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According to some chatter on X (not to be confused with the letter “X” that just screams “mysterious”), our buddy Vincent Van Code, who’s kind of a big deal in the software engineer community, reported that Permissioned Domains have passed with flying colors! And by flying colors, I mean over 80% of validators gave a big thumbs up. It’s like the popular kids in high school decided to invite you to their party-but only if you’ve got the right credentials.

Now, one might wonder how on earth price can resemble a tortoise while the ledger dances like it’s just won a game of musical chairs. Well, according to the mystical realm of on-chain data, the number of transactions on the XRP Ledger has been rising like yeast in warm water, steadily and significantly over the past few months.

Meanwhile, silver has decided it’s time for a dramatic explosion-up 200%, can you believe it? And platinum? Why, it’s strutting around with a respectable 175% gain. But Bitcoin, bless its heart, is stuck at $89k, down a miserable 12%. Talk about being left out of the party!

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-the custodians of order-has announced a daring plan to roll out a robust, possibly questionable, market-making mechanism to support what they lovingly refer to as “cryptocurrency ETFs.” Imagine that: ETFs so fresh they barely have a chance to breathe, supported by a system so complex even their creators are not entirely sure how it works.

Yet, the cryptographers, those modern-day alchemists, whisper of a parabolic ascent for Bitcoin. Oh, the irony! As gold basks in its glory, they dream of a phoenix rising from the ashes of indifference.

Now, before you start hyperventilating, let’s clarify: this isn’t a panic attack; it’s more of a structural pullback-think of it as the market’s way of saying, “Let’s have a little think about our life choices.” Bitcoin, being the diva of the cryptocurrency world, is still calling the shots, and right now it’s stuck in a bit of a traffic jam around the $90,000-$95,000 range, which, if I may add, might as well be the Bermuda Triangle for all the good it’s doing.

It is widely reported, with proper scepticisms, that investors, overwhelmed by the headlines of wily profitability, have turned their cornucopias both to gold and silver these days. The market, that ever-charging confection, seems to favour, as always, those few reliable anxieties which bring comfort to hearts that have become worn with the swings of speculative mania.

It’s not entirely novel; a few weeks back UBS was busy running token‑minded pilots with Chainlink and Swift, experimenting with tokenized funds and digital cash. But when CEO Sergio Ermotti took the stage at Davos, he didn’t just do a heartfelt monologue-younger readers get it-he swore blockchain was about to transform “traditional banking.” He put his words alongside JPMorgan and BNY Mellon, which is a polite way of saying the institutional crypto craze is now a family reunion.

McLaren Racing, the old beans who’ve been zooming about the tracks since time immemorial, have locked in a multi-year partnership with Hedera Foundation. Yes, you heard that right-Hedera is now the Official Partner of both the McLaren Formula 1 Team and the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. Quite the mouthful, what?

On Tuesday, the ABA released their fancy 2026 policy priorities list, and guess what? Stablecoin oversight is at the very top. They’re like, “Hey lawmakers, let’s make sure payment stablecoins don’t turn into deposit substitutes by banning interest, yield, or any rewards on these shiny tokens.” Because who needs innovation when you have boring old banks?