David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, expressed regret over selling most of his XRP holdings at $0.10 per coin due to his risk aversion and an agreement with his wife to sell at new all-time highs. Despite this, he remains optimistic about crypto's long-term potential, especially Ripple's technology and regulatory progress. Ripple's ongoing advancements, including regulatory wins and the potential approval of the Clarity Act, could boost XRP's use in cross-border transactions and stablecoin competition.
The 40 largest XRP wallets collectively hold 55.84 billion XRP, but much of this is tied up in Ripple's escrow contracts, limiting immediate supply. Ripple controls 16 of these wallets with 32.44 billion XRP still locked in escrow, while major exchan...
Russia's State Duma has passed a law recognizing major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP as legal property, allowing their use in commercial and cross-border transactions. Retail investors face an annual purchase cap of 300,000 rubles ...
XRP's price has remained stable between $1.086 and $1.113 despite declining spot trading volume, as derivatives market activity and leverage have increased. Open Interest in XRP derivatives rose by 5.9%, indicating that leveraged traders are now the ...
XRP's global expansion is driven by Japan, the US, and South Korea, each contributing uniquely. Japan leads with $21.7 billion invested, supported by strong institutional backing and clear regulations. The US boosts XRP adoption via $1.5 billion in X...
The XRP Ledger has surpassed 1 million agentic transactions, highlighting increased use of XRP for machine-to-machine micropayments. RippleX expects this number to grow to between 10 and 100 million in the coming years, supported by new initiatives l...
