The XRP Ledger, the Layer 1 blockchain that uses the XRP token to facilitate multi-currency transactions, is scheduled to implement a major maintenance and debugging upgrade on Wednesday. If you run a node, a computer that helps verify transactions on the network, you must update to the latest version by the deadline or face complete […]
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The price of bitcoin BTC$76,856.32 has been closely tracking the realized price in 2026, currently around $76,200, according to Checkonchain, since early April. The realized price is the average onchain acquisition price of all bitcoin that last moved within a given year. In other words, it reflects the total cost basis of market participants from
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Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman has died, the company said in a post on X on Tuesday, without disclosing the cause. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Nathan Allman, Ondo’s founder. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones,” the company said. “Nate’s brilliance, humility and drive
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Decentralized platform Hyperliquid now competes with established betting platforms such as Polymarket, but with a differentiated mechanism for settling bets. The leading decentralized exchange has extended its HIP-4 performance contracts beyond cryptoprism milestones to real-world events. This native prediction market infrastructure allows users to trade macro contracts, such as inflation data and interest rate decisions,
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The total market capitalization of all stablecoins has hit a record high of $322 billion, eclipsing the foreign exchange reserves of 95 countries, including several developed countries. Right now, their combined market capitalization is greater than the foreign exchange reserves of Poland, Thailand, Mexico and developed economies such as the UK, Canada and even the
XRP spent weeks tightening into a tight range, but the market finally started leaning lower after another failed push above resistance near $1.36. The move matters because repeated tests of support tend to weaken buyers over time, and XRP is now heading back toward the same $1.30 area traders have treated as the boundary between
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Privacy tokens returned the highest share of the gains that the crypto markets had held on to. Zcash (ZEC) fell 5.2% in 24 hours to $619, the biggest pullback among the top 20 by market capitalization, although the token is still up 8.2% over the past seven days, as of CoinDesk data. Monero (XMR) fell
Bitcoin BTC$76,612.97 hovered near $76,500 midday Hong Kong time, according to CoinDesk market data, keeping a narrow range as trading remains muted after a long weekend in the U.S. Prediction market traders at Polymarket see BTC likely to hold above $74,000 this week, with a 60% chance of it ending the trading week above $76,000.
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs has blocked access to Polymarket, saying the crypto-based prediction market is equivalent to online gambling under local law. The ministry said it had cut access to the platform and tracked associated social media accounts for possible restrictions across other digital channels. Alexander Sabar, Director General of Digital Space
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NEAR Protocol’s token rose 15% over the past 24 hours to $2.8, extending a month-long rally that has seen the price of NEAR double in the past month. The move comes amid the success of NEAR Intents, the network’s cross-chain transaction system. The product allows users to request a desired outcome, such as exchanging USDC
