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Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, recently paused XRP withdrawals for users everywhere. The exchange said this was only temporary, and its tech team was already working to fix the issue quickly. 🚨JUST IN: BINANCE SUSPENDS GLOBAL #XRP WITHDRAWALS pic.twitter.com/rKalCmou1q — XRP Chancellor (@xrpchancellor) June 9, 2025 The pause affected many users. Sometimes, problems like delayed ledger updates or network nodes falling out of sync can slow down how fast transactions are confirmed. That’s why exchanges stop withdrawals during times like this — to protect users and prevent failed or stuck transactions. However, while some users confirmed the…
Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, and UNICEF out of Luxemburg have partnered to advance blockchain literacy and advance digital skills among the global youth. The three year partnership will see Bitget enter the UNICEF Office of Innovation Game Changers Coalition to help 300,000 people including adolescent girls, parents, mentors and teachers with blockchain skills- across eight countries; Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, and South Africa. Bitget Academy to develop UNICEF’s online training module Bitget Academy, the educational arm of Bitget will develop UNICEF’s first interactive online and in person blockchain training module using video games…
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says that Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to continue surging higher based on its performance against one red-hot commodity. In a new YouTube update, Wood shares a Bitcoin-to-gold chart that she says is still in an uptrend, partially due to BTC’s “anti-fragile” nature in recent years. “This uptrend has not been broken. Again, this aligns with the net bullish risk-on kind of market that we think we’re in, and I guess you could call the markets anti-fragile, which is a description used in Bitcoin. It’s been able to withstand all kinds of turmoil and we think…
This integration allows users to borrow and lend cbXRP without selling their XRP holdings, connecting XRPL assets to Ethereum Layer 2 DeFi services. Flare Network has introduced FXRP, a decentralized and non-custodial version of XRP, alongside new liquid staking features and interoperability with other assets like Tether’s cross-chain USDT. Ripple’s XRP is making waves on decentralized finance as a Coinbase-backed variant, cbXRP, has appeared as a lending instrument on the Base blockchain on the lending platform Moonwell. This marks the first instance of cbXRP support within the Base ecosystem that opens access to new DeFi products to the user of…
The largest altcoin Ethereum (ETH) has been under a lot of criticism for its poor performance against Bitcoin (BTC) and its failure to surpass its previous ATH. Despite this, some analysts stated that they still maintain bullish expectations for Ethereum, while industry experts published a comprehensive report on Ethereum. The report was contributed by 21 notable figures, including Consensys Founder and Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin, Etherealize co-founders Vivek Raman, Danny Ryan and Grant Hummer, and Ether.fi founder and CEO Mike Silagadze. Accordingly, prominent Ethereum supporters argued that ETH was seriously undervalued. Leading Ethereum tech experts and industry figures have argued…
The U.S. government currently has a variety of altcoins in its collection, such as Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). The increased investment portfolio proves that the government is taking a vital role in crypto. Most of these assets are obtained through investigations, including those related to criminal acts. Apart from ETH, USDT, and WBTC, other altcoins in the government’s possession are Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Binance Coin (BNB), plus stablecoins such as USD Coin (USDC) and DAI. The government also manages tokens related to major cryptocurrencies, including TRON (TRX), Uniswap (UNI), and Chainlink (LINK). Source: X Key Assets…
Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) layer-2 blockchain, Shibarium, has now surpassed 1.2 billion transactions on the ecosystem. According to Shibariumscan data, the total number of transactions logged on the layer-2 blockchain is 1,200,232,125. Shibarium achieves major milestone in growth metrics The more than 1.2 billion transactions came from at least 261,578,109 addresses on the Shibarium platform. This indicates steady growth since the ecosystem’s inception, and it signals progress. Other significant data worth noting is that Shibarium now has 11,334,243 blocks, with an average block time of 5.0 seconds. Exactly two months ago, after it had reached the 10 million block milestone, Shibarium…
A new bill meant to improve the personal security of French crypto entrepreneurs, targeted in a string of recent kidnapping attacks, has been drafted and filed in Paris. The legislative initiative coincides with ongoing arrests of suspects in multiple cases that are still under investigation, while authorities are working hard to end the wave of violence that shook France and its crypto space this year. French officials scramble to deal with daring kidnappings The series of kidnapping attempts on crypto figures and their close ones over the past few months, including a Ledger co-founder and his partner, has spurred the…
Binance Futures is expanding its trading offerings with the launch of two new USDⓈ-margined perpetual contracts. According to the official announcement, TAIKOUSDT and SQDUSDT, both offering up to 50x leverage. Binance Futures to Launch TAIKOUSDT and SQDUSDT Perpetual Contracts with Up to 50x Leverage Today The launch schedule is as follows: TAIKOUSDT Perpetual Contract: Will go live on June 11th at 15:30. SQDUSDT Perpetual Contract: Goes live on June 11th at 15:45 With both TAIKO and SQD assets already available on the Binance Alpha Market, their debut on the futures platform will be a significant step for investors looking to…
In a rare burst of real-time brainstorming on X, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz dropped two potential upgrades to how blockchain networks – particularly the XRP Ledger – could manage transaction fees. The conversation, which drew input from developers, users and protocol theorists, revolved around improving fairness and efficiency without compromising consensus or performance. Currently, XRP Ledger fees are dynamic but non-refundable – you pay to get in, and whatever you offer above the required minimum is burned, even if it was not necessary. This has raised ongoing questions about overpayment, fairness and incentive design. Schwartz’s first proposal suggests…