A Grade-S Hyperliquid whale has continued to add to his million-dollar XRP long position despite currently nursing losses due to the recent price crash. XRP recently collapsed alongside the rest of the crypto market after the U.S.
The XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) Batch amendment has received enough validator support and is now in its activation period. XRPL validator Vet (Hussein Zangana) said 29 of 35 validators voted yes, giving the amendment 82.86% support.
Bitcoin and gold are moving together more closely than they have in years. This challenges the usual view that Bitcoin is a riskier asset, while gold is a safe haven.
The XRP spot CVD has collapsed amid heavy selling pressure after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act through a key cloture vote.
XRP has posted a sharper decline than most major cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours, with its price falling below the $1.30 threshold. The broader crypto market also came under heavy selling pressure after the U.S.
Grayscale has responded to the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, saying the setback will not stop progress toward clearer cryptocurrency regulations.
XRP whale transactions recently pulled out more than $165 million from exchanges, marking the largest intraday figure since late February. While the XRP price has continued to face selling pressure from the bears after hitting the $1.69 high in late August, on-chain data indicates that whale transactions have become rather dominant on exchanges, skewing more toward withdrawals.
XRP needs to reach a strong double-digit price to overtake Bitcoin in market value, based on David Schwartz’s prediction that XRP will grow faster than BTC. Schwartz, Ripple’s former CTO, recently said he believes XRP will one day surpass Bitcoin.
The Midnight Foundation has announced a major milestone in the NIGHT token redemption process, with users now redeeming 2 billion NIGHT tokens. According to the announcement, users have redeemed 2 billion NIGHT tokens since the redemption process began in December 2025.
The US House Ways and Means Committee will review a broad digital asset tax package that excludes a key proposal sought by crypto miners and stakers. The 114-page Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, H.R.
XRP derivatives activity has weakened on exchanges, even though XRP is still trading well above its August lows. Meanwhile, rising liquidity on Binance suggests more market activity.
Activity in the XRP market on Binance is picking up, with data showing that the 30-day XRP Liquidity Index has reached its highest level in about six months. The rise comes after several months of weaker activity and indicates that the market may be witnessing more movement.
Ark Invest reduced several major crypto-linked positions on Monday as digital asset stocks moved higher. The firm’s biggest disclosed sale involved its ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, followed by reductions in Circle and Coinbase.
Balancer is moving closer to a possible shutdown after its restructuring failed to produce a sustainable revenue recovery. The decentralized exchange has proposed an orderly wind-down that could return more than $9 million in treasury assets to BAL holders.
The CLARITY Act’s Polymarket probability of becoming law in 2026 dropped to 16% on Monday amid Senate Democratic resistance to Republicans’ revised ethics terms, with Democratic negotiators also working on a counterproposal. Traders had pushed the probability to 35% after Republicans circulated revised legislation containing broader ethics provisions.
Popular Hong Kong-based exchange CoinEx has announced plans to cease operations and begin an orderly wind-down, with the exchange still holding a substantial amount of Shiba Inu in its reserves. According to data from Arkham Intelligence, CoinEx held 442,792,693,142 (442.793 billion) Shiba Inu in the hours leading up to press time.
XRP price could rally soon as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is urging U.S. senators to approve the CLARITY Act, saying the latest version includes important compromises.
Crypto exchange CoinEx will close after nine years of operation, blaming a prolonged market downturn, weaker trading activity, and growing pressure from regulation and compliance obligations. The Seychelles-based platform will stop taking new registrations on Sept.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has urged the community to embrace projects such as Midnight, arguing that the blockchain's long-term success depends on the applications built on its infrastructure. Hoskinson made the remarks during his recent livestream, titled “Devs versus Builders,” where he addressed criticism surrounding Midnight and its recent strategic changes.
Bernstein analysts said Monday the Clarity Act now appears more likely to make headway than markets anticipated last week, following Republican concessions on issues raised by Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s Senate procedure. The research and brokerage firm’s analysts, led by Gautam Chhugani, said markets have not fully factored in the possibility of a favorable legislative surprise.
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