Ripple's CTO Emeritus David Schwartz personally intervened on social media to expose a fake XRP airdrop scam involving impersonation of the Xaman wallet. His direct action led to rapid user reports and suspension of fraudulent accounts, preventing potential losses. This incident highlights ongoing phishing threats in the XRP ecosystem, where scammers use deceptive NFT offers to drain wallets. The fight against such scams relies heavily on community vigilance and swift responses from key figures like Schwartz.
Following the alert on a fake XRP airdrop scam, XRP continues to show resilience on Pluang. As of Sep 18, 2026 16:41 WIB, XRP trades at Rp23.649 with a positive 1-day change of 1.97%. The market cap stands at Rp1.488,34 trillion, supported by a 24-hour trading volume of Rp51,19 trillion and a balanced order activity of 56% Buy against 44% Sell, reflecting steady investor interest despite scam concerns.
On September 17, 2026, Uphold transferred 500 million XRP, valued at approximately $649 million, from one wallet to five newly created wallets, each receiving 100 million XRP. These new wallets were activated by Uphold earlier the same day and have n...
XRP's price dropped 7.3% to below $1.30, marking a 23% decline from its recent peak near $1.68, amid a Federal Reserve rate hike and a failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Despite strong August gains and record low RSI levels, investor interest wan...
U.S. spot ether ETFs experienced net outflows for the third consecutive day, losing about $39 million on Thursday despite Ether's 2% price rise to $2,470. Meanwhile, Bitcoin ETFs attracted roughly $159 million, pushing Bitcoin above $77,000. Zcash ou...
XRP Ledger developers launched version 3.4.0, introducing two amendment packages: LendingProtocolV1_1 for closed-ended vaults and cash-basis accounting, and fixCleanup3_4_0, which includes multiple transaction and security fixes. While these amendmen...
Ripple has enhanced its XRPL developer kit to support AI-driven payments via Stripe and Tempo’s Machine Payments Protocol, enabling AI agents to autonomously pay for data and services. This move positions XRPL to capitalize on the growing AI economy ...
