XRP News Today: Truth Social Files for Crypto ETF with 70% Bitcoin Allocation Ethereum Reduces Node Storage Needs by Up to 500GB Unichain’s USDT0 Issuance Surpasses 200 Million Tokens

Truth Social has filed for a crypto blue-chip ETF, marking a significant development in the digital asset landscape. The proposed ETF, named “Truth Social Crypto Blue Chip ETF, B.T.,” aims to track a diversified portfolio of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC) at 70%, Ethereum (ETH) at 15%, Solana (SOL) at 8%, and XRP at 2%. The fund is set to list on NYSE Arca, pending regulatory approval. This move underscores the growing institutional interest in diversified crypto exposure, as the ETF includes prominent altcoins alongside Bitcoin, signaling a broader acceptance of secondary-layer assets in regulated financial products.

If approved, the ETF could provide traditional investors with a more accessible and compliant entry point into the crypto market. This could potentially boost the visibility and legitimacy of altcoins like Solana and XRP, which are often seen as riskier investments compared to Bitcoin. The inclusion of these altcoins in a regulated ETF could attract a wider range of investors, including those who are new to the crypto space or who prefer the security of a diversified portfolio.

Meanwhile, Ethereum has implemented history pruning, a significant update that reduces node storage needs by up to 500GB. This change is part of Ethereum’s long-term data expiration model, as outlined in EIP-4444. By pruning pre-merge data, Ethereum execution clients can now operate more efficiently, with node disk usage potentially reduced by 300–500 GB. This update is a major step toward enhancing node efficiency and reducing hardware requirements, which helps lower the barrier to entry for node operators and encourages decentralization. It also improves network scalability and sets the groundwork for future modular execution layers by offloading historical data to external services, aligning Ethereum with a leaner, more sustainable architecture.

In other news, Unichain’s USDT0 issuance has surpassed 200 million tokens, ranking third in cross-chain volume. This milestone highlights Unichain’s rising prominence in the cross-chain stablecoin landscape. With over 13,400 holding addresses and more than 5.24 million cumulative transfers, Unichain is now the third-largest chain by USDT0 flow, following Ethereum and Arbitrum. Unichain’s rapid growth as a hub for USDT0 underscores its importance in the LayerZero omnichain ecosystem. Its active user participation and high transaction volume validate its position as a key liquidity and infrastructure player in multichain DeFi. With support for the OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) standard, Unichain is well-positioned to become a key player in the multichain DeFi landscape.