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AERO and WLD are available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that AERO and WLD are now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading AERO and WLD trading will be live as of 15:00 UTC today, Mar 5, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Trade on Kraken Please note: Trading via Kraken App and Instant Buy will be available once the liquidity conditions are met (when a sufficient number of buyers and sellers have entered the market for their orders to be efficiently matched). Geographic restrictions may apply. Here’s some more information about these assets: Aerodrome Finance (AERO) Aerodrome Finance (AERO) is a next-generation Automated Market Maker (AMM) and liquidity hub built on the Base network. It enables efficient token swaps, incentivized liquidity provision, and decentralized governance through a dual-token system. With epoch-based rewards and a vote-lock governance model, Aerodrome optimizes liquidity incentives while maintaining decentralization. WorldCoin (WLD) Worldcoin (WLD) is a decentralized identity and financial network designed to provide global economic access. The project aims to enable secure identity verification, decentralized finance participation, and AI-driven universal basic income (UBI). Users can store cryptocurrencies, verify identity on third-party apps, and participate in governance through WLD tokens. Ready to trade but don’t have a Kraken account yet? Sign up today ! Get Started with Kraken Will Kraken make more assets available? Yes! But our policy is to never reveal any details until shortly before launch – including which assets we are considering. All of Kraken’s available tokens can be found here , and all future tokens will be announced on our Listings Roadmap and social media profiles . Our client engagement specialists cannot answer any questions about which assets we may be making available in the future. The post AERO and WLD are available for trading! appeared first on Kraken Blog . CoinOtag

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4 billion XRP tokens released by Ripple in a year

Ripple Labs, the issuer and biggest holder of XRP , has been maintaining a system of gradual releases for additional tokens into circulation for years. This approach, further developed with an escrow system in 2017, has ensured the digital asset has remained slightly inflationary through its existence. Specifically, on the first day of each month, the company unlocks 1 billion XRP, making 20-30% (200-300 million tokens) available for trading to raise additional funds for its operations while re-locking the rest. In March 2025, the proportion may be changing somewhat, as Finbold reported that Ripple might be preparing to sell as much as $795 million worth of the cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, the circulating supply of XRP has been increasing at a heightened pace. There were 56.5 billion tokens in circulation at the start of 2023 and 58.6 billion at the start of 2024, per the data Finbold retrieved using the Wayback Machine , indicating a 2 billion annual increase. At press time on March 5, 2025, the number increased to 62.8 billion, hinting at an unlock acceleration to 4 billion per year, according to the information retrieved from XRPscan . XRP distribution on March 5, 2025. Source: XRPscan. In total, the number of XRP in circulation rose from the 20 billion initially available in 2012 by nearly 43 billion, and 37 billion remain escrowed, demonstrating that the current system is likely to remain stable for years. Is XRP inflation the token’s main price driver? Monthly unlocks of 200–300 million XRP (~$500–700M at $2.46) could increase selling pressure , but they’ve not been major price drivers. Instead, the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple, ongoing since 2020, has been the primary suppressant. In general, the cryptocurrency has become fairly susceptible to external factors as evidenced both by the rally in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s re-election – and the expected shift in the U.S. policy towards the industry – and the subsequent struggles. Despite the hopes for the current administration, the relative lack of progress in terms of creating a strategic cryptocurrency reserve has ensured that XRP failed to sustain its upward momentum and recent highs and is 15.48% year-to-date (YTD) at its press time price of $2.46. XRP YTD price chart. Source: Finbold Still, in early March, a powerful rally is possible as the SEC has been on something of a case-dropping spree , leading many traders to hope the fight against Ripple is nearing its end. Simultaneously, President Trump resparked the discussion about a strategic cryptocurrency reserve on Sunday, March 2, leading to a short-lived but powerful rally. Featured image via Shutterstock The post 4 billion XRP tokens released by Ripple in a year appeared first on Finbold . CoinOtag