MannyOnate

[Blockchain Backer @BCBacker]

Quit being scared.

The time to be scared was a long time ago. This is just "max pain." 10.69 million BTC in a loss.

The gaslighting and cognitive dissonance of accepting it was a bear market forced the crowd to be late emotionally.

This is the historical time of opportunity.

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Memory price hikes have finally started hitting Apple. Today, they raised some base prices:

Macbook Neo: $599 -> $699
Macbook Air: $1099 -> $1299
Macbook Pro: $1699 -> $1999
Mac Studio: $1999 -> $2499
iPad Air $599 - $749
iPad Pro: $999 -> $1199

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: Apple $AAPL raises iPads and Macs prices due to memory chip costs:

• iPad Air: $599 → $749
• MacBook Neo: $599 → $699
• iPad Pro WiFi: $999 → $1,199
• MacBook Air: $1,099 → $1,299
• MacBook Pro: $1,699 → $1,999

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Alphabet, $GOOGL, is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon, $VZ.

[Winna F.C. @WinnaFC]

From Kids to Grandparents, Everyone Loves Messi.🐐

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

🚨 THE US BOND MARKET IS COMPLETELY MELTING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

The US 30-year Treasury yield just spiked to 5.186%, its highest level since July 2007.

The US 20-year Treasury yield just hit 5.205%, the highest since November 2023.

The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.663%, the highest since January 2025.

The US 2-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.110%, the highest since February 2025.

Mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and business borrowing costs are all about to get even more expensive.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: The US 30Y Note Yield rises to 5.18%, its highest level since July 2007.

[JackTheRippler ©️ @RippleXrpie]

💥BOOM!

🚨IT'S OFFICIAL: The Committee will markup the CLARITY ACT on Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 AM EST.

🇺🇸 The U.S is about to become the crypto capital of the world!

[WallStreetBets @wallstreetbets]

BREAKING: @OndoFinance just completed a landmark transaction with Mastercard, JPMorgan’s Kinexys, and @Ripple

connecting public blockchain rails with interbank settlement

24/7 global markets are coming

bullish on RWAs

[Bitrue @BitrueOfficial]

#XRP indeed 😎

[Blockchain Backer @BCBacker]

Oil down
Vix down
IGV up
Russell new ATH
Indicators showing bottoming of bear market in crypto.

👍🏻

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

We need more of this.

Major respect to @victorglover response.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

We are ending the week with US oil prices at $101/barrel, the S&P 500 at a 232-day low, and the US 10Y Note Yield at 4.44%.

If the last 14 months have taught us anything, it is that the next 50 hours until the 6 PM ET futures open on Sunday are going to be highly eventful.

Trump must contain the bond market immediately.

Turn on our post notifications at @KobeissiLetter to be notified of real-time developments and our analysis as this progresses.

We expect a very busy weekend ahead.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: In an incredible development, elderly Tennessee man Richard Pulley has now gotten over $514,000 THOUSAND dollars raised by generous donors after he was spotted struggling to deliver food to pay for medication

Richard was working because his wife lost her job ❤️

[Versan | Black Swan Capitalist @VersanAljarrah]

Over the last few weeks I’ve been researching quantum computing risk across blockchains, and here’s what I found.

The short answer: no blockchain today is fully quantum proof, not Bitcoin, not Ethereum, not XRP.

All of them rely on elliptic curve cryptography. In simple terms, this is a way to secure digital assets using math. Your public key is visible, but only your private key can unlock and control them.

The concern is very real. A sufficiently advanced quantum computer could theoretically break these keys.

And if that happens, the impact wouldn’t just hit crypto, it could compromise global banking, SWIFT, military encryption, and large parts of the internet.

Here’s where XRP stands apart.

Bitcoin and Ethereum are largely frozen in their cryptography.

Changing them isn’t impossible, but it would require major network upgrades, hard forks, and could risk destabilizing the system.

XRP, on the other hand, was built differently. Its ledger is governed at the protocol level, meaning its cryptography can be upgraded through validator consensus without halting the network.

When quantum computing becomes a real threat, XRP can evolve in real time, keeping the network secure and functional.

Bitcoin is rigid by design. Ethereum upgrades are slow, complex, and risky. XRP, however, was built as adaptable financial infrastructure/that can respond to tomorrow’s threats without stopping today’s transactions.

So when people ask, “Is XRP quantum proof?” the answer isn’t a simple yes or no.

The real question is, which network can adapt when quantum computers become capable of breaking modern encryption?

XRP doesn’t just survive. It was built to upgrade. That’s the distinction between static code and functional infrastructure.

Apologies for getting a bit technical, but I wanted to understand this properly so I could explain it clearly.

Hope this provides some value.

[JackTheRippler ©️ @RippleXrpie]

🚨BREAKING: @krakenfx just became the FIRST digital asset company to gain direct access to the American payment system.

NOTE: @Ripple is waiting for the final approval to become a National Trust Bank as the FIRST crypto company! #XRP

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

An extremely pointed message from @POTUS to those who are dragging their feet on CLARITY.

This is, and always has been, about what’s in the best interest of the American people.

[Versan | Black Swan Capitalist @VersanAljarrah]

I’ve always said this: the crypto ecosystem has a lot of noise. Too many blockchains are competing for a throne that was already decided behind closed doors at the highest levels of finance.

Strip away the hype, crypto, DeFi, digital assets, and what’s left is the plumbing. The real infrastructure. For global settlement, that plumbing is RippleNet.

Here’s why it matters: no digital currency, no matter how popular, can truly scale globally without a fast, reliable, trusted settlement network.

Billions of users or trillion-dollar market caps don’t mean anything if value can’t move across borders securely and instantly. That’s where @Ripple comes in.

Ripple isn’t experimenting. It’s consolidating the digital economy, corridor by corridor, day by day, building the structural architecture behind the scenes. And XRP powers it.

XRP moves value at the speed of information. Settlement happens in seconds, not days. Liquidity is unlocked on-demand. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

Banks and financial institutions aren’t just testing it, they’re actively integrating it. RippleNet already connects institutions across borders, enabling fiat, digital, and tokenized assets to flow seamlessly.

Price is only one part of the picture. XRP’s market is still influenced by @Bitcoin and broader financial trends, so it’s important to understand the system as a whole.

History shows us financial systems evolve under stress, crises, volatility, and shocks. That’s what we’re seeing today. Institutions are adopting RippleNet as the global economy faces challenges.

While other crypto projects argue over adoption and scalability, Ripple is consolidating the digital settlement ecosystem. XRP is the bridge, the neutral liquidity tool, the engine moving value across the network.

All crypto and tokenized assets will depend on this infrastructure to scale. Without RippleNet, global adoption is still theoretical.

The takeaway? XRP is not just a cryptocurrency. It’s infrastructure.

When the next wave of geopolitical and monetary stress hits, RippleNet, and XRP, alongside @StellarOrg XLM, will be among the rails supporting the system.

[Sebastian Gorka DrG @SebGorka]

AMERICA.

The Best.