Avalanche founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer made an April Fools' joke claiming banks actually use Avalanche instead of Ripple, targeting Ripple's institutional banking adoption. The post stirred strong reactions from the XRP community, who defended Ripple's established banking partnerships and market position. Both Avalanche and Ripple have notable partnerships with major banks, with Ripple working with Santander and SBI Holdings, while Avalanche collaborates with J.P. Morgan and Citi for blockchain projects. The joke highlighted the rivalry and differing strategies between the two blockchain platforms.
XRP whale activity has increased alongside a notable drop in Binance's XRP reserves, falling from 2.80 billion to 2.61 billion tokens. Withdrawal transactions on major exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and Bybit have surpassed deposits, indicating la...
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has identified a potential "inverted head and shoulders" bottom pattern in Bitcoin's price, suggesting a possible shift in momentum. However, he cautions that the pattern is unconventional and not yet confirmed. Meanwhile,...
Ethereum rose 3.17% to $1,923.53, outperforming Bitcoin's modest 0.18% gain to $64,588.87, signaling an early rotation toward large-cap altcoins. Despite this, overall market activity slowed, with declines in DeFi, stablecoin, and derivatives trading...
Ethereum futures long positions among top traders increased by over 3 percentage points across both USDT- and coin-margined markets, indicating a broad-based shift in short-term sentiment. This rise suggests heightened attention on ETH compared to ot...
Bitcoin held steady around $65,500 while Ethereum surpassed $1,900 for the first time since February, amid softer-than-expected inflation data that boosted stock markets. Despite geopolitical tensions with Iran, investors showed cautious optimism, wi...
