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Britain’s company register has moved to dissolve cryptocurrency exchange 
Zedxion, accused of processing funds for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps. According to a notice published on its website, Britain’s company 
register, Companies House said Zedxion has been shut down due…

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The crypto market held close to the $2.5 trillion market cap with no signs of 
movement as traders reassess their positions amid the current market 
environment. Bitcoin (BTC), the so-called digital gold asset, has stalled 
shortly after reclaiming the $70,000…

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Despite the crypto market&#8217;s renewed weakness on Thursday, a new AI-driven 
market model produced by Sam Daodu for 24/7 Wall St. projects higher year-end 
prices for Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and Ethereum (ETH). AI Model Sees Bitcoin 
Rising 42% In 2026 Daodu’s analysis, which used ChatGPT as the modeling 
engine, places Bitcoin at the top of the trio, forecasting a roughly 42% gain 
from current levels and a year-end target near $105,000. Related Reading: Sen. 
Lummis Predicts Crypto Market Structure Markup In April, Senate Passage By 
Year-End The AI model identified institutional demand and exchange-traded 
funds (ETFs) as the primary catalysts for its Bitcoin prediction. The model 
also identified BTC’s tightened supply as a potential catalyst. The latest 
Halving reduced daily issuance from 900 BTC to 450 BTC, cutting the annual 
inflation rate to 0.83%. This week, combined with ETF buying and large 
holders, institutional purchases outpaced miner issuance, creating a demand- 
supply imbalance that the model cited as a main reason for ranking Bitcoin 
first. XRP To Hit $2 By Year-End XRP ranked second in the AI’s predictions, 
with an expected return of approximately 32% and a year-end price near $2.00. 
ChatGPT noted the regulatory clarity provided by the US Securities and 
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 
which classified the altcoin as a commodity. This classification is expected 
to reduce a major barrier to institutional participation. The AI model also 
interpreted XRP’s most recent price breakout above the key $1.5 level as 
bullish, noting that sustained gains can move holders toward break-even 
positions and reduce selling pressure. However, the model highlighted a 
critical limitation: regulatory clarity has not yet translated into meaningful 
institutional demand for XRP, as ETF flows experienced $28 million in net 
outflows last week. In short, substantial institutional buying will be 
required for XRP to reach its predicted price point by the end of the year. 
ChatGPT Forecasts Modest ETH Rally Ethereum ranked third, with a comparatively 
modest forecast of about 20% upside to roughly $2,800 by year-end. ChatGPT 
argued that, despite Ethereum’s developer ecosystem and extensive 
infrastructure, the token faces the weakest near-term demand picture among the 
three major assets. A key reason is migration of activity to layer-2 (L2) 
networks—Base, Arbitrum (ARB), and Optimism (OP) now handle a large share of 
user transactions because of lower fees. Related Reading: XRP Price 
Projections Soar To $15-$30 On CLARITY Act Prospects And Bank Adoption That 
shift has reportedly compressed fee revenue on Ethereum’s base layer; weekly 
fees recently averaged about $2.3 million compared with peak weekly fees near 
$30 million. With fees now close to zero, burning has effectively stalled, and 
ETH’s supply is growing slightly rather than contracting. ChatGPT concluded 
that, until fee revenue rebounds or institutional flows reverse, Ethereum’s 
price will have to prove itself on other fundamentals. At the time of writing, 
Bitcoin was trading at $70,600, marking a 1% loss within the last 24 hours. 
XRP has seen a similar decline of 0.9%, but it is still holding onto gains of 
6% recorded over the past week while trading at around $1.45 per token. 
Surprisingly, Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin during this period as well, 
with gains of 4.2%. However, over the past 24 hours, the market&#8217;s leading 
altcoin has retraced 2.3%, reaching approximately $2,148, according to 
CoinGecko data. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com

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