Volatility Shares is making history with the launch of the first XRP futures ETF in the United States. Trading under the ticker XRPI on Nasdaq the fund is part of the Volatility Shares Trust and will begin trading tomorrow. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed the development signaling strong market interest in crypto-based investment products.

Alongside XRPI the firm is also introducing a leveraged version called the Volatility Shares 2X XRP ETF or XRPT. This ETF aims to deliver twice the daily performance of XRP using futures contracts. Both funds will gain exposure through a Cayman Islands subsidiary and will invest at least 80 percent of assets in XRP-linked instruments. The management fee is 1.15 percent but is capped at 0.94% until May 2026.

The XRP futures market continues to gain traction with recent launches from Teucrium and CME. Despite legal challenges Ripple’s XRP remains in high demand trading at $2.36 and drawing investor interest through innovative ETF offerings.

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White House support for stablecoin regulation is gaining momentum as Trump advisor David Sacks says it could unleash trillions in U.S. Treasury demand almost overnight. The GENIUS Act recently cleared a key Senate hurdle with support from 66 senators including 15 Democrats.

Sacks called the bill a major win for the U.S. economy saying over $200 billion in stablecoins already exist but lack regulation. He believes legal clarity will drive massive capital into U.S. Treasuries and create a modern payment system that is cheaper faster and more efficient. The GENIUS Act aims to regulate dollar-backed digital currencies under federal oversight.

Despite strong support critics point to Trump’s financial ties to the crypto sector. His family backs World Liberty Financial which launched a stablecoin called USD1 backed by Treasuries and dollar deposits. Sacks did not address questions about conflicts of interest but stressed that stablecoins offer a powerful economic opportunity if properly regulated.

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Nakamoto Holdings Inc., KindlyMD, Inc., and Anchorage Digital today announced a strategic partnership that will see Anchorage become a trading partner for KindlyMD’s Bitcoin treasury. The partnership will officially take effect upon the close of KindlyMD’s merger with Nakamoto, expected in Q3 2025.

Anchorage Digital, a U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank, will provide institutional-grade custody, 24/7 trading, and deep liquidity to support the Bitcoin strategy of the combined entity.

“In the not-so-distant-future, the omission of Bitcoin on a balance sheet will be more glaring than its inclusion,” said Nathan McCauley, CEO and Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital….

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Not ECDSA. Not Schnorr. Meet DahLIAS.

Aggregate signatures aren’t new. They’ve been around since the early 2000s. But building one that actually works in Bitcoin’s security model, with Bitcoin’s elliptic curve, has never been proven. Developers speculated it might be possible. They shared hand-wavy sketches and said, “maybe it’d work like MuSig2, but across transaction inputs.” The idea lingered for years as developer folklore, close, never provably confirmed.

That changed recently, when Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing of Blockstream Research, together with Yannick Seurin of Ledger, published a paper that turned this cryptographic ghost story into a concrete,…

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Metaplanet Inc., Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury company, surged to a new all time high in market capitalization this week, propelled by Bitcoin’s own historic ATH. The firm’s aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy, innovative financing, and rising investor confidence have driven its valuation to ¥470.3 billion, up 554.5% year-to-date, closely tracking Bitcoin’s surge past its new ATH of $109,500 today.

In just over a year, Metaplanet has expanded its holdings from 98 BTC to 7,800 BTC (as of May 19, 2025), acquired at an average price of $103,873 per coin. That stash is now worth over $800 million, as Bitcoin’s record-breaking run this year.

The latest rise…

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Bitcoin soared to a new all-time high today, crossing $109,000 and peaking at $109,800 before settling at $109,378 on Coinbase. The historic price milestone comes as institutional inflows and favorable policy developments fuel growing confidence in the world’s leading digital asset. 

Bitcoin’s ascent reflects a surge in momentum across traditional finance and political circles. Nearly $1 billion in inflows poured into Bitcoin ETFs over just two trading days this week, according to data from Farside Investors—underscoring the deepening demand from institutional investors. 

“Bitcoin is pushing toward new highs with strong tailwinds behind it—from steady ETF inflows…

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