Technology company Ripple has announced a strategic alliance with the Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Crypto ISAC) to combat espionage and cyberattacks linked to North Korea. Through this collaboration, Ripple will share exclusive intelligence on threats from the DPRK group, including data on fraudulent wallets, malicious domains, and indicators of compromise (IOC).
XRP price climbed from $1.3840 to $1.4065 in early Asia trading on May 4 on a sharp pickup in volume, breaking through resistance at $1.40 alongside Bitcoin's return above $80,000. XRP price broke above $1.
Upbit users deposited 53,658 XRP tokens in the last 24 hours, while on Binance, deposits reached 491,183 units. Total XRP reserves on Upbit have risen to 6.495 billion tokens, representing 40.25% of the total supply on exchanges. The asset's price is in a consolidation range near $1.
A mysterious XRP whale holding a substantial portion of the token supply is attracting renewed attention to XRP's distribution table.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) said Monday it has reached new progress and clarified timelines for delivering its tokenization service—an initiative aimed at bringing tokenized real-world securities into the same infrastructure used by the US capital markets today. Two-Phase Rollout For Tokenized RWAs DTCC said the service will move in two phases.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could trade as high as $180,000 between this year and next, with confirmation likely coming from holding the mid-$80,000s short term, according to analysts. The Saylor Supply Shock Math Prominent crypto analyst Pentoshi projected broke down the numbers behind Strategy Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MSTR) Bitcoin buying spree.
XRP briefly cleared $1.40 on May 4 while exchange activity dropped to 30-day lows, leaving $1.42 as the key confirmation level. Binance deposit transactions fell from 13,900 to 473, while whale-to-exchange flow collapsed, signaling limited immediate sell preparation. Bybit open interest rose as reserves fell, but breakeven supply between $1.40 and $1.
Ripple shares North Korea-linked threat intelligence with Crypto ISAC to strengthen crypto security through a new real-time API.
San Francisco-based enterprise blockchain company Ripple has partnered with the Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Crypto ISAC) to share threat data concerning North Korean hackers.
Is XRP's current price action giving buyers the edge, with $1.50 emerging as the key breakout level to watch?
Bitcoin is back above $80,000 level, notably outperforming stocks on Monday. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $80,309.65 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,365.61 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $84.73 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.40 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1108 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056217 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 121,511 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $542.80 million.
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