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Popular XRPL dUNL validator Vet cautions XRP community members against spreading unvetted hype about XRP’s integration into the federal banking system. In a recent tweet, Vet urged XRP enthusiasts to stop sharing WhiteRock’s proposal to integrate the XRP Ledger (XRPL) into the Federal Banking System. WhiteRock Writes to Fed About XRP For context, an entity named ‘WhiteRock’ proposed the initiative in a letter addressed to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on April 24, 2025. According to the letter, Noam Levy of WhiteRock requested a meeting with the Fed’s Board of Governors to discuss the potential integration of XRPL into…

Nike is facing a lawsuit from a group of buyers of NFTs who said they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars when the sportswear giant closed its digital collectibles arm, RTFKT. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Brooklyn, New York. Lead plaintiff, Australian investor Jagdeep Cheema, claims Nike’s move to shut down RTFKT in December 2024 abruptly wiped out the NFTs’ value. The digital assets were made and sold under the brands Nike and RTFKT. Buyers have complained that Nike pulled the plug on the project without warning. The NFTs have since cooled off. Some of the NFTs stopped…

OKX CEO Star Xu declared that the crypto exchange is preparing to launch a new product called Pay Wallet next week to boost broader crypto adoption. In a recent post, the crypto exchange’s CEO revealed screenshots of the firm’s latest product that will be unveiled next week. Xu said the purpose of the new product would be to drive crypto adoption forward and get more new users onboard. We will launch OKX Pay Wallet next week. It’s a road to billion users crypto adoption! Looking forward to try it! @okx @wallet pic.twitter.com/zRpa1XzHqC — Star (@star_okx) April 25, 2025 “We will…

In the past seven days, Bitcoin (BTC) has steadily climbed from $84,000 to over $94,000 as investors rekindle interest. Despite Bitcoin’s fluctuations to a low level, CryptoQuant, a leading on-chain platform, has shared an analysis supporting $90,000 as the newest support level for BTC. Bitcoin’s dormant capital reawakens to boost momentum As per the analysis, “apparent demand” for Bitcoin, a metric to measure buying interest in BTC, has gone up. This measures the changes in one-year inactive supply, and the sharp rebound saw it rise from a negative demand of -200,000 BTC. This signals that dormant capital has reentered the…

During a Wednesday ask-me-anything (AMA) session, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson predicted that Ethereum would not be able to survive over the next decade. “So, I don’t think Ethereum will survive, you know, more than 10 years to 15 years,” he said. He has predicted that users will eventually migrate to other places. Hoskinson has compared Ethereum to Blackberry, the once-dominant smartphone maker that went extinct due to the success of Apple’s iPhone. According to Hoskins, who also co-founded the flagship altcoin, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) did three things wrong. First, he claims that Ethereum has the wrong protocols. “They have…

More than 15 crypto firms are storming the gates for banking licenses as U.S. regulators ease restrictions, opening direct access to federal payment systems and legitimacy. Banking Regulators Ease Rules, Trigger Rush From 15+ Crypto Firms More than a dozen crypto firms are reportedly applying for banking licenses with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates around 1,000 national banks and federal savings associations. According to Crypto in America, at least 15 crypto and fintech entities, including Circle and Bitgo, have applications pending with the OCC. The agency has become more receptive to these applications under…

Pseudonymous SHIB marketing lead Lucie has addressed the crypto community, sharing a screenshot with the top fifteen list of cryptocurrencies where she has shown her expectation of SHIB entering the top 10 and surpassing DOGE (which enjoys being in the 8th spot at the moment). Currently, SHIB occupies the top 15 spot. The SHIB executive explained that Shiba Inu is more than ready to take up this difficult path and explained why she believes that success is possible here. Lucie explains what SHIB is powered by; “we’re not done” Lucie shared that the road to success for the SHIB team…

Senator John Ossoff of Georgia is the latest Democrat in Congress who believes that US lawmakers should impeach Trump despite him barely reaching the 100-day mark in his current term. The comment comes after Trump offered a ‘Gala Dinner’ for the top 220 holders of his memecoin TRUMP. “When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him, there is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense,” Ossoff said at a town hall on Friday. Sen. @ossoff faces a question at his town hall on why…

Stripe, a rapidly growing payment app, is testing its native stablecoin. CEO Patrick Collison announced that the stablecoin idea has been in his mind for a decade. CEO Patrick Collison announced the payment app will add a native stablecoin. He added that the idea for a stablecoin has been in consideration for almost a decade, but the moment for a launch has come. Collison posted on X, revealing his company’s plans for a globally accessible stablecoin. We’ve wanted to build this product for around a decade, and it’s now happening. https://t.co/zK9dADvGhG — Patrick Collison (@patrickc) April 25, 2025 The new…

Noves, a popular blockchain data layer, has announced a new collaboration with Mint Blockchain, an Ethereum L2 network. The partnership aims to unveil robust human-readable NFT transfers to enhance financial safety, clarity, and transparency across the Mint ecosystem. The platform revealed this development on its official account on X. Noves if live on @Mint_Blockchain 🌳→ Human-readable NFT transactions→ Pre-sign safety sims→ Real-time on-chain pricesWhat does that mean for Mint builders? 👇 pic.twitter.com/pcAerNgyjj — Noves (@Noves_fi) April 25, 2025 Noves Collaborates with Mint Blockchain for Precise Real-Time Pricing In collaboration with Mint Blockchain, Noves intends to bring innovation with human-readable NFT…