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Ripple and XRP are now tied to a sweeping claim of 13,000 banking connections and $12.5 trillion in payment activity. The scale draws immediate attention and prompts closer examination of how XRP fits within a network this large and operates across such an extensive financial system.

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MoonPay also paid $100 million to acquire DFlow, boosting Solana's institutional presence.

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Charles Hoskinson has pushed back against persistent criticism that Cardano's leadership has prioritized governance over network scaling, calling the narrative misleading and frustrating. In a detailed post on X, the Input Output founder and Cardano architect stressed that scaling efforts began well before the Shelley era, with research dating back to at least 2018.

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Bitcoin punched through $82,833 yesterday. That's a multi-month high, and it came right after Trump said the U.S. would pause operations escorting ships in the Gulf.