Jumat, 21 Februari 2025

SEC moves on crypto ETFs; 😲Is XRP heading for $6?


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Your Daily Digest of the 🔥Hottest News in Crypto

Today's top stories:

👉 SEC acknowledges crypto ETFs

🏦 Yield stablecoin approved: who needs banks?

💰 XRP to $6? The SEC's latest moves say… maybe

📰 Keep reading to find out about all of today's top news & stories

SEC Finally Acknowledges Crypto ETFs—Are We in the 'Yes' Era?

Looks like the SEC finally checked its inbox.

Over the past two days, it's acknowledged a wave of crypto ETF filings—staking, options, altcoins—you name it. Just months ago, these would've been treated like an alien invasion.

With filings from Nasdaq ISE and Cboe BZX rolling in and two crypto index ETFs already live, the SEC seems to be easing up under Trump's second term.

Coincidence? Maybe.

But if analysts are right, 2025 could be the year crypto ETFs go fully mainstream.

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How a Trump-Biden Bet Led to an NFT Obsession

Meet Batsoupyum—one of the biggest names in the NFT space. But before he was an NFT whale, he was just another crypto enthusiast trying to bet on the 2020 Trump-Biden election on Polymarket.

This degenerate bet changed his life.

SEC Approves First Yield-Bearing Stablecoin—Do We Even Need Banks Anymore?

Figure Markets just made history with the first-ever SEC-approved yield-bearing stablecoin. YLDS, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, pays out 3.85% in yield.

CEO Mike Cagney says:

"If I can self-custody this, it pays me interest, and I can use it to transact… what do I need a bank for?"

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DeFi finds new use for staked crypto with 'restaking renaissance'

Restaking enables staked assets to generate additional rewards while securing multiple blockchain networks.

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Could XRP Actually Hit $6? The SEC's Latest Moves Say… Maybe

XRP fans, this might be your moment.

Since Feb. 6, XRP has pumped 15%, and traders are eyeing a potential moonshot to $6.

Why? Because the SEC just acknowledged three spot XRP ETF filings, and that's got the market buzzing.

If the SEC starts giving actual approvals instead of just polite nods, we could be looking at a major XRP breakout.

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Regulated DeFi is here, and MANTRA is leading the way

MANTRA has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). They're the first DeFi to do so, making this a significant milestone in DeFi regulation. This license enables MANTRA to offer compliant investment and financial services within Dubai's regulated framework, strengthening its role in bringing real-world assets on-chain.

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Vitalik Couldn't Raise Money for Ethereum Today—And That's a Problem

OPINION

If 2014 Vitalik Buterin had to fundraise for Ethereum today, he'd be laughed out of the room. That's not an exaggeration—it's just how much the crypto space has changed.

Back then, crypto was about innovation, decentralization, and solving real-world problems. Now? It's all about influencer marketing, viral hype, and onboarding "the next billion" users—when the first billion still isn't here.

A decade later, we're still waiting for true mass adoption.