Alex Jones warns governments could target XRP during a financial crisis, but FDIC rules and self-custody mechanics paint a more nuanced picture.
Prediction markets are assigning a growing probability that XRP will reclaim the $2 level before the end of 2027, with traders currently seeing the highest odds of a breakout by December 31, 2027.
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will join Ripple Swell's Institutional Summit, opening the three-day New York conference on Oct. 27.
Controversial American media personality and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has issued an alarming warning to XRP holders, arguing that governments could eventually attempt to seize private assets as the global financial system comes under mounting pressure.
XRP's case is even more interesting than bitcoin's, it said.
Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium Management led disclosed spot XRP ETF holdings in second-quarter filings. Bloomberg Intelligence data showed known filers held $183.5 million in fund exposure representing about 176.4 million XRP. Goldman Sachs Leads XRP ETF Holder Rankings Institutional investors held $183.5 million across U.S.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse renewed his call for U.S. crypto leadership after joining industry executives and federal regulators at the White House. His message arrives as the CLARITY Act approaches a Senate procedural vote on federal crypto market structure legislation.
The SEC used XRP, Bitcoin, Ether and Solana as qualifying assets in a Nasdaq Texas rule, while a new 15% allowance could reshape crypto ETFs.
XRPL agent payments are approaching 4 million after adding nearly 900,000 in four days, while RLUSD nears $2.4B and XRP trades around $1.40.
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez identifies $3.66 as the monthly breakout level that could activate a long-term technical target near $60.
XRP Ledger (XRPL) development activity has accelerated following the launch of a new amendment scorecard designed to track how thoroughly upcoming protocol features are tested before reaching mainnet. XRPL Foundation CTO Denis Angell revealed the live scorecard on September 3, explaining that every new XRP Ledger feature is introduced through an amendment that validators must approve.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has tested the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as a blockchain-based verification layer for official economic statistics.