Chris Larsen, Ripple's executive chairman and a major Democratic donor, has contributed more than $22.5 million to federal candidates and super PACs in the 2026 US midterm elections. His donations support clean energy, crypto innovation, AI safety, and child protection, including significant funds to Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and other PACs. Ripple itself has donated nearly $49.6 million this cycle, making it a top corporate donor aiming to build bipartisan support for cryptocurrency. This political activity highlights the crypto industry's effort to influence US policy favorably amid regulatory challenges.
Chris Larsen's political donations underscore Ripple's active role in shaping crypto policy, a backdrop to XRP's current market behavior. On Pluang, XRP trades at Rp23.483 with a market cap of Rp1.483,16 trillion as of Oct 29, 2026 19:22 WIB. Despite Larsen's influence, XRP saw a 1.76% decline in one day, with a balanced Pluang order activity of 44% Sell and 56% Buy, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
Open interest in perpetual futures for five major cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin—fell as of Oct. 29, with Dogecoin experiencing the largest drop of 2.37%. Despite the declines, long positions outnumbered short ones in all ...
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Ripple announced it expects to end 2026 with an annualized product revenue run rate of around $900 million, driven by payments, custody, stablecoin RLUSD, prime brokerage, and treasury services. Despite this strong corporate outlook, the XRP token pr...
In the latest 24-hour market snapshot, Cardano (ADA) experienced the largest decline among major cryptocurrencies, dropping 4.06% to $0.1984. Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 1.72% to $79,978, while XRP and Solana also saw decreases of 3.02% and 2.31%, respecti...
