• XRPUSD up ~4% in 24h, trading near $1.13. Futures open interest rose ~10% to $2.47B. Total liquidations >$3.29M, shorts ~ $2.93M.
  • XRPUSD spot activity fell: Upbit weekly XRP volume slid from ~530M in late June to ~258M by mid‑July; Binance spot on‑chain flows dropped ~99% and deposit addresses are ~97.6% below weekly average.
  • Axelar added XRP Ledger and XRPL EVM Sidechain to its App, enabling XRP and token transfers via its Interchain Token Service, opening new cross-chain routes; transaction volume and fees not provided.