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28 Mar 2026, 23:00

Shiba Inu: Shibarium Transactions Plunge 88%, What’s Behind It?

Shibarium saw an unexpected drop in transactions after a prior surge, raising questions in the SHIB community.

28 Mar 2026, 22:30

Cardano Needs A 695% Jump To Hit $2 — One Trader Says It’s Possible In Under A Week

Cardano has been stuck below 30 cents for weeks, and its ranking among global cryptocurrencies has slipped to 12th place. Against that backdrop, a trader is now arguing the coin could still reach $2 — and sooner than most people think. Related Reading: Ethereum Sets User Record As Price Lags Far Behind Network Growth The Math Behind The Claim The argument comes from Yesreel, a crypto trader with six years of experience, who posted the projection on social media. Based on his analysis, ADA would only need to string together five to six days of 40–50% daily gains to close the gap between its current price and the $2 target. At roughly $0.25 right now, that gap works out to about 695%. The calculation itself holds up. Compounding works fast when daily percentage gains are that large. A 40% jump per day for six straight days gets ADA to $2. A 50% daily gain does the same in five. The math is real. Whether those gains can happen is a different question. $ADA can go to $2 faster than you think It only needs a few consecutive days with 40%-50% pumps🚀 It has happened before, it can happen again. — Yesreel (@Yesreel_) March 26, 2026 Yesreel says history gives reason to believe they can. Cardano hit an all-time high of $3.10 back in 2021, and it got there fast. Between August 2 and September 2 of that year, the token climbed from $1.32 to that peak — a gain of 134% in a single month. More recently, following the US presidential election in November 2024, ADA surged over 160% in just 15 days, jumping from around 32 cents on November 5 to 84 cents by November 20. Past Rallies Give Bulls Something To Point To Those two episodes are the backbone of the bullish case. Both showed that Cardano can move sharply and quickly when market conditions fall into place. Broad investor demand, a rising tide across the crypto market, and heavy capital inflows were the common thread in each case. The current picture looks different. Crypto markets have been weighed down by macroeconomic pressure and geopolitical tensions, and ADA has felt that drag more than most. The token has spent much of the past several weeks trading below 30 cents with little momentum to show for it. Related Reading: UK Slaps Sanctions On $20B Crypto Black Market Tied To Southeast Asia Scam Rings Current Conditions Still Pose A Challenge No sustained breakout has materialized yet, and investor confidence in a near-term recovery remains shaky. Bearish pressure has been steady, and ADA’s slide to 12th in global crypto rankings reflects how much ground it has lost relative to other assets. Yesreel has not offered a specific timeline or a trigger event that would kick off the kind of run he is describing. His projection rests on the idea that when the right conditions align — rising sentiment, strong inflows, momentum feeding on itself — ADA has shown it can compress months of gains into days. Whether those conditions arrive anytime soon is something no one can say with certainty. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

28 Mar 2026, 22:30

Binance OTC Spike Reveals Intensifying Institutional Grip on Crypto Liquidity

Institutional demand is rapidly reshaping crypto trade execution as Binance’s OTC desk captures surging volume, signaling a decisive shift toward private liquidity channels and strategic positioning in bitcoin markets. Binance OTC Growth Reflects Rising Institutional Liquidity Demand Deepening institutional involvement is changing how large cryptocurrency transactions are executed across private liquidity venues. Binance, a global

28 Mar 2026, 22:30

NYSE Parent Firm ICE Finalizes $600M Investment In Polymarket — Details

In the latest development, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it has completed a fresh $600 million direct cash investment in Polymarket. This move aligns with the firm’s earlier commitment to invest up to $2 billion in one of the world’s largest prediction market platforms. ICE Investment In Prediction Markets Rises To $1.6 Billion On Friday, March 27th, NYSE’s parent company, Intercontinental Exchange, revealed that it has completed a new $600 million direct cash investment in crypto prediction market platform Polymarket. This cash investment comes as the firm’s participation in an equity capital fundraising round by the prediction market platform. According to the announcement, ICE also expects to complete the acquisition of up to $40 million of Polymarket securities from certain existing holders. As mentioned earlier, this equity injection ties into the $2 billion investment arrangement that the Intercontinental Exchange made with the platform late last year. In October 2025, ICE completed an initial $1 billion direct cash investment in Polymarket, with the latest $600 million deal bringing its commitment to $1.6 billion so far. With its bet on Polymarket particularly increasing, Intercontinental Exchange’s investments represent significant institutional validation for the burgeoning prediction markets industry. According to multiple reports, Polymarket’s fiercest competitor, Kalshi, recently completed a $1 billion raise with a $22 billion valuation, reflecting the rise of the prediction market industry. However, the industry has seen some regulatory hiccups over the past few months, especially with state-level authorities in the United States. Despite receiving the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s approval in 2025, Polymarket (and other prediction market platforms) have been banned from offering event contracts in certain US states. About 11 US states have taken legal action against prediction market platforms, accusing them of operating illegally in their jurisdiction. Polymarket Outlines Insider-Trading Rules For Users It hasn’t been all rosy for Polymarket on the federal level, either, as the issue of insider trading has generated significant scrutiny multiple times over the past few months. Specifically, this issue has sparked national security concerns as government insiders are feared to be trading using confidential information on the prediction markets. Earlier, the prediction market platform unveiled an update to its “Market Integrity” rules to preemptively block politicians, candidates, and sports insiders from trading on related markets. The new language explicitly prohibits trading on stolen or confidential information if it would violate a duty of trust or confidence (classic insider‑trading standard). These new guardrails, although they came after intense scrutiny, will be aimed at reducing instances of market manipulation and, ultimately, making the prediction markets fair and transparent.

28 Mar 2026, 22:00

‘Semi-shock’ Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF will be 44% cheaper than BlockRock’s IBIT!

Can BlackRock's IBIT retain its Spot BTC ETF dominance?

28 Mar 2026, 21:55

XRPL Activity Jumps Above 120 TPS as DEX Cancellations Drive Volume

XRP Ledger has moved back into focus after on-chain activity rose above 120 transactions per second, with blocks carrying about 600 to 700 transactions. The increase came as Ripple also continued RLUSD supply adjustments, including fresh minting on XRPL and burns on Ethereum. At the same time, XRP traded near $1.35, leaving market participants focused on both network usage and price structure. Ripple News: XRPL Throughput Rises as DEX Cancellations Lift Transaction Count Recent network data shared by XRPL validator Vet showed XRP Ledger processing more than 120 transactions per second over a sustained period. The validator said blocks were handling roughly 600 to 700 transactions each, showing that the ledger was managing a dense flow of activity without abnormal fee pressure. The reported surge did not come from payment transfers alone. Instead, much of the volume came from decentralized exchange activity, especially offer cancellations. That pattern suggested traders were adjusting or removing existing orders rather than entering a wave of new positions. The activity still showed that the network could process a heavy stream of instructions in real time. Vet shared a short live view of XRPL transaction flow to show the pace and consistency of network processing. The display gave the community a direct look at how the ledger was handling the load. Community responses varied, but the validator kept the focus on network behavior and execution rather than price reaction. He explained that cancellations simply reflected users removing earlier DEX offers. Therefore, the surge is an operational event inside the exchange layer of XRPL , not a sudden rise in capital transfers. Even so, the volume gave developers and users a fresh look at how the ledger performs under heavier traffic. RLUSD Minting Adds Another Layer to XRPL Activity Alongside the jump in ledger activity, Ripple’s stablecoin also recorded new supply movements. In the last 24 hours, 9 million RLUSD were minted on the XRP Ledger through two transactions, one for 4 million and another for 5 million tokens. During the same period, more than 10 million RLUSD was burned on Ethereum, pointing to another round of supply rebalancing across networks. March has seen repeated RLUSD minting and burning activity as Ripple expands the token’s role in enterprise settlement and payments. A larger share of total RLUSD supply still sits on Ethereum, but the fresh minting on XRPL keeps attention on the ledger’s role in Ripple’s broader stablecoin strategy. Ripple has also tied RLUSD growth to real-world payment use cases . The company recently began a pilot in Singapore’s MAS BLOOM sandbox to support cross-border trade payments using RLUSD and XRP Ledger infrastructure. That step adds context to the recent minting activity, as Ripple continues to position the stablecoin for business payment flows. XRP Price Stays Under Pressure While XRPL activity and RLUSD supply changes drew attention, XRP price remained below a level some analysts view as critical. XRP traded around $1.35 on March 28, leaving it roughly 30% below the $1.70 key resistance level with a 1.38% rally in the last 24 hours. According to that view, a move above $1.70 could shift XRP from consolidation into a stronger upward trend. The same analysis pointed to April or May 2026 as a possible window for a larger rally if that level turns into support. XRP would still need a much larger gain to move beyond its previous all-time high of $3.84 from January 2018. For now, XRP remains tied to broader market conditions as well as crypto-specific catalysts. That leaves traders watching whether rising ledger activity, RLUSD growth, and continued use of XRPL services can support stronger market interest