XRP slipped to around $1.40 after stronger U.S. jobs data revived expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike, pulling the token lower even as the Bank for International Settlements was reported to be testing the XRP Ledger. The pullback tracked a broader risk-off move rather than any XRP-specific shock.
• XRP Cedes Spotlight to RLUSD as Ripple Eyes $13 Trillion Treasury Market Ahead of CLARITY Act Vote.
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, not XRP, is drawing the spotlight as Thinking Crypto host Tony Edward points to a possible $13 trillion opportunity ahead of the U.S. Senate's Sept. 15 CLARITY Act vote. Edward cited Ripple stablecoin chief Jack McDonald's estimate of the corporate treasury market RLUSD could tap, while other industry voices weighed in on the bill's odds.
• Bitcoin: Profitability of BTC mining collapses, accelerating the shift towards AI
An unprecedented drop in Bitcoin mining difficulty. The Bitcoin network's mining difficulty reached an all-time high of nearly 156 trillion (T) at the end of October 2025, before beginning a continuous decline. By September 1, 2026, this difficulty had even fallen to approximately 125.8 T, after ten consecutive months of decline […]