Key Takeaways Which XRP ETF filings are under SEC review in October? The lineup includes Grayscale, 21RP Trust, Bitwise, Canary Capital and CoinShares, and WisdomTree. Continue reading XRP’s ETF countdown begins – 6 filings under SEC spotlight this October
The post SWIFT Trials Blockchain Payments, Introducing Competition for Ripple appeared com. TLDR SWIFT is testing blockchain-based transactions using Ethereum Layer 2 platform Linea. The pilot involves major banks including BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon. SWIFT aims to reduce costs and enhance transparency by combining payment instructions and settlement in one on-chain transaction. The pilot could challenge Ripples cross-border payment model by offering a blockchain-based solution for banks. SWIFT is exploring stablecoins and interbank tokens as part of its blockchain pilot. SWIFT has selected Ethereum Layer 2 platform Linea to test blockchain-based transactions, signaling a challenge to Ripple. The pilot project involves major banks, including BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon. It aims to move SWIFTs messaging system on-chain, providing real-time monitoring and cost reductions. SWIFTs Blockchain Trial with Linea SWIFT, the world’s largest interbank messaging network, is conducting a blockchain trial on Linea. The platform, developed by ConsenSys, enhances Ethereums scalability and privacy. SWIFT aims to improve payment systems by combining payment instructions and settlement into one on-chain transaction. The trial targets operational efficiency, compliance, and confidentiality. It also promises to reduce payment costs. With SWIFT linking over 11, 000 financial institutions globally, this project could reshape cross-border transactions. All our information is available in our article Gregory Raymond (@gregory_raymond) September 26, 2025 SWIFT’s exploration of blockchain technology is a significant move. According to SWIFT executive Tom Zschach, banks will favor regulated stablecoins and tokenized deposits. This pilot offers a potential alternative to Ripple’s system, which has been gaining traction for cross-border payments. Ripple Faces New Competition from SWIFT Ripple, a long-time challenger to SWIFT, may face increased competition with this pilot. The blockchain network is known for its low fees and fast transaction times. SWIFTs move into blockchain could threaten Ripple’s position in the payments sector. Ripples model already uses tokenized messaging and settlement, reducing reliance on SWIFTs infrastructure. However, SWIFTs. Continue reading SWIFT Trials Blockchain Payments, Introducing Competition for Ripple
Bitcoin’s price has been unstable lately, leaving many to look elsewhere for gains. Some believe October could bring a strong run for smaller coins. Attention shifts to which tokens may jump ahead if Bitcoin stays stuck. Here are the main altcoins being closely watched this month as the market searches for fresh leaders. Continue reading With Bitcoin Wobbly, Uptober Could Be Altcoin Time—Here’s Who Might Win
The post CFTC Moves to Add Stablecoins com. CFTC aims to bring stablecoins into the $600T U. S. derivatives market. Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle back Caroline Phams tokenized collateral plan. Public comments open until October 20 before rulemaking is finalized. The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to let stablecoins and other tokenized assets serve as collateral in Americas $600 trillion derivatives market. Acting chair Caroline Pham said the work is part of the agencys crypto sprint, aimed at cutting costs and boosting liquidity without losing oversight. Since January, the CFTC has been taking steps to bring blockchain into derivatives markets, Pham said. She framed tokenized collateral as a way to modernize collateral management and unlock capital efficiency. How the Plan Works The CFTC will work with industry leaders including Ripple, Coinbase, Circle, and Crypto. com to shape the rollout. Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal called the shift a major step forward for U. S. markets. He argued that tokenized collateral backed by stablecoins will reduce costs, deepen liquidity, and improve efficiency across the board. Tokenized collateral and stablecoins can unlock US derivatives markets and put us ahead of global competition. Really exciting to see @CFTC put together this initiative to modernize the market by increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and upping liquidity to the benefit of all. paulgrewal. eth (@iampaulgrewal) September 23, 2025 Circle president Heath Tarbert said the plan builds on the GENIUS Act and the Trump administrations Digital Asset Markets report. Both laid the groundwork for regulated use of blockchain in U. S. finance. Crypto. com CEO Kris Marszalek went further, saying the CFTCs push could mark Americas Golden Age of crypto. He pointed to the potential use of Bitcoin and other non-cash collateral to widen access to U. S. derivatives markets. Related: SEC and CFTC Issue Vague Crypto Statement, But Lawyers Say Nothing Has Changed The CFTC is inviting. Continue reading CFTC Moves to Add Stablecoins in Derivatives Collateral
XRPs burn mechanism, which is a long-term supply control feature of the network, is now facing serious questions after daily burns are now at almost zero. Particularly, on-chain metrics from CryptoQuant show that the once-active burn activity that removed thousands of coins per day from circulation has virtually disappeared in recent weeks. This collapse in burns is notable, as it shows how much XRP burns are contributing to the cryptocurrency’s overall token dynamics. Burn Activity Falls Off A Cliff XRP burns have dropped significantly in the past few months, and burn activity has been virtually nonexistent in August and September. This drop in burns is visualized in a detailed chart from CryptoQuant, which tracks the historical progression of XRP burn activity and the changes that have taken place since the beginning of the year. Related Reading: Market Expert Says Sell All Your XRP Once This Happens Back in December 2024, burns briefly surged to more than 15, 000 coin in a single day during a period of high network activity. That momentum carried into the early months of 2025, when burn levels stabilized at a moderate but steady pace, ranging from 2, 500 to 7, 500 XRP per day. By late August, however, activity had collapsed to historic lows, sliding below 1, 000 tokens daily and remaining at those depressed levels throughout September. Current figures show only 400 to 750 XRP being burned each day, an amount that is almost insignificant when compared to the tokens massive supply of more than 60 billion. XRP’s burn mechanism is unlike that of popular crypto burns like Shiba Inu. Instead of large periodic burns, it has a constant, small-scale burn mechanism. Each time a transaction is processed on the XRP Ledger, a small fee (set at a minimum of 0. 00001 XRP) is permanently destroyed. This mechanism means that every transfer contributes to reducing supply, but the effect is only meaningful when transaction volumes are consistently high. The huge decline in XRP burns, therefore, reflects not only the burn slowdown but also lower levels of transactions on the XRP Ledger itself, at least compared to Q4 2024. In effect, the burn statistics are serving as a mirror of current on-chain activity. XRP Successfully Defends $2. 8 Interestingly, XRPs price action in the past months has not mirrored the collapse in burns. In contrast, the XRP price has managed notable rallies, with it breaking to a new all-time high of $3. 65 in July. Related Reading: $480 Million In 2 Weeks? XRP Whale Movements Could Reveal The Next Price Direction At the time of writing, however, the altcoin has retraced by over 20% from that all-time high. Particularly, recent price action in the most recent seven days saw the altcoin break below $3 again after rejecting an earlier rally between $3. 18 and $3. 15. However, it seems XRP bulls stepped in around support at $2. 8 to prevent further declines. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $2. 88, having staged a 2. 2% rebound in the past 24 hours. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview. com. Continue reading XRP Burn Rate Suffers Drastic Crash To Near Zero, What’s Going On?
Dogecoin fell to $0. 238 after a sharp sell-off that erased gains and pushed volatility higher. According to market feeds, the coin lost 9. 5% in the past 24 hours and about 8% over the week, with a sudden spike in activity that traders say caught many off guard. Related Reading: Bitcoin Is Digital Capital That Outpaces Traditional AssetsMichael Saylor Double Top Triggers: Cause For Concern? According to analyst Merlijn The Trader, price action showed two failed attempts to push higher before sliding beneath a neckline near $0. 27. That setup produced a measured move target around $0. 238 a level the market reached. Resistance sits at $0. 27, and a daily close above $0. 28 would weaken the bearish case. For now, traders watching the pattern see the chart as favoring downside while the price stays under the neckline. OGE IS FLASHING A TEXTBOOK DOUBLE TOP. Bearish retest locked. Target sits at $0. 238. Dont confuse noise with signal. The chart is already telling the truth. pic. twitter. com/GJ32G2kniw Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) September 21, 2025 Retest Keeps Bull Case Alive Other analysts have a different read, pointing out a completed retest of a long running descending trendline that had capped rallies for months. The breakout above that line was followed by a pullback into a $0. 24$0. 25 zone where support showed up. If the memecoin holds above that base, momentum could push toward $0. 30, with further upside possible to $0. 32$0. 35 levels the token traded at earlier this year. On-Chain Data And Market Activity Reports have disclosed on-chain measures that add context to the price swings. Market Value to Realized Value, or MVRV, has climbed but is still below the highs seen in prior tops, a point raised by some analysts. DOGE has traded mostly between $0. 20 and $0. 25 since 2023, which some see as a steady base rather than a blow-off top. Trading numbers underline the heat. Market cap sits near $36 billion while 24-hour volume surged to about $4. 7 billion up 180%. Circulating supply is steady at 151. 04 billion DOGE, and the volume-to-market-cap ratio sits at 13. 04%, a sign of unusually aggressive activity from both large holders and retail traders. Related Reading: Ripple CTO Drops Bombshell: XRP At The Core Of Trillions In Banking Future ETF Talk Fuels Price Targets ETF chatter remains part of the mix. Based on market commentary from Ali Martinez, regaining the $0. 27$0. 28 band could spark a quick push toward $0. 45, with interim targets at $0. 39. Martinez points to the brief breakout above $0. 27 as a bullish signal, even if it did not hold for long. For many traders, ETF expectations are the catalyst that would turn near-term weakness into renewed rallies. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView. Continue reading Dogecoin Warning: Double Top Formation Hints At Decline – Analyst
The post XRP Price Prediction: XRP Cup-and-Handle Pattern Signals Bullish Continuation as Chart Points Toward $8-$9 Breakout appeared com. XRP price today is coiling tightly near key support levels, setting the stage for what analysts say could be one of its most significant moves of 2025. A classic cup-and-handle pattern has emerged on the daily chart, a formation historically associated with powerful breakouts. If confirmed, this setup could propel XRP toward the $8$9 range in the coming months, potentially rewriting the current market narrative. The short-term picture shows a battle between bulls and bears near the $3 mark, but institutional activity, ETF inflows, and favorable regulatory tailwinds may soon tilt momentum decisively. Cup-and-Handle Pattern Points to $8-$9 Technical analysts are closely monitoring the cup-and-handle structure forming on the XRP/USD chart. First popularized by William J. ONeil, this pattern often signals a bullish continuation when the price breaks above the handles resistance. XRPs cup-and-handle pattern is nearing completion, with analysts eyeing a potential breakout toward the $8$9 range. 97, just below the key breakout zone of $3. 08$3. 20. A sustained close above $3. 20 would validate the pattern and open the door for a measured move toward $8$9, one market analyst noted. Historically, similar setups in both equities and crypto have preceded sharp rallies, lending weight to this projection. XRP Price Today Holds Key Support On the daily chart, XRP is oscillating between the 0. 382 Fibonacci retracement at $2. 97 and the 0. 5 retracement at $3. 19. The 20-day EMA is currently positioned at $2. 99, acting as immediate support, with the 50-day EMA at $2. 95 offering additional reinforcement. XRP was trading at around $2. 97, down 0. 40% in the last 24 hours at press time. A push above $3. 05 would bring. Continue reading XRP Price Prediction: XRP Cup-and-Handle Pattern Signals Bullish Continuation as Chart Points Toward $8-$9 Breakout
Despite fluctuating macroeconomic conditions, Bitcoin (BTC) appears set for continued growth in both value and adoption, according to prominent market analyst Jordi Visser. As the global financial system approaches a potential reset reminiscent of the Fourth Turninga concept describing cyclical societal upheavalsVisser predicts renewed interest in cryptocurrency, especially among the masses disillusioned with traditional institutions. [.]. Continue reading Why Bitcoin Will Dominate the Fourth Turning: Expert Analysis