Viral thread claims Ripple sells XRP monthly to fund operations and dilute holders. It cites 100B total supply, 55B locked, 1B/month release, 70–80% relocked, and 200–300M XRP for ops (~$400M/mo); critics say price tracks Bitcoin and escrow dilution fades. Abstract: The article examines claims that Ripple systematically sells XRP to fund operations, detailing the tokenomics (100B XRP, 55B in escrow with 1B/mo release and relocking, 200–300M for ops) and presenting counterarguments that XRP price movements align more with Bitcoin, not ongoing sales, while escrow shrinkage reduces future dilution and XRP has posted large gains since inception.

Gate News message, April 17, according to Gate market data. As of the time of writing, PIPPIN (pippin) is trading at $0.0362. It is up 39.78% over the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.0436 and a low of $0.02575. The 24-hour trading volume is $12.4612 million, i.e., $12,461,200. Its current market cap is approximately $36.1977 million. Pippin is an SVG unicorn drawn using the latest LLM benchmarks on ChatGPT 4o. Pippin was created by Yohei Nakajima, a widely recognized innovator and thought leader in the AI VC space. He is known for his public build approach and has been at the forefront of the "AI for VC" movement, launching more than 100+ AI-driven prototypes, automated agents, and open-source projects. Its most well-known release is BabyAGI (March 2023), the first popular open-source autonomous agent with task-planning capabilities. It went viral on Twitter, accumulating millions of impressions, and generated tens of thousands of GitHub stars, dozens of Arxiv citations, and coverage by major global online publications. This news is not investment advice. Please be aware of market volatility risks when investing.

MemeCore (M) was trading at $2.45 on March 26, up 39.42% in the past 24 hours. As the first Layer 1 blockchain designed for the Meme 2.0 era, MemeCore transforms meme coins from short-term speculation into long-term cultural economic carriers, creating a viral economy model. This information does not constitute investment advice.

As AI tools are applied more deeply, traders are leveraging Claude models to build automated trading bots that generate returns in prediction markets. By identifying deviations between market pricing and model assessments, bots can execute trades automatically and conduct cross-market arbitrage. However, the sustainability of these strategies faces challenges, affected by data quality and market liquidity. Whether ordinary traders can maintain an edge in competition remains to be seen.

OpenClaw has recently gained rapid popularity in China, attracting numerous developers and investors to experiment with AI-automated trading. Its impact has spread across various demographics, but it also faces security vulnerabilities and reliability concerns. While it has lowered the technical barriers to trading, investment decisions still require human oversight, and market sentiment gradually shifts amid volatility.

A former xAI employee, Benjamin De Kraker, detailed his experience at the company, emphasizing its flat structure and initiative. Although his post soliciting user feedback for improvements went viral, he was threatened by his supervisor to delete it and ultimately resigned, reflecting suppression by middle management within the company.

February 6 News, a recent claim that "a trader closely connected with Trump shorted $150 million in the cryptocurrency market" has rapidly spread on social media, triggering market panic. Many users warned of a potential new round of sharp declines, and some even claimed that this account profited $150 million during the market downturn in October 2025. However, as more on-chain data was disclosed, this claim was confirmed to be severely exaggerated. The related rumors originated from multiple viral posts claiming that a whale was simultaneously shorting assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a nominal position of up to $150 million, and depicting it as a "Trump insider whale." Since this wallet also had trading records during a previous major market drop, such speculation quickly gained traction, but it has always lacked any substantial evidence to support it.

On February 2nd, news broke that an open-source artificial intelligence agent called OpenClaw is rapidly spreading worldwide, expanding from Silicon Valley to the Chinese tech scene, and sparking intense discussions about whether "AI is moving towards autonomous decision-making." The project was originally named Clawdbot, then renamed Moltbot, and finally gained popularity under the name OpenClaw, released by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger a few weeks ago. The explosive attention on OpenClaw perfectly aligns with the current market's high expectations for "autonomous task-completing AI agents." Unlike traditional large models centered around dialogue, these intelligent agents can perform real-world operations on behalf of users without continuous human instructions, and are regarded by some industry insiders as "AI that can take action."

City Protocol launches a points airdrop on the Base App mini-program Viral City, with project support from multiple institutional investors. Holding a City Passport NFT grants initial points and accelerated point acquisition. The minting window remains open, and early users can enjoy additional score bonuses.

Gate News Bot Message, January 05, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, PONKE (Ponke) is currently priced at $0.06, up 84.56% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.07 and a low of $0.03. The 24-hour trading volume reached $55 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $32.9 million, an increase of $15.1 million from yesterday. Ponke is a hilarious monkey character that has gone viral on social media, securing a place in internet culture through repeated viral moments. The project has developed into a comprehensive platform covering GIF content, merchandise, community governance, and more. The total supply of PONKE tokens is 555 million, launched fairly and fully circulating. The project has achieved multi-chain deployment, operating on both Solana and Base blockchains, to provide users with