Ripple’s XRPL EVM mainnet is live — top exchange did $26 volume in a day
Ripple trumpeted “years of building and testing” to launch the XRPL EVM mainnet, which would usher in “a new era of cross-chain DeFi.”
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Gamestop’s Ryan Cohen is unfollowing Bitcoiners en masse
Gamestop’s Ryan Cohen could have bought over $1.4B worth of BTC. He hasn’t, and he just unfollowed all BTC accounts on X.
Bitcoin devs warn of fork risk to miners as fees crash
Bitcoin mining pool operators achieved a dramatic reduction in minimum fees yet inadvertently shot themselves in the foot.
Bored Ape minter finally sells after 92% fall from peak
Someone minted Bored Apes and waited four years to sell. The NFT portfolio, once worth $4.3 million, has declined to a few hundred thousand.
Bitcoin’s transaction fees have fallen to a multi-year low
The percent of BTC miner revenue from fees has hit its lowest rate since 2022 and is suffering from a 90% reduction in fee minimums.
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Bitcoin treasury chief David Bailey wants $200M for new Bitcoin PAC
Bitcoin treasury company executives rejoiced when Donald Trump became President, and they want to win again in the 2026 mid-term elections.
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Songs for pumping and dumping: crypto’s Spotify leak
The Panama Playlists have revealed the musical tastes of some of the crypto industry’s most high-profile key opinion leaders.
Ripple co-founder explains why most banks don’t use XRP
XRP holders have celebrated Ripple’s banking partnerships for years, but David Schwartz admits that most banks don’t need the XRP token.
Is Russia buying Moldovan elections with $114M in crypto?
Moldovan President Maia Sandu claims that $114M worth of digital assets will fund electoral corruption and vote-buying schemes.
Does Kraken’s fundraise value Binance above $100B?
Kraken is seeking to raise at a $15 billion valuation, which probably places comp valuation metrics for Binance at more than $100 billion.