XRP token prices rose by about 7% to 8%, but several smaller U.S. spot XRP ETFs surged even higher, gaining 16% to 17%. This created an unusual short-term pricing gap between the ETFs and the underlying XRP token. The widening liquidity gap highlights increased investor interest in XRP ETFs compared to the token itself, possibly reflecting differing market dynamics or demand for ETF exposure. This divergence may attract more attention to XRP ETFs as an investment vehicle going forward.
Agentic payments on the XRP Ledger have surged from about 1 million in July to over 13 million transactions, driven by AI-related demand. This rapid growth, highlighted by former Ripple exec Chandler Fang and RippleX's J.A. Akinyele, reflects increas...
Ripple's escrow system is set to release up to 1 billion XRP on November 1, 2026, as part of its monthly schedule designed to manage XRP supply predictably. Although the release amount is known, it is unclear how much XRP will enter circulation or be...
Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1, continuing its monthly release schedule that began in 2018. Although up to 1 billion XRP is unlocked each month, Ripple typically returns a large portion to escrow, reducing the amount enter...
The XRP Ledger released an emergency update, version 3.4.1, on Sept. 25 to fix two critical security vulnerabilities related to transaction validation and integer overflow in its payment engine. Validators were required to upgrade before Oct. 9 when ...
Bitcoin traded near $83,000 on October 10 following a 3.6% decline over the week, with attempts to reclaim $87,000 failing earlier. While Bitcoin lost nearly $7,000 in value before recovering, altcoins NEAR and Monero showed smaller weekly losses of ...
