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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP Ledger community is debating whether an approaching v3.1.3 upgrade amounts to a hard fork after infrastructure operators warned that nodes failing to update before the fix amendment activates will no longer be able to communicate with the network. The dispute erupted after XRPL validator operator Vet said version 3.1.3 of rippled had been available for more than a week, with 40% of the network upgraded at the time of his post (May 18). He warned that the fix amendment included in the release would become…

Echo Protocol witnessed a major security breach on Wednesday, as an compromised administrator key hit Monad deployment that allowed attackers to exact 1,000 eBTC tokens. Exposure linked to Aptos-based liquidity pools and lending markets remained limited to roughly $71,000. ECHO price gave a decisive breakdown below the February 2026 low of $0.0055, accelerating the risk of a prolonged correction in near-future. Echo Protocol, a Bitcoin liquidity and yield aggregation platform, witnessed a sudden sell-off of 12% ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. market hours to trade at $0.0049. The primary catalyst behind this drop is a major security breach on the eBTC…

How much will 2500 XRP be worth by the end of the next crypto cycle? Right now, 2,500 XRP sits at around $3,650, based on a price of roughly $1.46. Analyst Steph Is Crypto built out three scenarios for what that same stack could realistically be worth by end of cycle, and the XRP price prediction 2026 picture from broader analysts adds some weight to those numbers too. The range is, well, pretty wide.Also Read: How Much XRP Is Needed To Get Rich? Experts Reveal The NumberXRP Price Prediction in 2026, How Much will 2500 XRP be worth & Adoption…

An Ohio investment manager who promised clients risk-free fortunes in Bitcoin derivatives while quietly routing their money to earlier investors was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison — the latest courtroom reckoning in what federal authorities describe as a surging wave of cryptocurrency fraud sweeping the United States.Rathnakishore Giri, 31, of New Albany, Ohio, received a 108-month sentence along with three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice says Giri’s scheme defrauded investors of at least $10 million over several years — and that he kept defrauding…

Every year, millions of migrant workers send billions of dollars back home to family members in Africa and Asia. A mother in London wires money to her parents in Lagos. A nurse in Toronto sends a portion of her paycheck to relatives in Nairobi. It sounds simple — but behind the scenes, these transfers are slow, expensive, and riddled with friction. A new partnership between crypto giant Tether and fintech platform LemFi is betting that blockchain technology can change all of that.On May 18, Tether announced a strategic investment in LemFi, a UK-headquartered cross-border financial platform that helps diaspora communities…

An analyst has pointed out how the latest retrace in Solana has come after rejection from the resistance level of a Parallel Channel. Solana Failed Parallel Channel Resistance Retest In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about a technical analysis (TA) pattern forming in the daily price chart of Solana. The pattern in question is a “Parallel Channel,” which forms whenever an asset trades between two parallel trendlines. Like other consolidation patterns in TA, the upper level of the channel acts as a resistance barrier for the price and the lower one can provide support. A…

Zcash (ZEC) is showing strong growth despite a market-wide correction. According to CoinGecko data, ZEC’s price has surged 6.8% in the last 24 hours, 1.7% in the last week, 34.3% in the 14-day charts, and 76.1% over the previous month. Moreover, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency has registered a 1335.5% rally since May 2025. Zcash’s (ZEC) rally has far outshined the likes of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, etc. Let’s discuss why the coin is going up, and if the pattern can sustain itself.Source: CoinGeckoWhat’s Pushing Zcash’s Price Rally?Source: BinanceZcash’s (ZEC) upswing comes amid the project announcing post quantum developments. According to…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Ethereum’s staking ratio has climbed from 29% to 31% despite ETH falling 26% year-to-date. The increase suggests long-term holders continue to lock up supply while waiting for stronger institutional demand. Ethereum is having a difficult year on price, but the staking data tells a different story. Even with ETH down 26% year-to-date, the share of supply locked in staking has risen from 29% to 31%. Staking growth points to patient ETH holders The move matters because staking is not usually a short-term trade. Investors who…

Aave announced it has restored WETH LTV (Loan-to-Value) to pre-incident levels on affected networks on May 17, marking a new milestone in its technical recovery plan following the exploit related to KelpDAO’s rsETH back in April. This move allows users to resume borrowing against WETH on Aave V3, including collateral swaps and debt swaps.While this was not a direct hack on Aave, it demonstrates that the lending protocol can still be heavily impacted when an external collateral asset loses its backing or faces liquidity issues.WETH Borrowing Returns Across Aave V3According to an announcement on X from Aave, WETH LTV on…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially removed one of its oldest enforcement rules. The rule, introduced in 1972, stopped companies or individuals from publicly denying the agency’s allegations after settling a case.Now, this change could give crypto firms like Ripple more freedom to speak openly even after settling with the SEC.SEC Removes “No-Admit/No-Deny” RuleOn May 18, the SEC issued a press release stating that it is removing Rule 202.5(e), a rule in place for over 50 years. This rule used to stop people who settled cases with the SEC from publicly denying the agency’s claims against them.Under the old policy, companies…