XRP’s largest wallets accumulated 72 million tokens in a single day on August 13 while price held near $0.99, according to Coinpedia, and Binance futures open interest climbed to a 30-day high of 435.1 million XRP on August 12. XRP traded at $0.9967 on August 18, per CoinMarketCap, about 69% below its January 2025 record of $3.30 and below its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. The last comparable whale accumulation preceded a rally from $0.50 to $3.30 in four months. A CLARITY Act vote set for September 15 could, if passed, define XRP’s commodity status and support institutional buying; a move back to $3.30 would represent roughly 227% upside, though the token’s $57 billion market cap may constrain further gains.
On August 11, MoneyGram switched on Ramps for Solana, connecting around 500,000 cash locations across more than 170 countries through one API, according to CoinDesk. The service processes cash deposits in over 25 countries and withdrawals across 170-plus countries and territories, settling in USDC directly on Solana. Rift became the first wallet integration, allowing users to move between the token and physical cash. MoneyGram operates a Solana validator and joined the Solana Developer Platform alongside Mastercard. Solana traded at $76.88, with support near $74 and overhead at $80 and $85, $8.8 million in weekly fund inflows, stablecoin supply near $16.7 billion, and the Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality. Its September 2025 record of $294.33 remains about 286% above current levels.
Pepeto, an Ethereum-based meme coin in presale, has raised $10.62 million at $0.0000001889. The project cites a cofounder from the original Pepe coin, a SolidProof audit, fee-free swaps through PepetoSwap on Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain, a cross-chain bridge, a honeypot-detection screener, and staking at 165% APY. Promotional material points to an expected Binance listing as the point when presale pricing ends. The articles are sponsored-style promotional content, and early-stage presale claims require independent verification and caution.
