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XRP Skyrockets 300% in Crypto Investment Product Inflows, While XRP ETF Talks Disappear

AltcoinsJun 15

In the latest weekly fund flows report by CoinShares, the cryptocurrency investment landscape has witnessed a notable shift, with XRP emerging as a standout performer. Despite an overall outflow of $126 million from digital asset investment products, XRP-focused vehicles have bucked the trend by attracting a staggering $300,000 in inflows over the past seven days. This marks a remarkable 300% surge compared to the previous week, reflecting a significant uptick in investor sentiment toward XRP-related financial instruments. With total inflows into investment products reaching $11 million since the beginning of the year, XRP has positioned itself as a leading contender…

"They're Still Sitting on the Same Old Rails": Ripple's Jazzi Cooper

BlockchainJun 15

On the ground for XRP Ledger Apex 2024, we caught up with Jazzi Cooper, Lead Product Manager at Ripple X and a major driving force behind its ambitious mission. In an exclusive interview, Jazzi shared insights into Ripple X's role in reshaping the financial landscape and paving the way for a future powered by blockchain technology. Why Traditional Finance Needs a Disruption "Traditional finance rails today, as we know, are insufficient. Payments take multiple days if not weeks (...) and settlement is slow," Jazzi remarked, setting the stage for a discussion on the urgent need for disruptive solutions in the…

XRP Finds Balance With 6% Resurgence, Here Are Key Catalysts to Watch

AltcoinsJun 15

One of the major beneficiaries in the digital currency ecosystem today is XRP, as it has seen a major recovery in its price, jumping by 6.24% in the past 24 hours to $0.5135. This XRP growth underscores the coin’s defined attempt to reclaim lost ground after falling from a high of $0.6642 over the past month to a low of $0.4336. With the rebalancing efforts underway, there are some growth catalysts to keep an eye on as the coin continues on its upward propulsion. XRP trading volume This might be a very simple metric to track, but it is arguably…

Bybit and Blockchain for Good Alliance host the Web3 WAGMI Race livestream

BlockchainJun 15

Bybit, one of the top three cryptocurrency exchanges by volume, teamed up with the Blockchain for Good Alliance to host a live stream for the Web3 WAGMI Race: Who’s Gonna Make It? event, as per the latest information shared with Finbold on June 13. The event featured distinguished speakers from Animoca Brands, Solana Foundation, Aptos (APT), Sei (SEIC), Taiko, and ConscienceLAND. Discussing the future of Web3 Key figures from the Web3 sphere were brought together to form three debating teams: Team DeFi, Team Real-World, and Team Chains. Each team offered profound insights and expert predictions on the trajectory of blockchain…

Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash? Vitalik Buterin delves into the blocksize war

BitcoinJun 15

The blocksize war, a contentious debate within the Bitcoin (BTC) community, led to a chain split in 2017 and remains relevant seven years later. In particular, the dispute centered around whether to increase the block size limit from 1 MB to accommodate more transactions. This split resulted in the creation of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), a separate cryptocurrency with a larger block size. In a recent blog post, Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum (ETH), shared his reflections on the blocksize war. Buterin, who recently finished reading two books presenting opposing perspectives on the conflict, offered his unique insights into the…

Cardano’s Hydra Scaling Solution Soars with Latest v.0.16.0 Release

AltcoinsJun 15

Last week, Cardano released Hydra v.0.16.0, the latest version of the scaling solution that supports cardano-node v.8.9.0 and the corresponding Conway block format. Other developments included a new version of the Lace wallet, while the Mithril team furthered its work in scaling the signature and proof generation for the mainnet. The Cardano ecosystem continues to develop and improve and as the latest weekly development report reveals, there were new releases to the Hydra scaling solution and the Lace Web3 wallet, as well as continued development and testing on multiple other products. Last week, the Hydra team released Hydra v.0.16.0. The…

Blockchain platform Supra and Killer Whales launch $100 million dApp contest

BlockchainJun 15

Supra, a fully integrated Layer-1 blockchain platform, has announced the launch of its inaugural contest, the Super dApp Showdown, as per the most recent updates shared with Finbold on June 13. Set to begin in August 2024, the contest aims to spotlight innovative decentralized applications (dApps), or Super dApps, created by top blockchain developers. A panel of judges, including representatives from Supra, Google Cloud, Republic Crypto, and Hashkey Capital, will evaluate the entries. The Super dApp Showdown The Super dApp Showdown invites developers to build on Supra’s Layer-1 network boasting Multi-VM support, in-protocol oracles, verifiable random function (VRF), bridges, and…

New Bitcoin Step from Donald Trump: A First in History

BitcoinJun 15

Former President Donald Trump became the first American leader to accept Bitcoin Lightning Network payments for campaign donations. The Trump campaign partnered with OpenNode, a leading Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure provider, to make these donations. Trump supporters can now contribute to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign using Bitcoin via the Lightning Network, a technology designed to enable fast and low-cost transactions. “OpenNode is proud to partner with Anedot to bring Bitcoin into the political donation process,” OpenNode said in a statement to Bitcoin Magazine. “This is the perfect combination of OpenNode's leading Bitcoin technology stack and Anedot's robust platform for…

Week in Review – April 8 – April 14

AltcoinsJun 15

General Updates Neo had a footprint at Paris Blockchain Week, with founder Da Hongfei delivering a presentation about recent advancements in Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains, and predicting the evolving trends in blockchain technology. Additionally, t-shirts embedded with ITEM Systems non-fungible item chips were given away at the Neo booth. Participants could express their artistic flair by customizing the shirt with fabric markers and assigning on-chain traits such as a photo and artist name to its digital counterpart. AxLabs shared a tweet thread about the Neo booth at Paris Blockchain Week, showcasing the booth’s setup, visitors’ activity, and the…

DOMANI connects with Chainlink CCIP, and price feeds

BlockchainJun 15

DOMANI adopts Chainlink CCIP and price feeds to initiate cross-chain bridging of their DEXTF token, allow calculated transformations, and exhibit USD value balances. Chainlink will be responsible for releasing institutional use cases for their protocol. DOMANI, on its part, is an assets-controlling protocol that strengthens an individual’s capacity for minting, trading, retrieving, and offering liquidity on non-custodial tokenized collectibles. Its framework allows the building of online conventional funds. DOMANI is known to serve the prime banking sector and financial bodies as an online asset-controlling framework offeror. The company is honing in on CCIP due to its high-end safety and dependability…