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XRP was supposed to go to $10 this year, or at least that’s what XRP fans thought. Here are the three reasons why it hasn’t happened.

Coinbase is doubling down on prediction markets and has acquired a startup built by Toni Gemayel, who previously served as Head of Growth for both Polymarket and Kalshi. Here are all the details about the deal.

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TOP STORY

XRP Holders Waited All Year For $10 — 3 Reasons Why It Never Came

Ripple bulls bet on a $10 price target for 2025, but the token is ending the year down 8% as regulatory delays and legislative gridlock suffocated momentum.

From Gary Gensler’s last-minute appeal to the stalled CLARITY Act in the Senate, the "perfect storm" for adoption never materialized — leaving holders holding the bag while the broader market moved on.

Now, the charts are flashing a critical warning.

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QUICK N DIRTY

Bitcoin and Ethereum are still reeling and down another 2% on Tuesday, even though retail is rotating back to majors: what is going on?

Raoul Pal, however, claims that crypto has made its final low and that 2026 will be a good year: here’s his simple strategy to ‘make it’ in 2026.

Cardano and Solana could soon see serious cooperation. Charles Hoskinson has said it’s ‘time to get cooking’ on a new ADA-SOL project.

FINTECH FOCUS

Coinbase Buys Prediction Market Startup Headed By Ex-Polymarket Executive As It Looks To 'Accelerate' Ambitions For 'Exciting' Business

Coinbase is doubling down on the prediction market boom, acquiring The Clearing Company — a startup led by Toni Gemayel, who previously served as Head of Growth for both Polymarket and Kalshi.

The move signals an aggressive push to own the "Everything Exchange" narrative, even as the company battles state regulators in court to keep prediction trading under federal oversight.

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