After the failure of Bitcoin's BIP-110 soft fork aimed at limiting nonfinancial data, Bitcoin blocks were flooded with heavy data like NFTs, challenging censorship efforts. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz emphasized that in public blockchains, opinions on others' transactions are irrelevant as long as fees are paid. He argued that attempts to restrict transaction types risk turning blockchains into traditional banks, affirming Bitcoin's neutrality as long as economic balance is maintained through fees. This highlights the ongoing debate over blockchain censorship and network openness.
A crypto commentator with experience since 2017 expressed skepticism about XRP reaching extreme price targets like $400 or even $30. Despite these doubts, the commentator said they would continue holding XRP, having witnessed its major rallies. This ...
Ahead of the US midterm elections, Ripple re-locked 700 million of the 1 billion XRP tokens unlocked in November, leaving only 300 million new tokens in circulation. This reduces supply pressure on XRP, which has held above $1.20 amid growing buying ...
XRP's price is currently in a tight trading range with Bollinger Bands squeezed to their narrowest since August 2026, signaling a possible sharp price move soon. Historically, a similar squeeze led to a 71% rally in three days, but the direction rema...
John Lilic, founder of Tria, suggests Ripple's XRP could rival Ethereum by tapping into a massive payments market. By partnering with Visa or Mastercard to offer credit cards backed by Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and integrating neobanking services, Ri...
Crypto analyst JD identified XRP as forming a multi-year ascending triangle pattern on its two-week chart, with rising lows since 2020 and resistance between $3 and $3.50. This technical pattern suggests a potential breakout above the resistance leve...
