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XRP’s rally stalls—but is it really over?


Plus, Goldman and BNY Mellon are tokenizing cash to take on stablecoins in a high-stakes fight for the future of money.	͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏	View in browser

July 25, 2025

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Today's top stories:

❄ XRP's hot streak cools off

🥊 Wall street's fight for the future of money

🧐 The cost of centralization is higher than you think

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XRP's Rally Stalls—But Is It Really Over?

XRP just took a 10% hit as whales unloaded and liquidations rippled across the market. Is this the end of its run—or just a shakeout? Whale accumulation recently hit record levels, but new data shows the 90-day flow flipping negative—a red flag that big holders might be cashing out.

Bulls still have one lifeline: defend the $2.95–$3 zone. If they fail, things could unravel fast.

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Pokémon Goes On-Chain—And Hong Kong Slams the Brakes

We've been watching the tokenization trend for years, and it's finally hitting collectibles in a big way. On Solana, Pokémon cards are being minted as NFTs, turning nostalgia into liquidity.

But while RWAs heat up, Hong Kong is cooling down the stablecoin hype. Regulators just warned only a handful of issuers will get licensed—and told investors to stop falling for vague pitches and scams.

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Wall Street Tokenizes Cash to Fight Stablecoin Threat

Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon aren't about to let stablecoins eat their lunch. Their tokenized money market funds are a direct strike against stablecoin dominance. JPMorgan says the move could keep "cash as an asset" competitive and unlock new use cases like margin collateral.

This isn't a tech upgrade—it's a full-blown turf war for the future of money.

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Tornado Cash Trial Nears Its Final Act

Roman Storm's defense team is about to rest its case, with closing arguments expected next week. The big question? Whether Storm himself takes the stand. He's been coy—telling reporters he "may or may not" testify—but time's running out. A verdict is coming, and so are the implications for developers building in crypto's gray zones.

OPINION

The Cost of Centralization Is Higher Than You Think

If a 36-minute AWS outage can ripple across global markets, what happens when the IRS wants to run your data through a single cloud API? That's not sci-fi—that's the "mega API" proposal now on the table. The IRS says efficiency; I see a giant target for bad actors. Centralized systems keep proving they're brittle.