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This isn’t Google’s first rodeo. Back in August, they bought a 14% stake in TeraWulf, another Bitcoin miner, by underwriting $1.8B of Fluidstack’s deal. If this were a sitcom, they’d be the recurring character who always “accidentally” ends up owning half the town.
The ascent is not a mere wisp of rumor. It is anchored in one of the most vigorous viral launches we have witnessed in many moons, joined to a singular utility: transfers of USDT without the burden of gas. Let us, in the manner of patient chroniclers, consider the forces at work and the road that lies before XPL. 🤔
According to a regulatory filing with the SEC on Thursday, the proposed Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF will directly hold HYPE tokens, which provide discounts on Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange (DEX) and are used to pay blockchain fees. A purchase that sounds suspiciously like paying the piper with the piper’s own coins, but one must not scoff at discount tokens in glass cases. 🧐💳
The decentralized exchange, much to the chagrin of Hyperliquid (that rival championed by Binance’s own Mr. Zhao), hath risen on BNB Chain, where the air is thick with ambition and the scent of opportunity. 🌟
1. Macro Liquidation Cascade The broader crypto market just faced a $1.5 billion liquidation wave after Ethereum dropped below $4,000. With XRP closely tied to market sentiment, it suffered sharp outflows as leveraged positions unwound. XRP’s 24-hour volume spiked 30.7% to $8.73B, signaling panic-driven selling. Adding to the pain, open interest rose 7.92% to $1.11T, suggesting traders were caught on the wrong side of the move. 🚨
As the price of ETH took a nosedive from $4,000 to $3,900 (because nothing says “stability” like crypto), Wilcke’s move has fans whispering, “Is this a sell signal? Or just a midlife crisis with a side of liquidity?” 😏
They spoke of crypto ETF rules, liquid staking tokens, fund tokenization, DeFi oversight, and custody requirements for digital assets-the sort of talk that could make a man sigh with both fatigue and something like hope. The agenda lay out like a map of future roads, promising safer, more transparent paths for investors, even if the map was drawn with more questions than answers and the ink still wet with uncertainty. 😅
The recent closed-door forum on blockchain utility in Egypt marks a potential turning point in policy and underscores the power of open dialogue in building trust, according to Mohamed Abdou, founder and CEO of Pravica. Abdou noted that Egypt’s shift from a narrow focus on blockchain’s risks to “a sophisticated curiosity” about its broader applications validates the “education first” strategy embraced by industry leaders. Because nothing says “I’m serious” like a 10-page PDF on decentralization. 📄
And don’t get me started on them exchange-traded fund inflows-slower than molasses in January. The Fed cut rates, and instead of a hoedown, we got a wake. Bitcoin’s dipped below $112,000 like a hound dog after a rabbit, hittin’ a four-week low of $108,700 on Coinbase. That’s right, folks-the golden goose might be layin’ eggshells instead of nuggets. 🥚✨
