SBI’s Bitbank Buy: XRP’s Asian Takeover or Just Larry’s Crypto Confusion?

SBI Holdings, the long-time Ripple buddy (via SBI Ripple Asia, whatever that means), is now playing Monopoly with crypto exchanges. They’re buying Bitbank, because why not? They already swallowed Bitpoint Japan like it was a sushi roll. Now they’re eyeing Bitbank like it’s the last piece of cake at a party. Archie from X (formerly Twitter, because why keep things simple?) spilled the beans. Official step, folks. Not speculation. Unless it is. Who knows?

Bitcoin’s Quiet Hunger: Will Demand Spark a Comeback?

In a recent Quicktake note on the CryptoQuant platform, the pseudonymous observer Darkfost notes that the underlying demand for Bitcoin lingers languid despite the price’s two-month rebound. According to the commentator, there is no evidence of a shift in the price regime, even as BTC climbs more than 30% from its cycle lows, a feat that would flatter any sofa philosopher.