The Strait of Hormuz, responsible for roughly 20% of global oil flows, has become an unexpected proving ground for cryptocurrency. Reports surfacing in April 2026 suggest Iran is demanding approximately $1 per barrel from tankers crossing the strait, with payments allegedly requested in Bitcoin or Chinese yuan.
XRP is showing one of the most unusual divergences in the crypto market right now. On-chain activity on the XRP Ledger has climbed to its second-highest level ever recorded, yet the price remains largely unresponsive a combination that has analysts and traders paying close attention.
The asset is trading at $1.33 after being rejected at the $1.38 resistance reached on April 8, now operating below its 50-period moving average. Derivatives funding rates remain neutral between 0 and 0.006, signaling a concerning lack of aggressive buying pressure in the market. External factors such as upcoming U.S.
XRP is beating assets from the Big Three and even smaller meme coins in ETF flows.
A subtle shift in US payment infrastructure could be opening an unexpected door for XRP. The latest proposal from the Federal Reserve to expand FedNow capabilities is sparking new conversations across the digital asset space, and XRP may be quietly entering the spotlight.
Brad Garlinghouse and SEC chair back Scott Bessent's call for Congress to advance the CLARITY Act and send it to President Trump.
Top digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL), and XRP have flipped on-chain bear signals, suggesting a possible Q2 upturn.
Over the past five years, XRP is up a head-spinning 117%, while Bitcoin has been up only a modest 17%. XRP's outperformance can be traced back to a three-month period in late 2024 and early 2025.
Crypto markets are showing early signs that the worst may be over, following a prolonged decline that began with the industry's sharp sell-off back in October of last year. In a new report shared on social media, technical analyst Ali Martinez says the market is now starting to form what he calls a structural floor.
Bitcoin traded largely flat as improving sentiment is offset by renewed institutional selling pressure tied to geopolitical uncertainty, including the U.S.-Iran conflict. U.S. CPI data is scheduled to release tomorrow.
State Street's ISO 20022 overhaul & expanding tokenization platform highlight how one of the world's largest custodians is wiring TradFi into public blockchains.
Charles Hoskinson, the outspoken founder of Cardano, has reignited his long-standing feud with the XRP community following a harsh personal attack on social media.