📢 Crypto Roundup – June 28, 2025

🔹 Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Pluralistic Identity’

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a new concept for digital ID systems called pluralistic identity. It leverages zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to protect privacy while avoiding the pitfalls of rigid, one-ID-per-user models. Vitalik warns that overly strict ID systems—even with ZK tech—could risk user coercion and break pseudonymity. Projects like Worldcoin and Taiwan’s digital ID are already applying these ideas.

🔹 XRP Jumps After Ripple Ends SEC Cross-Appeal

$XRP spiked over 3% to $2.18 after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed they’re dropping their cross-appeal against the SEC. The regulator is expected to do the same. “We’re closing this chapter and focusing on building the Internet of Value,” Garlinghouse stated.

🔹 Trump Dodges Crypto Divestment Questions

President Trump avoided a direct answer on whether he’d divest from his family's crypto holdings to ease bipartisan tensions over pending crypto bills. Trump reiterated his stance: “If the U.S. didn’t have crypto, China would.” His remarks highlight the administration’s commitment to crypto as a national strategic asset.

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