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Riot Platforms, one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the United States, sold 9,665 $BTC during the first half of 2025 at an average price of $75,785, according to on-chain data from Lookonchain. The sales generated approximately $732 million in proceeds, reflecting the company’s strategy of liquidating mined Bitcoin to fund operations and growth.

XLS-68 could change how users access the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) by removing the need to buy $XRP before creating accounts, setting up trustlines, or paying transaction fees. The proposed amendment introduces sponsored fees and reserves, allowing another account to cover these $XRP-related network costs.

Kraken is running a staggered delisting process that ends with the exchange selling on your behalf: any balance not withdrawn by the relevant cut-off date is liquidated automatically. A count of the official notices in Kraken’s support pages shows 56 cryptocurrencies affected across three cycles running in parallel.