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Tom Lee sees crypto as a better wartime store of value than gold. He cites Ethereum’s outperformance against S&P 500 by 17% since war began…is it a contrary call?

Ripple is preparing for its next phase of growth as it looks to roll out AI-driven security upgrade across XRPL network comprehensive strategy. Find out more.

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Tom Lee Says Ditch Gold, Buy Crypto As Ethereum Outperforms S&P 500 During War

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee is making a bold contrarian call: forget gold, crypto may be the real wartime hedge.

Even as markets reel from geopolitical tension and a brutal $2 trillion crypto drawdown, Ethereum is quietly outperforming the S&P 500 since the conflict began, signaling a shift in how investors view “safe havens.”

With institutions doubling down and Lee calling it a “money trade” for the year ahead, the narrative around crypto could be changing fast. See why he thinks this is just the beginning.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP opened Friday lower after Iran snubs U.S. peace deal pressurizing broader markets find out what are the key levels for major crypto assets.

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MARA Holdings sold $1 billion in Bitcoin to pay down debt after hedge fund CIO warned of just the beginning of a major unwind.

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Ripple Expands XRPL With AI Security Push To Support Payments, Tokenization

Ripple is quietly gearing up for its next big leap, and it’s bringing AI into the core of its blockchain to get there.

As the XRP Ledger scales toward global payments and tokenized assets, the company is rolling out an aggressive, AI-driven security overhaul designed to detect vulnerabilities before they ever hit production, using automated code reviews, adversarial testing, and even simulated attack scenarios.

With institutional adoption on the horizon and the stakes higher than ever, find out what could Ripple’s move signal.

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