Kaj Leroy, creator of the first major XRP NFT collection, reveals a growing market shift from digital NFTs to physical trading cards in the Web3 gaming space. He explains that tangible assets like physical cards appeal more to mainstream users who want something they can hold, predicting a boom similar to the 1990s Pokémon craze. This hybrid model, combining blockchain with real-world products, is attracting institutional interest and is expected to expand with major brands entering the space. Leroy also notes that developing blockchain trading card games is complex, giving early projects a strategic advantage as the market grows.
As of Oct 18, 2026 20:01 WIB, XRP trades at Rp23.216 on Pluang, showing a modest 0.13% increase in the last day. The market cap stands at Rp1.477,77 trillion with a 24-hour trading volume of Rp20,48 trillion. Notably, Pluang users currently favor buying XRP, with 65% of order activity on the platform being buy orders, reflecting ongoing interest in the asset.
From September 23 to October 16, XRP experienced nearly $2 billion more sell-side pressure as estimated spot and Binance perpetual cumulative volume delta (CVD) readings worsened significantly. Spot CVD dropped from -$1.9 billion to -$3.2 billion, wh...
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao expressed support for various cryptocurrencies including XRP, Solana, and Zcash, despite regulatory challenges in China. Solana's recent attempt to expand in Shanghai faced a setback when its community event was post...
XRP accounted for the largest share of domestic crypto trading at 15.99%, with STX showing the highest domestic trading intensity relative to its global presence, at 46.24 times higher. Other tokens like ONDO and WLD also had significantly higher dom...
Recent data on cryptocurrency futures show Bitcoin's share of long accounts in USD-margin futures fell by 1.44 percentage points, marking the largest decline among major assets. Ethereum and Solana also saw decreases in USD-margin long positions, whi...
Prediction market Kalshi shows XRP's chance of reaching $2 by year-end jumped to 30%, up 13 points in one day. Bitcoin's odds of topping $100,000 by year-end remain steady at 24%, with a 32% chance of hitting $87,500 by October's end. Ether's probabi...
