XRP Ledger is proposing a privacy amendment called Confidential Transfers to encrypt balances and payment amounts for institutional Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) transfers, while keeping account and token types visible. This upgrade targets the growing market of over $530 million in tokenized assets outside Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the ledger. The feature requires 80% validator approval for two weeks and initially supports only direct MPT payments, excluding exchange trades and escrow. This privacy enhancement aims to help institutions maintain transaction confidentiality on a shared blockchain, with further amendments addressing complex workflows in future updates.
XRP is currently the most volatile cryptocurrency in the options market, with an implied one-standard-deviation move of about 8.9% through September 27, surpassing Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin. This heightened volatility reflects increased futures t...
XRP is currently trading near $1.49, with Perplexity AI forecasting a rise to $3.25 by January 1, 2027, based on expected favorable macroeconomic conditions and institutional investment. Recently, whales have accumulated over $2 billion worth of XRP,...
Kamilah Stevenson advises XRP investors to multiply their token holdings by a realistic price target to see if the resulting value aligns with their financial goals. She highlights that focusing solely on price predictions like $10 per XRP can overlo...
A sharp price increase in XRP, NEAR, and other altcoins triggered $666 million in forced liquidations of short positions within 24 hours, marking the largest wave of crypto short squeezes in months. XRP rose nearly 8%, NEAR surged over 11%, and Bitco...
XRP inflows to Binance surged 663% above the quarterly average in mid-September, concentrated in three sessions coinciding with key US regulatory and Fed events. Despite large token deposits, Binance's XRP reserves rose only slightly, indicating acti...
