XRP Price Drops 3.78% Amid Influencer Lawsuit, Yet Institutional Inflows and Regulatory Wins Signal Strength
XRPUSDT experienced a 3.78% price decline over the past 24 hours, falling from an open of $2.1650 to $2.0831. This drop is primarily attributed to heightened market volatility following news of a $30 million civil lawsuit involving an XRP influencer and continued technical correction after seven consecutive sessions of declines earlier in the week. Despite this, institutional sentiment remains robust, supported by increased ETF net assets to $1.54 billion, net inflows of $12.98 million, and preliminary regulatory approvals for Ripple in Luxembourg and the UK, which bolster the asset's long-term prospects. Trading activity remains high, with a 24-hour volume of approximately $3.88 billion and XRP maintaining a market capitalization of around $127–$130 billion, currently trading within a range of $2.04–$2.19.
ADA Token Slides 6% Amid $684M Liquidations, Institutional Surge, and Futures Trading Spike
Cardano (ADAUSDT) experienced a notable price decline of 6.04% in the last 24 hours, with the current price at 0.3965 (Binance data). The drop can be attributed to heightened market volatility following a 750% spike in futures flow, increased open interest, and substantial liquidations totaling $684 million. Institutional activity rose as DZ Bank received MiCAR approval and introduced ADA trading, while anticipation of CME Group’s upcoming Cardano futures launch contributed to elevated derivatives trading and leverage. Despite strong trading volume between $551.7 million and $777 million and a circulating supply of 35.96 billion ADA, ADA remains below key moving averages, reflecting short-term bearish sentiment, though analysts are monitoring resistance levels for a potential reversal.
Walrus (WAL): Low-Key Infrastructure With Real Purpose
Walrus Protocol isn’t designed to grab headlines—and that restraint is intentional. Operating within the Sui ecosystem, Walrus targets a core challenge that many blockchains sidestep: storing large volumes of meaningful data in a way that is efficient, secure, and independent of centralized cloud services.
While blockchains excel at coordination and verification, they struggle with practical data needs like images, files, application state, and large datasets. Walrus fills this gap through erasure coding and decentralized blob storage, breaking large files into distributed pieces that are cheaper to store, harder to censor, and more resilient. The emphasis isn’t on being flashy, but on working well.
Think of it like plumbing in a building. When everything functions properly, no one notices. But when it fails, nothing else works. Modern applications, enterprises, and decentralized systems rely on this kind of invisible infrastructure. Walrus aims to play that same role—critical backend technology that users rely on without ever thinking about it.
Projects focused on infrastructure rarely attract hype or viral attention. Their value shows up over time through stability, efficiency, and consistency. For Walrus, success won’t be measured by narratives or short-term excitement, but by how well it performs, how reliably it operates, and whether it continues functioning long after market attention has shifted elsewhere.
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Checking my 2025 performance on Binance
Last year, I traded Ethereum and Bitcoin the most. Those who have been following me since last year know that because most of my trades are public and even then, my performance surpassed 98% of users. That’s a big gap.
This is only because i made a key decision, I stopped trading most altcoins. With new tokens launching almost every day, it became impossible to track everything properly. Instead of scanning hundreds of alts, I changed my strategy and focused on only a few high quality setups. That turned out to be one of the best decisions for my trading performance.
This year, I’ll likely do the same, trade less overall and focus only on a few high conviction trends.
A few lessons for traders:
You don’t need to trade everything. More trades don’t mean more profits often, it’s the opposite.
Fewer markets = better analysis, better execution.
Discipline matters more than the asset. It doesn’t matter what you trade if you’re not consistent.
Risk management is everything. Protecting capital is what allows long-term profitability.
Trading is not about chasing every move.
It’s about being disciplined, patient, and profitable.