Arthur Hayes does not waste words when he disagrees with a narrative. Asked whether crypto is becoming the backbone of a parallel financial system, given reports of Iran charging crypto tolls on oil tankers, Bitcoin entering nation-state financial conversations and XRP being discussed as cross-border settlement infrastructure, he gave a single sentence in response.
An interesting indicator, which has been mostly bearish for the past few months has finally flashed the green light, suggest more gains might be ahead.
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is breaking above key moving averages and eyes the $2 level, but Binance exchange reserves remain steady near 2.7 billion XRP, signaling ongoing sell-side pressure that could cap the rally. The Exchange Reserve Problem XRP is showing a clear mismatch between price and exchange reserves.
Ripple is building a multi-stage plan to prepare the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for an eventual shift to post-quantum cryptography, setting a 2028 target for full readiness. This comes as advances in quantum computing force blockchain developers to think more concretely about how existing security systems may need to change in preparation for “Q-day.
Ripple Labs is working on a structured plan to transition the XRP Ledger (XRPL), which uses XRP as its native token, to post-quantum cryptography by 2028.
XRP's decentralized finance ecosystem is growing fast. Its FXRP supply is closing in on 160 million tokens, a milestone that signals rising adoption just months after launch — and the numbers are fueling a broader argument about where XRP stands in the future of decentralized finance.
What's brewing as Ripple quietly moves 75,000,000 XRP worth $107M on-chain?
World's largest crypto exchange Binance has announced the delisting of the XRP/MXN trading pair, scheduled for April 24. At first glance, the news suggests that Binance is cutting off a fiat route for XRP in Mexico, but a closer look at the data reveals the exchange is removing an uncompetitive segment.
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is steadily chipping away at Ethereum's dominance in the real-world asset (RWA) market.
Most XRP investors are back in profit, increasing the chance for a rally to $2.24, but bulls must first hold the price above $1.40.
Post-quantum readiness is no longer an add-on, it's now deeply being built into the XRP Ledger's core architecture.
75 million XRP, valued at roughly $107 million, has been shifted straight from Ripple-linked wallets to the Coinbase exchange.