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An $XRP Ledger builder has rejected public $XRP price predictions as bold forecasts continue to circulate across the community. Mr. Cauliman said his focus remains on building products on XRPL, not giving targets. His comments came during a weak period for $XRP price. The token has struggled in recent months, while some analysts and influencers have continued to publish large long-term price calls. Cauliman avoids $XRP price predictions Cauliman said he does not make public predictions about $XRP’s future value. He said his daily work on the $XRP Ledger should explain his view better than a price target. “My silence…

Velo, a renowned blockchain protocol for user-friendly digital asset services, has announced a new upgrade for its self-custodial wallet, Orbit Plus. In this respect, Velo is unveiling a series of exclusive features that focus on enhancing user convenience, platform engagement, and account protection. As per Velo’s official social media announcement, this upcoming update is set to include improved account security, a referral system, and the management of multiple wallets to promote wider community engagement. Hence, the respective additions denote the next chapter in the current development roadmap of the platform. 🚀 Orbit Plus is getting an upgrade.New features are on…

A growing dispute within the Bitcoin community has shifted attention away from technical changes and toward broader questions about transparency, governance, and influence within Bitcoin Core development. The latest clash emerged after independent researchers and community members published extensive investigations examining events surrounding the removal of Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN standardness limit. While critics argue the reports reveal concerning patterns, others dismiss the findings as selective interpretations of public information. The disagreement has exposed deep divisions over how Bitcoin users should evaluate decisions made by influential developers and contributors. > AJ Towns joked publicly on IRC at 15:57 GMT on May 2,…

Ethereum’s [$ETH] largest wallets redistributed 226,435 $ETH, worth nearly $430 million, during the previous 24 hours. The move marked one of the biggest whale activity spikes recorded in recent weeks. Instead of triggering immediate panic, the market absorbed the transfers while the price remained above major support. Large redistributions often reflect portfolio rebalancing rather than outright capitulation, although they frequently raise concerns about future supply. Market participants closely watched whether those tokens reached exchanges or simply changed ownership between large holders. Even with heightened whale activity, Ethereum avoided an aggressive breakdown. As a result, investors shifted their attention toward the…

David Hoffman, one of the biggest Ethereum maximalists of his time, who sold all his Ethereum holdings and switched to various altcoins, has spoken about Bitcoin ($BTC). David Hoffman, also the co-founder of Bankless, stated in his analysis on X that Bitcoin is approaching its 200-week moving average. However, he added that it doesn’t seem likely to fall below this level. He said the only time Bitcoin has fallen below this level was immediately after the Terra (LUNA) crash, and the Three Arrows Capital (3AC) and FTX bankruptcies. He noted that these have been described as the worst crises in…

Onchain statistics tracked by Cloverpool, the mining pool and platform formerly known as btc.com, show an entity labeled “unknown” sitting atop the all-time block count with 230,770 blocks mined, equal to 24.03% of every block the network has ever produced. That figure places the unknown category ahead of every named pool operating today, including industry leaders Antpool and F2pool. The unknown label, however, does not point to a single company or person. It covers two distinct groups of miners. Two Kinds of Unknown Miners The first group includes solo miners and small operations that never inserted an identifying tag into…

Robinhood Chain activity has quickly shifted toward pons.family as the launchpad becomes the largest token creation and trading platform on the network. Looking at Dune data, pons.family beats every other platform when it comes to volume, trades, and even the number of active wallets. pons.Family Growth is in a long-term adoption test. The Robinhood Chain hard fork comes mere days after the Robinhood Chain public mainnet went live on July 1, 2026. Robinhood Chain launched as an Arbitrum-powered Layer 2 to accommodate tokenized assets, DeFi, and blockchain-based financial products. However, network usage before that had gone a different route. Instead…

The U.S. stock market continues to hit new highs despite geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation concerns. Some market analysts argue that history favors long periods of growth, with bull markets lasting far longer than downturns. The trend has also fueled speculation that beaten-down assets like Bitcoin could eventually benefit from a shift in investor capital. Bull Markets Have a Strong Historical Edge Market analyst and financial commentator Charlie Bilello noted that bull markets have historically lasted about five times longer than bear markets. According to Bilello, the average bull market has delivered gains of 254% over roughly five years. By…

Ethereum Institutional, the initiative focused on driving institutional adoption of the network, announced the successful closing of its seed funding round and the consolidation of its coalition of allies. The operation had the strategic backing of giants like BitMine and SharpLink, as well as key ecosystem figures such as Ethereum co-founders Joe Lubin and Mihai Alisie. 1/ We’re excited to announce the close of @ethereuminsti’s initial ecosystem funding round and supporter coalition, with broad participation and support from individuals and entities focused on driving institutional adoption of @ethereum. Our ecosystem funding round is anchored… pic.twitter.com/9BHoP9GxWx — Ethereum Institutional (@ethereuminsti) July…

Bank of America’s decision to reorganize leadership around digital assets isn’t happening in isolation. Instead, it reflects a broader trend across the United States, where the country has quietly built a commanding lead in nearly every measure of Bitcoin adoption. A Bank Moves Deeper Into Crypto Internal memos reported by Reuters on July 17 revealed that Bank of America has expanded several leadership roles tied to digital assets and AI across its Global Markets division. Sonali Theisen now oversees Bank of America’s brand new digital assets platform, adding that role on top of her existing position as global head of…