Based on data from XRPScan, the XRPL 3.1.3 update, known as “fixCleanup3_1_3,” is now active and expected to be fully implemented around May 27, 2026. This follows a standard two-week activation period.
The difference between platforms that automatically adjust token prices based on demand and those that rely on pre-sale coordination is now the main factor in the competition among Solana launchpads. PUMP (referring to the pump.fun system and its token) and LetsBONK are attracting developers and investors with two very different approaches, each with its own set of challenges and community feel.
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According to company documents reported by Bloomberg, this increased spending follows a 75% rise in physical attacks on cryptocurrency owners last year. CertiK, a blockchain security firm, has recorded 72 confirmed incidents resulting in $41 million in losses.
Sixteen years later, and we’re still celebrating this guy’s hunger-induced genius. May 22, folks-mark your calendars. It’s Bitcoin Pizza Day, because why not?
The broader market, ever the pessimist, continues to sip its sour lemonade, and ETH is now inching toward a “critical support region.” If you’re hoping for a hero to save the day, better start polishing your slippers-unless buyers rally like a troop of overenthusiastic squirrels, the path of least resistance is a straight slide into a bearish abyss. Spoiler: It’s downhill from here.
Yet, mark well, dear reader, for not all is mirth and merriment. Earlier in the week, a band of Japanese dReps, those fickle players in this farce, did vote against the Input Output Group’s research proposal. A setback, perchance, but fear not, for the show must go on! And lo, a number of Cardano upgrades have crossed the DRep approval threshold, like actors taking their cue with impeccable timing.
On May 22nd, our intrepid researcher, Julio Moreno, took to the X platform (formerly Twitter) to share some rather grim news about Bitcoin’s spot demand. It appears the market is experiencing a level of bearish pressure so fierce, it could make a seasoned investor question their life choices.
Now, while the rest of us are busy pretending we understand the whims of digital gold, Schiff is out here playing the role of the grumpy old man at the party, warning that the $60,000 mark is less a “price floor” and more a “price illusion,” like a magician’s rabbit that disappears the moment you blink.
According to the scribes of Reuters, Blockchain.com hath whispered its IPO desires into the ear of the SEC, joining the likes of Grayscale and Kraken in this grand masquerade. Oh, the audacity! Yet, Ripple stands aside, its CEO Brad Garlinghouse declaring, “Nay, we shall not waltz into the public eye just yet!”
