XRP whale inflows to Binance have climbed to roughly 1.6 billion XRP over the past 30 days, reaching their highest level since March 2026 and raising concerns about potential selling pressure. CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain highlighted the surge in a September 18 QuickTake, noting that deposits from large XRP wallets have reversed a months-long decline. However, the analyst cautioned that rising exchange inflows do not automatically mean whales are preparing to sell. Binances XRP reserves have also moved higher. Earlier this year, reserves were declining as selling pressure eased, while...

Coinbase has filed to list more than 50 single-stock perpetual futures in the United States, expanding its derivatives business beyond cryptocurrencies and into traditional equities. The crypto exchange announced the filing on September 18, saying the proposed contracts would provide exposure to some of the largest U.S. companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla. Subject to regulatory clearance, Coinbase says the offering would become the first U.S. single-stock perpetual futures product. Unlike conventional futures contracts, which have predetermined expiration dates, perpetual futures...

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price surged about 30% within 24 hours on September 18, climbing as high as $3.54 as trading volume and ecosystem activity accelerated. The rally briefly pushed NEAR to its highest level in nearly a year and extended its recent gains to more than 100%, significantly outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum over the comparable period. One major catalyst behind the NEAR price rally was growth in the networks confidential finance ecosystem. Total value locked in Confidential Intents surpassed $70 million, signaling stronger adoption and liquidity. The milestone also activated the...

Pi Network (PI) price gained 1.75% on September 18, trading near $0.084 as major KYC and mainnet migration improvements restored access for nearly one million users. The upgrades arrive shortly after Pi Network completed its v27 protocol upgrade. Pi Network said it resolved problems involving duplicate KYC accounts and users who created mainnet wallets through its Fast-Track process. Improvements to its duplicate-account detection system will allow more than 417,000 users who were incorrectly flagged for possible duplication to continue the KYC verification process. Another 497,000 users who...

Hyperliquids native token HYPE has surged to a new all-time high, breaking into the worlds top 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization as bullish momentum pushes the asset closer to the $100 milestone. HYPE climbed as high as $89.92 following a strong technical breakout, leaving the token roughly 11% below the psychological $100 level. The rally has placed Hyperliquid in price discovery, where limited historical selling resistance could allow volatility to remain elevated. Technical analyst Aksel Kibar of Tech Charts highlighted a bullish breakout, pullback and continuation...

XRP Ledger (XRPL) activity has accelerated sharply, with daily payment volume exceeding 1.1 billion XRP as the cryptocurrency attempts to recover from its recent price decline. XRPL data shows payment volume recently reached roughly 1.16 billion XRP, more than double the 30-day average of 494.6 million XRP. The jump suggests significantly more value is moving across the XRP Ledger compared with typical activity over the past month. Other network metrics also strengthened. Successful transactions climbed 11.2% to 1.5 million, while total XRPL transactions increased 23.9% to 2.2 million. The...

Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone says rising U.S. Treasury yields could give investors a stronger incentive to reduce exposure to Bitcoin and gold as tighter monetary conditions reshape global markets. McGlone argues that U.S. government bonds yielding around 5% are becoming increasingly attractive compared with alternative assets that generate no interest income. His comments follow the Federal Reserves Sept. 16 decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%4%, as policymakers continue efforts to bring inflation back toward...

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has weighed in on the debate over why major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase and Kraken have yet to support Bitcoin BLAKE2b, a Bitcoin-derived asset operating on a separate blockchain. The discussion emerged after a user on X questioned why exchanges and wallet providers that previously supported Bitcoin forks have seemingly ignored Bitcoin BLAKE2b. The user pointed to earlier forked cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV, which gained listings and trading support across major platforms. Bitcoin BLAKE2b is a separate blockchain that...

Zcash developers are targeting Nov. 5 for the NU7 network upgrade, a major update designed to accelerate transactions and introduce a new mechanism for supporting future mining rewards. Under the proposal, Zcashs target block time would fall from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. The timeline was agreed upon following discussions among Zcash Foundation, Project Tachyon, Valar, ZODL and Shielded Labs, with engineering teams reaching unanimous agreement on the upgrades contents after community and coinholder polls. Around 2.4 million ZEC, representing 66% of the eligible voting pool, participated....

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is moving forward with its own crypto market regulatory framework after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act earlier this week. The CFTC submitted a proposal titled Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 17. The proposal is currently under review, according to federal regulatory records. Specific details have not yet been released, leaving questions about which digital assets would fall under the framework, what requirements...