Following a major backend overhaul, Ostium pitches itself as a “decentralized execution layer” for global markets.
The round was co-led by growth equity firm Left Lane Capital and venture firm Neo, an early backer of Kalshi.
A crypto pundit has shared a bold XRP price prediction, using AI analysis and outlining several market drivers and ongoing developments that could fuel the rally. In the analysis, the expert projects that in 2026, XRP could potentially skyrocket to $10 and by 2035, the cryptocurrency could reach historical highs above $500. Although the analyst maintains a broadly bullish outlook for XRP’s price, he urged investors and traders to take the forecast “with a grain of salt,” noting that it remains speculative. XRP Price Forecast From 2026 To 2030 In an X post shared on April 22, crypto market analyst Vincent Van Code outlined a highly bullish forecast for the XRP price over the next decade. Van Code said he had been conducting extensive Large Language Model (LLM) studies of the XRP ecosystem, factoring in multiple variables and market metrics to develop a detailed short- and long-term outlook for the cryptocurrency. He also acknowledged using Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to help refine parts of his modeling and reinforce his projections. Related Reading: Japan Is Going In On XRP, But Can This Drive The Price To $10? For the first phase of his outlook, covering 2026 to 2030, Van Code projects a strong, multi-year expansion in the XRP price. Notably, he expects the cryptocurrency to climb from $6 at the start of the period to as high as $200 by the end of the 5th year. For 2026, Van Code stated that his end-of-year optimistic price target for XRP is between $6 and $10, representing a 329% to 614% increase from its current price above $1.4. He also projected that the network’s estimated annual on-chain bridged volume could increase significantly, possibly reaching between $400 billion and $800 billion. He attributed this potential growth to several key market drivers, including the official implementation of the CLARITY Act, early stages of Treasury migration, representing around 1-3% of a projected $13 trillion pipeline, and continued growth in XRP’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL). He also pointed to the initial LP seeding across 5-10 core trading pairs, including XRP/RLUSD and key corridors. For 2027-2030, Van Code projects that XRP could rise from $15 to $200, alongside a sharp increase in its annual bridged volume from between $1.2 trillion to $20 trillion. He noted that various ecosystem and market factors could drive this rally. This includes increased adoption of DEXs attracting institutional liquidity providers, as well as the expansion of RLUSD, which he said could boost demand for XRP as a neutral bridging asset across APAC and non-USD settlement corridors. The analyst also highlighted that the price could increase based on proven ROI from live Treasury flows and the growing adoption of XRP and Ripple. Van Code XRP could also see wider corridor expansion and self-sustaining LP growth over those four years. For 2030, he expects a rally to between $100-$200, driven by XRP potentially capturing 3-6% of the global liquidity layer, among other factors. XRP Price Prediction For 2031 To 2035 Van Code expects XRP to continue projecting upwards from 2031 to 2035, potentially reaching a peak above $650 or settling at an average price of about $500. For 2031, he predicts a rally to between $150 and $280, with a more controlled surge in annualized bridged volume from $18 trillion to $28,000. Related Reading: Bitcoin To $140,000 And XRP To $7? Here’s When It Will Happen During this period, XRP’s rally is expected to be driven by maturing tokenized asset markets and interoperability among CBDCs. He also noted that the cryptocurrency could begin functioning as an integrated infrastructure for bridging. From 2032 to 2035, prices are expected to jump from $380 to $650, with annualized bridge volume skyrocketing from $38 trillion to over $75 trillion. Potential factors expected to fuel this massive surge in value include XRP adoption by fintechs and neobanks globally, sustained growth in emerging markets, and supply predictability from escrowed tokens. The analyst also said that during the final two years, XRP could become the default neutral bridge in global workflows. Additionally, he believes the cryptocurrency could capture a meaningful share of the global cross-border liquidity. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
The DeFi Education Fund and others are urging the SEC to formalize its recent decentralized finance interface guidance.
Kyber currently leads with ~30% market share, followed by CowSwap at 22%, while 1inch has seen its share decline to 15% over the same period.
The issuer plans to buy 20,000 shares from the trust at $25 per share as an initial seed creation basket to buy HYPE prior to the listing.
The DEX aggregator is a particularly important component of the Ethereum ecosystem with integrations in protocols like Aave and Safe.
So far, the CoWSwap TWAP transactions have been drawn from a wallet associated with the Ethereum Foundation's DeFi activities.
Below is a summarized version of The Block Research’s A Deep Dive into the Future of Onchain Liquidity Routing report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here. In a fragmented onchain market, best execution is no longer guaranteed by sticking to a single venue. Liquidity that once lived in a handful of […]
The platform's share of total perp futures volume has climbed to just under 6% in March with monthly volumes approaching $200 billion.
Drift said Wednesday's $280 million exploit was a result of unauthorized transaction approvals, facilitated through durable nonce mechanisms.
The exploit, which started over two hours ago, seems to be targeting multiple Drift vaults, totaling at least $200 million.
Uniswap Foundation disclosed $85.8 million in assets and projected funding through 2027 while ranking high among monthly DeFi fees.
Aster previously released nearly 80 million ASTER per month per its linear schedule, a figure expected to drop by at least 97%.
The launch aims to improve liquidity and price discovery for PURR shares, Hyperliquid Strategies said in a press release.
Silo V3, unveiled Tuesday, adds a protocol-level insolvency protection mechanism to reduce the dependency on DEX liquidity.
Top pairs on the largest HIP-3 market platform mainly involve tokenized real-world assets, such as crude oil and silver.
IDEX is a decentralized exchange that combines a traditional centralized-style order book with an automated market maker.
Across Protocol’s recent temp check proposal raises a bigger question about the future of DAOs and tokens in crypto.
According to the filing on Friday, the Grayscale HYPE ETF would trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GHYP if approved.
Traction in such decentralized exchanges is likely to grow over time and extend beyond commodities to other assets, JPMorgan said.
XYZ, a perps provider on Hyperliquid, is launching “the first officially licensed perpetual derivative contract” based on the S&P 500.
Aster Chain supports 50ms block times, 100,000 TPS, as well as cross-chain deposits between BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Ethereum and Solana.
CoW Swap's post-mortem reveals that the transaction, initially submitted via a private RPC, apparently leaked to the public mempool.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Ammalgam combines lending, borrowing, and trading into a liquidity system, providing a platform for creating unlimited trading strategies.
Pump.fun tops $1 billion in revenue as domain records reveal Ethereum, Base, BSC, and Monad subdomains amid potential cross-chain expansion.
xChange is an onchain trading engine and unified execution layer for xStocks issued on Solana and Ethereum.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan wrote that the US military strikes on Iran, announced Sunday morning, accelerated the shift toward onchain finance.
The Pump.fun mobile app is adding support for tokens launched on rival token generators and other non-Pump-native assets.