XRP Daily New Addresses Plunge 80% In 2025 — Bearish On-Chain Metrics Raise Alarm

Stablecoin backing is under fresh fire after outspoken economist and gold supporter Peter Schiff took aim at tokens tied to US dollar reserves. He argues that relying on a fiat currency he views as shaky makes little sense when a more stable asset exists.

His comments have reignited a long‑running debate about what should sit behind digital coins that promise a steady peg.

Schiff Questions Fiat Backing

According to Schiff, it makes no sense to support a token pegged to a currency that can be inflated away. “I get Bitcoin, but not US dollar stablecoins,” he wrote in a social media post.

He pointed out that fiat money can be printed in large amounts, while gold has a fixed supply and centuries of use as money. Schiff said gold cannot be easily devalued by inflation or reckless monetary policies.

Gold‑Backed Tokens On The Rise

Based on reports, gold‑backed stablecoins are seeing more interest from investors worried about inflation and dollar weakness. Tokens like Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) let users move digital claims on physical gold. These assets give the same quick transfers and high liquidity as dollar‑pegged coins but tie each token to real metal stored in vaults.Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies

Regulators across the globe are racing to establish precise regulations for stablecoin reserves. Congress members in the US are considering tighter reserve and audit requirements. Europe and Asia are creating their own regulations to achieve transparency and safeguard users. Schiff’s call for gold introduces additional context to these discussions. It could lead regulators to explore whether commodities can serve as backing for tokens under particular regimes.Market Reaction Mixed

According to reports, Schiff’s tweet trended, garnering over 500,000 views within 24 hours. Crypto naysayers applauded his observation on fiat risk. Other investors cautioned that gold-backed tokens have higher fees and cumbersome custody expenses. They explained that transferring metal or establishing physical reserves introduces friction when compared with exchanging dollar-backed coins at a bank custodian.

Investors also pointed out that stablecoins are widely used in lending, trading and payments within DeFi platforms. Dollar‑pegged tokens like USDC and USDT dominate these flows because they tie directly into existing banking rails. Gold‑backed coins, by contrast, tend to be held as digital bullion rather than spent on everyday transactions.

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U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw their largest outflow since mid-May on Friday, before ether's price tumbled below $2,400 on Saturday. Spot Bitcoin ETFs, on the other hand, continued to set cumulative inflow records with a 9-day streak of net positive inflows. 

The Ethereum ETF outflows were led by a $19.7 million outflow from BlackRock's ETHA fund, the largest such fund on the market by assets under management (AUM). The fund still holds $4.03 billion worth of assets, a hair more than the total AUM of Grayscale's two funds — ETHE and ETH — which hold $4.02 billion combined, according to SoSoValue data.

The outflows from BlackRock's fund were slightly offset by $6.6 million worth of inflows into Grayscale's ETH on Friday and $1.8 million in inflows to VanEck's ETHV fund, with an AUM of $114.8 million. The price of ETH is down about 5% over the past seven days, according to The Block's Ethereum Price page, dipping below $2,400 on Saturday afternoon. 

Despite the outflows, the ETH funds have logged around $840 million in cumulative net inflows since the start of the month. "The data suggests institutions remain constructive on crypto's medium-term upside, but Ethereum's catch-up phase appears to be over," BRN Lead Research Analyst Valentin Fournier told The Block recently.

Bitcoin ETFs keep setting new cumulative inflow records

While Ethereum funds bled, spot Bitcoin ETFs set a new cumulative inflow total high on Friday, the fifth straight day a new record has been set, according to SoSoValue data. The funds have logged $46.7 billion in cumulative net inflows. 

However, Friday's meager inflow of $6.4 million was the smallest inflow sum since June 6, which saw $47.8 million worth of outflows, signaling a possible reduction in demand for the BTC funds. BlackRock's IBIT, the market-leading fund, logged $46.9 million worth of inflows, while Fidelity's FBTC saw $40.6 million worth of outflows. 

Spot Bitcoin ETFs now account for around a quarter of global Bitcoin trading volume, The Block recently reported, though transactions on the actual Bitcoin blockchain are hitting 18-month lows. Speculative bets around Bitcoin-native protocols Runes and Ordinals have largely failed to pan out as demand cools. 

The price of Bitcoin is down around 1% in the past 24 hours, according to The Block's Bitcoin Price page. 

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After weeks of lower highs and higher lows, XRP’s daily candlestick price chart is now giving a signal that could dictate the next major move. Although the token is still holding above key horizontal levels near $2.13, technical data suggests momentum is starting to slip. A technical analysis of XRP’s daily RSI indicator offers a clue into what comes next, and it’s not necessarily bullish in the short term.

XRP RSI Breakdown: Loss Of Strength In Momentum

According to an analysis posted by crypto chartist CasiTrades on the social media platform X, XRP’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) has just broken beneath a well-respected trendline that had been tracking higher lows since early April. The breakdown of this RSI structure, which is shown on the lower half of the chart below, is a strong shift in the short-term momentum dynamics for XRP.

It shows that despite the XRP price holding relatively flat above the 0.5 Fibonacci level at $2.13, internal market strength has clearly weakened.

The RSI had been forming a tightening wedge pattern for weeks, just like the price action’s compression at the apex of a symmetrical triangle on the daily timeframe. This type of RSI trendline break typically signals a coming volatility expansion, and as the analyst warns, the release may come with a sharp sweep to major support before XRP reverses.

It’s a common occurrence for major price reversals to be preceded by a push into lower supports. In the case of XRP, crypto analyst CasiTrades highlighted some price targets to watch for reversals in case there’s a breakdown in XRP price.