Ripple will provide a $150 million funding commitment to support LMAX in advancing its long-term cross-asset growth strategy
January 15 — Per The Block, LMAX Group has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Ripple, which is committing $150 million in funding to support LMAX’s long-term cross-asset growth strategy.
Under the agreement, LMAX will integrate Ripple USD (RLUSD) as a core collateral asset into its global institutional trading infrastructure. This will let banks, brokers, and buy-side clients use the stablecoin for margin and settlement across spot crypto assets, perpetual contracts, CFDs (contracts for difference), and select fiat trading pairs. Ripple said the funding underscores its commitment to accelerating the convergence of traditional capital markets and digital asset markets.
The collaboration positions RLUSD as a bridge between traditional market infrastructure and on-chain settlement. As more institutional trading platforms explore stablecoins to replace fiat for improved collateral liquidity and 24/7 uninterrupted usability, RLUSD’s role is growing increasingly criti
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US Stock Market Open Crypto-Related Stocks Experience Widespread Decline, COIN Drops by 2.27%
Jan. 15 — Per Bitget market data, crypto-related stocks broadly declined at the U.S. stock market open, with the following moves:
- Coinbase (COIN): down 2.27%
- Circle (CRCL): down 1.99%
- SharpLink Gaming (SBET): down 1.84%
- MicroStrategy (MSTR): down 1.08%
- Bullish (BLSH): down 1.03%
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Ark Invest: Bitcoin Enters Institutionalization and Low Volatility Period, Still Expects Bitcoin to Reach at Least $300K by 2030
On January 15, CoinDesk reported that David Puell—Ark Invest’s analyst and portfolio manager—stated Bitcoin’s next phase will no longer hinge primarily on whether investors “believe” in the asset. Instead, it will depend more on how much exposure they’re willing to allocate and which investment tools they use to participate.
With spot Bitcoin ETFs launching in 2024 and digital asset treasury strategies expanding rapidly, Bitcoin has crossed a key threshold to enter an institutionalized, mature stage. Combined holdings of ETFs and digital asset treasuries now account for ~12% of Bitcoin’s total supply—far exceeding expectations—and have become one of the main drivers of 2025 price trends (a trend likely to continue through 2026). As ETF and corporate treasury Bitcoin absorption outpaces forecasts, the market is shifting to a more institutionalized, less volatile phase.
Ark Invest remains confident in its long-term Bitcoin valuation framework. Per Ark’s disclosed model, 2030 price
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MetaMask announces native support for the Tron network on its mobile and browser extension wallets
On January 15, MetaMask officially rolled out native support for the Tron network across its mobile app and browser extension — a collaboration with the Tron DAO to advance its multi-chain expansion strategy.
Users can now directly manage TRON assets, interact with Tron native dApps, and swap assets between Tron, EVM-compatible networks, Solana, and Bitcoin all within MetaMask. The update also enables sending USDT on the Tron network and staking TRX.
Currently, Tron’s daily stablecoin transfer volume exceeds $21 billion.
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On-chain Night Recap: Whale Swift Position Switching, Clear Long/Short Fund Rotation
January 15th, per monitoring by HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), here are the latest repositioning trends of major crypto whales from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM today:
### Bull Camp
- A whale liquidated a 45-day long position in HYPE, incurring a $7.169 million loss.
- The "Largest On-Chain Gold Bull" closed a silver long position, netting a $781,000 profit.
### Bear Camp
- The "20 Million Range Hunter" took profits on a $1.2 million short position in PEPE, earning over $360,000.
- The "Meme Coin Airforce Leader" partially took profits on a HYPE short position, while simultaneously cutting losses and setting stop-losses on a PUMP short position.
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