Bitcoin is trading above $82,000 on May 6, while oil, Treasury yields, the 
dollar, and US stocks shift around the same volatile geopolitical and macro 
backdrop that has left investors exhausted after the last few months. The move 
reopens the inflation-hedge debate while leaving it unresolved. It also puts 
pressure on the claim that BTC […]
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The potential uranium transfer could signal a shift in U.S.-Iran relations, 
impacting global diplomacy and nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
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Iran considers sending enriched uranium to US amid negotiation talks

The incident heightens geopolitical instability, reducing prospects for a 
Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and increasing NATO-Russia conflict risks.
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David Schwartz once sold 40,000 Ethereum tokens for $1.05 each. That trade 
netted him $42,000. Those same tokens are worth roughly $94 million today. 
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Billionaire Justin Sun A Pattern Of Early Exits It wasn&#8217;t a one-time call. 
Schwartz, the former chief technology officer of Ripple, also held more than 
1,000 Bitcoin at one point. He sold the bulk of it at $1,000 per coin, then 
cleared out most of what remained at $7,500. He now holds less than one BTC. 
His XRP story follows a similar arc — he sold most of his holdings when the 
token hit $0.10, having never believed it would climb to $0.25. Those 
disclosures have drawn scrutiny from corners of the XRP community, with some 
pointing to his early exits as evidence of poor judgment. The criticism 
sharpened recently when Schwartz publicly questioned whether XRP could ever 
reach $100 or $10,000 — price targets that many in the community treat as 
realistic. Everyone had the same opportunity to buy and sell XRP that I did. I 
did the same thing with bitcoin and ETH and nobody seems to have a problem 
with that. I utterly reject the idea that selling is somehow morally inferior 
to buying and have advocated that everyone sell when it&#8217;s… — David &#8216;JoelKatz&#8217; 
Schwartz (@JoelKatz) May 5, 2026 What Schwartz Actually Said His response came 
on X. He pushed back on the idea that selling an asset makes someone less 
committed or somehow at fault. According to Schwartz, every investor had the 
same chance to buy and sell XRP that he did. He also noted that he applied the 
same approach to Bitcoin and Ethereum, and that neither of those sales drew 
the same level of backlash. Schwartz went further, saying he has long believed 
that people should sell when it benefits them financially. Reports indicate he 
traced that view back to his early days in the Bitcoin community, where that 
principle was part of the culture that drew him in. One community member 
argued that builders have a duty to hold the tokens tied to their projects. 
Schwartz rejected that reasoning outright, calling it illogical. He did 
confirm, though, that he still holds more than 1 million XRP. Related Reading: 
Long-Dormant Bitcoin Whale Transfers 11,300 BTC, Sparking Market Speculation 
The $10,000 Question On the price debate, Schwartz offered a market-based 
argument. Based on reports from his recent posts, he said that if a group of 
wealthy investors truly believed XRP had even a 1% chance of hitting $10,000, 
they would have already piled in. That buying pressure, he argued, would have 
pushed the price to at least $20 by now. Some community members aren&#8217;t buying 
it. They point to his earlier skepticism about $0.25 — a level XRP has since 
surpassed — as a reason to question his current read on the asset&#8217;s ceiling. 
Schwartz has not walked back his position. Featured image from Bitpanda, chart 
from TradingView

David Schwartz Says Selling XRP Doesn’t Make Him The Villain

Bitcoin&#8217;s surge amid oil price drop highlights the cryptocurrency&#8217;s 
sensitivity to geopolitical shifts and potential market volatility.
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Increased U.S. naval escorts in the Strait of Hormuz highlight potential for 
prolonged geopolitical tensions affecting global oil markets.
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