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XRP price is expected to hit $10,000 in 10 years, according to some recent speculation. However, Ripple’s former CTO David Schwartz has dismissed the idea with a market-based argument. David Schwartz Debunks $10,000 XRP Price Target The debate picked up following comments by Elon Musk during his court appearance for his lawsuit against OpenAI. In the courtroom, Musk claimed some cryptocurrencies have “merit, but most crypto coins are scams.” Schwartz partly concurred, “There’s a lot more agreement that most cryptos are scams than there is on which ones aren’t.” However, focus soon shifted to humungous XRP price prediction targets. He…
Crypto VC funding slid to $659m across 63 April deals, a 74% drop from March that drags monthly flows back to 2024 lows even as DeFi and AI still attract capital. Summary Cointelegraph data show crypto venture funding fell to $659 million across 63 deals in April, down 74% from $2.6 billion and 84 rounds in March. Since peaking at $3.84 billion in October 2025, monthly crypto VC flows have trended lower even as 2026 year‑to‑date funding still totals about $5.64 billion. DeFi led sector activity with 12 deals, while blockchain services and AI‑linked crypto projects each saw 8 rounds;…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse declared at XRP Las Vegas that the CLARITY Act will pass by the end of May, his third public deadline for the bill after predicting 80% odds of April passage on Fox Business in February and revising to May at two successive industry events. Summary Garlinghouse first gave 80% odds of April passage on Fox Business on February 19, revised to end of May at the FII Priority Miami Summit on March 27, and reaffirmed end of May at the Semafor World Economy Summit on April 13. He says the stablecoin yield dispute that paralysed the…
A new Ethereum wallet-drain alert has triggered fresh concern after hundreds of mainnet addresses, many inactive for more than seven years, were emptied by the same address. Coin Bureau flagged the activity as a possible live exploit, warning that long-dormant wallets had been drained in a coordinated sweep. On-chain reports cited by Bitget placed potential losses as high as $800,000, with funds later moved through ThorChain and converted into wrapped assets and BTC. Ethereum Wallets Drained. Source CoinBureau Via X The standout detail is the age of the affected wallets. Many had shown no activity for years, which makes the…
Exponent Finance, a Solana-based yield exchange, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round as it prepares to expand its platform into broader yield infrastructure. Multicoin Capital led the round, with Solana Ventures, RockawayX, L1D, Prelude, and Theia Blockchain participating, along with angel investors such as Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko and Solana Foundation’s head of institutional growth Nick Ducoff, Exponent said Thursday. The startup began fundraising for the round in May last year and closed it in August, co-founder and CEO Thomas Lefort told The Block. The funding was raised in a single tranche and structured as a…
XRP price trades just a few levels below $1.40 after clearing a key resistance level, which then lags. The token’s price action has remained stubbornly muted even as Ripple’s stablecoin ecosystem posts record numbers. RLUSD’s market cap has surged to $1.59 billion, with 24-hour trading volume spiking 143% as BlackRock adopted it as collateral. OKX’s listing of RLUSD as institutional collateral marks a structural upgrade too, moving it from a tier-two exchange asset to a genuine money-market instrument. LATEST: Ripple and OKX have partnered to list RLUSD across more than 280 spot pairs, with the stablecoin also available as margin…
TLDR: Ondo Finance holds roughly 70% of the tokenized stock market share, with over $825M in total value locked. Holders of 250+ tokenized stocks and ETFs can now participate in proxy voting through Broadridge’s network. Voting recommendations are weighted proportionately based on each token holder’s onchain ownership stake. Ondo tokenized stocks are live on Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, backed by Binance, MetaMask, and Ledger. Ondo Finance has announced a partnership with Broadridge to bring proxy voting to holders of tokenized stocks and ETFs. Through this integration, holders of over 250 tokenized products can now access corporate governance tools. Broadridge…
TLDR Gemini secured approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a derivatives clearinghouse license. The license allows Gemini to clear and settle trades internally without relying on external providers. Gemini aims to expand into the prediction market sector and compete with platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. The company plans to offer a full trading ecosystem including futures, options, and event-based contracts. Gemini shares increased by about 7% following the announcement of the approval. Gemini secured regulatory approval to expand its trading operations into U.S. derivatives and prediction markets. The move allows the exchange to handle trade clearing internally…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…
TLDR: Ethereum taker buy volume surpassed $1B on Binance within one hour after ETH dropped below $2,300. OKX recorded nearly $20M in ETH buying flows in the same one-hour window following the price decline. The Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged at 3.5%–3.75% and flagged rising short-term inflation risks. ETH was trading at $2,256.46, reflecting a 3.01% drop in 24 hours and a 3.77% decline over seven days. Ethereum recorded a sharp surge in buying activity as prices fell below the $2,300 mark. Within a single hour, taker buy volume on Binance crossed $1 billion. A comparable reaction was also…