SBI Shinsei Bank will let depositors earn bitcoin, ether, or XRP vouchers worth 20% of their interest payments starting June 10, 2026, in what the Nikkei reports as one of the more direct integrations of crypto rewards into a traditional Japanese bank deposit product. Nikkei detailed that the three-month pilot applies to ordinary savings accounts […]
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider cryptocurrency market could face additional selling pressure this week as Elon Musk’s SpaceX gears up for a $75 billion initial public offering (IPO), with the event expected to drain some of the liquidity that has supported the market’s leading crypto above $60,000. Analysts Warn Crypto Could Feel The Hit According […]
BTC traded down to nearly $60K as profitability collapsed, recent buyers fell deep underwater, and realized losses accelerated. Meanwhile, institutional demand weakened, treasury buying slowed, and options markets remained firmly defensive.
The relationship between traditional banking and digital assets continues to evolve as SBI Shinsei Bank prepares to launch a pilot program to integrate blockchain-based solutions into its payment infrastructure. This initiative represents a unique step toward integrating cryptocurrency incentives into conventional banking products. A New Pathway For Banking Customers To Access XRP Japan SBI Shinsei Bank is preparing to introduce a new way for customers to interact with digital assets by allowing them to convert a portion of their deposit interest into cryptocurrency rewards, including XRP. According to RippleXity’s post, the pilot scheduled to launch on June 10 represents a notable step toward integrating crypto exposure directly into traditional banking products. Related Reading: Ripple Partner Thunes Unveils Development That Could Strengthen XRP’s Global Payment Narrative This will enable customers to access digital assets through their existing savings activities rather than through
Ripple released the XRPL AI Starter Kit on Wednesday, giving developers tools to build AI-agent payment applications on the XRP Ledger using XRP and RLUSD. The launch lands alongside Mastercard naming Ripple as a partner in Agent Pay for Machines, its agentic-commerce network.
Both Realized Cap and aSOPR are pointing to the same conclusion: capital is leaving the Bitcoin network while forced selling at a loss dominates market behavior.
Crypto analyst Crypto Lens has predicted that the Bitcoin price could rally to a new all-time high (ATH) of $150,000. This came as he outlined four scenarios that will build toward this rally to a new ATH by next year. Bitcoin Price To Still Rally To $150,000 Amid These Four Scenarios In an X post, Crypto Lens predicted that the Bitcoin price would rally to $150,000 by February next year. This came as he noted that BTC is now hovering at the exact level where every bull trap ends. The analyst stated that next week, another bearish rejection will send BTC back to $43,000. The rally to $150,000 and drop to $43,000 is notably among the scenarios he outlined for BTC. Related Reading: This Bitcoin Chart Shows What To Expect For The Next 3 Months After Major Decision Point In the first scenario, Crypto Lens predicted the Bitcoin price would drop to $48,000 within a few days. This will be followed by a drop to $43,000 in July, which is the second scenario. In the third scenario, the analyst