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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!It is the same mechanism that gives major currencies their durable monetary 

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It is the same mechanism that gives major currencies their durable monetary premium. So, this demand is not driven by tiny fees. Instead, it is pushed by the need to hold liquidity to do business.

A simple inventory model shows why this matters. If XRP-mediated payment volume reaches $1 trillion per year, the daily flow works out to roughly $2.74 billion.

If market makers keep about half a day of buffer inventory, the required inventory would be about $1.37 billion in XRP.

It is the same mechanism that gives major currenci

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On April 18, Polymarket launched a new market for 'Anthropic's Next Funding Deadline,' currently reporting a 22% probability before the end of June and an 81% probability before the end of December. T

Polymarket Introduces 'Anthropic's Next Funding Deadline'

On April 18, according to monitoring by Farside Investors, the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF saw a net inflow of $663.9 million yesterday, with IBIT recording a net inflow of $284 million, FBTC a net inflow o

Bitcoin ETF Sees $663.9 Million Net Inflow, Ethereum ETF Sees $127.4 Million Net Inflow

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation Contest Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow Iran declares Strait of Hormuz fully open, Bitcoin flirts with $77K The Strait of Hormuz has be

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz fully open, Bitcoin flirts with $77K

The Strait of Hormuz has been fully reopened to commercial shipping during the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, with ships required to follow a designated route established by Iranian authorities, said Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in a Friday statement.

In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 17, 2026

Bitcoin inched higher toward $77,000 on the news after trading earlier in the $74,600–$75,746 range, while oil prices tumbled. Crude dropped 11.5% to near $84 and Brent declined more than 10% to around $89.

President Donald Trump responded by thanking Iran for the move.

The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transportation, witnessed a full closure in early March 2026 as tensions escalated between the US and Iran following military actions initiated by the US. The crisis led to the longest period of oil supply disruptions since the 1973 oil embargo, with prices exceeding record highs and severe impacts on global markets.

The latest development comes shortly after Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon following separate calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

The truce, which began at midnight, halts seven weeks of intense Israeli military action against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and is expected to be followed by direct Israeli–Lebanese talks in Washington next week.



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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Whether that AUM number holds up over time is something the market will keep

Whether that AUM number holds up over time is something the market will keep testing. The mechanism is straightforward, though. Each $1 billion in net new ETF holdings can immobilize roughly $1 billion, divided by the XRP price, worth of XRP in custody.

At $1.39 per XRP, $1 billion corresponds to about 719 million XRP. When sustained and compounded across multiple issuers and institutional mandates, this can rival the on-chain reserve channel and begin to compete with liquidity inventory as a dominant driver of scarcity.

Whether that AUM number holds up over time is some

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your Airdrop Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound Strategy Inc., the company former

Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound

Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy that has essentially become a publicly traded Bitcoin fund, saw its stock price climb near $170 on April 17. That’s a 15% daily jump that pushed shares decisively above the $160 level for the first time in weeks.

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Breaking: XRP Goes Live on Sola

The Solana network has integrated XRP, according to a Friday announcement.

The integration bridges the gap between two of the cryptocurrency industry's most prominent ecosystems.

According to an announcement from the official Solana X account on April 17, 2026, the highly anticipated integration is now fully live, injecting fresh cross-chain liquidity into the network's decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

The asset has been launched as a wrapped token, designated as wXRP.

The Solana Foundation partnered with LayerZero and Hex Trust, two major infrastructure providers, in order to be able to facilitate this massive cross-chain move

Breaking: XRP Goes Live on Sola

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Crypto pundit SMQKE has raised speculations that SWIFT may be integrating XRP for payments. He alluded to a code, which suggests that Ripple could easily move to establish connections between SWIFT-li

Crypto pundit SMQKE has raised speculations that SWIFT may be integrating XRP for payments. He alluded to a code, which suggests that Ripple could easily move to establish connections between SWIFT-linked institutions and the XRP Ledger.

Pundit Highlights Alleged Link Between XRP and SWIFT
In an X post, SMQKE drew attention to the R3 Corda codebase, which he noted links XRP to ISO 20022 and SWIFT. He noted that any token or company aspiring to operate on the SWIFT network must comply with ISO 20022. He added that since XRP is ISO 20022-ready, and SWIFT relies on these standards, Ripple can technically establish direct connections and settlements with any SWIFT-enabled institution through the XRP Ledger.

XRP stakeholder RippleXity was the first to highlight the R3 Corda codebase, noting modules named XrpPayment, XrpSettlement, SWIFTService, and SWIFTPaymentStatusType, which point to XRP integration. However, there has been no confirmation from SWIFT regarding a potential integration.


Source: Chart from SMQKE on X
Meanwhile, it is worth noting that the only known connection between XRP and SWIFT is through Ripple. SWIFT is named as one of the connectivity partners for Ripple Treasury for payments. Furthermore, the Treasury Management firm is also part of the SWIFT Certified Partner program. However, SWIFT doesn’t use XRP for its payment services.

SWIFT announced last year plans to launch its distributed ledger, signaling that it had no intention of adopting the XRP Ledger or XRP for its payment services. However, Ripple has continued to integrate XRP into the operations of other firms it acquired last year, including GTreasury, now known as Ripple Treasury. Last month, Ripple integrated XRP and RLUSD into its treasury management system, marking the first time a management system has native on-chain capabilities.

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Crypto pundit SMQKE has raised speculations that S

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Solana Price Prediction: Breakout Puts Bulls Back in Control Solana has turned bullish a

Solana Price Prediction: Breakout Puts Bulls Back in Control



Solana has turned bullish after holding its reversal zone and breaking above the key $86.70 resistance. If that level holds, the breakout could support a move toward higher resistance in the sessions ahead.

Solana Rebounds After First Target Hit as Traders Watch Higher Resistance

Solana reached its first upside target, according to a chart shared by TraderSZ on X, as the token moved higher after breaking above a descending trendline on the one hour chart. The posted update says “t1 hit” and adds that stop losses are now at break even, showing the trade has moved into a more protected stage.


Solana / U.S. Dollar 1h. Source: TradingView,TraderSZ on X

The chart shows SOLUSD on Coinbase recovering from a broader downtrend and pushing through falling resistance that had capped price since mid March. After that breakout, Solana climbed into a key resistance band near the upper $80 range. That area now acts as the first major test after the initial move higher.

Several horizontal levels remain in focus above the breakout. The chart marks resistance near $87.54, then around $91.21, with a higher zone close to $95.16 labeled as the 2025 low. Those levels appear to frame the next upside path if buyers keep control and hold the breakout.

At the same time, lower support remains visible near $83.87, then around $80.20 and $76.53. If Solana falls back below the broken trendline and loses nearby support, the breakout could weaken. For now, though, the chart suggests momentum improved after the first target was reached and risk was reduced by shifting stops to break even.

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