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In brief Ripple’s shares trade at a discount to its XRP holdings VivoPower is trying to buy them for discounted XRP exposure. The shares aren’t owned by Ripple itself, a person familiar with the matter said. Ripple owns billions of dollars worth of XRP, but company shares trading on private secondary markets don’t fully reflect…
In brief XRP Ledger received a security score of 41 out of 100—the lowest among 15 major blockchains—in Kaiko’s Blockchain Ecosystem report released in August. A RippleX leader dismissed the low rating, pointing to XRP Ledger’s strong safety record. XRP Ledger’s software development kit was hit with a supply chain attack in April, but devs…
In brief Crypto is in the red, with total market cap falling below $3.9 trillion. While all coins are feeling it, Dogecoin and XRP are getting it worse. The charts suggest there could be more downside to come. Crypto markets continue their slide, cooling off from a red hot July. Bitcoin, of course, sets the…
In brief Crypto exchange Bullish took its IPO proceeds in stablecoins. The bulk of its stablecoins are on the Solana blockchain and custodied by Coinbase. The firm accepted Circle’s USDC, PayPal’s PYUSD, Ripple’s RLUSD, among others. Publicly traded crypto exchange Bullish (BLSH) received $1.15 billion in proceeds from its recently completed initial public offering (IPO)…
TOM LEE BUYS $1.7B ETH IN PAST WEEK, $LIGHT JUMPS 50% TO NEW ATH, CRYPTO MAJORS IN THE GREENCrypto weak, ETH ETF sees 2nd largest outflow ever. DAT stocks continue to fall on dilution fears. Strategy buys $51m BTC, relaxes financing rule. Chamath announces crypto SPAC. BMNR flips MARA to claim 2nd largest DAT spot.…
STRATEGY BUYING BTC AGAIN, GOOGLE INVESTS MORE IN BTC MINING, $LIGHT SOARSCrypto weak, ETH ETF sees 2nd largest outflow ever. DAT stocks continue to fall on dilution fears. Strategy buys $51m BTC, relaxes financing rule. Chamath announces crypto SPAC. BMNR flips MARA to claim 2nd largest DAT spot. $3.9b ETH stuck in staking exit queue.…
In brief Over $500 million in long positions in the crypto market were liquidated in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin and XRP prices are holding to support levels, but there are caution flags being waved. Ethereum, meanwhile, continues to show strength despite the dip. The crypto market is painting the charts red today, with a…
In brief Despite a crypto market crash that saw Bitcoin drop, large-scale investors are continuing to accumulate Cardano and XRP. On-chain data confirms this bullish whale activity, with transactions and cohort holdings for both cryptocurrencies hitting multi-month highs in August. The market recovery is tied to a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a…
In brief On- and off-ramp companies are attractive M&A targets, according to VanEck Ventures’ Juan Lopez. They are increasingly being viewed as valuable touch points for facilitating payments through stablecoins, he said. In the past, they were viewed primarily as a way to fund crypto exchange accounts. Companies that serve as connective tissue between digital…
In brief XRP is at a crossroads: does it head back up towards $4, or all the way back down to $2? Myriad users say there’s a nearly 64% chance XRP shoots for the moon versus heading back towards doom. Are they right? Let’s dive in. The XRP Army has drawn the line: the $3…
