XRP, the Ripple-linked coin, has been surging since the election, and on Saturday morning it hit a price of $1.93—a mark not seen since January 2018, nearly seven years ago. Now XRP is up 277% over the past 30 days, as of this writing.
Imagine this kind of comeback during the lows of 2020, when the price of XRP dipped below $0.13, or amid the years of court battles between the SEC and Ripple Labs.
With the pro-crypto Donald Trump taking office in January and SEC Chair Gary Gensler departing the very same day, XRP fans are growing more and more confident that regulatory clarity is finally on the horizon—with XRP ETFs and more to follow suit.
XRP Price Hits 7-Year High, Now Up 274% This Month
The Ripple-linked XRP has nearly quadrupled in price over the past month, hitting a mark on Saturday not seen since January 2018.
Bitcoin Is Flying High—These Countries Are Considering a National Reserve
As Bitcoin makes a run towards $100K, some countries are mulling a strategic, national stockpile of the leading cryptocurrency.
Virtuals Protocol Tokens on Base Skyrocket as AI Agent Demand Grows
Virtuals, a protocol for tokenized AI agents on Ethereum layer-2 Base, saw its token blast into the top 100 this week on surging demand.
Solana DeFi Exchange Jupiter Will Revise Airdrop Plan After Voters Reject $1.6 Billion in Rewards
Jupiter DAO voters did not approve a plan that would have rewarded users of the Solana exchange with a heap of JUP tokens.
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“There’s not any profit in selling bananas.”
NYC street vendor Shah Alam, who sold a banana for $0.25 that was used in the artwork “Comedian” bought by crypto billionaire Justin Sun for $6.2 million at auction. Sun has offered to buy 100,000 bananas from Alam, who said there would be little benefit.
The “intelligent throat” system, created by an international team of researchers, combines advanced sensors and artificial intelligence.
🎭️ SCENE: Crypto.com Competition Will Feature Major Golfers, Hand Out Millions in CRO
Four of the world’s best golfers will compete in a Crypto.com golf showdown with a “multimillion-dollar” prize pool of the crypto token CRO.
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📹️ WATCH: BTC at $97K, HYPE has Massive Airdrop, VIRTUAL hits $1.4B FDV
BTC nears $100k again, ETH underperforms. BTC whales acquired $1.5bn BTC during dip. ETH defi TVL hits 2-year high, surges past $80bn. ETH co-founder moves $72mn ETH to Kraken. BTC ETFs inflows hit ATH in November. BTC to $132k in 2025: OKG. $13.6bn in BTC options expire Friday. HYPE hits $450m on launch, $4.5bn FDV.
🎓️ LEARN: What Are Meme Coins and Tokens?
Inspired by Internet memes and current events, and promoted by influencers, meme coins and tokens have shot to prominence.
