Daily News: Trump plans to issue executive order making cryptocurrency a "national priority," XRP market cap approaches over $200 billion

According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order after his inauguration on Monday that will make cryptocurrency a national policy priority. XRP derivatives activity has surged, with bullish options increasing significantly, and its price and futures open interest hovering near record highs. Ethereum developers plan to launch the Pectra mainnet upgrade in March, provided that the hard forks on its Sepolia and Holesky test networks proceed as scheduled in February. The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter "The Daily," which is published on weekday afternoons. (TheBlock)