Search results for Q1 2026
Crypto
XRP price stagnates as ETF, whale and institutional metrics hit record highs
XRP has shown no clear direction for months, but ETF inflows, whale wallet accumulation and Ripple’s institutional expansion are setting records, a report said. Digital Ascension Group Chairman Jake Claver said adoption- and institution-linked metrics were strengthening regardless of price. XRP spot ETFs logged their strongest weekly inflows of the year in mid-May, while large holders increased balances. Ripple also expanded institutional infrastructure through acquisitions and partnerships.
Crypto
Harvard cuts IBIT stake by 43 percent and exits ethereum spot ETF
Harvard University\'s endowment cut its holding of BlackRock\'s spot bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), by about 43 percent in the first quarter and sold its entire position in BlackRock\'s spot ethereum ETF, ETHA, according to SEC 13F filings cited by BeInCrypto. Harvard held 3,044,612 IBIT shares valued at about $117 million as of March 31. The endowment also sold a roughly $86.8 million stake in ETHA.
AI & Enterprise
Asia\'s rise clear amid global AI spread - Microsoft report
Microsoft\'s think tank, the AI Economy Institute, released an AI diffusion report analysing changes centred on the digital divide and software development. It said the share of the global working-age population using generative AI rose to 17.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 16.3 percent. Countries above 30 percent increased to 26 from 18, while South Korea posted the steepest rise. The report said usage gaps between the Global North and Global South widened.
