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XRP grew out of its years-long poor price performance in 2025. Although the token did not surpass the already set ATH milestone, it surged significantly and crossed the $3 mark. However, consolidation periods also occurred at times, as various macroeconomic and geopolitical events emerged and would continue to do so. Let’s discuss. XRP Major Events
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The idea of the U.S. government holding XRP as part of a national reserve might sound far-fetched—but it’s a conversation that’s actually gaining traction in parts of the finance and crypto world.
The concept gained traction earlier this year following a private meeting involving Ripple executives, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse. At the time, speculation soared, with some industry watchers estimating a 50% chance that XRP could be added to a federal reserve strategy. That probability has since dipped to around 22%, but the conversation remains active.
Connor McLaughlin, a wealth manager and digital asset commentator, recently shared his perspective on the idea on The Paul Barron Network. While he believes a national XRP reserve could be beneficial, he cautioned that its impact would depend on the reasoning behind it.
“If it’s just an investment allocation, that’s one thing,” McLaughlin said. “But a higher-level partnership between Ripple and the U.S. government, driven by real liquidity use cases—that’s where the value really lies.”
He added that while Bitcoin has already begun finding its place in institutional portfolios, expanding federal interest into other crypto assets like XRP has been met with mixed reactions.
“It looked like there was some momentum,” he added, “but internal disagreements may have stalled any serious effort. It’s unclear if the government simply paused to avoid controversy, or if the idea was abandoned altogether.”
McLaughlin said that regardless of current government hesitation, long-term adoption trends may eventually force a reconsideration.
“Over time, these technologies will prove themselves. If the U.S. misses the boat now, we could see a repeat of what happened with Bitcoin—ignored early, then reluctantly accepted.”
Some have floated creative ideas for how the government could accumulate XRP. One theory involves the U.S. Treasury redirecting penalties or fines related to Ripple’s ongoing legal proceedings into XRP holdings for a strategic reserve. According to McLaughlin, while plausible, a more compelling future would be XRP being used in the financial system’s underlying infrastructure, not just held passively.
“The real excitement comes if tier-one banks start using XRP for real-time settlement and financial plumbing,” he said. “That’s what would truly move the needle for the ecosystem.”
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The idea of the U.S. government holding XRP as part of a national reserve might sound far-fetched—but it’s a conversation that’s actually gaining traction in parts of the finance and crypto world. The concept gained traction earlier this year following a private meeting involving Ripple executives, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse. At the time, speculation soared, …
The anonymous Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, remains the topic of discussion despite his disappearance from the market. Recently, an on-chain analytics platform highlighted a $20K BTC transaction made to Nakamoto’s long-term dormant wallet. Notably, investors’ curiosity is at what could be the intention behind it. Let’s discuss. Arkham Detects $20k Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto
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As we enter the first week of July 2025, the crypto market is gearing up for a series of significant token unlocks. Among the standout projects unlocking tokens are Sui (SUI), Ethena (ENA), and ZetaChain (ZETA).
These unlocks represent a crucial shift in token supply, which could lead to market volatility and potentially influence price movements in the short term.
Sui is a high-performance blockchain designed to provide scalability, low latency, and an architecture for decentralized applications (dApps). It distinguishes itself with an object-centric data model and the Move programming language, which seeks to address inefficiencies in existing blockchain architectures.
On July 1, the network will release 44 million SUI into the market, continuing its trend of cliff unlocks at the beginning of the month. The tokens are worth $122.3 million and represent 1.3% of the current circulating supply.
The unlocked tokens will be split 4 ways. The largest share, totaling 19.32 million SUI, is earmarked for Series B. Community Reserve will receive 12.63 million tokens. Early Contributors will gain 9.98 million tokens. Lastly, Mysten Labs Treasury will get 2.07 million SUI.
Meanwhile, SUI’s value has appreciated 11.3% over the past week. However, as the unlock nears, the price is down 1.4% over the past day.
Ethena is a decentralized protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. It provides a crypto-native alternative to traditional stablecoins. The protocol’s primary offering is USDe, a synthetic dollar stablecoin. Meanwhile, ENA is Ethena’s governance token.
The protocol will unlock 40.63 million tokens worth $10.9 million. The Foundation will receive all of the unlocked tokens, which account for 0.67% of the circulating supply.
The token unlock comes amid ENA’s less-than-strong start to the week. It dipped 0.2% over the past day. However, weekly gains stood strong at 10%.
ZetaChain is a blockchain that enables interoperability across various blockchain ecosystems, including those without native smart contract support, like Bitcoin and Dogecoin. It aims to unify the fragmented blockchain space.
On July 1, the network will release 44.26 million ZETA tokens, valued at $7.9 million. Core Contributors and the Protocol Treasury will get 13.13 million ZETA and 12.83 million ZETA, respectively.
Purchasers and Advisors will receive 9.33 million ZETA. The network has also allocated 5.25 million tokens to the Ecosystem Growth Fund.
The User Growth Pool will gain 2.63 million ZETA. Finally, 1.09 million tokens will be kept for Liquidity Incentives.
Similar to the other two altcoins, ZETA has also seen minor declines of 0.6% over the past day while rising 8.0% in the last seven days.
In addition to these three, Neon (NEON), Renzo (REZ), and dydx (DYDX) will also experience new supply entering the market. Over the next seven days, the market will welcome tokens worth more than $484 million.
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