Domestic virtual asset activity reached $449.1 billion, with AI-themed assets accounting for the largest portion of Korean Won transactions in June 2026. Notably, Worldcoin and Sahara saw significant trading volumes.

Global markets are experiencing weakness due to rising bond yields and European political uncertainty. Despite mixed stock market performance, cryptocurrencies are mostly gaining, with Bitcoin and Ethereum showing positive movement.

Evernode and Armada Acquisition II, the SPAC merging with the company, are set to hold approximately $714 million worth of XRP upon its Nasdaq listing. The combined company will begin trading under the ticker XRPN on October 8.

Cardano (ADA) surged 11% to its highest price since May, outpacing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. Potential drivers include a new RealFi product, the Dijkstra upgrade, and AI payment integration. However, trading volume on Cardano's network has decreased, suggesting the rally may be speculative.

Amada Acquisition II (XRPN) stock surged 273% ahead of its merger with Everno. Post-merger, Everno is expected to hold approximately 473 million XRP, and the number of outstanding shares after the merger may vary depending on the scale of shareholder redemptions. The merger is scheduled for completion on October 7th and will trade as XRPN on Nasdaq.

Amada Acquisition II, which is set to merge with Evernodes, has seen its stock price surge by 273% in just one week. Upon completion of the merger, the company is expected to hold approximately 473 million XRP. A reduction in circulating shares due to stock redemptions could lead to increased stock price volatility.

Net inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs have continued for the third consecutive week, with $241.1 million flowing in during the recent week. In contrast, spot Ethereum ETFs experienced a net outflow of $138 million. Solana and Ripple ETFs recorded net inflows.

XRPUSD is consolidating in a tight range with key resistance and support levels identified. A breakout above $1.53 could target higher prices. Woori Bank has piloted Ripple tech and set up XRP custody, though its use as a settlement asset remains unconfirmed.

Despite XRP Ripple's presence at an event with four Korean financial institutions, their participation does not confirm the use of XRP as a settlement asset. Banks may use Ripple's software without transacting in XRP, making direct demand unconfirmed.

Cardano (ADA) has seen a significant rally, outperforming Bitcoin and XRP, driven by a rise in DeFi TVL and the launch of the RealFi ecosystem. This surge has boosted retail sentiment.

Crypto-linked stocks like MSTR, COIN, and BMNR rallied as Bitcoin neared its September peak. Bitcoin itself stalled near $87,000, with other major cryptocurrencies showing mixed performance.

Over the past 24 hours, leveraged positions worth $133.67 million have been liquidated in the cryptocurrency market. Notably, short positions saw liquidations 3.3 times greater than long positions. Bitcoin experienced the largest liquidations, amounting to $73.14 million.

An anonymous whale has maintained a long position of 35 million XRP (approximately $53.11 million) for 46 days, recording an unrealized profit of about $13.5 million. The whale has been buying XRP using leverage since mid-August, and the current liquidation price is $0.9534.

Peter Brandt analyzed a cup and handle pattern on XRP's daily chart. Whether it breaks the $1.6572 mark recorded on September 23rd is expected to be a crucial determinant of the pattern's reliability. Surpassing this price could strengthen the upward trend.

62% of altcoin futures open interest is concentrated in the top 10 assets. However, this does not directly indicate liquidation risk per account. Due to the nature of cross-margin accounts, risks can be compounded as collateral is shared across positions.

The cryptocurrency market, led by Bitcoin, has risen due to increased risk appetite fueled by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate freeze. Large-scale short position liquidations amplified this trend, leading to a clear bullish momentum.

ClearPoll has passed a proposal to convert CPOOL to CLEAR at a 1:1 ratio and expand institutional lending infrastructure on the XRP Ledger with 97.16% approval. The conversion is targeted for Q4 2026, with plans to launch institutional lending services utilizing Ripple Dollars.

US Bitcoin ETFs have seen inflows for three consecutive weeks, while Ethereum ETFs have reversed course and experienced outflows. Last week, Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately 38 billion yen, bringing the cumulative net inflow to over 9 trillion yen. In contrast, Ether ETFs saw outflows of about 21.8 billion yen last week. Other altcoin ETFs also experienced inflows and outflows.

U.S. spot crypto ETFs experienced weekly net inflows for Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP, totaling $241.09M, $2.43M, and $4.74M respectively. Ether ETFs, however, saw outflows of $138.02M.

In the US spot crypto ETFs, there were net inflows for Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP last week, while only Ethereum experienced net outflows. Spot BTC ETFs saw inflows of approximately 38 billion yen, spot SOL ETFs received about 380 million yen, and spot XRP ETFs had inflows of around 750 million yen. Spot ETH ETFs, on the other hand, saw outflows totaling approximately 21.8 billion yen.