The European Union and India announce a landmark free‑trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties.

Crypto ETFs opened the week with a much-needed rebound as ether snapped a four-day outflow streak and bitcoin finally edged back into positive territory. XRP and solana also closed green, signaling a tentative shift in market sentiment.

XRP is trading at $1.89, down 1.2% today, which caps off a rather gloomy week of 2.4% losses and a two-week tumble totaling 8.4%. With a market cap holding steady at $114 billion, XRP clings to the fifth spot among cryptocurrencies by size—but don’t expect a celebratory confetti cannon just yet. The 24-hour trading volume is running thin at just $2.36 billion, with today’s intraday price floating in the narrow $1.87 to $1.93 band—more yawn than yolo.

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE.

With a price tag of $87,867, bitcoin isn’t exactly shy about taking up space on the market cap leaderboard—still clocking in at a dominant $1.75 trillion. Meanwhile, its 24-hour trading volume surged to $40.97 billion, all while swinging in a tight intraday range between $87,180 and $88,763. But don’t let the narrow price band fool you—beneath the surface, indicators are throwing sass and shade in equal measure.

Valour gains UK Financial Conduct Authority approval and begins offering bitcoin and ethereum staking ETPs to UK retail investors.

Peter Schiff, the well‑known gold bug, once predicted that a surge in silver would spell the demise of bitcoin, and his forecast has, to some degree, come true. While the “devil’s metal” has risen above $108, even amid today’s sell‑off, BTC has remained stagnant.

Bitwise launches onchain non‑custodial vault curation on Morpho, targeting up to 6% APY on stablecoins.

President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff increase on South Korean imports arriving in the U.S., including cars, lumber, and pharmaceutical products. Trump stated that the South Korean legislature has failed to act swiftly and confirm the bilateral trade agreement reached in November.

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE.

Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing announce a multi‑year partnership with Polymarket to integrate prediction markets into fan experiences.

Chainlink has launched 24/5 U.S. Equities Data Streams, giving decentralized finance ( DeFi) protocols continuous access to institutional-grade stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) data. This opens the door for onchain trading, lending, and derivatives tied to U.S. equities.

World Liberty Financial and Spacecoin have announced a strategic partnership and

WhiteBIT, a cryptocurrency exchange recently labeled an “undesirable organization” by Russia, said it lost 30% of its customer base after blocking Russian and Belarusian users in 2022.

Quantum risk is emerging as a decisive hurdle for bitcoin’s institutional future as sovereign investors weigh long-term resilience, pushing gold and BTC into sharper focus amid debt cycles, macro uncertainty, and geopolitical realignment, according to on-chain analyst Willy Woo.