Morning Crypto Report: XRP ETF to Launch Today? Nasdaq Certifies Listing, Top Trader Predicts Bitcoin Price Plunge to $86,000, Vitalik Buterin Signs Trustless Manifesto

Thursday on the cryptocurrency market comes loaded as never before, with XRP entering a launch window with actual regulatory paperwork behind it, Bitcoin absorbing a rare confluence of bearish technical projections and shrinking institutional appetite, and Ethereum’s own cofounder putting his name on a document that reads like a hard reset for the entire decentralization narrative.