Research Signals XRP Advancing Toward Institutional Maturity With XRPL and RLUSD Expansion

XRP is accelerating into global finance’s spotlight as institutional adoption surges, fueled by XRPL innovation, RLUSD expansion, and growing regulatory clarity, with analysts projecting imminent ETF approval and sustained dominance across compliant, high-speed blockchain infrastructure worldwide. Research Shows XRP Gaining Institutional Traction Backed by XRPL and RLUSD Expansion XRP has emerged as the strongest performer […] Source CryptoX Portal

Cryptoquant Report Shows US Bitcoin and Ethereum Appetite Taking a Breather

According to researchers at Cryptoquant, demand for bitcoin and ethereum in the U.S. has cooled significantly across spot and derivatives markets after the September rally. Cryptoquant: Coinbase Premium Drop Signals Fading U.S. Buying Pressure A new Cryptoquant report shows that U.S. investors are easing off bitcoin and ethereum exposure, signaling a cooling phase rather than […] Source CryptoX Portal

Zcash Hashrate Hits Record High as Miners Cash In on Rally

New figures reveal that mining the privacy coin zcash (ZEC) has become a serious money-maker after the digital asset’s price rocketed more than 200% this month. The rally lit a fire under miners, blasting the network’s hashrate straight into uncharted territory. ZEC Miners Reap Big Rewards as Equihash Outshines SHA256 While most of the chatter […] Source CryptoX Portal

ASTER Zooms 20% as Binance’s CZ Purchases 2M Tokens

DEX token ASTER surged as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) purchased approximately 2 million of them, sending a wave of speculative demand across the market. Investors interpreted the purchase as a signal of confidence from one of crypto’s most influential figures, and ASTER climbed nearly 20% in response. The underlying project behind ASTER is a rebranded derivative platform that merged from older tokens (including APX) and relaunched with a token-generation event in September 2025. ASTER’s max supply is 8 billion tokens, with over half allocated to community incentives such as…

The AWS Outage Shows Why Crypto Can’t Keep Relying On Centralized Infrastructure

Yet again, the digital economy was caught off guard when Amazon Web Services suffered its second major outage this year on Oct. 20, crippling exchange platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood and the analytics service Coinmarketcap. It was followed by a second, smaller outage just 10 days later. According to Amazon’s initial report, the Oct. 20 outage was caused by a malfunction affecting one of its internal subsystems that manages its domain name service, leading to connectivity issues in multiple services. It resulted from a faulty update, and it ended up…

November Could Be the New October for U.S. After Shutdown Delays SEC Decisions

October was supposed to be the month when long-awaited crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finally hit U.S. markets. Deadlines for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve or deny several spot crypto ETF applications were lined up throughout the month. But when the U.S. government shut down, the process froze — and deadlines stopped mattering. Now November could take October’s place. Several issuers are using a procedural route that doesn’t require an active SEC sign-off. It’s the same approach that allowed four crypto ETFs — two from Canary Capital, one…

FTX Creditors May Recover as Little as 9% After Adjusting for Crypto Prices

FTX creditors may receive far less than initially believed once payouts are adjusted for today’s inflated crypto valuations, according to Sunil, a prominent FTX creditor representative. In a Sunday post on X, Sunil estimated that the real crypto recovery rate for FTX creditors ranges between 9% and 46%, noting that the actual value could be even lower as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) prices have surged since the exchange’s collapse in 2022. “FTX creditors are not whole,” he wrote, adding that the exchange’s planned 143% fiat repayment doesn’t…

CZ Highlights Gambaryan Detention in Nigeria as Trump, US War Secretary Call for Action

CZ reminded that Nigeria detained ex‑Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan, responding to Trump and War Secretary Hegseth. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that “Nigeria also basically kidnapped Tigran Gambaryan, an ex‑Binance employee and an ex‑US federal agent, for 8 months without cause a year ago,” posting the remark in reaction to a Truth Social post […] Source CryptoX Portal

Romania Blacklists Polymarket for Illegal Crypto Betting

Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has blacklisted leading prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling platform operating outside state oversight. The decision follows what regulators described as a surge in crypto-based betting during Romania’s presidential and local elections, where Polymarket’s trading volume reportedly exceeded $600 million, according to a recent statement from the regulator. ONJN added that the platform’s activity constitutes “counterpart betting,” meaning users wager money against one another on the outcomes of future events, a model that falls squarely under gambling laws, regardless of its blockchain-based…