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Image generated by CariGold Key Points XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up an eye-popping 1,100% during the past five years. So where will the crypto be five years from now? The most likely scenario is that XRP will double in value and reclaim its all-time high of $4 from seven years ago. However, there are plenty of other scenarios. In a bull case scenario, XRP could hit $12.50 by the year 2028 (it now trades for about $2.10). In a bear case scenario, XRP could collapse to zero. That's a wide range of outcomes, so let's take a look at each one. Base-case scenario In order to double in value and hit a price of $4 within five years, XRP will need an annualized growth rate of 15%. That's certainly within the realm of possibility, given that XRP...

Image generated by CariGold 3 Reasons to Buy Solana Instead of Ethereum and 1 Reason Not To Key Points If Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is the eight-lane interstate of smart-contract blockchains, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) feels more like a bullet train. Both chains reach the same destinations, but one arrives faster, cheaper, and with fewer inconveniences along the way. That's why many longtime crypto investors are considering swapping some Ether for Solana. Solana enjoys three durable edges that even Ethereum's recent upgrade hasn't erased. Let's take a look at each and understand why it might be worth considering Solana. 1. Solana's speed keeps up with AI and DePIN Solana's chain regularly posts real-world throughput above 1,000...

Image generated by CariGold Is Rivian the Smartest Investment You Can Make Today? Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) is following the game plan championed by its rival Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). So far, Rivian seems to be executing very well. With several large and important backers, this EV start-up is showing signs that it will be a survivor. If you are an investor with a more aggressive investment approach, Rivian stock could be a smart addition to your portfolio today. What does Rivian do? From the top-level view, Rivian is an automaker. Right now, it specializes in making electric SUVs, pickup trucks, and delivery vans, which sets it apart from the pack to some degree. It offers a commercial-focused delivery...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) have both been pitched as potential fast tracks to building up a hoard of seven figures. While it's generally not appropriate for serious investors to make purchases in the hopes of making millions overnight, over a long enough timescale, with enough diligent investment and the right asset selected, it is indeed possible. Between these two coins, both are well known, liquid, and still nowhere near their prior all‑time highs. That combination tempts bargain hunters. But price alone never mints millionaires, even in crypto; it's necessary to have a real set of fundamentals that'll drive a large influx of new capital even after a large amount has...

Image generated by CariGold Coinbase Outpaces S&P 500 With 43% June Rise as Stablecoin Narrative Grows Shares of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) rose 43% this month, making the firm the top performer in the S&P 500 since it joined the index at the end of last month. June’s run is already the stock's best since November and caps three straight monthly gains. Coinbase’s shares reached their highest level since their public debut. COIN hit a $382 high this week before enduring a slight correction, ending the week at $353 and seeing a slight 0.7% drop in after-hours trading to $351. The wider S&P 500 index rose roughly 5% in June as geopolitical tensions eased. Washington’s progress on the GENIUS Act, Congress’s...

Image generated by CariGold Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin (BTC), solana (SOL), and XRP in the United States, expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts. Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital. The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on a cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size. The launch rounds out a futures suite that began with BTC and ETH in January. It also comes weeks after the firm closed its $200 million purchase of Bitstamp and finalized a $179 million deal for Canada’s WonderFi...

Image generated by CariGold Vitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks. Previously known as Worldcoin, World was created under Altman and Alex Blania’s Tools for Humanity. The organization says it can help distinguish between AI agents and human beings by scanning users’ eyeballs and creating a unique identity for them on the blockchain. In a lengthy post, Buterin noted that World’s approach of using zero-knowledge proofs to verify human identity while protecting anonymity is also being explored by various digital passport and digital ID projects. He...

Image generated by CariGold XRP climbed 5.5% to $2.19 in the last 24 hours after a trio of catalysts converged to help the cryptocurrency outperform the wider cryptocurrency market. One of the catalysts was launch of XRP micro futures on Robinhood. The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on the cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size. Regulatory fog also thinned. On Friday, Ripple withdrew its cross-appeal in its long-running U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. The SEC sued Ripple back in 2020 over its XRP sales, alleging these violated securities laws. The SEC is expected to drop its own appeal, leaving last year’s ruling, ordering Ripple to pay a...

Image generated by CariGold Bitcoin Treasury Corp Boosts Holdings to 771 BTC, Plans Lending After $51M Buy Bitcoin Treasury Corporation, a Canadian firm focused on bitcoin-related services, has wrapped up the first leg of its bitcoin buying campaign, adding 478.57 bitcoin (BTC) for CAD $70 million ($51 million) and boosting its total holdings to 771.37 BTC. The accumulation works out to roughly 0.0000634 BTC per fully diluted share, the company said in a Friday press release. The Toronto-based firm plans to lend part of its BTC treasury to trading desks and other counterparties that need ready access to the cryptocurrency. The approach mirrors that of numerous other companies adopting bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset...

Image generated by CariGold Robert Kiyosaki Warns That Bonds Aren’t ‘Safe’ — Do Experts Agree? Recently, the writer of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” Robert Kiyosaki posted on X that “only chumps” would believe bonds are a safe investment. Kiyosaki went on to say that bonds come with counter-party risk and that the only truly safe investments are gold, silver, and Bitcoin. Kiyosaki called everything else “toilet paper.” Is this True? Experts Weigh In GOBankingRates reached out to other financial experts to find out their takes on Kiyosaki’s statements. Read on to see what the consensus is on whether bonds are a safe investment or not. Not All Bonds Are the Same Kiyosaki’s statement about bonds doesn’t take into account the different types...

Image generated by CariGold This BlackRock ETF Could Soar 12,770%, According to Billionaire Michael Saylor Key Points Michael Saylor, the tech entrepreneur who founded the enterprise software provider Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy), has a net worth estimated at $9.3 billion. In recent years, his focus has shifted to Bitcoin, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency. Saylor's business is now accumulating huge amounts of the digital asset. Based on his view that Bitcoin could skyrocket to $13 million per unit by 2045, Saylor is also implying that this popular exchange-traded fund (ETF), sponsored by giant asset manager BlackRock, also has 12,770% upside from today's price. Here's what investors need to know if they are...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Water seeks its own level, and so does money. When cash becomes plentiful in the financial system, scarce digital assets such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) often move sharply higher. Looking toward 2026, there are five macroeconomic forces that appear ready to remove several roadblocks that have held crypto back during the past two years. XRP and Bitcoin are likely to go higher as a result. Here's why each matters. 1. Liquidity is rising again Think of liquidity as the total pool of spendable cash in the global economy. When central banks add money to their respective national financial systems, usually by enlarging their balance sheets, investors have more capital to deploy...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Most investors know the lure of a lottery ticket. In crypto, that ticket often takes the form of a meme coin promising overnight riches -- and, in very rare cases, buying the ticket does pay off. Yet wealth is far more commonly built the unglamorous way, not in a single moonshot, and more than one investor has lost it all betting on a speculative asset when a less flashy one held for the long term would have made them much richer. With global liquidity thawing and a fresh crop of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inching toward approval, chatter about millionaire makers is back. Two fan favorites are quite popular in the conversation: XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), a utility fintech coin aimed at...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) remains a fundamentals-free asset, yet its price keeps reviving whenever the macroeconomic tides shift. Ignoring the patterns that drive its price risks missing what the next 12 months could look like for crypto, including for majors like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Investors need not buy Dogecoin to learn its lessons. The token behaves like a seismograph for macro liquidity and market sentiment about crypto, and three macro currents in particular line up in its favor right now. Here's what to keep an eye on. 1. Cheaper money will push investors out on the risk curve Central banks are edging toward reducing interest rates, thereby reducing the cost of borrowing money. That...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points On June 21, billionaire Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), unveiled his latest price prediction for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC): $21 million per coin. That's significantly higher than most mainstream Bitcoin predictions, which usually top out at around $1 million. A price of $21 million would require Bitcoin to soar in value by nearly 20,000%. It would be easy to dismiss this prediction as just a pie-in-the-sky fantasy, except for one important fact: Bitcoin is up an extraordinary 216,474,168% since it hit an all-time low of $0.05 back in July 2010. Back then, nobody could have possibly predicted that Bitcoin would reach its current price of $105,000. The path...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points On June 17, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (Genius) Act, vaulting the first comprehensive federal stablecoin framework over its biggest hurdle. The bill now heads to the House, where the Financial Services Committee is preparing its own text for conference negotiations and potentially a vote later this summer. It could be signed into law before the fall, reshaping the cryptocurrency landscape in a major way. The act's mix of strict reserve mandates and nationwide licensing has the power to determine which blockchains are favored, which projects matter, which tokens are used, and thus where the next wave of liquidity lands. Let's dig...

Image generated by CariGold Could Solana Overtake Ethereum by 2026? Every bull market has its David-and-Goliath subplot. In crypto right now, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is the nimble rising star that's aiming to take the crown from the heavyweight champion, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The prize is becoming the smart contract platform that mainstream capital chooses to use first. Both coins have surged in the past three years, though Solana's gain has been faster, sparking talk of a coming "flippening," where its market value might eclipse Ethereum's. Is the chatter just noise, or is there a signal here that investors should heed? Why Solana is going to keep closing the gap Crypto users and investors tend to be an impatient bunch...

Jamie Dimon Warns of Market "Crack." These 3 Stocks May Offer Shelter Key Points Jami Dimon is one of the most respected minds on Wall Street. The JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO not only leads the biggest bank in the country by assets but also famously led his bank through the 2008 financial crisis and did not need to be rescued by the government, though it did participate in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Given his experience and his position, investors tend to pay attention to what Dimon has to say, so it was notable when he warned of the bond market "cracking." At the Reagan National Economic Forum earlier this month, Dimon predicted that the bond market would crack, blaming excessive deficit spending and a large debt...

Image generated by CariGold Veteran fund manager misses more than just Tesla Markets are not having it after investor Raoul Pal cited a rally in stocks such as Robinhood (HOOD), Coinbase (COIN), and Rocket Lab (RKLB) as part of his RV Pro portfolio. The RV Pro portfolio is a premium investment strategy by Raoul Pal's Real Vision platform comprised of high-conviction trades, typically around macro and tech, and digital assets. Raoul Pal is a former hedge fund manager and the co-founder and CEO of Real Vision. This financial media platform offers in-depth interviews and analysis on global macroeconomic trends, cryptocurrency, and other investment topics. He worked at Goldman Sachs and GLG Partners, where he is known for being among...

Image generated by CariGold Jim Cramer has a six-word response to upcoming bull market CNBC's Jim Cramer is well-known for his hot takes on the markets, which often draw sharp reactions from Crypto Twitter. It was no different this time, as he predicted $100 trillion coming into the market in an X post on June 27. Cramer warned traders, "Ignore this money at your own peril!" An X user asked Grok for more details on the post, to which the AI chatbot said Cramer's claim likely refers to $100 trillion worth of crypto market cap, with Bitcoin and Ethereum being main contributors. "This could mean market value, not new capital, as $100 trillion is close to global GDP ($115 trillion), making such an influx unlikely," Grok clarified. The...