The Core Team behind the controversial blockchain project has outlined the deadline for the completion of the next major upgrade, which should take place in the next week or so. However, the protocol’s native token continues to bleed, dropping over 3% in the past day and dumping by double-digits...

One part of the last bull run that disappointed investors was the fact that altcoins seemed to completely fall behind against Bitcoin. Going by previous bull markets, the expectation was that altcoins would rally once the Bitcoin price topped, leading to the legendary ‘altcoin season.’ While there has been...

It was precisely a month ago when the US and Israel joined forces to carry out military strikes against several Iranian sites, including killing the nation’s Supreme Leader, in what was advertised as a relatively quick operation. Although Trump bragged several times that the US is ahead of schedule...

XRP shows improving risk-adjusted returns alongside rising whale flows, but rising leverage use and repeat liquidations point to a fragile futures market....

Australia’s financial regulator has hit Binance’s Australian derivatives arm with a A$10 million ($6.8 million) penalty after finding onboarding failures that exposed retail customers to risky products and resulted in millions in losses. Binance Admits Missteps In Australia In a Friday release, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)...

The next XRP Ledger release will be dedicated entirely to bug fixes and improvements....

House of Representatives Ranking Member Maxine Waters has pressed the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City over its approval of a “limited purpose account” for Kraken, expressing concerns about the implications of granting a crypto firm access to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) payment system. Rep. Waters Seeks Clarity On...

The XRP staking platform Firelight is looking to introduce an on-chain exploit protection layer using staked XRP. This move comes amid a rise in decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits, with thefts in the first quarter of 2026 surpassing $137 million. According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, Firelight recently...

Tether has signed on KPMG for its inaugural full independent audit, as well as PwC to help the crypto firm prepare its internal systems. KPMG Will Reportedly Participate In Tether Audit On Tuesday, stablecoin issuer Tether announced that it had hired a Big Four firm for its first full...

Ripple says it is overhauling how security is handled on the XRP Ledger, adding AI-assisted testing, a dedicated red team, stricter amendment review standards, and a broader push to modernize parts of the codebase. Notably, Ripple is explicitly tying XRPL’s next phase of security work to its ambitions in...