Author: James Wilson
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has offered rare praise for XRP, calling it a stronger “Web2.5” product than centralized stablecoin issuers such as Tether and Circle. Summary Charles Hoskinson praised XRP over Tether and Circle, citing XRPL’s open and permissionless access. His comments followed years of friction between Cardano’s founder and parts of the XRP community. Related reports show Hoskinson is also pushing wider governance reviews across Cardano’s ecosystem. The comment marked a notable shift in tone after years of public tension with parts of the XRP community. Hoskinson said “I think XRP as a Web2.5 product is better than Tether…
XRP traded near $1.35 as Santiment’s sentiment ratio fell to 1.1, putting $1.30 support and a short-term rebound setup in focus. Source link
Render rose to $2.25 on May 26, gaining 13.16% over 24 hours and 24.16% over seven days, according to crypto.news price data. Summary Render rallied above $2.25 as daily active addresses and new wallets hit 12-week highs together. Derivatives volume rose 126.52% while open interest climbed 47.27%, pointing to stronger trader activity today. Render’s AI compute narrative gained attention as GPU demand stayed central to the 2026 market. The token traded between $1.99 and $2.26 during the same 24-hour period, while trading volume stood at $219.35 million. The move came as Santiment reported a sharp rise in Render’s on-chain activity.…
Chris Larsen’s XRP wallets have resumed on-chain activity ahead of Tuesday’s Texas primary runoff. Summary Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s associated XRP wallets have shown renewed activity, coming ahead of Tuesday’s Texas Democratic primary runoff election. Larsen is estimated to hold approximately 2.58 billion XRP across eight wallets tracked on XRPScan, making his holdings one of the largest known individual XRP positions. XRP was trading near $1.35 at time of writing, with today’s activity following $109 million in Larsen-linked wallet transfers to exchanges recorded in January 2025. Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s associated wallets have resumed on-chain activity, according to blockchain data,…
Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, says Warren’s anti-crypto crusade was a ‘pure own-goal’ for Democrats. Summary Paul Graham posted on X that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign against crypto was a “pure own-goal” that damaged Democrats without slowing the industry’s growth. Warren did not seek reelection in 2026 as crypto gained mainstream political and institutional acceptance under a more favourable US regulatory regime. Graham previously called former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s approach “really stupid,” saying legitimate companies were stonewalled while actual frauds like FTX continued to operate freely. Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham posted on X that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s…
A crypto PAC affiliated with Fairshake has poured $5 million into a Texas congressional runoff ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Summary Protect Progress spent $5 million supporting Christian Menefee and $2.8 million opposing Al Green in Tuesday’s Texas 18th District runoff. The Kalshi prediction market puts Menefee’s odds at 91% and Paxton’s at 96% in the parallel Texas Senate runoff, where total betting volume exceeded $16 million. Green voted against the GENIUS Act and the Clarity Act and holds an F grade from Stand With Crypto, making his seat a direct target for Fairshake’s $193 million 2026 war chest. Protect Progress,…
Zcash privacy claims faced a direct challenge after Arkham Intelligence linked 53% of ZEC transactions to identified entities. Summary Arkham Intelligence labeled over 53% of all Zcash transactions and linked $420 billion in ZEC volume to identifiable individuals and institutions. The tracking covers 48% of all transaction inputs and outputs and 37% of total ZEC balances, approximately $2.5 billion, per Arkham’s published research. Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox clarified that fully shielded-to-shielded transactions remain cryptographically protected and that Arkham cannot access the shielded pool. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence published research revealing it had labeled more than 53% of all Zcash…
The on chain market for tokenized real world assets has hit a fresh record near $34 billion, more than tripling from roughly $5.4 billion at the start of 2025, with Ethereum carrying about 60 percent of that value and tokenized U.S. Treasuries alone now accounting for around $15 billion. Summary RWA.xyz and recent market reports put tokenized RWA TVL (ex stablecoins) around $31 billion to $34 billion as of May 2026 Ethereum hosts roughly 60 percent of RWA value, led by BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Ondo Finance products Tokenized Treasuries sit near $15 billion in AUM, while commodities, private credit…
A New York lawsuit filed by Noah Doe seeks legal ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallet addresses. Summary Plaintiff Noah Doe filed suit in New York on May 1, 2026, seeking a declaratory judgment that 39,069 abandoned Bitcoin wallets belong to him under New York lost-property law. The filing was made through Brooklyn firm Lewis and Lin LLC under New York Personal Property Law Article 7-B, the lost-property statute covering found and abandoned property. The 39,069 listed wallets reportedly hold an estimated 3.7 million BTC worth approximately $285 billion, including addresses linked to Satoshi Nakamoto and the Mt. Gox hacker.…
Hyperliquid has launched its first US macro event market using HIP 4 outcome contracts, letting traders bet USDC on the May 2026 CPI year over year print in a fully collateralized, no liquidation format that settles on June 10 off official Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Summary New CPI market uses HIP 4 outcome contracts settled on BLS May 2026 CPI YoY release Contracts trade as bounded probabilities in USDC, with early volume around $3,000 and open interest near $5,000 Outcome markets sit alongside perpetuals under a unified margin system, blending crypto speed with tradfi macro events HIP 4 is…