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The XRP price might be trading in a bearish mood, but exchange-held supply behind the scenes points to a trend that could matter for price direction in the months ahead. A recent report from 21Shares shows that exchange reserves have dropped to a seven-year low of 1.7 billion XRP. The report shows how tightening liquidity, ETF demand, and investor behavior are quietly lining up for a possible repricing for XRP in 2026. Falling XRP Exchange Supply Meets ETF Demand According to 21Shares, three pillars will shape XRP’s price action in 2026: regulatory clarity, substantial investor demand through spot ETFs, and…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Ethereum price has not been immune to the sharp downturn that swept through the broader crypto market over the weekend. Selling pressure intensified into Monday, pushing the second‑largest crypto down toward the $2,150 level at its lows. Even so, some analysts remain confident that Ethereum’s longer‑term structure still points to significantly higher prices. Ethereum Price Builds Long‑Term Breakout Pressure According to an analysis shared by market commentator Bitcoinsensus on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), the Ethereum price has been moving sideways on the weekly…
ING Deutschland, one of Germany’s largest retail banks, has begun offering retail clients access to cryptocurrency-linked exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and products, allowing customers to gain exposure to bitcoin and other crypto directly through their existing securities accounts. According to information published on ING’s website, the products are physically backed exchange-traded instruments issued by established asset managers including 21Shares, Bitwise, and VanEck. The instruments track the performance of individual cryptocurrencies and trade on regulated exchanges via ING’s Direct Depot platform, which is typically used for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. The bank said the bitcoin offering is intended to lower barriers…
Ethereum elevated post-quantum cryptography to a top strategic priority this month, forming a dedicated PQ team led by Thomas Coratger and announcing $1 million in prizes to harden hash-based primitives.The announcement came one day before a16z crypto published a roadmap arguing that quantum threats are frequently overstated and premature migrations risk trading known security for speculative protection.Both positions are defensible, and the apparent tension reveals where the real battle lies.The Ethereum Foundation’s announcement frames PQ security as an inflection point. Multi-client consensus devnets are live, bi-weekly All Core Devs calls start next month to coordinate precompiles and account abstraction paths,…
Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks has added support for the Canton Network, allowing financial institutions to custody and settle assets on a privacy-enabled blockchain designed for regulated markets. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the integration enables governed settlement of Canton Coin (CC) through Fireblocks’ platform and its New York Department of Financial Services–chartered trust entity. The offering is aimed at banks, custodians and asset managers exploring tokenized securities, deposits and other regulated instruments that require private settlement and strict controls.Financial institutions can custody Canton Coin via Fireblocks and apply its existing enterprise policy controls and workflow automation when settling assets on the Canton Network.…
Opinion by: Joaquin Mendes, chief operating officer of TaikoFor centuries, value moved between hands: gold for grain, livestock for land. No intermediary decided on arbitrary values; the price was determined directly between the parties. No intermediary decided how much a cow was worth, whether the deal was fair or whether someone was qualified to make the trade or not. The exchange was simple: One party had something the other wanted, they agreed on terms, and the transaction was concluded.These exchanges have grown more complex. Banks hold funds, brokers trade assets, and custodians verify ownership. This has erased the relationship between…
Ether’s weekend slide at the turn of February revived a familiar question: is the Ethereum network falling behind newer competitors or struggling to justify its valuation?As ETH plunged by as much as 17% alongside most of crypto, skeptics wondered whether this was a warning sign that the protocol’s dominance may be eroding.Yet inside Ethereum’s ecosystem, the sell-off has not been met with the same alarm. Developers and long-term players largely framed the move as a market-driven correction rather than a verdict on Ethereum’s health.By several measures, network activity remains near peak levels. “Ethereum TVL is actually near all-time highs when…
The viral Reddit-style forum for AI agents, Moltbook, was hacked in “less than three minutes.” Cybersecurity experts at Wiz managed to uncover 35,000 email addresses, thousands of conversations, and 1.5 million authentication tokens. Moltbook is a social network for digital assistants, where autonomous bots post messages, comment, and interact with each other. Recently, the platform gained popularity and attracted attention from notable figures such as Elon Musk and Andrej Karpathy. In February, the religion “Crustafarianism,” dedicated to crustaceans, emerged on the platform. Gal Nagli, head of the security threats department at Wiz, stated that researchers accessed the database due to…
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Ethereum price slid out of its recent consolidation range near $2,800 on as renewed exchange-trade fund outflows and weak trader positioning weighed on short-term sentiment. Summary Ethereum broke below a key consolidation zone as ETF outflows returned. Derivatives data pointed to traders cutting risk rather than adding leverage. Technical signals show growing downside pressure below key resistance. Ethereum was trading at $2,739 at press time, down 8% over the past 24 hours. The second-largest cryptocurrency is now down 8% over the past week and nearly 10% over the past month, even as 24-hour trading volume jumped 81% to $42.8 billion,…