Podcaster Alex Jones cautioned XRP holders that governments might restrict or seize XRP in a major economic crisis, similar to the 1933 U.S. gold confiscation. He suggested that as XRP becomes integrated into the financial system, authorities could impose laws to control it, noting digital assets are easier to regulate than physical ones. However, experts argue that XRP in self-custody wallets cannot be directly frozen without access to private keys, though XRP on centralized exchanges could be subject to legal orders. Despite these concerns, XRP continues to attract institutional investment, with significant inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs.
On October 24, XRP recorded the highest annualized funding rate of 10.9% among major cryptocurrencies in a futures market snapshot, indicating strong demand for long positions. Bitcoin followed with a 9.1% annualized rate and saw a 3.08% increase in ...
XRP has been stuck below a resistance zone of roughly $1.50 to $1.60 for months. Analysts suggest that breaking above this level could make reaching $2 an easy next step. Additionally, some forecasts tie a return above $2 to a possible cycle peak bet...
Cryptex Finance's proposed Digital Market Cap ETF maintains XRP at 4.41% of its portfolio according to its sixth pre-effective amendment filed on Oct. 23. This allocation remains unchanged from earlier filings in September. The ETF aims to track the ...
Ripple is hosting its largest Swell conference yet in New York from October 27–29, expecting over 1,500 attendees and featuring 100+ speakers including executives from CME, BNY, Robinhood, and others. The event will focus on institutional blockchain ...
Ether (ETH) holds the largest share of long accounts among five major cryptocurrencies at 75.9%, followed closely by XRP at 75.7%. All five markets show more long than short accounts, with Ether also having the highest positive funding rate of 0.0049...
