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RippleX Developer Clarifies XRPL 3.3.0 Upgrade Network Metrics

The Misunderstanding:
Following the launch of $XRP Ledger software version 3.3.0, community discussions emerged around the "Sufficiently Updated" 80% threshold required before core protocol amendments (including Batching, Confidential Transfers, and Sponsored Fees) go to a vote.

The Developer Breakdown:

UNL vs. Full Network: RippleX software engineer Mayukha Vadari clarified that while 80% adoption among Unique Node List (UNL) validators is the bare minimum requirement, true network adoption is measured across the entire P2P node architecture.

Current Adoption Data: On-chain node data reveals that only ~32% of total network nodes have upgraded to version 3.3.0, while 68% remain on legacy version 3.2.1.

Node Roles: XRPL servers run in multiple configurations - UNL validators for consensus, Hub servers for message relaying, and API servers for transaction submissions.

My technical perspective: Validator consensus is only one layer of blockchain health. Achieving an 80% UNL vote doesn't guarantee smooth amendment execution if 68% of relaying hub and API nodes are still running legacy software. Full network synchronization is mandatory for institutional-grade reliability on $XRP
#Altcoin Season# #Ripple #XRPLedger #Ad

Level 80 absurdity: Trump stated that
Iran has agreed to all US terms but is afraid to announce it to its people. Interestingly, reports from Pakistan also mention the possibility of a new peace deal being signed soon.

We've already gotten used to $BTC dropping below $64k, but seeing XRP below $1 today is a first since November 2024.

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$XRP traders are loading up ahead of the U.S. inflation data.

$171M added to futures open interest in just an hour shows how much leverage is building. If volatility hits, $XRP could move fast in either direction.

Watch the leverage, not just the price.

#XRP #Crypto

Anthropic Signs $9.1 Billion Infrastructure Deal with $BTC Miner Riot Platforms

Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has entered into a massive $9.1 billion agreement with $BTC miner Riot Platforms. Under the terms of the contract, Anthropic will lease 191 megawatts of computing power at Riot's data center in Texas through June 2048.

The nearly 20-year deal is set to generate $9.1 billion in revenue for Riot, with two optional five-year extensions potentially pushing total sales up to $16.1 billion. Full capacity deployment is scheduled for completion by June 2028, and news of the partnership sent Riot Platforms shares surging approximately 25% in after-hours trading.

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4 Uses Cases Of $LINK Token To know

$LINK is the native token of ChainLink, a decentralized oracle network that helps blockchains and smart contracts to access real-world data, external APIs, and traditional financial systems.

Below are 4 uses cases of it:

#Chainlink #LINK

WHAT SLIPPAGE REALLY MEANS WHEN USING STONfi

Slippage is simply the difference between the price you expect when starting a swap and the price you actually get when the transaction executes.

WHY DOES SLIPPAGE HAPPEN?

Prices and liquidity can change while your swap is being processed.

If a pool doesn't have enough liquidity for your trade, your order can also move the pool price. This is where price impact becomes important.

A larger trade in a shallow pool can cause a bigger difference between the expected and final amount.

SLIPPAGE VS PRICE IMPACT

These two are easy to confuse.

Price impact comes from your own trade affecting the available liquidity.

Slippage is the change between the expected execution price and the actual execution price.

Both can affect how much you finally receive.

HOW STONfi HELPS

STONfi shows the important swap details before you confirm, so you can review the expected amount and execution information.

Through Omniston, the platform can also search available liquidity and routes to find more efficient execution, which can help reduce unnecessary price impact.

WHAT I CHECK BEFORE SWAPPING

I usually look at the amount I'm expected to receive, the route, and the price impact before signing.

For larger trades, I pay even more attention because liquidity becomes more important.

MY TAKE

Slippage isn't automatically a bad thing.
Some movement is normal in trading.

The important part is understanding why it happens and checking the numbers before confirming. For me, knowing the difference between slippage and price impact makes me much more confident when swapping on STONfi.

$XRP $LINK

#Macro Insights#

HOW FARMERS AND TRADERS DEPEND ON EACH OTHER

A healthy DeFi market needs both people who trade and people willing to provide liquidity.

TRADERS NEED LIQUIDITY

When I want to swap one token for another, I need someone else's liquidity to make that trade possible.

The deeper the liquidity pool, the easier it is to execute larger trades without causing major price impact or slippage.

Without enough liquidity, trading becomes more expensive and less attractive.

FARMERS PROVIDE THE LIQUIDITY

Liquidity providers deposit pairs of tokens into pools.

That liquidity becomes available for traders to use. In return, providers can earn a share of trading fees and, on eligible farms, additional farming rewards.

So while traders are using the liquidity, farmers are helping create it.

ONE SIDE FUELS THE OTHER

More traders can mean more trading activity and fees for liquidity providers.

More liquidity can mean better prices and smoother execution for traders.

That creates a simple cycle:

More liquidity → better trading → more
activity -> more fees -> stronger incentive to
provide liquidity.

WHERE STONfi FITS IN

On STONfi, liquidity pools support everyday swaps while farming gives liquidity providers another way to earn from their participation.

Features such as Impermanent Loss Protection on eligible farms can also give providers an additional layer of protection, depending on the pool's requirements.

MY TAKE

This is what I like about DeFi.

Farmers aren't just chasing rewards, and traders aren't just swapping tokens. Each side contributes something the other side needs.

Traders create activity. Farmers provide the liquidity that makes that activity possible.

When both sides grow together, the entire ecosystem becomes stronger.

$XRP $HYPE

#Macro Insights# #Altcoin Season#

$ETH
WHALE ALERT

Someone just bought a massive $93.6 MILLION worth of #Ethereum on Binance.

$BTC
ARTHUR HAYES: THE NEXT BIG CRYPTO PUMP COULD BE MACRO-DRIVEN.

In his new essay, "Yen-quake," Hayes argues the U.S. Treasury could engineer a weaker dollar to strengthen the Japanese yen.

If that triggers a global liquidity surge, Bitcoin and #Crypto could be among the biggest beneficiaries.

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$LINK Could Be Preparing For A Massive Move - Targets Up To $100

#LINK is currently trading inside a Bullish Orderflow, which IMO is one of the strongest long-term accumulation zones on the chart.

A confirmed HTF close above $10.87 could trigger structural expansion toward:
Targets: $25 | $50 | $100
Invalidation: HTF HTF close below $4.761.

Above $10.87, the structure shifts decisively bullish.

NFA & Always DYOR

@Chainlink

Solana has reached a new milestone, processing more than 1 billion non-vote transactions in a single week, setting a new all-time high.

This marks a significant increase from its previous weekly record of about 962 million transactions, with activity coming from token transfers, decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, gaming and other on-chain applications.

The milestone adds to Solana's growing network activity, with about 4.24 billion non-vote transactions recorded in July.

As more applications and users continue to operate on the network, Solana is also working on upgrades to increase transaction capacity, giving the blockchain more room to handle higher activity.

$SOL #Solana #Altcoin Season#

Russia's central bank has proposed allowing $BTC, $ETH and USDT to be traded on regulated exchanges.

Under the new rules coming into effect in September 2026, major cryptocurrencies would become more closely integrated with Russia's formal financial system.

Qualified investors would gain wider access under the proposal, while non-qualified investors would be limited to P300,000 in annual purchases through one intermediary and subject to risk checks.

If approved, the plan would create a clearer regulatory path for crypto trading in Russia.

#Macro Insights# #BTC, the evolving ecosystem#

Ethereum recorded 989,500 active addresses in just 24 hours, its highest daily activity since March, according to Santiment.

That means more wallets were actively interacting with the Ethereum network than at any point in the past few months.

Rising activity points to stronger network usage beyond $ETH price movement. DeFi, stablecoins, tokenized assets and other Ethereum-based applications continue to bring users onto the network.

The next thing to watch is whether this high activity can continue.

#Ethereum #ETHBlockchain

Bitcoin wallets holding at least 10,000 $BTC rose to a six-month high of 90, while smaller holders have been reducing their holdings, according to Santiment.

#BTC

JUST IN: Trump Media increased its Bitcoin treasury to 14,139 $BTC by July 31, adding roughly 4,662 $BTC during July. The position was valued at ~$890.5M at quarter-end prices and is worth roughly $900M around current levels. The company says it funded part of the July accumulation by selling Bitcoin-related securities and rotating the proceeds directly into $BTC.

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$SOL
Ethereum and Solana continue to push on-chain activity forward, but the infrastructure supporting these ecosystems is just as interesting.

$DOS caught my attention because of its focus on bringing external data and computation to smart contracts across different networks.

While looking into the token, I also spotted
$DOS on BingX with a DOS/USDT perpetual futures market. Interesting to see it there, especially for anyone tracking older oracle projects.

#DOS #Ethereum #Solana #DeFi #Crypto

Japan's bond market is flashing another major macro signal.

Japanese government bond yields continue to climb, with shorter-dated yields reaching levels not seen in decades as markets price in further policy normalization from the Bank of Japan. Rising yields generally reflect expectations of tighter monetary policy, persistent inflation, or growing concerns over fiscal conditions.

The key issue isn't just Japan, it's the global impact. Higher Japanese yields can encourage domestic investors to bring capital home, reducing demand for overseas assets and tightening global liquidity. That has the potential to affect equities, bonds, and risk assets, including crypto.

While rising yields don't automatically trigger market sell-offs, they are an important macro indicator. If Japan's bond market continues moving higher, investors will be watching closely to see whether it begins influencing global capital flows and broader risk sentiment in the months ahead.

$XRP #Crypto #Macro Insights#

PETER SCHIFF: "BITCOIN IS ANTI-GOLD"

Peter Schiff argues that the latest market structure is exposing an inverse relationship between the two assets, claiming "the more gold goes up, the more Bitcoin will go down."

The controversial part is bigger than another bearish $BTC call: Schiff is directly challenging Bitcoin's "digital gold" narrative by arguing that capital is choosing physical gold when monetary uncertainty rises.

That thesis now has a very simple test: if gold continues making highs while #BTC eventually breaks the divergence and rallies with it, Schiff's "anti-gold" argument starts falling apart.

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Despite the current drop in the price of $BTC, the total Bitcoin holdings of whales are rising, which is a good sign.

It is a good sign because it indicates that whales are leveraging the lower price to accumulate BTC.

#Bitcoin #BTC

Standard Chartered Thinks Chainlink Could Reach $200 by 2030

Chainlink may be sitting near $8 today, but Standard Chartered sees a much bigger story ahead as tokenized assets move deeper into traditional finance.

The bank expects tokenized assets on public blockchains to grow from about $340B today to $4T by 2028. That could make Chainlink's data feeds, cross-chain infrastructure and settlement tools far more important to banks and financial markets.

Its forecast puts LINK at $41 in 2027, $82 in 2028, $133 in 2029 and $200 by 2030.

The idea is simple: if tokenization keeps expanding, Chainlink could become one of the key rails connecting blockchains with real-world finance. Even if $BTC drives the wider crypto cycle, LINK may have its own growth story.

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