XRP price is under renewed pressure, slipping around 1.6% in the last 24 hours and remaining one of the weakest large-cap cryptocurrencies on a weekly basis. Compared to levels seen a month ago, XRP is down roughly 16%, with price action compressing near the lower boundary of a descending triangle pattern. While this structure does not yet confirm a breakdown, several converging market signals suggest traders should remain cautious as the year draws to a close. On the technical side, XRP continues to trade sideways near key support, failing to build upside momentum. Between December 18 and...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is promoting his latest venture, Midnight Protocol, as a major step beyond being just another Cardano sidechain. Instead, he is positioning Midnight as a cross-chain privacy infrastructure designed to bring programmable, compliant privacy to multiple blockchain ecosystems, including Bitcoin and the XRP Ledger. In a December 27 post on X, Hoskinson explained that Midnights zero-knowledge proof architecture is built to enhance existing blockchains rather than compete with or replace them. According to him, Midnight can serve as a shared privacy layer that...

Year-end periods are typically marked by reduced liquidity and profit-taking across the crypto market, as large investors rotate into cash and wait for clearer setups. December often brings position cuts, especially from smart money, but recent on-chain data shows that crypto whales are moving against this trend. Instead of reducing exposure, whales are accumulating select altcoins across different time frames, signaling potential longer-term conviction. Chainlink (LINK) is one of the standout tokens seeing sustained whale accumulation. Over the past 30 days, whale wallets have increased...

Veteran economist Peter Schiff has issued a renewed warning about Bitcoin following a dramatic surge in silver prices, suggesting the cryptocurrency could face a sharply different outcome compared to the precious metals rally. Schiff argued that while silver is accelerating upward, Bitcoin may experience a faster downside move, as market declines often unfold more rapidly under pressure. His comments came after silver prices jumped more than 10% in a single trading session, briefly pushing above $79 per ounce for the first time. Market data showed silver rising from $78 to $79 in roughly 90...

President Donald Trump has renewed his defense of tariffs, arguing they are generating great wealth for the United States and strengthening both the economy and national security. In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that tariffs have helped reduce the trade deficit, boost economic growth, and support confidence without creating inflationary pressure. He also framed tariffs as a tool that has restored global respect for the U.S. and reinforced its strategic position. Trumps comments come at a time when economic policy expectations continue to shape market sentiment. Reports suggest...

Gold and silver reached major highs in early August 2020, marking a turning point for global financial markets. After that peak, capital began rotating into higher-growth and risk-oriented assets, including Bitcoin, the broader cryptocurrency market, and major U.S. stock indices. This shift ushered in a period of sharp volatility, rapid rallies, deep corrections, and eventual recoveries that defined markets from late 2020 through 2025. Following the precious metals peak, Bitcoin quickly gained momentum. In August 2020, Bitcoin was trading near $11,500, but strong investor demand and growing...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has sparked renewed debate over online regulation after sharing a detailed post on X arguing that a free society should not seek to eliminate ideas it deems harmful. Instead, Buterin emphasized that regulators should focus on preventing controversial or fringe content from being algorithmically amplified to the point where it dominates public discourse. His comments come amid increased attention on the European Unions Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping regulatory framework that applies to the entire online ecosystem. Under the DSA, any digital service...

Trust Wallet has confirmed that approximately $7 million in user funds were affected following a security incident involving its browser extension, raising serious concerns across the crypto industry about update security and insider risk. The issue was traced to Trust Wallet Browser Extension version 2.68, with the company emphasizing that mobile app users and other extension versions were not impacted. Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) addressed the situation publicly, stating that Trust Wallet will fully reimburse all affected users and reassuring the community that...

The risk of a U.S. government shutdown is increasing after Congress left Washington for the Christmas recess without passing a federal budget deal or agreeing on a clear voting framework. With the January 31 funding deadline fast approaching, uncertainty around federal operations has intensified, raising concerns across markets and government agencies. Senate leaders reportedly abandoned efforts to move a comprehensive spending package before lawmakers departed, despite weeks of negotiations. Those talks failed to overcome internal opposition within key committees and did not secure enough...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has ignited fresh debate across the crypto community after praising XRP and Midnight while criticizing traditional finances approach to tokenization on the Canton Network. His remarks, shared on X, questioned whether legacy financial institutions truly understand what makes Web3 innovation scalable and meaningful in the rapidly growing real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market. Hoskinson argued that legacy finance players building on the Canton Network are attempting to replicate what XRP and Cardanos privacy-focused sidechain Midnight are already achieving,...