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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is bullish on Bitcoin despite the recent downturn: the fundamentals are sound and will push BTC to $180,000 by end of 2026.

Polymarket has returned to the US and has done so with another viral (and controversial) market: a potential insider pocketed $1M on Google’s 2025 trends.

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Ripple CEO Says Bitcoin Can Hit $180,000 By End Of 2026

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse argues the bearish mood around Bitcoin is temporary and completely out of sync with the structural tailwinds supporting the market.

Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week 2025, Garlinghouse said the U.S., which accounts for over one-fifth of global GDP, is undergoing a historic shift from anti-crypto hostility to pro-crypto regulation.

That regulatory pivot, he argues, is laying the groundwork for explosive institutional adoption.

Major players like BlackRock, Vanguard, and Franklin Templeton are now openly embracing digital assets.

Garlinghouse rejects the idea that ETF demand has peaked, noting crypto represents just 1–2% of all ETF assets, a tiny fraction that leaves enormous upside.

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Polymarket Returns To The US As Rumored Insider Pockets $1 Million On Google Trends Market

Polymarket has relaunched in the United States with CFTC approval and a regulated betting app, with a market about Google's most-searched person in 2025 going viral for potential insider involvement.

Polymarket’s relaunch marks its first U.S. return since a 2022 enforcement action that forced the platform to shut out American users. 

The CFTC previously determined that the company operated unregistered event-based derivatives, leading to a $1.4 million settlement and a ban on serving domestic customers.

The platform’s comeback coincides with a wave of high-stakes activity that went viral across social media. 

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