Bitcoin is holding critical support near $77,000 while XRP is 48 hours from its version 3.1.3 mainnet upgrade — a fix that resolves critical bugs across NFTs, vault withdrawals, and lending protocols. Add a confidential IPO filing from Blockchain.com and a Chainlink migration surge following a DeFi exploit, and this Monday morning briefing is packed. Here's what you need to know before the week begins.

In the last 24 hours, the crypto market surged over $200 billion as Vanguard unlocked Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP ETFs for 50 million investors. Institutional demand is accelerating fast—here’s what that means for the next leg up.