It is Extremely Rare to Hold Over 10,000 XRP Nowadays: Alpha Lion Academy Founder
A prominent XRP community commentator and founder of Alpha Lion Academy has pointed out that it is extremely rare to see holders of 10,000 XRP, identifying an accumulation opportunity.
XRP has maintained relevance in the crypto ecosystem since its launch over a year ago. Expectedly, the asset has attracted millions of investors, with total wallets soaring to 6.42 million at press time. Data confirms that, with this latest figure, XRP has welcomed over 610,000 addresses this year alone.
However, most of these wallets are not holding substantial amounts of the token. Edoardo Farina, who serves as the CEO of Alpha Lions Academy, called attention to this reality in a recent disclosure. Interestingly, the pundit’s disclosure identified an opportunity for those on the sidelines to deepen their reach in the market.
Only 4.67% of XRP Wallets Hold 10,000 XRP
According to Farina, it is “extremely rare” to see investors who hold more than 10,000 XRP tokens. Interestingly, on-chain data confirms this comment from the community pundit. Specifically, data from the community-driven Rich List shows that XRP wallets with 10,000 XRP and more only amount to 300,119.
Crypto: How Ripple And Hidden Road Could Reshape Tomorrow’s Financial Landscape
Ripple is preparing a major move. With the acquisition of the broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, the crypto company is not just strengthening its arsenal. According to lawyer John Deaton, Ripple aims much higher: capturing a share of an institutional market estimated at $16 trillion. Behind this discreet operation lies a gigantic ambition: to become one of the pillars of the finance of tomorrow.
In Brief
Ripple acquires Hidden Road for $1.25 billion and reveals ambitions far beyond traditional payments.
Hidden Road handles over $3 trillion in annual transactions for 300 institutional clients.
John Deaton states that this acquisition marks Ripple’s discreet entry into the $16 trillion institutional market.
Ripple’s goal is to become a major player in the tokenization of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estate.
A major offensive on cross-border payments
Ripple has officially completed the acquisition of Hidden Road, a leading broker, for $1.25 billion, which sparked strong interest in the crypto ecosystem. Indeed, Hidden Road processes over $3 trillion in annual transactions for more than 300 institutional clients.
Pending any regulatory objections, a futures-based XRP ETF offered by ProShares could launch as early as next week
As reported by U.Today, ProShares revealed that it had picked April 30 as its target date for the launch of the product earlier this month. The firm has likely received the green light to proceed with the launch on the aforementioned date given that there was no formal objection from the SEC during the review period.
It is important to note that such ETFs don't get the same stamp of approval from the SEC as spot products do. They only go into effect if the agency doesn't object within a certain time period after filing. The filing shows that no immediate effectiveness upon filing was selected, with April 30, 2025, chosen for the effective date.
The Trust’s principal executive offices are located in Bethesda, Maryland, with ProShare Advisors LLC serving as the investment advisor. Richard Morris of ProShare Advisors is listed as the agent for service, supported by legal counsel from Dechert LLP in New York. This launch is a strategic move for ProShares Trust into the digital assets sector, which lines up with the firm's efforts to offer investment products tied to cryptocurrencies. The funds are structured under a mutual fund framework and are registered in compliance with both the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act.
Ethereum community members propose new fee structure for the app layer
The Ethereum app layer fee proposal is the latest in a slew of developer suggestions to overhaul the economics of the Ethereum network.
Two Ethereum community members, Kevin Owocki and Devansh Mehta, proposed a dynamic fee structure for the Ethereum application layer to strike a balance between revenue generation for app builders and fairness in fee extraction.
The April 27 proposal outlined a simple equation that uses a square root function that proportionally lowers the percentage of fees as the funding capital allocated to a particular project grows. Owocki and Mehta explained:
"For smaller funding amounts, the fee follows a square root function (sqrt(1000 x N)), providing proportionally higher returns to make building mechanisms for smaller pools worthwhile. For example, if the funding pool is $170,000, then the root of 1000 x 170,000 equals $13,038.4 or 7% is taken as overhead."
The authors of the proposal added that fees would be capped at 1% once a particular application's funding pool crossed the $10 million level, ensuring that small app builders can develop decentralized applications without excess fees while also encouraging project and funding growth by capping fees as developers scale their applications.
XRP price holds firmly above $2.20 amid renewed optimism sparked by Trump’s call for rate cuts and tariff rollbacks.
XRP Ledger fees burned rose 38% week-on-week, signaling increased network usage and growing application-layer adoption.
Ripple insider highlights XRP’s role as blockchain’s liquidity infrastructure, not a store of value like Bitcoin or gold.
XRP price broke above the $2.20 mark on Saturday April 26 as Trump’s recent calls for rate cuts and tariff reviews propelled global crypto market cap above the $3 trillion mark. Ripple insider weighs-in on XRP’s digital Gold prospects, as the fees burned on XRP surge 38% amiid the market recovery.
Ripple (XRP) Holds $2.20 Support as Crypto Market Cap Crosses $3 Trillion
XRP price broke decisively above the $2.20 threshold on Saturday, April 26, fuelled by widespread bullish sentiment following Trump’s aggressive calls for rate cut as softening stance on tariffs triggered a risk-on wave across global financial markets, driving the crypto market capitalisation to an all-time high above $3 trillion.
New Ethereum (ETH)-Competitor Leaps Over 40% Following Official Binance Listing
A new rival of Ethereum (ETH) is seeing a massive boost in price after gaining support from the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume.
In a new announcement, Binance says it will officially add the layer-1 blockchain Initia (INIT) to its suite of products starting on April 24th, preceding a spike in price for the asset.
INIT went from a low of $0.605 on April 24th to a peak of $0.921 just a few hours later. The digital asset has since retraced and is trading for $0.88 at time of writing, a 40.95% increase during the last 24 hours.
On its official website, the development team behind Initia says the project is designed to offer rollups and infrastructure for appchain development and streamline the development process by reducing the decisions developers have to make.
According to the project, developers spend a lot of time creating rollups – or transactions processed in large batches off-chain as a means of increasing efficiency, which prevents them from fully focusing on their applications.
“Historically, building a rollup requires developers to research, select, and piece together numerous components and services…
Solana Sell-off Risk Fades, Ripple CEO Comments on CME's Big XRP Move, XRP Now One Tap Away for 20 Million Users in Japan: Crypto News Digest by U.Today
Solana's sell-off risk fades as SOL price reclaims key resistance level Solana has successfully rebounded from a low of $145.66 to reclaim the $150 resistance level, demonstrating potential for a further rise. At press time, SOL is trading at $154.41, up 3.36% over the past 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap. The trading volume is also seeing a rise; standing at $4.28 billion, it is up almost 10% over the past day. In the past seven days, the asset has surged by 15.93%, which prompted some traders to make optimistic predictions. Per one such prediction by prominent trader DonAlt, Solana could hit $200, as the asset uses the U.S. trade tariff to attract willing investors. Ecosystem development may boost Solana's recovery as the market looks forward to regulatory approval for key institutional products, with the asset being among the leaders of those awaiting the SEC's attention on their ETF filings. With the new SEC chair now in office, there is hope that these pending filings will get attention, potentially leading to institutional adoption and driving prices higher.
600% XRP On-Chain Surge in 4 Days Secured: Details
Just now XRP experienced a significant on-chain surge followed by a key retrace. XRP has witnessed a 600% surge in network payment volume and transaction count over the last four days, indicating a resurgence of interest in and use of the network. According to Ripple's on-chain data, XRP's payment volume from account to account reached over 838 million XRP on April 23 alone.
On the same day, over 11.7 million transactions were processed, which is a significant increase from earlier in the month. These figures show a significant increase in network demand and utility, so they are not merely random numbers. A technical breakout from the descending channel that XRP has been stuck in since early 2025 was recently attempted.
It showed bullish intent by pushing above the 50 and 100-day moving averages, but it has since encountered resistance close to the $2.18 zone, where the channel's upper trendline intersects. Although momentum has somewhat waned following the breakout attempt, the price is currently trading at $2.15 — still above important moving averages.
A key scenario is created, from the standpoint of market sentiment, by the combination of mixed technical momentum and strong on-chain metrics. The increase in payments and transactions indicates that XRP's movements are being driven by actual activity rather than merely hype in speculation. The inability to stay above resistance levels, however, suggests that additional consolidation may be in store unless buyers make a strong comeback. If XRP can recover and sustain its momentum above the $2.18 mark, it could pave the way for a move toward $2.40-$2.50. A retest of support at $2.00 or below could result from failure to do so, particularly if it is accompanied by a decline in on-chain volume. Simply put, XRP is still going strong, but what happens next will rely on whether this on-chain surge is a long-term phenomenon or merely a brief energy spike.
Pundit Says People Will Happily Pay $100 per XRP, as $100 Could Become a Cheap Entry Point
Although XRP is trading at around $2, prominent commentators in the XRP community continue to envision a future where the token is worth three to four digits.
The crypto market is in recovery mode after weeks of a harrowing price crash. XRP experienced its share of the downturn, dipping to $1.60, but has since rebounded to $2.25 today.
Meanwhile, XRP market commentators like BarriC see prices at these levels as an opportunity window for “cheap” accumulation before the asset becomes out of reach.
People Will Happily Pay $100 for XRP”
In a bold statement, BarriC shared that XRP could eventually skyrocket to $1,000 per token. Notably, this price level represents a 44,344% increase from today’s value.
BarriC claimed that today’s price represents a bargain. He suggested that someday, investors will gladly pay $100 for a single XRP token, viewing the triple-digit price as the potential new “cheap” entry point for the asset when this occurs.
This implies that XRP’s price would have exceeded $100 at some point, but due to typical market retracements, it would dip back to that level, at which point market participants would see it as a new buying opportunity.
XRP Secures Hourly Golden Cross With Price Breakout: Details
XRP has just confirmed a golden cross on its hourly chart, signaling short-term bullish momentum. At the same time, XRP has surpassed the 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) on the daily chart — a crucial technical level that traders have been watching closely. A golden cross is formed when a short-term moving average (such as the 50-hour SMA) crosses above a longer-term one (such as the 200-hour SMA). On the hourly chart, this is often viewed as an early signal of trend reversal or short-term price strength.
Following recent consolidation, XRP has breached the daily 50 SMA at $2.20, which has served as both support and resistance in the current cycle. This move suggests that bulls are gaining momentum and targeting higher price levels.
What comes next? At the time of writing, XRP was up 7.73% in the last 24 hours to $2.26. In the coming sessions, XRP's behavior near the daily SMA 50 will be watched if price sustainably holds above it. According to Ali, a crypto analyst, XRP appears to be forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern, potentially setting the stage for a bullish breakout toward $2.70.
The next target would be $3, but if this level is crossed, XRP could march toward the $3.4 mark. Sellers are expected to strongly maintain the resistance line because a rally above it would start a new phase of an uptrend for the XRP price. The $2 level represents critical support on the downside. A break and close below $2 would suggest that bears remain in command. XRP could fall to $1.72 and then $1.61.
Is $1,000 XRP Possible? Here’s What the Current Supply Says
As XRP garners more institutional interest and regulatory clarity, many in the crypto space speculate about the potential for XRP to reach $1,000 per token.
While some investors believe XRP has the potential to become a global financial bridge asset, others remain skeptical, especially considering its large token supply and current price, which hovers around $2.
This article breaks down the math and market implications to understand what it would truly take for XRP to reach the $1,000 mark.
The Market Cap Math
XRP currently has a circulating supply of approximately 58.40 billion tokens. At a price of $1,000 per token, the implied market capitalization would be a staggering $58.40 trillion. To put that in context:
Gold: ~$22.43 trillion (the most valuable asset globally)
Apple Inc.: ~$2.959 trillion
Bitcoin: ~$1.689 trillion
Entire Crypto Market: ~$2.68 trillion
A $58.40 trillion market cap would make XRP more valuable than every asset in the world combined, including gold, tech stocks, and the entire crypto sector.
Is $1,000 Realistic?
Currently, XRP has a market cap of about $116.8 billion based on its circulating supply. A leap to $58.40 trillion represents an increase of approximately 49,900% from today’s level. In the short term, critics consider this projected growth highly unrealistic.
They argue that such exponential growth would require XRP to become the core infrastructure for global payments, effectively displacing SWIFT and traditional banking systems. However, XRP is not the only player in this space—competition remains strong, which diminishes its chances of achieving total dominance.
Shiba Inu Eyes Key Resistance Breakout in Bitcoin-Led Rally
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has registered 8.6% growth on the crypto market in the last seven days. The dog-themed meme coin has maintained its upward trend since flipping the $0.000012 level. SHIB now has its eyes set on the next key resistance.
Shiba Inu tests key resistance as momentum builds CoinMarketCap data shows that in the past 24 hours, SHIB has climbed by 1.94% as it exchanges for $0.00001292. This was after soaring to $0.00001296 in earlier trading before encountering resistance at $0.000013.
The meme coin will have to gather enough momentum to breach this next resistance. This would involve ecosystem support in terms of token burns and a boost in trading volume.
Notably, investors have transacted the coin within this mild rise toward the critical resistance level. SHIB’s trading volume registered a 14.44% uptick to $173.83 million, signaling renewed interest from SHIB holders. Meanwhile, the SHIB ecosystem has ramped up its deflationary mechanism with a burn rate in the millions. As U.Today reported recently, the SHIB burn rate witnessed a staggering 3,227% increase, resulting in the burn of 888.4 million SHIB tokens. The community's burn activity was carried out via the ShibTorch platform. The ecosystem’s internal mechanism for regulating supply and increasing value is a rekindling of burn activities to massive levels.
XRP Price is Not the Truth but the Trap, Pundit Explains Why XRP is Down Despite Bullish Fundamentals
An XRP community commentator has attempted to make sense of XRP’s downward pressure despite massive bullish developments.
For context, in the face of multiple bullish developments surrounding XRP, the price has failed to react favorably. Particularly, XRP is still reflecting the direction of the broader crypto market. The market has come under bearish pressure due to macroeconomic uncertainties.
Amid this discouraging price action, a prominent community commentator presented an explanation. The pseudonymous pundit known as 589Bull argues that XRP’s downtrend is not an accident. Rather, he suggests it is part of a strategy to shake out early investors before full institutional adoption emerges.
Price is Not the Truth but the Trap”
According to 589Bull, the issue is that retail investors focus on price when the price itself is misleading. He insists price is the trap, not the truth.
To explain this, the pundit suggested that XRP’s current market performance does not accurately reflect its value, not because it lacks fundamental strength, but because the true developments are happening behind the scenes and are not meant to benefit the public just yet.
He argued that while investors focus on red candles, the real foundation is setting up, as institutions introduce futures, assign international ISINs, welcome banks to distributed ledger technology (DLT) corridors, and quietly draft ETF filings.
He paints this move as a “game of perception,” where fear dominates public sentiment just as the real financial infrastructure is setting up. In his words, the narrative that XRP is failing is the “lie,” while the truth is that XRP is securing a large spot in the next-generation global financial system.
XRP to Get Major Institutional Adoption Boost in Asia, 21,000,000,000,000 Shiba Inu Support Is Born, Dogecoin Breaks into Top 8 of Crypto Market: Crypto News Digest by U.Today
XRP to get major institutional adoption boost in Asia In a recent X thread from April 18, HashKey Capital, the investment arm of cryptocurrency infrastructure developer HashKey Group, revealed that it is launching Asia's first tracker fund for the XRP token. As stated in the thread, Ripple supports the fund as an early investor. The fund is designed for professional investors and is expected to boost XRP's institutional adoption. It marks HashKey's third tracker fund, following those for Bitcoin and Ethereum; HashKey says that it chose XRP due to the existing use of XRP by institutions worldwide. "XRP is at the forefront of cross-border payments, enabling faster, cheaper, and more efficient transactions than traditional systems like SWIFT…" it wrote on social media. Additionally, HashKey stated that with additional regulatory approval, the XRP-based tracker fund could evolve into an ETF within one or two years.
21,000,000,000,000 Shiba Inu (SHIB) support is born: What's happening? Shiba Inu has shown signs of establishing a critical support level at $0.000012, backed by on-chain data indicating that over 26,000 wallet addresses hold 21 trillion SHIB at this price. However, SHIB still faces technical challenges, struggling to break through the dynamic resistance posed by the 26 and 50 EMA moving averages. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) was neutral, with about 45% of SHIB holders in profit and 54% at a loss, per IntoTheBlock data, pointing at mixed market sentiment. One could refer to the 21 trillion SHIB tokens that are grouped at the $0.000012 price level as a buy wall, which could prevent the price from further drops unless influenced by broader market trends. However, the lack of momentum and persistent overhead resistance suggest that any upward movement may be limited without a major shift in the general crypto sentiment.
SHIB Alert: Shiba Inu Team Drops Crucial Message for SHIB Community
Lucie opened up about the growing challenge of scammers and imitators exploiting SHIB’s brand. In a message as well as a call to action for the Shiba Inu community to stay informed, Lucie wrote: "I don’t have the power to shut bad actors using SHIB’s name, but I do want my SHIB community to be as informed as possible, and to keep spreading the good word about SHIB — the one and only, Ethereum-born Shiba Inu." "No fake SHIB allowed," the Shiba Inu team member added.
I don’t have the power to shut bad actors using SHIB’s name — but I do want MY SHIB community to be as informed as possible, and to keep spreading the good word about SHIB — the one and only, Ethereum-born Shiba Inu.
Lucie went on to say SHIB is not for anyone, highlighting decentralization, which is one of the key pillars of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, but rather a token for the people: "SHIB isn’t anyone’s — it’s the people’s token. Many can use it, but no one owns it. Just like BTC = SHIB."
21,000,000,000,000 Shiba Inu (SHIB) Support Is Born: What's Happening?
Shiba Inu has recently displayed indications of establishing a critical support level at the $0.000012 mark supported by on-chain data that shows that over 26,000 wallet addresses hold a staggering 21 trillion SHIB volume at this price point. Depending on the direction of market sentiment going forward, this critical support may serve as the foundation for future price movement.
From a technical standpoint, SHIB is still under a lot of pressure. The 26 and 50 EMA, which serve as dynamic resistance, are its descending moving averages, and it is still having trouble breaking through them. SHIB is currently making an effort to consolidate just above $0.000012, a range that has historically served as both support and resistance in prior cycles.
There appears to be no discernible bullish or bearish momentum as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) lingers around the neutral 50 mark. An intricate tale is revealed by the on-chain data. As per the In/Out of the Money analysis by IntoTheBlock, approximately 45% of SHIB holders are currently making money, while 54% are still in the red. One could refer to the 21 trillion SHIB tokens that are grouped at the $0.000012 price level as a buy wall.
Here’s When Holding 100,000,000 Shiba Inu Could Turn Into $1 Million
With Shiba Inu’s recovery attempt losing steam, we’ve highlighted the potential timelines for growing the value of a 100 million SHIB portfolio to $1 million.
Shiba Inu’s recovery from this month’s devastating collapse has stalled over the past few days. After SHIB dropped to $0.00001031 on April 7, it bounced back to the $0.000012 price mark a few days later.
While many expected SHIB to continue its recovery and aim for lofty targets like the $0.00002 mark, SHIB has remained stagnant at around $0.000012.
Investors Remain Confident About Becoming Millionaires Via SHIB
This underperformance has put many SHIB investors in losses, with 85.5% of all Shiba Inu on-chain addresses holding a whopping 842.2 trillion tokens at a loss.
Despite this, investors have continued to believe in SHIB’s prospects. This is reflected in 77% of all Shiba Inu blockchain addresses holding the coin for more than a year, according to IntoTheBlock’s data.
Turning 100M SHIB to $1M
Based on this wave of confidence, we estimated how long it would take for a 100 million SHIB purchase to grow into a $1 million holding.
As of 6:56 a.m. (UTC) on April 19, SHIB was trading at $0.00001219, with a market cap of $7.18 billion. At the current price, investors must commit a capital of $1,219 to scoop up 100 million SHIB tokens.
If Shiba Inu rises to a price target of $0.01 or one cent, the portfolio of 100 million SHIB tokens would be worth $1 million. However, hitting the highly ambitious one-cent dream requires a hefty surge of 81,934% from the current price.
A price target of $0.01 would put Shiba Inu’s market cap at $5.89 trillion, assuming there are no changes to SHIB’s circulating supply of 589.25 trillion.
Market Expert Brandt Predicts “Everyone’s Favourite” XRP Price by End of 2025
Prominent market analyst Peter Brandt has shared his expected price mark for XRP by the end of the year.
In a tweet late Friday, Brandt predicted the prices of major assets by the end of 2025, including crypto heavyweights Bitcoin and XRP. Interestingly, he shared a bearish outlook for “everyone’s favorite” XRP.
Brandt Shares Possible XRP Prices By Year End
XRP’s bullish steam has subsided after a strong start to the year. The XRPL native token continued its 500% and 6% November and December rallies in January, hitting a multi-year high of $3.39 by the middle of the month. The bullish momentum saw XRP close at $3.035, its highest ever monthly close in history.
Meanwhile, the digital asset has retraced substantially from the high, dropping over 52% from its January high to $1.614 at some point this month. Nonetheless, XRP has rebounded from the low to its current price of $2.078.
Despite seemingly bullish prospects from here, Brandt does not expect much from XRP this year. He predicted that the asset would close the year at one of the two points he highlighted in a chart accompanying the analysis.
Crypto Founder Says Buying $1,000 Worth of XRP Right Now Is Like Buying Over $50,000 in the Future
Edoardo Farina, a prominent XRP advocate and founder of Alpha Lions Academy, has made new bold claims about XRP’s long-term potential.
In a tweet, Farina stated that a $1,000 investment in XRP today could be worth more than $50,000. He noted that with XRP currently trading at $2, investors have a unique opportunity to secure a 50x return if XRP reaches his long-term target of $100 or more.
Farina, known for his vocal support of XRP and long-term mindset, has previously declared that he will not sell any of his XRP holdings for less than $100 per token. He describes XRP as being at the center of a “multi-generational pump,” emphasizing the digital asset’s role in the evolving global financial system.
He also encourages retail investors to consider holding at least 1,000 XRP, calling it the minimum threshold to benefit from XRP’s future utility and adoption. Farina has even boldly asserted that those holding fewer than 1,000 XRP tokens do not care enough about their financial success. He has described holding below this threshold as “insanity.”
While Farina’s views are aspirational and reflect his personal investment strategy, they underscore a growing sentiment among XRP supporters. They believe the asset is undervalued and poised for significant growth, especially if regulatory clarity improves and adoption accelerates.