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The two companies aim to make compliant transactions easier for financial institutions to adopt at scale.

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XRP traded relatively flat on Wednesday after a volatile week driven by macroeconomic uncertainty and shifting investor sentiment across the crypto market.

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Jamie Coutts rejects claims that Strategy caused Bitcoin's decline, arguing weak demand and tightening global liquidity better explain the market reversal across markets. Long-term holder selling peaked last year, while Coutts now believes an earlier risk-model warning may have marked the top of the entire cycle.

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ETF outflows, softer perpetual buying and stagnant on-chain capital leave long-term holders carrying the immediate support test.