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 USDC still dominates x402 activity despite Ripple’s push into machine payments for now. Ripple’s GenAI
In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, three-quarters of investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF had never owned an ETF before buying it, and once inside, many began buying S&P 500 funds, gold ETFs, and AI products from the same issuer. The narrative was always that Wall Street money would flow into crypto through these wrappers.
The popular CEO also weighed in on the hot topic of Strategy and its controversial STRC. Bitcoin can survive another price crash as it has done so many times in the past, reassured the CEO of CryptoQuant, Ki Young Ju. However, he envisions another major threat for the asset – boredom, and he linked
Bitcoin traded near $64,000 on Sunday after recovering part of Friday’s sell-off, but the rebound has not yet changed the wider range. Summary Bitcoin traded near $64,008, up 0.87% daily, while staying almost flat on the week overall. Galaxy Research said Bitcoin ETFs posted a record $6.35B outflow across the latest 30-day window. Analysts are
The asset has also touched its electrical cost for the fifth time in history, which is typically a bullish signal. Bitcoin’s crash to just under $60,000 meant that the asset had lost over 53% of its value since the all-time high marked in October last year. Although this correction is not as painful as
Ethereum’s well-known MEV bot JaredFromSubway was drained after an attacker used contracts that made its automated trading system grant token approvals, according to Blockaid. Summary Blockaid says attacker-controlled contracts tricked JaredFromSubway’s automated system into granting approvals later used for draining. Jared publicly claimed a $15 million loss, while Blockaid’s public estimate stood near $7.5 million.
CZ believes AI-powered trading and payments could arrive within months rather than years, with crypto as the default rail. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known in crypto circles as CZ, has said that AI agents could become one of the industry’s biggest adoption drivers. That, according to him, is because the autonomous software will likely
Ali Martinez has cautioned that Strategy’s STRC structure may amplify financial stress in a prolonged Bitcoin bear market, citing similarities to the feedback loop seen in Terra-Luna’s collapse in 2022. Summary Ali Martinez warned that Strategy’s STRC structure could increase financial pressure during a prolonged Bitcoin decline. STRC fell as much as 17% below its
SOL is among the top performers today, but is there’s a major reversal on the way? Solana investors have changed their tactics in the past several days, as on-chain data shows a massive spike in SOL exchange inflows. According to popular analyst Ali Martinez, such behavior could be the catalyst for a more profound
Sonic Labs has announced a leadership overhaul after the S token extended its long-running decline, with former chief technology officer Andre Cronje joining two other senior figures in stepping down from the organization’s board. Summary Andre Cronje, Michael Kong, and David Richardson have stepped down from Sonic Labs’ board. Sonic Labs appointed new executives and