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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!RippleNet as a whole, including corridors that do not yet settle in XRP, is 

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RippleNet as a whole, including corridors that do not yet settle in XRP, is processing more than $15 billion in cross-border transaction volume per month as of 2025.

That distinction matters: many institutions use RippleNet messaging and fiat-only settlement. XRP only appears where pre-funding costs and FX spreads justify taking token volatility risk. The relevant metrics are ODL volume, corridor coverage, and the share of partners routing traffic through XRP, not the total RippleNet client count.

Global cross-border payment volumes range from $130 trillion to $150 trillion annually, according to SWIFT-linked estimates.

Even $30 billion in annual ODL volume is meaningful for XRP but marginal for global payments. Real adoption on this axis would look like ODL volumes compounding from the current $15 billion and the baseline, more than half of RippleNet clients opting into XRP, and corridor expansion beyond the APAC remittance niches that dominate today.

On-chain activity beyond speculation
XRPL handled roughly 1.8 million transactions per day in the third quarter of 2025, up about 9% quarter-on-quarter from 1.6 million in the previous quarter, with typical finality in 3 to 5 seconds.

Average daily active sender addresses reached about 25,300, with 447,200 new addresses created in the quarter, bringing total addresses to roughly 6.9 million. Weekly payment counts are up roughly 430% versus 2023 levels. Payments remain the dominant use case.

“Payment” transactions accounted for about 55.7% of total activity in the third quarter of 2025, with daily payment counts around 989,600.

The RWA angle adds weight. XRPL's tokenized real-world asset market cap hit $347 million at the end of the third quarter, up 193% quarter-on-quarter, according to rwa.xyz data. The movement was driven by US Treasury funds like Ondo's OUSG, commercial paper, and

RippleNet as a whole, including corridors that do

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According to monitoring by Beating, an internal memo shows that the White House is preparing to open Anthropic's strongest model, Mythos, to major U.S. federal agencies. Gregory Barbaccia, the federal

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Japan's Institutional Crypto Sentiment Hits New Highs in 2026 Nomura Holdings and its digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital have published their 2026 Institutional Investor Survey on Digital Asset In

Japan's Institutional Crypto Sentiment Hits New Highs in 2026
Nomura Holdings and its digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital have published their 2026 Institutional Investor Survey on Digital Asset Investment Trends, revealing a measurable shift in how Japanese institutional investors view crypto assets.
The survey, released on April 16, captures responses from 518 investment professionals across institutional investors, family offices, and public-interest organizations in Japan.

The findings point to growing confidence in digital assets as a legitimate portfolio component, with sentiment improving across nearly every metric compared to the previous survey conducted in June 2024.



Japan's Institutional Crypto Sentiment Hits New Hi

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HIVE Digital is raising $75m in 0% exchangeable notes to fund GPUs and data centers as it pivots from pure bitcoin mining toward AI cloud and eyes a TSX up‑listing. Summary HIVE Digital plans a $75m private placement of 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2031. Proceeds will fund GPU purchases, AI data center expansion and capped call hedging. The miner has TSX conditional approval after posting record $93.1m quarterly revenue. HIVE Digital Technologies is raising $75 million via a private offering of 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2031, doubling down on artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centers as it prepares to move its listing to the Toronto Stock Exchange. The notes will be issued by HIVE Bermuda 2026 Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, to qualified investors in a deal that also includes a 13‑day option for an additional $15 million of paper. According to HIVE, net proceeds will fund “general corporate purposes and capital investment, including the purchase of graphics processing units and data center expansion,” as the company accelerates its pivot from pure bitcoin mining toward high‑performance computing and AI workloads. The securities will not bear regular interest and can be exchanged into cash, HIVE common shares, or a mix of both once final pricing and the initial exchange rate are set, giving investors equity‑linked upside without conventional coupons. HIVE leans into AI pivot and TSX ambitions To offset potential dilution from the exchangeable notes, HIVE “intends to fund capped call transactions using cash on hand,” a structure designed to cap the effective conversion price and reduce pressure on common shareholders if the stock rallies. The company said part of the net proceeds may be used to reimburse the issuer for those capped call costs, linking the financing directly to equity‑protection mechanics. HIVE also disclosed it has 

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Brian Armstrong Says AI Agents Could Drive Massive Digital Dollar Demand


Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the next wave of AI could become a major source of digital dollar demand.

He said in a post on X that if autonomous AI agents begin buying, selling, booking, hedging, and settling transactions on their own, they will need money built for internet speed.

Armstrong added that stablecoins and tokenized dollars are the most likely fit. This would make AI growth a direct driver of demand for dollar-backed digital assets.

Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates.

The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase.

— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) April 16, 2026

AI Agents Could Become New Economic Users

Armstrong said current forecasts may be missing one major transition, i.e., AI agents acting as independent economic participants.

Instead of humans clicking payment buttons, software agents could transact automatically. They may pay for data, computing power, software access, logistics, advertising, and services without waiting for manual approval.

This creates machine-to-machine payments at scale. If millions of agents operate continuously, transaction demand could rise much faster than current models expect.

Why the Digital Dollar Benefits

Most stablecoins are already pegged 1:1 to the US dollar. This means more usage often means more dollar demand.

JPMorgan recently estimated stablecoins could generate up to $1.4 trillion in added dollar demand by 2027 if the market grows strongly.

Today, about 99% of the $325 billion stablecoin market is tied to the dollar. If the sector expands toward $2 trillion, dollar inflows could become material.

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XRP Price Prediction: $1.50 Next?

The technical picture is constructive, especially with its RSI sitting at neutral territory still, which usually precedes expansion moves. Price is consolidating just beneath the $1.50 resistance, with key support anchored at $1.29.

If the Senate Banking Committee advances the CLARITY Act markup in late April, XRP could clear $1.5 with volume, and the $1.60 near-term target cited by most analysts comes into play. Standard Chartered maintains a $200 longer-range call. Saved

However, in the case of a failure to hold $1.29 support, it will reopen the sub-$1.00 risk flagged by our analyst in a brief flush before a potential double-digit recovery. Painful but not unprecedented for XRP.

XRP Price Prediction: $1.50 Next?

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End? Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowCardano (ADA) Faces Key Resistance as Buyers Show Strength Cardano (ADA) is gaining attention today as it approaches an important res

Cardano (ADA) Faces Key Resistance as Buyers Show Strength
Cardano (ADA) is gaining attention today as it approaches an important resistance level, showing signs of potential breakout. After holding strong above its support zone, ADA is attracting buyers and building bullish momentum. The recent stability is supported by ongoing development in the Cardano ecosystem, including growth in DeFi and smart contract activity.
At the same time, improving overall crypto market sentiment is helping ADA maintain its upward structure. However, short-term traders are taking profits near resistance, which is slowing down the breakout attempt. This makes the current level very important for the next move.
📊 Current Market Situation:
ADA is currently trading around $0.70 – $0.75, which is a key resistance and consolidation zone. A breakout or rejection from this level will decide the short-term trend.
📈 Price Prediction (Short-Term):
If ADA breaks and holds above $0.78, next targets:
➡️ $0.90
➡️ $1.00
If rejection happens:
➡️ Support levels: $0.65 – $0.68
📌 Final Insight:
Cardano structure is neutral to bullish. A confirmed breakout could lead to a strong rally, while rejection may result in a short-term pullback.

Cardano (ADA) Faces Key Resistance as Buyers Show

More venues for wBTC collateral improve market structure. However, market structure alone isn’t enough for institutional readiness. Venue access matters. At scale, institutions need infrastructure tha

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#Japan's financial regulator is positioning private credit as a cornerstone of its emerging national financial strategy, responding to surging corporate funding demand driven by record-breaking merger

#Japan's financial regulator is positioning private credit as a cornerstone of its emerging national financial strategy, responding to surging corporate funding demand driven by record-breaking merger and acquisition activity. A senior official from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) shared this direction in a recent interview, signaling a significant policy shift for one of the world's largest economies.Deputy Director-General Michinori Haba noted that while private credit markets abroad are experiencing heavy redemption pressures, Japan's domestic market remains largely untapped and ripe for development. This creates a unique opportunity for Japan to build a robust private credit ecosystem from the ground up, guided by strong governance frameworks and lessons learned from global markets.The shift is being fueled by changing corporate behavior. Rising inflation is finally pushing Japanese companies to deploy the massive cash reserves they have held for decades. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's investment-led growth agenda, this momentum is expected to accelerate, with the government planning to release a comprehensive new financial strategy within months aimed at diversifying capital providers and revitalizing the country's financial ecosystem.Japan's M&A landscape is a major catalyst in this transformation. Deal activity involving Japanese firms more than doubled last year, reaching a record 53 trillion yen (approximately $351 billion), largely driven by high-profile take-private transactions. Private credit, particularly mezzanine financing — the hybrid capital layer between senior debt and equity — is seen as a critical tool for funding leveraged buyouts, an area historically underdeveloped in Japan.Major financial institutions are already moving. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is reportedly in talks with Nippon Life Insurance to launch a private credit fund targeting leveraged buyout financing, a development the FSA views favorably as validation of the m

Japan's financial regulator is positioning private

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On April 17, Ark Invest stated in its Q1 2026 Bitcoin Quarterly Report that the total holdings of US Bitcoin spot ETFs exhibited remarkable resilience, fluctuating between 1.26 million and 1.31 millio

Ark Invest: US BTC Spot ETF Holdings Remain Stable in Q1, Institutional Investor Confidence Strong

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