Spot XRP ETFs attract biggest inflows since January
The five U.S.-listed spot XRP funds pulled in $25.8 million on Monday, the largest single-day net inflow since Jan. 5, even as ether spot ETFs shed nearly $17 million.
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Ripple-linked XRP holds near $1.46 as breakout attempt fades despite $200 million raise
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Bitcoin, Nasdaq investors are celebrating, while U.S. consumers turn gloomy
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Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction
Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool are among seven pools joining the Stratum V2 working group, putting nearly three-quarters of global bitcoin hashrate behind a protocol that returns block construction decisions to individual miners.