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XRP Ledger activity continues accelerating as monthly transactions rise 65% over the past year, driven by institutional transfers, exchange settlement flows, and stablecoin usage. Bitstamp remains one of the strongest contributors to XRP Ledger volume, while Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin expands its role across the ecosystem.

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Ray Dalio said Bitcoin still falls short of gold as a safe-haven asset because of volatility, traceability and stress-period selling. He argued Bitcoin's transparent blockchain may reduce its appeal for governments and central banks considering reserve assets.

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Ripple Prime CEO Mike Higgins says XRP will sit alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana as collateral in institutional finance, marking a shift toward multi-asset crypto-backed liquidity and settlement.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) community members are discussing changes to the network's staking reward model that could cap incentives after staking reaches a certain level. ETH Staking Model Zach Pandl, Grayscale's Head Of Research, points out the community proposal comes as Ethereum's token burn mechanism weakened due to growing Layer-2 activity, which reduced transaction fees on the main chain and increased net ETH issuance.