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PANews reported on September 18 that Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley tweeted that over the next six to 12 months, the focus of the cryptocurrency sector will shift to credit and lending. This sector is expected to experience explosive growth in the next few years. He pointed out that the current cryptocurrency market capitalization is approaching $4 trillion and continues to grow. When people can borrow against cryptocurrency, they will choose to borrow rather than sell. Furthermore, the market capitalization of publicly traded stocks in the United States exceeds $60 trillion. With the tokenization of assets, individuals holding $7,000 worth of stocks will be able to borrow against them on-chain for the first time. Horsley believes that cryptocurrency is redefining capital markets, and this is just the beginning.

The post Ripple Cryptocurrency News: XRP Tundra Presale Launches with Dual-Token Model appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The latest development in the XRP ecosystem is not about the ongoing legal debates or Ripple’s expansion in cross-border payments. Instead, focus has shifted to a new presale initiative that is drawing attention across the digital asset community. XRP Tundra has launched with a dual-token model designed to give early participants both utility and governance advantages. It also links directly to upcoming staking opportunities. This approach comes when many XRP holders are searching for additional yield opportunities outside the standard XRPL ecosystem. With the introduction of Cryo Vaults and Frost Keys, the project intends to enable staking of XRP itself. It could generate potential returns of up to 30% APY. While staking has not yet gone live, presale participants secure the right to join from day one. That establishes a pathway that blends presale value with practical utility. Two Tokens for Price of One The presale currently runs at a fixed $0.01 entry point. For that price, participants receive two separate tokens: TUNDRA-S, issued on Solana and designed for utility and yield, and TUNDRA-X, issued on XRPL for governance and reserve purposes. This approach links Solana’s high-performance smart contract ecosystem with the XRP Ledger’s settlement and liquidity infrastructure. Forty percent of the project’s total supply is for the presale. Later phases will see the price adjust upward. It will reward early adopters with both immediate value and long-term positioning in the ecosystem. For many investors, the appeal lies not just in acquiring discounted tokens. It is also on the guaranteed path to XRP staking once Cryo Vaults and Frost Keys go live. Staking Model: Cryo Vaults and Frost Keys XRP Tundra’s staking framework can offer competitive returns compared to traditional financial instruments and other blockchain validators. Through Cryo Vaults, participants will be able to lock their XRP, generating Frost Keys…

The post SEC Drops Crypto from 2026 Examination Priorities appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEC’s 2026 priorities drop digital assets from examination focus. Chair Paul Atkins signals a friendlier, dialogue-based regulatory tone. The Securities and Exchange Commission has removed digital assets from its examination priorities, which marks a major shift away from regulation. The Division of Examinations at the agency released its fiscal 2026 priorities, which lack a discrete section related to crypto, when previously issued agendas had sections devoted to crypto. The absence of a crypto section geometry supports a return to regulatory regimes associated with the pro-crypto policy of the Trump Administration as well as the deregulatory policy regarding the industry more generally. Regulatory Shift Under New Leadership Paul​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Atkins, SEC Chair, stated that examinations should be a means to open a positive dialogue between the SEC and the regulated entities rather than a tool to punish them. The Division of Examinations will be focusing their energies on issues related to fiduciary duty, custody practices, and customer information protection in 2026. The agency said that its priorities list does not include all the areas of the examinations for the year even though crypto was not directly mentioned.  Not pointing to crypto is a significant change from the time of Gary Gensler, when the SEC was very clear about targeting the activities related to digital assets. The priorities for that year included the examination of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds as well as other crypto asset services and recommendations. The 2023 examination document also had a separate section devoted to crypto assets and the emerging trends in financial ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌technology. Even​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ though the SEC decided not to emphasize crypto as one of its main priorities, the agency will continue to keep an eye on new technologies and their risks. In the new priorities document, which was released this Monday, the commission paid special…