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The public acknowledgment by Charles Hoskinson, who described the XRPL architecture as “very elegant,” sparked new debates about the network’s actual decentralization. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stepped into the discussion to explain how the ledger protects itself from covert capture by large corporations. Schwartz points to a classic paradox – in cryptocurrencies, capital usually rules. Large corporations can afford expensive hardware and entire engineering teams, which is why their nodes and validators operate flawlessly and without interruptions. How XRPL stops big tech from buying out the network According to Schwartz, if the creators of XRP Ledger had focused only on achieving perfect technical stability, the network would have quickly fallen under the full control of a handful of IT giants. To prevent that outcome, Schwartz insists on attracting a large nu
The world of cryptocurrencies is evolving, but one thing remains a constant – privacy. It still is a paramount concern for many users. While Bitcoin and Ethereum offer a degree of transparency through public ledgers, it can sometimes also compromise anonymity. This is where protocols like Monero (XMR) step in. However, acquiring or swapping Monero […]
CLARITY Act Section 105 raises new debate over XRP transaction treatment, Ripple ruling, and future U.S. crypto rules. The CLARITY Act has brought fresh attention to XRP as lawmakers review digital asset market rules. Section 105 has become a key focus because it refers to network tokens and earlier court decisions. The debate now centers […]
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Rising inflation and bond yields may shift investor preference towards safer assets, impacting speculative markets like cryptocurrencies.
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XRP breaks key resistance What to expect for XRP? XRP is gaining the spotlight since it began to flash signs of a major price breakout. This has continued to drive an incredible surge in its network activity. Following the rapid price increase seen yesterday, data from crypto analytics platform, Cryptoquant, shows that the XRP burn metric has surged by over 36% in the last day. After sitting at around 415 on May 13, the amount of XRP burned as fees had surged to 565 as of May 14, marking a significant increase of 36.14% in the XRP burn rate. Bitcoin (BTC) Says Goodbye to $80,000, Dogecoin (DOGE) Spikes 50% Hinting at New Rally, Toncoin (TON) Risks Losing $2: Crypto Market Review XRP Crushes Every Major Coin with Massive Gains XRP breaks key resistance While XRP has been showing decent price gains over the week, it pulled an explosive move on Thursday, May 14, surging by over 11% with
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THORChain, one of the leading decentralized cross-chain DEXs, is the latest victim of a major hack across several blockchain platforms. As per the security warnings issued on May 15, 2026, THORChain suffered losses of about $10 million in cryptocurrencies. The attack targeted the BTC, ETH, BNB Chain, and Base blockchains, with the stolen crypto coins swiftly transferred into certain wallets. So far, the THORChain team has not issued an official comment. Hackers targeting crypto grow bolder Approximately $25 million has been lost to hacks in the crypto space since the start of May. Today’s hack targeted THORChain’s cross-chain liquidity services, enabling unauthorized token withdrawals from pools on the Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain (formerly BSC), and Base blockchains. While initial estimates pointed to losses of more than $7.4 million, the latest data from security firm PeckShi
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Cardano Founder Says ‘Leios Is Coming’ As Proposal Heads To DReps
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson signaled renewed momentum behind Leios, the network’s next major consensus upgrade, as Input Output moved a ₳27.7 million funding proposal toward DRep approval. The proposal seeks to mature Leios from an early public testnet prototype into a mainnet-ready release candidate, positioning the upgrade as a central piece of Cardano’s 2030 scaling […]