qfx In a delightful twist of fate, Ripple and UC Berkeley hatched a shiny new accelerator-a veritable incubator for the great academic blockchain fantasists among us-transforming lofty ideas into market-ready wonders on the XRP Ledger.
Federal authorities in Utah, that grand stage of moral theatre, have sentenced a man to prison for a fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency and illegal cash transfers. Prosecutors, ever the drama queens, claim the case involved millions in losses and exposed the “ongoing risks” of crypto-related crime. One might say the real crime is trusting anyone with a LinkedIn profile claiming to be a “digital asset wizard.”
Coinspeaker pulled the ledger from Dune Analytics on January 16, recording the milestone. Since its birth, NEAR Intents has ferried through 15.7 million swaps and wrung more than $17 million in fees, the bulk arriving in the second half of 2025, like a late but generous paycheck from a distant bureaucratic god. 💰
In the shadowy corridors of high finance, a peculiar change has taken place. Christopher Wood, renowned as Wall Street’s favorite oracle and boss of equity strategies at Jefferies, has decided that Bitcoin no longer belongs in his cherished model portfolio. This is akin to a chef suddenly rejecting salt-unexpected and perhaps a sign of impending disaster.
The rate of XRP, once a proud steed, has now stumbled, losing 2% since yesteryear-a mere flicker in the grand tapestry of financial folly.
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Traders are glued to their screens, waiting for someone to make a move. It’s like watching a suspenseful movie but with less popcorn and more anxiety. 🍿
Meet Brian Sewell: 54-year-old Washington County resident, part-time fraud artist, and full-time disappointment to his parole officer. His 7-year crypto Ponzi scheme collapsed faster than a soufflé in a hurricane 🌪️.
Artemis, a cryptocurrency metrics platform, has issued its latest stablecoin report, describing the rise of crypto cards in the payments arena. 🧠
Behold! An “exclusive NFT collection” shall descend upon the earth like manna from a blockchain heaven, accompanied by “premium merchandise” to drape the masses in licensed fervor. A grand gambit, one might say, to transmute crypto-curios into objects of mainstream desire-or at least to trick the rubes into buying hoodies with penguin logos. 🎩💸
