How Aplus credit card points can be converted into XRP and other cryptocurrencies On July 8, 2025, Aplus, a credit card and financial services company under Japan’s Shinsei Bank Group, collaborated with SBI VC Trade, the cryptocurrency exchange division of SBI Holdings, to introduce a pioneering rewards program. For the first time, cryptocurrencies have been…
Key points: Bitcoin stages a late comeback into the weekly close as price approaches important liquidation zones. Traders and analysts emphasize various key price points to reclaim next. Volatility is expected based on large-volume trading behavior, analysis reports. Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $119,000 Sunday as bulls extended a rebound from two-week lows. BTC/USD 1-hour chart….
San Francisco-based lender Divine Research has issued around 30,000 unbacked short-term crypto loans since December, using OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s iris-scanning platform World ID to verify borrowers. Divine offers loans under $1,000 in the USDC (USDC) stablecoin, mainly to overseas borrowers underserved by traditional finance. It uses World ID to ensure users cannot open multiple…
Top Stories of The Week Australian fintech Finder wins court battle over crypto yield product The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product, Finder Earn, in a legal battle with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that lasted almost three years. In a Thursday court…
Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders. In the last year, several high-profile wrench attacks — physical attempts to steal someone’s crypto — have targeted prominent investors and business executives in the blockchain industry. The crypto mantra…
Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz confessed that he once faked fan questions for Black Sabbath and filtered the responses of recently deceased rock legend Ozzy Osbourne during what was meant to be an authentic Q&A with fans — an experience he now regrets. “I cheated,” Swartz said in an X post on Thursday. “To…
Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies was piqued after “Crypto Week” in the US saw the passage of the industry’s key stablecoin bill, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act. Signed into law by US President Donald Trump on July 18, the GENIUS Act bans yield-bearing stablecoins in the world’s largest economy,…
US investors poured more into spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds than their Bitcoin counterparts over the last six trading days, as institutional interest in Ethereum surged this week. Spot Ether ETFs recorded a net inflow of nearly $2.4 billion in the past six trading days, far above spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded only $827 million…
Key takeaways: A hidden bearish divergence on the RSI hints at weakening bullish momentum for Bitcoin. A CME gap between $114,000–$115,000 could act as a magnet. Market cyclicality and an assortment of indicators show Bitcoin in a distribution zone. Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of potential weakness, with three critical charts suggesting the possibility of…
Tesla shares slumped nearly 5% in after-hours trading as it reported mixed results in the June quarter, caused mainly by a slump in automotive revenue. Its Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged, but the company reported its value had exceeded $1.2 billion as the crypto market rallied. It also opened a new retro-themed diner in West Hollywood…
