Author: James Wilson

Ripple’s former chief technology officer David Schwartz has played down his influence over XRP’s price after facing renewed criticism from cryptocurrency investors, as the token trades around $1.16 following months of losses. Summary David Schwartz acknowledged having limited influence over XRP prices after criticism from cryptocurrency investors online. Schwartz said he would block users posting irrelevant crypto messages beneath unrelated conversations on X. XRP traded near $1.16 on November 8 after losing nearly 50% over the previous year. The token’s daily RSI stood near oversold levels while MACD readings remained negative amid selling. Schwartz previously disputed claims that his XRP…

Bitcoin price has remained below $76,000 during Sunday’s trading session as the cryptocurrency market approaches another negative weekly close, with several major altcoins recording double-digit losses over the past seven days. Summary Bitcoin price remained below $76,000 on Sunday after falling nearly 3% over the preceding seven days. NEAR, Bitcoin Cash, Hyperliquid and Stellar posted double-digit weekly declines as altcoin selling continued widely. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.28 billion in withdrawals during the November 2–6 trading week. TRON and Zcash gained over the week, contrasting with falling prices across several major altcoins. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe identified $76,000…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has argued that ETH should be valued primarily as a store of value rather than through transaction-fee burning, questioning a long-standing investment argument built around the cryptocurrency becoming increasingly scarce. Summary Vitalik Buterin argues ETH should prioritize store-of-value properties over maximizing network transaction fee burns indefinitely. Buterin says Ethereum should retain EIP-1559 even when fee burning fails to offset token issuance. Ethereum’s decentralization, censorship resistance, privacy and security underpin Buterin’s preferred long-term ETH investment case today. Buterin argues maximizing Ethereum transaction fees could undermine affordability, decentralization and resistance to external capture. Ethereum’s layer-two growth has reduced…

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor has hinted at another potential Bitcoin purchase after sharing his familiar accumulation chart on Sunday, November 8, as BTC struggles to recover above $76,000. Summary Michael Saylor shared his familiar Bitcoin accumulation chart, raising expectations of another Strategy acquisition announcement. Strategy last acquired 811 BTC for $65.5 million, bringing total reported holdings to 849,327 Bitcoin. The November 2 purchase used MSTR stock sale proceeds, while cash financed separate STRC repurchases. STRC closed Friday at $99.84 as Saylor outlined the financial history behind Strategy’s digital credit. Bitcoin traded near $75,900, slightly above Strategy’s overall average purchase…

XRP Ledger developers have proposed a new lending protocol update that would correct how loan repayments are rounded, preventing small calculation differences from accumulating across scheduled payments. Summary XRP Ledger developers proposed repayment rounding changes under the planned LendingProtocolV1_2 amendment for native lending. The correction would prevent accumulated rounding differences from making final loan installments exceed scheduled amounts. Developers tested repayment calculations across Legacy, CashBasis and FixedPrecision vaults under several different amendment configurations. Existing loans carrying rounding differences may retain them unless borrowers make qualifying overpayments during repayment. LendingProtocolV1_2 remains under development, with mainnet activation requiring sustained support from trusted…

Binance has confirmed plans to close affected European customer accounts on December 31, 2026, following the end of the EU’s MiCA transition period, with users facing monthly charges on crypto balances remaining from November 29. Summary Binance confirmed affected European customer accounts will close on December 31 following the MiCA transition. Remaining balances face monthly fees from November 29, with a minimum charge of 10 USDC. Customers in France, Spain, Italy and Poland reported receiving account closure notices from the exchange. Binance France lost its national registration automatically on July 2 when previous regulatory arrangements ended. Accounts with balances smaller…

Solana has drawn fresh attention from Fidelity Digital Assets after the investment firm’s latest research found that the blockchain accounted for roughly 15% of the trades measured against major U.S. exchanges in 2026, briefly surpassing the New York Stock Exchange in weekly executions. Summary Fidelity found Solana represented approximately 15% of compared exchange trades during 2026, measured by count. Solana briefly exceeded New York Stock Exchange executions, although the two markets trade different instruments. Solana said monthly tokenized asset trading reached nearly $5 billion, compared with under $100 million. Fidelity reported more than $590 billion in Solana perpetual futures notional…

Binance has restored withdrawals for Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Aptos (APT), bringing two more cryptocurrencies back online as the exchange continues reopening services following its $6.3 billion security breach on October 29. Summary Binance restored HYPE and APT withdrawals while continuing phased service recovery after its October breach. Ethereum and Solana withdrawals previously reopened for dozens of tokens, including LINK, SHIB and BONK. Binance said remaining withdrawal restorations depend on individual asset and network security checks being completed. Hyperliquid traded near $77.12 while Aptos hovered around $0.5944 on November 8, market data showed. In its latest withdrawal update, Binance confirmed that…

BNB Chain has renewed its promotion of the Red Alarm security tool while urging BSC-Reth node operators to install a hotfix addressing a blockchain state calculation bug. Summary BNB Chain has renewed attention on Red Alarm, a security scanner originally introduced in 2022. The DappBay service lists risky applications and lets users inspect smart contracts before making transactions. BSC-Reth operators on mainnet and testnet are urged to install v0.1.4-hotfix and restart their nodes. The hotfix addresses incorrect state-root calculations and requires neither database migration nor another hard fork. BNB Chain said opBNB does not use op-reth and described the BSC-Reth…

XRP has slipped below $1.20 on Nov. 6, leaving its daily and weekly charts under pressure even as analysts point to whale accumulation and a possible bottoming pattern. Summary XRP traded below four daily moving averages, with resistance concentrated around $1.27–$1.29. Weekly RSI stood at 42.84, below its average and the neutral 50 level. Alex Marzell identified $1.20 as the pivot separating a rebound from further losses. Ali Charts described negative sentiment alongside a potential inverse head-and-shoulders bottom. The daily chart showed the token at $1.1936 at press time, with the session’s low at $1.1740. The daily candle was down…