XRP is back in the spotlight after a fresh wave of bullish technical and on-chain signals gave traders a reason to watch the token more closely again. As of today, XRP was changing hands near $1.43, with CoinMarketCap putting its 24-hour volume at about $2.59 billion. Its market value is roughly $88.1 billion, enough to keep it firmly among the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Data also shows XRP rebounding from $1.32 on April 12 to $1.48 on April 17 before settling back into the low $1.40s, which suggests the token has already been attracting dip buyers after a choppy…
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Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: April 21, 2026 Ripple published an official multi-phase roadmap on April 20, 2026, outlining how the XRP Ledger will transition to post-quantum cryptography, targeting full readiness no later than 2028. The plan is a direct response to Google Quantum AI research confirming that blockchain cryptography – wallet security, transaction signing, key management – is breakable by sufficiently…
XRP price is up 1.33% over the past 24 hours, trading near $1.44, largely tracking the broader market move and showing strong positive beta with Bitcoin. However, this upside remains reactive rather than structural, with price continuing to respect key resistance levels. Since the start of the month, XRP has largely moved sideways, failing to establish higher highs despite multiple attempts to break out.This lack of follow-through highlights a market driven by external momentum rather than internal strength. Buyers are active, but not aggressive enough to reclaim supply zones, keeping the price capped below resistance. As a result, XRP remains…
Grayscale has updated its ETF filing with the SEC, replacing Coinbase with Anchorage Digital as its custodian. The company has decided to go with Anchorage Digital for competition, concentration, and regulatory reasons. Hyperliquid is quickly emerging as a worthy contender to Coinbase, seeing $2.6 trillion in notional derivatives volume for 2025 and early 2026. Let’s discuss if Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) price will surge following the ETF update.Will Hyperliquid Rally Following Grayscale’s ETF Update?Source: InvestXHyperliquid (HYPE) is seeing quite a price dip despite the larger market experiencing a slight rebound. According to CoinGecko data, HYPE’s price has fallen 0.5% in the last…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has surpassed BlackRock’s flagship spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to become the world’s largest institutional holder of Bitcoin.According to an April 20 regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Strategy acquired an additional 34,164 Bitcoin over the past week at an average price of $74,395 per coin.The purchase cost about $2.54 billion and ranks as the third-largest single acquisition in the company’s history by coin count.The latest transaction lifted Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings to 815,061 BTC, or about 3.88% of the token’s total supply.The company…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The latest geopolitical risk to crypto from the Strait of Hormuz has come via radio from a tanker under fire.“Sepah Navy, Sepah Navy, this is Motor Vessel Sanmar Herald. You gave me clearance to go. My name is second name on your list. You gave me clearance to go. You are firing now. Let me turn back.”That transmission, circulated by OSINTtechnical, was accompanied by a first-class maritime incident report from UKMTO, warning 037-26.The warning said the master of a tanker reported being approached 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman by two IRGC gunboats, with no VHF challenge before the…
Bittensor may be entering one of its most important phases, yet the market is barely paying attention. While TAO continues to trade nearly 60% below its peak, a combination of institutional infrastructure, tightening supply, and shifting market structure is beginning to reshape its positioning. Price is no longer falling, sentiment remains muted, and capital is starting to move quietly beneath the surface.The real question now isn’t why TAO price is down, it’s whether this quiet phase is where the next expansion is being built.Institutional Access Expands With BitGo IntegrationThe latest shift comes from BitGo’s partnership with Yuma, introducing institutional-grade access…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. W3.io and Space and Time have launched a live production partnership to provide end-to-end verifiable infrastructure for enterprise financial workflows. The integration is already processing more than 200,000 workflows per day, with Creatorland serving as an early production test case. W3.io and Space and Time have moved a step beyond the usual AI finance pitch by focusing on a simpler question. When autonomous systems start moving real money, who can actually prove what happened? The two companies said on April 21 that they have launched…
The XRP 5 year prediction is looking increasingly grim right now, and also a lot of analysts are starting to say the quiet part out loud. Various key market developments have accelerated bearish sentiment across several significant forecasting circles. XRP trades at around $1.43 at the time of writing — and that puts it more than 60% below its July 2025 high.Source: CoinGeckoAt least one prominent analyst recently put out a bearish XRP 5 year prediction, calling for the token to drop below $1 by 2031. Two things drive the argument: XRP bank adoption has largely stalled, and Ripple’s own…
Arbitrum froze 30,766 ETH before it could be bridged out. Attacker moved 75,701 ETH and began routing funds to Bitcoin. Over $176 million is being laundered through multiple parallel flows. Arbitrum has frozen a significant portion of funds linked to the KelpDAO exploit, even as the attacker moves to push the remaining assets beyond reach. The Arbitrum Security Council confirmed it froze 30,766 ETH, valued at over $70 million at the time of action. The funds were tied to an address associated with the KelpDAO attacker and were secured before they could be bridged out of the network. The intervention…
