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It’s interesting to see how Bitcoin, since its launch in 2009, has remained the most valuable cryptocurrency, controlling about 57% of the crypto market. But the history of technology shows that leaders often give way to more agile competitors. And now XRP—formerly known as Ripple—is starting to attract serious attention. This is exactly the cheap cryptocurrency with potential that many people are talking about.
Looking at pure market capitalization, the prospect of XRP catching up to Bitcoin seems almost impossible. Yes, XRP ranks fourth among cryptocurrencies with a market cap of around $84.

It's interesting to observe how leadership changes are happening in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin has remained the most popular cryptocurrency since 2009, but lately, XRP has been attracting more attention. What does the competition between these two most popular cryptocurrencies actually look like?
Let's start with the numbers. Bitcoin controls about 57% of the market with a capitalization of $1.5 trillion. XRP, although the fourth largest, has a capitalization of only $85 billion. For XRP to catch up with Bitcoin, it needs to grow 18 times. Sounds impossible, right? And while XRP is gro

If you are just starting to understand cryptocurrencies, this text will definitely be helpful. I will tell you what cryptocurrency is and how to make money on it, but without boring theory — everything in simple language.
Let's start with the basics. Cryptocurrency is essentially digital money that operates over the internet. The term consists of two parts: cryptography (which is encryption that protects your funds) and currency (money). Unlike regular dollars or euros, cryptocurrencies are decentralized — no bank, government, or third party controls their value. This is one of the main advant

I often hear discussions about tokenization in the crypto community, but many people still don't understand what it's all about. Even those who are actively involved in the digital world. So I decided to explore it in more detail to share with you what truly lies behind this term.
Tokenization is essentially the process of converting real assets into digital tokens on the blockchain. It sounds complicated, but the idea is simple. Take some asset — real estate, art, bonds, even goods — determine its value, establish a legal framework, and then divide it into digital shares. Each share is a toke

That's quite a twist. The RAVE token RaveDAO dropped 90% in a day, and now it's clear why. It turned out that about 90% of all tokens were concentrated in three team wallets, and then large sums were suddenly transferred to exchanges just before the price skyrocketed by 10,800% over nine days. It looked like a classic "pump and dump" scheme.
Major trading platforms took notice of this. Several leading CEXs began investigating trading activity around this token. Analyst ZachXBT thoroughly analyzed the blockchain transaction chain, showing how millions of tokens were moved to exchanges before th

It’s interesting to observe how the cryptocurrency market responds to positive news. Recently, there has been a noticeable rise in the shares of companies associated with digital assets, especially Circle and some other industry players.
This growth is taking place during a period when the United States is actively discussing progress in the adoption of the Clarity Act—a law aimed at more clearly defining the legal status of cryptocurrencies. Regulatory steps like these often have a positive impact on investor sentiment, as they create a more predictable regulatory framework.
Interestingly, Ci

I want to talk about how to get started with crypto if you haven't tried it yet. Many people think it's complicated, but in reality, it's much simpler than it seems.
First, let's understand what it actually is. Cryptocurrency is just digital money that operates without banks and governments. The word consists of two parts: cryptography (protects your funds from theft) and currency (money). Unlike regular dollars or euros, crypto is decentralized — no one controls it, it operates based on algorithms.
There are several types. There are native coins on their own blockchains — for example, Ether o

When I first heard about the PEPE coin, it was in spring 2023. It turned out that this token was born as a tribute to the popular internet character — Pepe the frog, which has been part of web culture since 2005. The idea was simple: create a meme coin that would bring the spirit of fun back into the world of crypto assets.
Honestly, PEPE quickly gained attention. A month after launch, its market value exceeded $400 million, allowing it to enter the top 100 crypto assets. Today, the circulating market cap of PEPE is about $1.76 billion, showing how far this meme coin has come. The team positio

Recently, while studying technical analysis, I found that many traders' understanding of Japanese candlestick charts still remains superficial. In fact, mastering this tool can greatly improve your ability to identify market opportunities.
The reason why Japanese candlestick charts are widely used is because they can quickly reveal market sentiment. Each candlestick has three core elements: the body represents the price range from open to close, the upper and lower shadows reflect the highest and lowest points of the day, and the color intuitively shows the direction of price movement. Green o

I've long wanted to understand what futures really mean — it's not just some financial game for the wealthy. It turns out, it's a completely real instrument that people use every day.
So, futures are essentially an agreement to buy or sell something in the future at a price you agree on now. Sounds simple, but there are many details. You can trade everything — from coffee and oil to stocks and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. An airline, for example, can lock in fuel prices to avoid sudden cost spikes. A fuel distributor does the same on the other side — ensuring stability.
Interestingly, future

I noticed an interesting point in the FOMC protocols: disagreements among Federal Reserve members about the pace of rate cuts are becoming increasingly more apparent. At the October FOMC meeting, a serious split emerged—one group of officials was ready to move toward a rate cut as early as December, while the other believed there was no need to rush.
This creates an interesting dynamic for the crypto market. Cryptocurrencies have long stopped being an isolated asset—they are now highly sensitive to every signal from the Federal Reserve. When the FOMC is divided in opinion, that gets transmitte

Oh my god, did the Korean tax authorities really post a photo of the seed phrase for a hardware wallet in their press release at the end of February??? Am I seeing this correctly? As a result, four million PRTG tokens were transferred overnight, with a loss of nearly five million dollars. Is this really happening?
According to blockchain data monitoring, all the PRTG tokens in that wallet were transferred to an anonymous address on the evening of the 27th, leaving no room for recovery. A government agency actually has no basic cybersecurity awareness and directly publicized private information

Recently, things have been happening in the industry that are hard to ignore. OpenAI and Anthropic have publicly diverged on AI regulation — the former wants to protect innovation, the latter insists on accountability. This is the first serious split among AI labs, and it indicates that companies are making different bets on the future.
Interestingly, alongside this, GPT-IMAGE-2 from OpenAI has reappeared on LMarena, and the community is actively discussing performance changes. On LMarena and within the LocalLLaMA community, users report a noticeable decline in the quality of core models — it

XRP is currently at an interesting point. It is trading around $1.42, but many analysts are debating whether a serious crash is coming. The asset's market capitalization reaches $87.41 billion, making it one of the largest.
Pessimists point to technical signals. According to TradingShot, XRP has been moving within a descending channel since the price exceeded $3.65. If you look at the charts, the previous correction in February reached the target at the 200-day moving average. The next potential drop could bring the asset below $0.90 — this level is critical, as it is the June 2022 bottom. Use

You know, lately I’ve been looking at how cryptocurrencies react to geopolitical news, and it’s no longer what it used to be. Previously, the market lived its own life, but now every news item about American tariffs or trade disputes immediately hits prices. In February of this year, everything changed drastically—sudden shifts in U.S. tariff policy created such a level of uncertainty that the cryptocurrency market felt it particularly keenly.
Bitcoin has recently been testing support around 65 thousand dollars. This isn’t accidental. When the world is turned upside down by trade wars, people

Here's a twist. The X platform has decided to seriously crack down on aggregators and their dirty tricks. Recently, product manager Nikita Bir announced that in this revenue sharing cycle, aggregated accounts will receive not the full amount, but only 60%. And it will get even worse — in the next cycle, they'll cut another 20%.
The reason is simple — clickbait everywhere. Every day, the feed is filled with plagiarism and provocative headlines that drown out genuine authors. Bir directly said that this hampers the development of new voices on the platform. So now, users who constantly post clic

It's interesting to observe how Vitalik recently raised an issue that many people underestimate. With the accelerated activation of AI agents, the privacy of cryptographic data becomes not just desirable — it becomes critically necessary.
Here's the point: even if you use a local AI agent, it doesn't mean your data is protected. If external services can see all your API requests and search history, they can easily infer what you're doing. It's like thinking you're private, while every step you take is recorded.
Vitalik emphasizes that privacy should be viewed as a comprehensive system — from t

I just noticed an interesting trend with XRP ETF. Last week, inflows reached $55.4 million — the highest in several months. Ripple coin is clearly attracting the attention of institutional investors, and the numbers confirm this. Accumulated investments in related products have already exceeded $1.5 billion, with more than 30 major institutions, including Goldman Sachs, having exposure through ETFs. Interestingly, these flows have remained steady despite the overall market volatility since October.
This makes one think that institutional players are making conscious decisions rather than chasi

An interesting turn in the Jane Street and Terraform collapse case. In short, allegations have surfaced against this company regarding insider trading, which is claimed to have accelerated Terraform's downfall in 2022. The story revolves around how this information could have been used to gain an advantage in the market at a time when the platform was already facing serious issues.
This is one of those cases where the events that occurred on May 7 and around the collapse continue to have repercussions. Terraform was one of the most discussed projects at the time, and its fall shocked the entir

I just read a study that really deserves discussion. It turns out that quantum computers could become a much larger and closer threat to our crypto wallets than we previously thought.
Caltech and the quantum startup Oratomic published a paper that overturns previous assumptions about how soon quantum systems will be able to break the cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum. Their calculations show: to crack the ECC-256 (encryption standard, on which the security of both blockchains is based, only about 10,000 physical qubits are needed. Experts previously talked about hundreds of thousand