XRP’s Nearly-But-Not-Quite Apocalypse Gets a Spreadsheet From Space

The price of XRP drifted up to $1.39 on April 8, coincidentally around the same time a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the US and Iran caused short sellers to vanish faster than towels at a hyperspace bypass planning meeting. Markets, overwhelmed by this sudden reduction in impending doom, briefly switched from “extreme fear” to “mildly suspicious optimism.”

10 Forgotten Characters Who Need to Return With the Dragon Ball Super Manga

Having existed for more than four decades, the Dragon Ball series has a wealth of characters that fans have largely forgotten. Many of these characters would be a great fit for the Black Frieza Saga. Despite their potential importance, they’ve either been completely absent from Dragon Ball Super or haven’t been used much since they were first introduced.

5 ’80s Sci-Fi Shows That Haven’t Aged a Single Day

The most successful shows were created by people with genuine stories to tell, and they favored real, physical effects over digital ones whenever they could. This approach keeps the series feeling believable, even years later. Great shows remain enjoyable today, even if you’re watching them for the first time on streaming. Here are a few series from the 1980s that were built on solid foundations and still hold up well.

Ripple and Quant Stage Surprise: Is XRP the Real Internet of Value?

Wallace laid out a two-pronged plan with the stubborn calm of a farmer counting his seed: RippleNet for cross-border payments using cryptocurrency as a bridge currency, and Ripple’s XRP-based initiatives for CBDC and institutional solutions. He framed the mission as building an “internet of value”-money from corporations, central banks, and everyday folk moving as freely as data across a vast, dusty map.