged as dominant forces shaping how capital flo…
· Insights & Views
- Bitcoin Drops 2% as Iran Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets
Bitcoin fell roughly 2% to around $68,500 in early Tuesday trading, completely wiping out Monday's brief push above $70,000. The selloff wasn't driven by any shift in market fundamentals — geopolitical risk is firmly …
· Investing
- WLFI and Aster DEX Unite to Bring USD1 Stablecoin to Commodity Perpetual Trading
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has entered a strategic partnership with Aster DEX, positioning USD1 as the primary settlement asset for traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual contracts on the decentralized exchange. T…
· Investing
- HOOD Stock Rises on Trump Account Partnership as Robinhood Expands Its Financial Empire
Robinhood (HOOD) edged higher Tuesday as broader equity markets rallied and the Trump administration announced the fintech platform as its chosen brokerage for the newly launched Trump accounts program. Shares were tr…
· Investing
- Robinhood Joins Trump Accounts Program as Treasury-Backed Brokerage Partner
Robinhood is entering a significant new chapter by partnering with the U.S. Department of the Treasury as part of the newly launched Trump Accounts program. Under this initiative, Robinhood will serve as both the desi…
· Insights & Views
- Ethereum Price Consolidates Below Key Resistance — Breakout or Breakdown Ahead?
Ethereum is currently trading between $2,150 and $2,200, caught in a tight consolidation phase beneath a critical resistance zone. After a prolonged decline from above $3,000, ETH has found relative stability — but th…
· Investing
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) Shows Early Signs of a Second Bullish Elliott Wave
Hyperliquid's HYPE token appears to be entering a new growth phase after enduring an extended period of decline. Having bounced back strongly from the $25–$28 support zone, HYPE is now trading around $37, carving out …
· Investing
- Bitcoin at $70K: Will the Third Test Finally Break Through?
Bitcoin is showing early signs of recovery after breaking out of a short-term declining channel from the mid-$60,000 range. While this is a promising development, it does not yet signal a full trend reversal. The broa…
· Investing
- Chaos Labs Exits Aave Amid Risk Management Disputes and V4 Transition
Chaos Labs, one of the primary risk managers for Aave, the leading decentralized finance lending protocol, has announced its departure from the ecosystem — adding to a growing list of high-profile contributor exits th…
· Business
- Bitchat Banned in China: Jack Dorsey's Privacy App Removed from Apple App Store
Jack Dorsey, the billionaire co-founder of Twitter and Square, has confirmed that Bitchat — his censorship-resistant messaging application — has been pulled from Apple's App Store in China following a formal removal d…
· Business
- Circle's Arc Blockchain Launches With Built-In Quantum-Resistant Security
Circle's upcoming Layer-1 blockchain, Arc, is positioning itself ahead of the curve by integrating quantum-resistant cryptography from the very start. Unlike established blockchains that may retrofit quantum security …
· Business
- XRP Holds Above $1.30 as Traders Eye Potential Breakout
XRP edged higher Monday, gaining just over 1% to trade around $1.3256 as volume climbed more than 23% above its seven-day average. While the modest price gain signals growing market interest, the token remains locked …
· Investing
- Bitcoin Surges 3% as Iran Ceasefire Talks Spark Crypto Rally
Bitcoin climbed 3% to $69,120 on Monday as traders returned from the Easter holiday break riding a wave of geopolitical optimism. The move, driven by reports of a potential Iran ceasefire agreement, pushed the leading…
· Investing
- SPX6900 Follows DOGE and PEPE's Pre-Rally Pattern, Says Crypto Analyst Murad Mahmudov
Crypto analyst and self-proclaimed "Meme Coin Messiah" Murad Mahmudov is drawing attention to a striking market pattern involving SPX6900 (SPX), suggesting the meme coin may be positioning itself for a major breakout.…
· People