XRP price in ‘value zone’ near $1.40 as whales pull $170M from exchanges

Regulatory progress and XRP growth fuel interest in cloud mining platforms like SHRMiner among crypto investors. According to CNBC, following months of negotiations regarding stablecoin yield rules and decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation, the Digital Asset Market Transparency Act was passed…

A recent surge in XRP Ledger (XRPL) payment counts has caught the attention of the broader crypto market, raising questions about what could be driving this massive rally. The latest milestone comes after XRP saw renewed whale accumulation even as prices continued to trend downward amid rising volatility.  XRP Ledger Records Mysterious Surge In Payment Count Data from XRP’s leading blockchain explorer, XRPScan, shows that on May 19, the number of XRP payments from one account to another was sitting around just 766,051. However, over the next few days, the payment count rose sharply, surpassing 1.22 million on May 22, representing a more than 300,000 increase in users.  Related Reading: Market Expert Updates XRP Roadmap To $300 With New Data Before this surge, the payment count from one account to another consistently ranged between 700,000 and 800,000, making the latest rally a bit unnatural. Interestingly, XRP Ledger payment volume during the same period saw only a modest change. On M

Wietse Wind warns of a surge in phishing scams targeting XRP and Xaman‑wallet users. Scammers are pushing fake “Xaman desktop wallet” apps and non‑existent airdrops. Over 20 fake social accounts and 10+ spoof domains are appearing daily to impersonate Xaman. A sophisticated phishing campaign is rapidly draining digital assets from unsuspecting global investors.  XRPL developer […] The post Wietse Wind Issues Urgent Warning Over XRP Wallet Scams appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

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Bitcoin is struggling to push above $78,000 as the market faces uncertainty that has made directional conviction difficult to sustain. The price is grinding. Not breaking down catastrophically, but not advancing either. A CryptoOnchain report combining US Spot ETF flow data with Binance on-chain metrics has identified a structural divergence beneath the surface. Explaining why the recovery has stalled at precisely the moment it should be building momentum. Related Reading: FET Exchange Supply Is Quietly Disappearing – Discover Why Traders Are Watching Closely The report’s opening finding is the most alarming available in the current market structure. Over the past two weeks, US Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded net outflows exceeding $1.74 billion. The institutional bid that drove the most significant phase of Bitcoin’s recovery from the cycle lows has not simply paused — it has reversed. Wall Street is not buying the dip. It is selling into whatever strength the market produces. The Coi

Crypto pundit BankXRP has highlighted that Ripple’s recent investment is strategic and boosts XRP’s utility as a cross-border payment asset. This comes as Ripple continues to expand its operations, with moves to further integrate XRP in its operations.  How Ripple’s Move Is Strategic For XRP In an X post, BankXRP noted that Ripple’s backing of […]

Spot bitcoin prices traded at $77,343 per coin at 10:15 a.m. EST on May 25, 2026, sitting below the heaviest options strike concentrations but comfortably inside the max pain range that options writers across Deribit, Binance, and OKX have been gravitating toward all week. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Holds at $54.9B, Still Far Below 2025 […]

Nvidia compensation concerns shake crypto markets as platforms like XRPPower highlight AI-driven risk management tools. Recently, news of Nvidia potentially facing a $100 billion compensation crisis has caused significant volatility in global financial and cryptocurrency markets. As one of the…