XRP ‘North Star’ Thesis Gains Momentum Beyond Ripple

XRP treasury use is moving beyond theory as “north star” comments echo Ripple’s long-standing view of the digital asset’s role. Using XRP for holdings, payments, and liquidity underscores its expanding utility across blockchain networks. XRP Treasury Use Highlights Cross-Chain Liquidity Strategy XRP is moving from market thesis to operating strategy as treasury use becomes a … Read more

Animoca’s Yat Siu Warns $900B Ad Industry Faces Collapse as AI Agents Take Over Discovery

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu says agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important shift in the internet since blockchain, and his firm is backing it with a fresh $10 million investment program. Yat Siu Says AI Productivity Gains Are 1,000x, Tells Retail Investors to Build Wide Baskets Now Speaking in Miami on The David … Read more

An AI Cracks an 80-Year-Old Geometry Puzzle. What Do Mathematicians Make of It?

Eight decades after Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem in 1946, a general-purpose AI has produced configurations that beat the long-standing conjectured bounds, proving at least n^(1+δ) unit-distance pairs for some δ>0. Mathematicians at Princeton have verified the result, with figures like Tim Gowers and Arul Shankar calling it a significant advance. An 80-year-old … Read more

Top 10 Signals Traders Watch as Bitcoin, Stocks and the Fed Set the Tone for June

Ten signals stand out for traders heading into June 2026, spanning a Fed decision markets have already priced at 98.2% hold, bitcoin sitting 40% off its cycle highs, and U.S. stocks notching fresh records on the back of a narrow artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rally. Markets Enter June at Extremes The S&P 500 closed May 29 … Read more

XRP Slips Below BNB in Q1 2026 Rankings, but New Institutional Data Flashes Bullish Signals

Despite a strong start to 2026, XRP closed Q1 at $1.34, representing a 27.1% quarter-over-quarter decline. Cumulatively, 14.3 million XRP has been burned since inception—a low burn rate that Messari attributes to the XRPL’s inherently low fees. Transaction Fees and Network Deflation After a promising start to 2026, XRP closed the first quarter at $1.34, … Read more

NEAR Protocol Ships Confidential Payments, Crosses $19B in Intents Volume, and Partners With Bermuda Government

NEAR Protocol has had a month that most blockchain projects would stretch across an entire year. From crossing $19 billion in all-time volume on NEAR Intents to going live with confidential payments on near.com, to signing a real government AI deal in Bermuda, the protocol is not pausing to celebrate any single win before moving … Read more

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