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XRP shows weekly strength, trading above EMAs after breaking from a descending wedge; XRPL advances XLS-65/66 lending upgrades with pooled vaults and fixed-term loans; derivatives rise in volume, open interest, and options activity. Abstract: This report notes XRP's persistent weekly momentum and price strength above key moving averages following a breakout from a descending wedge. It covers XRPL validators voting on XLS-65 and XLS-66, enabling native lending, pooled liquidity vaults, and fixed-term loans to expand on-chain financial activity. It also reports rising derivatives participation, with higher trading volume, open interest, and a surge in options activity, suggesting increasing trader positioning for a continued breakout.

Key Insights: Shiba Inu trades near $0.0000060 as tightening volatility and reduced momentum signal an approaching breakout phase after months of sustained decline. Open interest declines to $68 million, while persistent spot outflows highlight cautious sentiment and limited conviction

Shiba Inu is showing resilience despite a sharp increase in tokens moving to exchanges. Data indicates that 31.74 billion SHIB entered trading platforms within 24 hours, raising concerns about potential selling pressure. At the time of writing, SHIB trades at $0.000006229, marking a gain of 0.61% ov

Ethereum gains momentum from institutional inflows and upcoming scalability-focused network upgrades. Chainlink expands adoption through real-world integrations and growing cross-chain infrastructure. Bittensor benefits from AI narrative, limited supply, and upcoming halving

Arthur Hayes Predicts Ethereum's Market Decline Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, claimed in a recent interview that Ethereum (ETH) will fall out of the top three cryptocurrencies by market capitalization by 2030. According to Hayes, AI-focused altcoins could replace Ethereum in this

Decentralized perpetuals exchange Lighter has launched Multi-Asset Margin today, enabling traders to post non-USDC assets as collateral for perpetual trading, according to Lighter's documentation. ETH is the first supported collateral asset. Users deposit a supported asset into their margin

Polkadot focuses on interoperability using parachains to enable scalable multi-chain blockchain networks. Sui Network attracts developers with fast execution, low latency, and growing gaming ecosystem adoption. Stellar strengthens global payments with fast, low-cost cross-border

Mantle, a Bybit-backed Ethereum Layer 2 network, proposed a loan of up to 30,000 ETH to Aave DAO to help the protocol absorb bad debt from the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit. On Thursday, the Mantle Core Contributor Team published proposal MIP-34, which detailed a strategic credit facility for Aave D

OpenAI officially released GPT-5.5 on April 23, 2026, a new AI model designed to understand user intent in real-world applications through native computer use capabilities. The model features general-purpose native capabilities that allow it to navigate desktop applications, click buttons, and

Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli derived a 15-bit elliptic curve key using a publicly accessible quantum computer, marking what Project Eleven called the "largest quantum attack" on elliptic curve cryptography to date, according to the startup. Project Eleven awarded Lelli a 1 BTC bounty,

GSR debuts BESO ETF with active strategy, adjusting Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana allocations weekly to outperform benchmarks. ETF records nearly $5M in first-day volume, signaling early investor interest in diversified crypto investment products. Launch aligns with growing ETF momentum as

Japanese businesses are forming strategic partnerships with major technology companies to close the country's artificial intelligence gap. Station Ai, Japan's largest startup hub, teamed up with SoftBank (TYO: 9984) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to launch the "AI Boost Program" in September 2025,

California EV Market Share Surge Masks Delivery Decline Tesla's California electric vehicle market share soared to 56% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the California New Car Dealers Association's Q1 report published on April 22. This represented an 11.8% increase compared to the same qu

Ripple altcoin maintains breakout against Bitcoin. XRP could see a price surge of over 550%. This could propel the price of XRP to a new ATH target at $10. The crypto market continues to show strong signals for an explosive altcoin price run phase. This long-held hope that the

Crypto trader says bear market trend rejected Bitcoin twice.  Bear and bull analysts continue to debate the many possible outcomes. BTC prepares for bullish narrative shift. The price of Bitcoin BTC continues to trade above the now critical support level of $76,000, giving rise to

Iran's central bank announced that the first transit fee collected from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz was paid in "cash foreign currency," contradicting earlier reports that the toll would be collected in cryptocurrency. The payment was deposited directly into bank accounts in foreign c

Bruce Markets reported that its overnight U.S. equities venue, Bruce ATS, has recorded sustained growth since launch, with monthly average traded notional reaching $502 million in March 2026. According to Bruce Markets, traded notional on the platform has grown at an average monthly rate of 66% sinc

Saudi Arabia's venture capital market is experiencing disruptions from the US-Israel war on Iran that began at the end of February 2026, with researchers predicting the biggest funding declines will become visible in the second half of the year. According to Tracxn, a market data platform, $108