Ripple CTO Emeritus David “JoelKatz” Schwartz pushed back against claims that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is effectively centralized, after founder and CIO of Cyber Capital Justin Bons argued that XRPL’s Unique Node List (UNL) structure makes validators “permissioned” and gives Ripple-aligned entities “absolute power & control over the chain.”...

Ethereum Foundation releases Strawmap outlining 7 forks through 2029 and 5 Layer1 goals including throughput and post quantum security. The post Ethereum Foundation releases Strawmap outlining L1 upgrades through 2029 appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Travala launches global car rentals via CarTrawler, adding 50,000 locations across 150 countries as 2025 revenue tops $113M. The post Travala launches global car rentals via CarTrawler, expanding crypto travel payments appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

A Citrini Research scenario published Sunday sent shockwaves through financial markets Monday, dragging down shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA), Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), and others. But a CEO building payment infrastructure for AI agents says the the piece got the direction right while misidentifying the primary...

Ripple, a crypto payments company and the largest XRP holder, has been aggressively expanding and developing its infrastructure for the past three years. Within this short timeframe, the crypto firm has acquired six different companies, spending more than $2.7 billion. While these acquisitions have significantly expanded Ripple’s use cases...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains roughly 50% below its all-time high, but adoption across institutions, corporations and governments continues to expand, According to Bitcoin service provider River, this suggests a bear market in price, not necessarily in fundamentals. Institutional Accumulation at Record Levels In 2025, institutions accumulated an estimated 829,000...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) on Wednesday surged 12%, breaking out of a multi-week descending wedge, while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) exploded 9% as the burn rate skyrocketed 900% in 24 hours. Dogecoin’s Pattern Breakout DOGE broke decisively above the upper trendline of a descending wedge pattern that compressed price since...

Tether’s market cap is shrinking. This is a bearish signal for the crypto market, as growing market cap often indicates a bull run. What does this reversal mean for us? #Tether #CryptoMarket #USDT #Bitcoin #Altcoins...

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Bitcoin’s Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) has dropped to 9.36, a level historically associated with significant buying power waiting on the sidelines, but on-chain data shows this metric is flashing a false signal. According to analyst Axel Adler Jr., the decline is being driven by capital leaving the ecosystem rather...