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The mechanics behind $XRP’s supply have always been public. A breakdown on X from crypto commentator Crypto Tony looks at the process of $XRP unlocks in particular, with the theory that the payments technology company is, in fact, diluting every holder of $XRP. The Escrow Machine and How It Works In a detailed post on X, a crypto commentator known as Crypto Tony laid out an interesting theory as to why Ripple keeps unlocking and selling millions of $XRP every month to his hundreds of thousands of followers. To understand the controversy, it starts with how $XRP was created and…

Defend Developers PAC has entered the crypto campaign finance field, focusing on protecting blockchain developers and DeFi builders in Washington. Defend Developers PAC said Wednesday that it plans to raise and contribute more than six figures across dozens of congressional races in the midterm election cycle. Gavin Zavatone, the PAC’s founder and policy lead at the DeFi Education Fund, said the group wants to support lawmakers who have already backed legal protections for crypto technologists. New PAC focuses on crypto developers The new committee enters a political landscape already shaped by crypto-funded groups, but Defend Developers plans to use a…

CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analysis platform, noted that $XRP transfer data has shown a significant change since the beginning of June. According to the data, large $XRP investors are increasingly concentrating their exit transactions from exchanges on Binance, while the share of large-scale exits on Coinbase has significantly decreased. According to CryptoQuant’s analysis, the magnitude of outflows from exchanges offers important signals for understanding the behavior of large investors. In this context, a notable divergence was observed between Binance and Coinbase data. From the beginning of June to the present, the share of transactions exceeding 1 million $XRP in total outflows…

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez has offered his assessment of Bitcoin’s short-term outlook. According to Martinez, Bitcoin continues to move within a rising channel formation that has been guiding price movements since April 9th, and it may be preparing for a new bounce from the current support level. The analyst noted that Bitcoin has shown strong rebound rallies every time it touches the rising support line of the channel. According to data shared by Martinez, after finding support around $71,000 on April 13th, Bitcoin rose 11% to reach the upper band of the channel at $78,000. Similarly, after holding the $75,000…

Ethereum could begin adding post-quantum protections to accounts for as little as $0.07, without waiting for a hard fork, according to the Ethereum Foundation’s Kohaku project lead Nicolas Consigny. In a Saturday X post, Consigny shared a paper proposing a cheaper way for Ethereum users to protect their accounts against future quantum-computing threats. The approach adapts SPHINCS+, a post-quantum signature standard developed by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, to work more efficiently on Ethereum. Dubbed “SPHINCS-,” the proposal aims to reduce onchain verification costs without requiring a protocol change or precompile. Consigny described SPHINCS- as a bridge…

Monad’s native coin $MON extended losses after X suspended the blockchain project’s official account on Monday without explanation. CoinGecko data shows that $MON fell about 9% to $0.029 in the past 24 hours, though it has still gained 29% over the past month. The layer 1 blockchain built by former Jump Trading engineers is the latest in a string of crypto-related account suspensions on X, following a pattern of aggressive platform moderation. In June 2025, X suspended several prominent Solana ecosystem accounts, including the dominant meme coin launchpad Pump.fun, the open-source AI framework ElizaOS, and the wallet tracker GMGN. These…

Politicians in Argentina have called for the government agency probing the LIBRA scandal to be handed more resources after it was discovered that its free crypto tracking software has expired and not been renewed. According to La Nación, four parliamentarians who originally contributed to a LIBRA investigative committee have called for Argentina’s Attorney General, Eduardo Casal, to allocate more resources to the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Unit (UFECI). This is upon the discovery that the UFECI is lacking the resources and technical licenses to carry out its LIBRA cryptocurrency tracing. When federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano called for the UFECI investigation, the…

Dogecoin holders just gained access to one of the largest merchant networks in crypto. House of Doge and MoonPay have partnered to enable native $DOGE payments across more than 6,000 merchants through MoonPay Commerce, while also launching a new Dogecoin-focused checkout platform called ÐOGE Pay. The move significantly expands Dogecoin’s real-world utility and could represent one of the largest merchant acceptance initiatives in the token’s history. Dogecoin Meets Mainstream Commerce Dogecoin has long ranked among crypto’s most recognizable assets, yet spending it has remained far less common than holding or trading it. Through MoonPay Commerce, merchants can accept $DOGE payments…

Bitcoin price extended its rebound on Thursday as a landmark U.S. crypto bill cleared a key Senate hurdle and Bitcoin‑linked credit products logged fresh milestones. Bitcoin price traded near $81,400 with intraday highs around $82,000, up more than 3% over the past 24 hours on more than $1 billion in spot trading volume. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on a 15–9 vote, with Sens. Ruben Gallego of Arizona and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland joining all 13 Republicans. The bill, known as H.R. 3633, seeks a federal framework for digital asset trading, stablecoins and intermediaries,…

Ethereum’s latest rebound remains corrective so far, with the price still trading below key supply zones after stabilizing near the lower support area. Further consolidation is expected for the coming week. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $ETH is consolidating around $1.67K after reacting from the $1.5K support zone. The broader structure remains bearish, as the asset is still below the descending trendline and both major moving averages. The nearest resistance sits around $1.85K to $1.9K, followed by the larger supply zone between $2K and $2.15K. A recovery into this area could face strong selling pressure,…