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Swift's latest tokenization pilots aren't about sidelining XRP so much as redefining its role within global payments.

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Derivatives data shows deep pessimism as XRP futures and network activity both weaken

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Bitcoin closed the worst half-year in its recent history near $60,000, down from $93,000 in January and fresh off a 21-month low, and almost none of the damage came from crypto itself.

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Cambridge research says nearly 31% of Ethereum node activity is hosted in the United States, with roughly 39% across the European Union excluding the UK. Ethereum checkpoints can stop finalizing if more than a third of validators go offline at once, making provider and geographic concentration important. Ethereum consumes about 7.9 gigawatt-hours annually, 99.