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While Bitcoin (BTC) has long been considered the premier store of value in the crypto world, Ripple's XRP is making a strong case that its superior utility could lead to wider adoption by the end of the decade.

A satirical post from Litecoin's official account on Crypto X (formerly Twitter) ignited a fierce online feud with the XRP community over the last weekend of August.

XRP is currently trading near a critical support level between $2.70 and $2.75, a zone that previously proved strong in early August.

Ja​panese gaming firm Gumi Inc. is significantly increasing its investment in cryptocurrency, announcing a plan to purchase ¥2.5 billion ($17 million) worth of XRP over the next five months.

After a quiet period in August, XRP is back in the spotlight, with analysts predicting a potential rally to $5.

Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, has clarified his position on a potential XRP exchange-traded fund.

XRP futures on the CME Group have quickly reached a significant milestone, becoming the fastest crypto contract to achieve $1 billion in open interest just three months after its launch.

Ripple is developing a new oracle designed to directly pull data from traditional bank ledgers. This move positions Ripple to compete with Chainlink, the current market leader in blockchain oracles

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, announced a new roadmap on August 22 to bridge the Cardano and XRP ecosystems, aiming to move past years of rivalry.

XRP is currently in a period of consolidation, with its price hovering around the $3.04 mark as both technical indicators and order book data signal indecision.

The recent rally in XRP, which has seen its price surge over 500% to a high of $3.11 in the past nine months, has placed nearly 94% of its circulating supply into a profitable position.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again delayed its decisions on several new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications, pushing the deadlines to October.