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YouTuber Zach Rector said $XRP reaching $10 would generate roughly a ninefold return for investors. XRP’s market capitalization would also climb to around $620 billion.

By comparison, he noted that SpaceX would need to grow into a $15 trillion company to deliver similar gains from its recent IPO valuation.

“Same return. Wildly different odds,” Rector wrote.
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Arthur Hayes-Linked Wallet Accumulates 3,000 ETH Worth $5.42M in On-Chain Transfer
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$XRP staged a sharp rebound, rising roughly 13% within 24 hours and briefly reclaiming the $1.28 level for the first time in two weeks.

Santiment identified growing whale accumulation as a major driver behind XRP’s recent price strength. The firm’s on-chain data shows that wallets holding at least 1 million XRP now control 74.1% (45.98 billion tokens) of the asset’s total circulating supply.

Over the past six months alone, millionaire wallets added approximately 1.53 billion XRP to their balances. #Ripple
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U.S. Government Moves $349K in Latest Transfer as Monthly Total Reaches $8.31M
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$XRP Ledger attracted $1.9 billion in net RWA inflows over the last 90 days, excluding stablecoins. That figure placed it ahead of #Ethereum, which recorded $1.6 billion in inflows. Stellar followed with $1.4 billion.
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MARA Buys Back 1,000 BTC After $1.5B Bitcoin Sale in Q1 2026
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Charles Hoskinson has dismissed claims that #Cardano is dying, arguing that ADA’s trajectory can change dramatically within a short period.

Hoskinson pointed to Cardano’s performance during the 2020–2021 bull cycle. He noted that ADA surged from roughly $0.025 to nearly $3 within a year, demonstrating how quickly market sentiment and adoption can shift in the cryptocurrency sector.

According to him, the network can survive even if he steps away, highlighting the strength of its decentralized structure and community-driven foundation. $ADA
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Bitcoin May Have Found Bottom Near $60K, Says Coinbase CEO Armstrong
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SpaceX Overtakes ETH and SOL to Become Binance’s Second Most Traded Asset After Bitcoin
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CEO of Evernorth Asheesh Birla believes $XRP’s biggest advantage goes beyond technology.

Speaking on a recent podcast, Asheesh Birla said Ripple’s long-standing relationships with financial institutions and regulators could help drive institutional adoption of XRP. He argued that these connections are creating the “connective tissue” between blockchain and traditional finance.
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Zcash Surge Pushes Trader Loracle’s Position Into $4.5M in Unrealized Gains
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Crypto Whale Opens 31,957 ETH Long After Ethereum Breaks $1,700
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SEC has approved the launch of T. Rowe Price’s Active Crypto ETF, with $XRP emerging as one of the fund’s most significant holdings.

The ETF will provide institutional investors with exposure to a diversified basket of digital assets, including XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin.

According to the index weightings assigned on Jan. 8, 2026, Bitcoin accounts for 41.87% of the basket, while Ethereum holds an 18.55% allocation. XRP follows as the third-largest holding with an 11.42% weighting. Solana (8.66%), Dogecoin (4.51%), Bitcoin Cash (3.69%), and Cardano (3.46%). #Ripple
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India Issues 44,000+ Tax Notices as $104M in Crypto Income Remains Undisclosed
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Trader Tardigrade identifies a clear pattern that #Dogecoin ($DOGE) has followed several times now. A triangle compression starts, then a breakout and apex retest, before a parabolic expansion follows.

According to him, this setup is notable because it resembles formations that emerged ahead of the 2017 and 2020 breakouts to unprecedented prices.
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Philippines Central Bank Restricts VASPs From Listing Privacy Coins
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#Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlights multiple areas he believes will drive the company’s next stage of growth.

Garlinghouse also revealed that Ripple expects to reach a $1 billion revenue run rate by the end of 2026, excluding the $XRP held on its balance sheet.
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Crypto commentator Ash Crypto has voiced frustration over the long-term performance of several major altcoins, including $XRP, #Cardano, Bitcoin Cash, and #Litecoin.

In a post on X, Ash Crypto wrote, “Wasted 8 years of my life,” alongside a video comparing the prices of several leading altcoins in 2018 with their valuations in 2026.
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