The escalating conflict risks destabilizing the Gulf region, impacting global 
trade and energy markets, with diplomatic solutions appearing elusive.
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Iran conflict escalates as US and allies strike, ceasefire extension unlikely

Increased tensions could destabilize the region, potentially leading to 
broader geopolitical conflicts and impacting global economic markets.
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Iran warns of likely war resumption amid US tensions

Riot Platforms reported $167.2 million in Q1 2026 revenue, with its new data 
center business contributing $33.2 million as Bitcoin mining income fell.

Riot posts $167M in Q1 revenue as data center arm pulls in $33M in first quarter

Aoun&#8217;s openness to talks may foster diplomatic progress, but Hezbollah&#8217;s 
opposition complicates potential de-escalation and withdrawal efforts.
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Lebanon’s Aoun open to Israel talks, aims for ceasefire amid Hezbollah opposition

Crypto pundit Crypto Dyl has revealed how high the XRP price could reach if it 
replicates its historical surge in 2017. This comes amid former Ripple CTO 
David Schwartz’s statement in which he addresses predictions that the altcoin 
could rally to $10,000. Pundit Reveals XRP Price Target If It Mirrors 2017 
Surge In an X post, Crypto Dyl stated that the XRP price could rally to $1,044 
if it sees another supply shock and records a 768x gain as it did in 2017. He 
noted that in 2017, the altcoin rallied from $0.005 to $3.84 due to a supply 
shock. The pundit added that XRP had decoupled from Bitcoin prior to the SEC’s 
lawsuit against Ripple, which helped contribute to this rally. Related 
Reading: Breaking Down The Price Modelling That Puts XRP As High As $18,000 
Crypto pundit SMQKE had recently alluded to the XRP price surge in 2017, 
noting that this was something important for XRP investors to remember. He 
highlighted how XRP delivered nearly 350x returns during the period, compared 
to Bitcoin and Ethereum, which gained 14x and 100x, respectively. SMQKE stated 
that XRP was able to achieve such massive returns without Ripple making any 
major acquisition at the time to boost the token’s use case. As such, he 
believes that the XRP price is better positioned to record more significant 
gains than it was back then, since Ripple has made major acquisitions that 
have boosted the token&#8217;s use case. However, amid these bullish outlooks for 
the XRP price, crypto pundit ChartNerd has warned about ultra-bullish price 
targets for the altcoin. He stated that the overly ambitious price targets 
being thrown around for XRP are far more “dangerous and unrealistic” than the 
predictions of a drop below $1, which are grounded in historical data. Former 
Ripple CTO Comments On $10,000 XRP Prediction In an X post, former Ripple CTO 
David Schwartz suggested that an XRP price rally to $10,000 as unlikely to 
ever happen. He stated that if there were a few “very rich, very rational” 
people who really believed that there was a 1% chance that XRP could hit this 
target in ten years, they would be bidding the altcoin up to at least $20 
today. Related Reading: Pundit Shares The Most Important Thing To Remember 
About XRP Meanwhile, he also addressed assumptions that Ripple had ways to 
drive the XRP price higher. He noted that they have explained what they are 
doing, why they are doing it, and what they hope to achieve. The former Ripple 
CTO added that they are not hiding any grand conspiracy about XRP, even if 
they aren’t transparent about everything. Schwartz also indicated that there 
is no way they would have waited this long if indeed they had ways to boost 
XRP’s price. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.38, 
up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image 
from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

Here’s How High The XRP Price Will Be If It Repeats The 2017 Surge

Stablecoin issuers spent years asking Washington for clear rules, and now 
those rules are becoming the industry’s biggest barrier to entry. The GENIUS 
Act gave dollar-backed tokens something crypto had wanted since stablecoins 
became a serious part of the market: a legal home in the US. It defined 
payment stablecoins, set reserve expectations, created a […]
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