Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage on PURR and HYPD with “overweight” ratings and models a 50x multiple on HYPE’s $5B revenue scenario, implying a market cap above $200 billion. Report details growth catalysts and valuation framework.

A whistleblower, who had disappeared for months, came back with 5,000 internal chat messages involving people at Pump.fun, Solana Labs, and Jito Labs. These messages reportedly show how insiders may have gotten their token buy orders processed before normal users during launches.

Kevin O’Leary says Bitcoin’s 17-year record makes it a permanent portfolio asset for institutions, despite critics like Peter Schiff who claim it will go to zero.

Solana network processes transactions through 6 Tbps DDoS attack while SOL price tests $126 support amid bearish derivatives.

Tether invested $8M in Speed, combining Lightning Network with USDT for instant payments serving 1.2M users.

BlackRock transferred $140M in Ethereum to Coinbase Prime amid ETF outflows and 6% price decline.

Kevin O’Leary outlines why institutions will allocate only to Bitcoin and Ethereum once the U.S. Clarity Act passes, why stablecoins are already transforming global payments, and how power and data-center infrastructure will anchor crypto’s next phase.

Visa launched USDC settlement for U.S. banks on Solana, with Cross River and Lead Bank as initial participants.

LitVM plans Q1 2026 testnet launch as Litecoin surpassed 360M transactions and secured first U.S. spot ETF.

XRP fell below $2 to $1.86 as whales sold $783M in tokens, despite ETFs recording $1B in inflows over 21 consecutive days.