Alibaba AI Predicts XRP $7–$42 by Year-End

An artificial intelligence model developed by Alibaba has projected that XRP could surpass $7 this year, with an upper estimate reaching as high as $42 — a range that would push the cryptocurrency’s total market value somewhere between $400 billion and $2.52 trillion. The projection lines up with forecasts made by several human analysts who

Bitcoin Halts Gains as US-Iran War, Hormuz Closure Make a Comeback

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to protect $75,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as crypto surfed fresh uncertainty over the US-Iran war. Key points: Bitcoin price action sinks from ten-week highs amid fears that the US-Iran war has returned in full force. Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, bringing back the risk of an oil-price surge. BTC price

Charles Schwab, Citadel Both Mull Prediction Market Play

Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are both considering entering prediction markets, with each separately weighing up how they wish to get involved in the fast-growing sector. “I think at some point we likely will have prediction markets,” Rick Wurster, the CEO of the banking and investing titan Schwab, told investors during a

Caitlyn Jenner Memecoin Not a Security, Judge Rules

US media personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner has escaped a class-action lawsuit after a federal judge ruled her memecoin was not a security under US law. California federal judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. wrote in an order on Thursday that the lawsuit failed to plausibly plead that Caitlyn Jenner (JENNER) tokens were investment contracts, as

Warren Accuses SEC’s Paul Atkins of Misleading Congress

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, of possibly misleading Congress about the agency’s enforcement activity. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, said in a letter to Atkins dated Wednesday that the SEC’s enforcement data for fiscal year 2025, released on April 7

Kelp Hacked, Losses Climb to $293M As Other Protocols Impacted

Kelp, a liquid restaking protocol, was the victim of a cyber attack on Saturday, causing the platform to pause smart contracts for its restaking token (rsETH), as it “investigates” the attack amid reports of hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. “Earlier today, we identified suspicious cross-chain activity involving rsETH. We have paused rsETH contracts

SOL Open Interest Jumps 20% As Traders Eye Rally To $100

Key takeaways: Solana maintains its market dominance in DEX volume and TVL despite SOL’s underperformance versus its peers. Easing sell pressure from volatile geopolitics and a resurgence in memecoin activity could catalyze a SOL price rally to $100. Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) gained 10% within five days, reaching a three-week high on Friday. This

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls Slightly in Latest Adjustment

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the BTC blockchain, fell on Saturday, amid public mining companies selling record amounts of BTC to cover operating expenses. The Bitcoin mining difficulty fell to about 135.5 T, a modest decrease of about 1.1% over the last 24 hours, according to data
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