Ripple faces XRP escrow pressure from pro-XRP analyst
Ripple is facing a new debate over its XRP escrow strategy after pro-XRP attorney and commentator Bill Morgan urged the company to release more tokens each month. Summary Bill Morgan urged Ripple to release more monthly XRP and relock fewer…
Eli Ben-Sasson calls for merit over alignment in Ethereum debate
Eli Ben-Sasson, cofounder of StarkWare and a founding scientist of Zcash, has shared his view on the recent debate around the Ethereum Foundation. Summary Eli Ben-Sasson said Ethereum should weigh merit and technology more heavily than ecosystem alignment debates. His…
LAB Nears Top 20 Alts After 25% Surge, BTC Price Taps $64K: Weekend Watch
AERO has entered the top 100 alts after a 50% weekly increase. Bitcoin’s gradual price recovery since the Friday dip below $62,400 continues as the asset added two grand from that local low to $64,400 over the past several…
Ripple seeks GenAI staff as XRPL adds AI agent payments
Ripple is expanding its artificial intelligence focus as the XRP Ledger adds support for AI agent payments using XRP and Ripple USD. Summary Ripple launched XRPL Starter Kit so agents can pay using XRP and RLUSD through x402. Crypto.news noted…
Is Now the Ideal Time to Buy ETH? Analysts See a Path to $5K But There’s a Catch
One of the analysts said investors would be extremely grateful in years if they accumulate now. Ethereum has remained a mystery in terms of price movements on a macro scale, as it trades at essentially the same level as…
Franklin Templeton’s Bitcoin DRIP ETFs explained
A $1.5 trillion asset manager just filed to take the most boring mechanism in investing, the dividend reinvestment plan, and quietly point it at Bitcoin. The filing made no headlines. It may be one of the most structurally interesting crypto…
Algorand Reveals Plans to Become Quantum Resistant by 2027
Algorand hopes to ensure protection against both classical and quantum-era threats by exploring post-quantum multisignatures as a generic policy layer. The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain network, Algorand, has revealed that it is pushing toward becoming quantum-resistant by the end of…
Joseph Lubin defends Vitalik Buterin’s Ethereum fiction project
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin defended Vitalik Buterin after some community members questioned Buterin’s decision to write a science-fiction novel focused on decentralized governance. Summary Joseph Lubin called Vitalik Buterin Ethereum’s key steward while defending his governance fiction project publicly. Crypto.news…
Bitcoin Records Surge in Network Activity – Bullish Signal or Cause for Concern?
The current dynamic reflects protocol-driven activity, with high volume but low per-transaction value. Despite the bears still being in control, the Bitcoin network is seeing a surge in transaction activity. Given the nature of this network activity, market participants…
ETH holds $1.7K as analysts watch $4.6K path
Ethereum traded near $1,731 at press time, leaving the asset close to the same area it occupied in March 2021. Summary Ethereum traded near $1,731 on crypto.news, with buyers still waiting for stronger daily confirmation. Ali Martinez sees $1,060 as…
