Ripple
Binance XRP Futures Open Interest Drops $85M After Long Liquidation Wave
XRP futures open interest on Binance fell by $85.1 million, or 15.8%, between October 4 and 17, following a wave of long liquidations that affected leveraged traders. According to CryptoQuant analyst CryptoOnchain, the value of outstanding contracts declined from $538.1 million to $453 million. On October 7 and 8, liquidations of bullish positions reached $25.
XRP Ledger Fix Holds 29 Validator Votes as Oct. 23 Activation Nears
Three separate lending amendments remain short of the 29 votes needed to start their own two-week approval periods.
XRP Sell-Off Fears Grow as Exchange Reserves Hit Yearly High
XRP exchange reserves climbed to roughly 11.81 billion tokens, the 99th percentile of the past year, according to CryptoQuant. The rise has revived concerns about selling pressure.
Ripple's David Schwartz Flags @Xaman_FDNT as Possible Scam Account
The handle is absent from Xaman's published list of X accounts, and the wallet provider directs support requests to its app.
Ripple's David Schwartz Promotes XRPL AI Agents and Issues Security Warning
David Schwartz believes AI agents could manage payments and other everyday financial transactions through XRP Ledger infrastructure. XRPL AI Hub recorded approximately 13.49 million automated transactions across 168 merchants, although the total settlement amounts were relatively small.
$2 XRP Back 'On Menu' as BlackRock Predicts Wall St. Tokenization: Main Crypto News This Morning
Bitcoin is holding above $82,300 this morning amid a decline in US AI-sector stocks and rising dominance of 60.24%. Digital assets are trading independently of Wall Street: while the S&P 500 is sliding toward 7,659 under macroeconomic pressure, the crypto market is accumulating liquidity.
XRP Ledger Bug Fix Activates Oct. 23 as Lending Stalls 10 Votes Short
The XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 bug fix activates around Oct. 23, but the lending amendments it patches are still 10 votes short of approval.
SEC Custody Proposal Can Give Advisors More Room to Hold XRP
A proposed SEC custody framework could ease barriers for investment advisors seeking to hold XRP directly for individual clients.
Kraken Vault Fees Could Flow to XRP Stakers Under Shared Risk Model
Fees paid in USDC can be converted into FXRP for stakers, while their pooled collateral backs all active covered vaults.
XRP Ledger Bug Fix Nears Activation Before Lending Launch
XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment reached the validator threshold needed to enter its two-week activation window and could activate around October 23 if support holds. The LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault amendments remain below the required validator threshold, so XRPL's fixed-term, uncollateralized lending system is still inactive on Mainnet.
XRP Open Interest Climbs 4.01%, Leading Five-Asset Snapshot
Bitcoin had the highest funding rate at 0.0100% every eight hours. Dogecoin was the only asset with declining open interest.
XRP Traders Cut Binance Futures Exposure by $85M After $25.7M Long Liquidation Wave
Binance XRP futures open interest fell $85.1M, or 15.8%, after a $25.7M long liquidation wave, signaling a sharp reduction in leveraged exposure.
