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Bitmine makes a big move and buys 101,627 ETH, its largest transaction since 2025. With 4.12% of Ethereum's total supply already in hand, the company is approaching its goal: holding 5% of ETH.

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Charles Hoskinson has delivered one of his most pointed critiques of Ripple and XRP's tokenomic structure, arguing that nothing in Ripple's business model creates organic buy demand for the XRP token and that holders are essentially funding a private company with no obligation to return value to them.

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Ripple has introduced a multi-phase architectural roadmap that is meant to secure the XRP Ledger against next-generation cryptographic attacks.

 

Bitcoin crossed $78,000 on April 17 for the first time since early February, but Arthur Hayes is not ready to call it a recovery. The BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom chief investment officer told Coinpedia that the market is in a relief rally and that sustained upside requires one specific catalyst that has not arrived yet.