Token Events

Key Insights Wrapped XRP on Solana surpasses 834,000 tokens, enabling new DeFi access while strengthening cross-chain liquidity and expanding XRP utility beyond its native ledger. Ethereum and Solana dominate DeFi activity, while XRP Ledger trails significantly, driving the need for

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.

Viral thread claims Ripple sells XRP monthly to fund operations and dilute holders. It cites 100B total supply, 55B locked, 1B/month release, 70–80% relocked, and 200–300M XRP for ops (~$400M/mo); critics say price tracks Bitcoin and escrow dilution fades. Abstract: The article examines claims that Ripple systematically sells XRP to fund operations, detailing the tokenomics (100B XRP, 55B in escrow with 1B/mo release and relocking, 200–300M for ops) and presenting counterarguments that XRP price movements align more with Bitcoin, not ongoing sales, while escrow shrinkage reduces future dilution and XRP has posted large gains since inception.

Sameer Group CEO Syed Sameer is offering to broker a private deal to unfreeze Justin Sun's blacklisted WLFI tokens, drawing backlash from retail holders shut out of negotiations. Summary Sameer Group CEO Syed Sameer has publicly offered to broker a deal to unfreeze Justin Sun's blacklisted WLFI

Gate News message, April 22 — Société Générale's SG-FORGE unit has signed 15 crypto clients as Europe's new regulatory framework pushes traditional banks deeper into the digital asset space. The client base includes crypto exchanges, brokers, and wallet providers, according to Jean-Marc Stenger,

Gate News message, April 22 — Gate has completed the distribution of SpaceX (SPCX) asset certificates for its first Pre-IPOs project, covering subscription allocations, VIP airdrops, and super agent distributions. All assets have been credited to users' spot accounts with 100% unlock. Gate will

River's S4 season attracted 250k+ users and distributed 200 million River tokens; staking reached about $30 million in RIVER, with S4 claims to follow, and S5 is now live.

The conflict between TRON founder Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project by the Trump family, has officially escalated from community sparring into a federal lawsuit. On April 22, Sun said that he has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. federal court in California against World Liberty Financial, claiming that his legitimate rights as a WLFI token holder have been violated, including the tokens being frozen, his governance voting rights being stripped, and even being threatened with having his tokens directly destroyed. WLFI investor tokens are locked up after Trump takes office On X, Sun wrote that he still supports the direction of Trump and his administration in promoting crypto-friendly policies in the United States. This lawsuit does not change his view of the Trump administration; but at the same time, he called out that the actions of “some people” within the World Liberty project team have deviated from…

Gate News message, April 22 — A consortium of 12 major European banks, led by Qivalis and partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Fireblocks, is developing a euro-denominated stablecoin to be launched in the latter half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval from De Nederlandsche Bank.

Gate News message, April 22 — OpenGradient (OPG) token surged 128.69% in 24 hours following its listing on a major CEX's Boost platform. The exchange launched the OpenGradient X Launch activity on April 20, offering eligible users a share of 3 million OPG tokens in rewards. Claims opened on April 21

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on April 21 that the circulating supply of USDT has reached a new all-time high of $188.0 billion, further widening its lead over competitors and making it the third-largest crypto asset by market cap, trailing only Bitcoin and Ethereum. Ardoino emphasized that more than 550 million users in emerging markets currently rely on USDT for everyday payments.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT supply has hit a record $188b, cementing the stablecoin's dominance as broader stablecoin liquidity sits near all-time highs. Summary Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT supply has reached a record $188 billion. The new peak comes weeks after stablecoins hit a

Multichainz launches CHAINZ on Fjord Foundry, expanding its cross-chain real-world asset lending platform and leveraging Fjord’s multi-network launchpad to reach a broader Web3 audience.

Gate News message, April 21 — According to Arkham data, a suspected team multi-signature address (0x33E) distributed 50 million AIOT tokens over the past 32 minutes. The tokens were split into 10 separate transfers to different addresses, each containing 5 million AIOT, totaling

Gate News message, April 21 — Portal, a cross-chain gaming platform, announced the launch of Portal 2.0, driven by a new leadership team backed by Animoca Brands. Benjamin Charbit, former game director at Ubisoft, has been appointed as CEO. The platform is shifting its strategic focus toward

LayerZero attributed a $290 million exploit of KelpDAO's cross-chain rsETH configuration to North Korea's Lazarus Group on April 18, describing the attacker as a "highly-sophisticated state actor." According to LayerZero, the incident was limited to KelpDAO's rsETH setup and did not spread to other