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The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is experiencing a surge in on-chain activity and adoption, with multiple key metrics reaching new milestones. XRPL’s latest metrics collectively paint a picture of a balanced, sustainable ecosystem. From wallet growth to rising transaction volume and tokenization expansion, the network’s latest data reflects increasing real-world usage and ecosystem maturity. Key Points XRPL surpassed 7.7 million non-empty wallets, reaching an all-time high in its 13-year history. Active addresses on the $XRP Ledger climbed to a five-week high of 46,767. The network’s daily transaction volume also surged to nearly 3 million earlier this week. Tokenized commodities on XRPL…
Crypto bill won’t move without a ban on officials’ industry ties, says U.S. Senator Gillibrand
MIAMI, FL — The long-awaited legislation to establish U.S. regulations for the crypto markets won’t survive the Senate if it doesn’t include a contentious ethics provision that bans senior government officials from personal interests in the industry, said U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. “There will be no one voting for this bill if we don’t have an ethics provision,” Gillibrand, a New York Democrat who has been engaged in bipartisan crypto legislation for years, said Wednesday at Consensus Miami 2026. The inclusion of that section — aimed largely at the business interests of President Donald Trump — remains one of the…
Binance TR, the cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a competition program with generous prizes that is sure to warm the hearts of the crypto community. In the Chestnut Roasting Competition, an event where members of the cryptocurrency community will both compete and have fun, users will roast virtual chestnuts correctly without burning them, earning points and trying to increase their scores. You earn 1 point for each chestnut roasted, and 1 point is deducted if a chestnut burns. Users can participate in this fun activity four times a day, and these entries will renew at 00:00. During the event, which will…
Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — can 2026 break the pattern?
Bitcoin has never finished a year positive after a start this bad Bitcoin seasonality is one of those market narratives that stays alive because the average is easy to screenshot. The problem is that the average often hides the only thing that matters: the state. A strong “Uptober” inside a healthy bull trend is not the same trade as a strong October after a year that spent the first quarter underwater. A positive December mean is not an edge if the median month is still negative. And a hot Q1 is not automatically a continuation signal if the market has…
Wheelx And Kyber Network Collaborate To Provide Crypto Users With Deep DeFi Cross-Chain Liquidity And Trading Opportunities
In a bold move to enable crypto users to access deeper DeFi liquidity, Wheelx, an AI-driven bridge and swap aggregator, today announced a strategic partnership with Kyber Network, a multi-chain crypto trading and liquidity platform. This collaboration enabled Wheelx to integrate Kyber Network’s aggregation engine to bring competitive pricing and deep cross-chain liquidity across 17 chains to its DeFi protocol. Wheelx is a DeFi protocol that collects liquidity from different decentralized protocols to provide users with the best possible trade executions. Its AI-driven bridge and swap aggregator enables users to trade any crypto token across multi-chains, designed to unify fragmented…
Dapper Labs, the blockchain developer behind the Flow (FLOW) network, has announced it will halt the issuance of new Moment NFTs for its National Football League (NFL) digital collectible platform, NFL ALL DAY. The company confirmed the decision on its official website, stating that existing Moment $NFT holders can continue to trade on the marketplace without interruption. Strategic Pivot Toward Next NFL Product Dapper Labs clarified that the pause in new minting is not a shutdown of NFL ALL DAY but a strategic shift. The company is now concentrating its resources on developing the next iteration of its NFL digital…
US financial giant Morgan Stanley has made noteworthy assessments regarding the future of crypto assets. Amy Oldenburg, the company’s Head of Digital Asset Strategy, detailed the firm’s crypto approach and 2026 vision in an interview. It was first stated that tokenization is not the ultimate goal, but rather the foundation of larger financial structures. According to Oldenburg, simply moving assets to the blockchain is not enough; real value will be created by 24/7 markets, faster collateral movement, programmable financial products, and the emergence of next-generation financial workflows. In this process, it was argued that the financial system will not only…
One way investors could use to grow their $XRP bags is through $XRP meme coins, but this approach could carry its own inherent risks. The XRPL meme coin market has seen steady growth in recent months. Although the sector remains relatively small at around $50 million in total market cap, some investors see it as an early-stage opportunity. Discussions have since emerged about how $XRP meme coins can help traders grow their $XRP holdings by leveraging AMM liquidity pools where most tokens are paired with $XRP. This could allow investors to increase their $XRP tokens when meme coins gain value…
Nine months ago, Congress passed the $GENIUS Act, establishing the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The results have been demonstrative: the stablecoin market grew 49% in 2025, reaching $306 billion by year’s end. Circle, Ripple and other digital asset companies received provisional national banking charters from the OCC. Institutional capital that had been sitting on the sidelines moved into these markets. Recruiters, who a year earlier described an industry in which “every protocol foundation was bailing to the Caymans [tradingview.com],” now report that 90% of senior crypto leadership searches are U.S.-based. Clear rules produced exactly what their advocates…
Here Are the Top 12 Altcoins Experiencing a Surge in Trading Volume on South Korean Exchanges
Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have seen a significant increase in trading volume for some altcoins over the past 24 hours. Tokens in the AI, Layer-2, and meme coin categories, in particular, have attracted considerable interest from Korean investors. According to the data, the biggest surge in trading volume was seen in the Solayer token within the Solana ecosystem. Reaching a trading volume exceeding $136 million on Upbit and over $28 million on Bithumb, the token generated a total trading volume of approximately $165 million across the two exchanges. Related News List of the Most-Searched Altcoins in…