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Better Cryptocurrency to Invest $10,000 In Right Now: Bitcoin or XRP (Ripple)? – The Motley Fool

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Temperatures have cooled somewhat in the “crypto summer” we’ve been experiencing. However, don’t bet on a full-blown change of seasons. There could still be plenty of room for the top cryptocurrencies to run.
Bitcoin (BTC -1.91%) and XRP (XRP -2.97%) (Ripple) stand out as two of the hottest digital assets. Which is the better cryptocurrency to invest $10,000 in right now? Here’s how Bitcoin and XRP stack up against each other.
Bitcoin is the granddaddy of all cryptocurrencies. It’s also the most widely used digital coin in the world. Those facts alone could make Bitcoin more attractive to many investors.
Over the last 12 months, Bitcoin’s price has more than doubled. The anticipation of crypto-friendly policies in the second Trump administration provided a significant catalyst. In recent weeks, though, concerns about the impact of Trump’s tariffs have caused Bitcoin to retreat from its highs.
Previous Bitcoin pullbacks have presented excellent buying opportunities. Will this one be another? There’s a good case to be made that the answer is a resounding “yes.”
President Trump appointed venture capitalist David Sacks as a “crypto czar.” Among Sacks’ priorities is to look into the potential for creating a U.S. Bitcoin reserve. Although no decision has been made, Bitcoin’s price would almost certainly take off should such a digital asset stockpile be authorized.
The U.S. government isn’t the only one to watch for investors considering Bitcoin, though. Central banks and sovereign funds across the world are expanding their cryptocurrency reserves. Unsurprisingly, Bitcoin is their top digital asset to own.
The creation of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2024 triggered a round of buying. With additional ETFs that hold Bitcoin recently launching and more on the way, this digital coin could soon become an even hotter commodity.
While Bitcoin was initially developed to be sort of a “digital gold,” XRP’s purpose from its inception in 2012 was to support payments. And it was designed to be much faster than Bitcoin, taking only three to five seconds to settle compared to up to 500 seconds for Bitcoin.
Because XRP can be sent from one party to another without a central intermediary, it’s ideally suited to cross-border payments. The digital token’s low cost (only $0.0002 per transaction) and scalability add to its appeal.
XRP has ranked among the best-performing cryptocurrencies on the market over the last 12 months. Its price has skyrocketed by more than 350%. This gain includes a steep sell-off in recent weeks as investors became jittery about the future in large part because of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
However, a rebound could be in store for XRP. Perhaps the most likely catalyst is the potential approval of spot ETFs that own the cryptocurrency. The chances that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) give a thumbs-up to XRP ETFs appear to be pretty good.
Speaking of the SEC, another catalyst involving the federal agency could be on the way as well. The SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple, the developer of the XRP ledger, alleging that the company sells XRP as an unregistered security. This litigation, though, began during the Biden administration. It’s possible that the Trump administration could push to resolve the issues in a way that favors Ripple. If so, it would likely cause XRP’s price to again soar.
So which of these cryptocurrencies is the better pick to invest $10,000 in right now? I think the answer depends on the level of risk you’re willing to take.
If you’re less aggressive, Bitcoin is the easy choice. While the digital coin has been volatile in the past, its declines haven’t been nearly as large as XRP’s. The fact that multiple ETFs already hold Bitcoin and that governments are stockpiling it add to its luster.
On the other hand, more aggressive investors could find XRP more attractive. It probably has greater upside potential over the next year or two, especially if the spot ETFs focused on XRP are approved and/or the SEC lawsuit goes away.
Keep in mind, though, that the prices of both Bitcoin and XRP depend entirely on what the market thinks they’re worth. Crypto winters have occurred in the past and could happen again in the future.
Keith Speights has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bitcoin and XRP. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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2025 Clearwater Invitational: Schedule, scores, how to watch – NCAA.com

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The 2025 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational brings together some of the biggest names in college softball for some exciting early season action. Sixteen teams, 40 games, and wall-to-wall action will take over Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida, from Feb. 13-16.
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Everton v Liverpool preview: Best Goodison Park Merseyside derbies – BBC.com

Everton and Liverpool will meet at Goodison for the final time in a match of great wider significance
It is almost the end of the Goodison Park era.
As Everton prepare to move into their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium from next season, the farewells continue with what will be the final Merseyside derby at the 'Grand Old Lady' on Wednesday.
It will be the 120th time Everton have hosted Liverpool at Goodison, with the added intrigue that both sides have each won 41 matches at the ground – so a winner on Wednesday will tip the scales in blue or red favour.
The match was originally scheduled to be played in December but was postponed on safety grounds because of severe weather caused by Storm Darragh.
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The overall balance of power is remarkably tight in the fixture given it has been played since 1894.
The Toffees won the first derby match at Goodison and will hope to bookend their home matches against Liverpool with another victory on Wednesday to take them one clear in the list of total wins.
Across the 119 games, Everton have scored 141 goals while Liverpool have netted 147 times.
Although the Reds have seen more success generally than their city rivals in the 21st century, they have often found Goodison Park a difficult place to go.
Of the past 12 derbies held there, nine have been draws with two Liverpool wins and one Toffees success – a 2-0 victory last season that dented Jurgen Klopp's hopes of winning the Premier League.
David Moyes won four of his 25 Merseyside derbies during his first term in charge of Everton
Moyes has quickly turned the Toffees' fortunes around since returning.
When the Scotsman took charge, Everton were 16th in the Premier League – one point clear of the relegation zone – with only three wins from 19 games.
They remain 16th but have won their past three Premier League matches to put a nine-point cushion between themselves and the drop zone.
"I have the utmost respect for David," said former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"During his first spell at Everton I think he did an unbelievable job, he was a superb manager and it was one of the major reasons he got the job at Manchester United.
"He didn't need to go back, his legacy at the club is there for everyone to see.
"Everton fans loved him for the football he played and the positions he got them into. He could have sat back but I think in his own heart he knew he could go back and do a good job."
Moyes managed Everton from 2002 until 2013, taking them from a relegation-threatened side to the FA Cup final in 2009 and nine top-eight finishes in the Premier League – including fourth above Liverpool in 2004-05, which took them into Champions League qualifying.
During that time he guided Everton to four derby wins, eight draws and 13 losses.
He faces a similar task this time, with Everton consistently lurking around the relegation places in recent years.
"David has revitalised them," said Houghton.
"They're going into the match now with optimism and belief and that's down to the last few results they've got.
"It will be a really interesting game, an absolute cracker. The fans that are there are going to make the absolute most of it."
Among the 119 derby games at Goodison there has been brilliant football, lots of controversy, stellar individual performances and moments that were much more significant than football.
Liverpool winger John Barnes backheeling a banana on the pitch in 1988 became an iconic image in highlighting racism in the game.
The following year, the teams faced each other 18 days after the Hillsborough disaster and both sets of fans joined together to remember those lost in the tragedy.
"We were in no frame of mind to play football," said Houghton.
"It was a city in mourning. Everyone knew someone who had passed away, it hurt both Evertonians and Liverpudlians. I can't remember anything about the game, it was of no relevance to me."
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Goodison Park memories before final Merseyside derby
That emotional 1989 game apart, derbies at a raucous Goodison left a lasting impact on Houghton.
"I didn't enjoy the derby matches, they were too ferocious for me," the former midfielder added.
"When I played, they were very tough. It was always a feisty affair and the scorelines were always tight."
Pat Nevin played in six derbies at Goodison, and agrees the tackles were ferocious in that era – but is keen to emphasise how different it is these days.
"Those sort of tackles could still be seen, but they'd only be seen once in the game now – then you'd be sent off!" he said.
Nevin believes the scenario – largely now consigned to history – of a few Liverpool fans sitting in the Everton sections made the Merseyside derby unique.
"It's a very special derby. You'd score a goal or make a goal and you'd look towards the crowd and see dots of red among all the blue shirts," he recalled.
"That was normal, that was acceptable. It changed, for various reasons, but it made it very special; so few derbies are or ever were like that."
It is hard to pick out standout matches from so many good ones in the 119, but here are five that highlight the drama and emotion of the derby:
11 March 1967 – Everton 1-0 Liverpool
Demand for tickets was so high for this FA Cup tie that Liverpool put eight giant screens inside Anfield to show the match live – a huge operation back then.
At Goodison, 65,000 fans watched the match – and a further 40,000 watched on the screens at Anfield. It was the biggest audience for a single FA Cup match outside the final and Alan Ball scored the winner.
6 November 1982 – Everton 0-5 Liverpool
A legendary performance from Liverpool icon Ian Rush, who scored four goals to condemn Everton to their heaviest derby defeat at Goodison.
The famous "Rush scored one, Rush scored two…" song was born at this match. Alan Hansen provided two assists for the Welshman against an Everton side in the early days of what would be a very successful era under Howard Kendall.
20 February 1991 – Everton 4-4 Liverpool
Liverpool led four times – including a brilliant goal with his 'wrong' foot by Barnes – in a pulsating FA Cup replay in what was to be Kenny Dalglish's final match as manager in his first term with the Reds.
Everton found an equaliser each time and went on to win the second replay 1-0.
23 November 2013 – Everton 3-3 Liverpool
Daniel Sturridge's late equaliser rescued a point for Liverpool in a see-saw classic of endless chances. Philippe Coutinho gave the visitors an early lead but Kevin Mirallas – who could have been sent off for a tackle on Luis Suarez – equalised.
Suarez restored Liverpool's advantage but two Romelu Lukaku goals put the home side ahead before Sturridge's 89th-minute leveller.
24 April 2024 – Everton 2-0 Liverpool
The most recent derby match will live long in the memory for Everton fans as Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored to dent Liverpool's hopes of lifting the Premier League title and move themselves closer to top-flight survival.
"You lost the league at Goodison Park" was heard as the Toffees secured their first home win over Liverpool in 14 years.
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The big game isn’t football – Tufts Daily

The Super Bowl halftime show is pictured in 2020.
Football is rooted in America. Our culture has been built around it — from scholarships and name, image and likeness deals to the American dream, reaching its pinnacle on the second Sunday of February. This ritual makes football the most popular and profitable sport in America. As it does every year, the NFL reminds the world that at will it can summon the soul of the nation: luxury boxes and Gatorade ambushes, Andy Reid unmuzzled, Tom Brady smiling creepily on television.
Spectacle. The lights were certainly bright enough for Kendrick Lamar.
Nomatter how bad the Kansas City Chiefs lost, there is no defeat comparable to that suffered by Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham. Kendrick made sure of that. Magic did happen after all, culminating with Kendrick’s “tv off,” and the stadium going black. The TV provided space for Kendrick’s victory lap, which felt akin to pouring a ton of dirt on top of an already-filled grave before telling the viewers to turn it all off. If we obey Kendrick, we must, for one brief second, view our own reflections through darkened televisions — the effects of strobe lights and commercial static imprinted in our vision for a moment until they fade into total darkness.
Once the TV was off and the game was over, who were you as a viewer? Were you paying attention? How many surgeries did Tom Brady have to look like that? I know you wondered. Do you really care about hip-hop beef? Will you play tackle football? Why do you pay your natural cable monopoly to watch advertisements? I don’t remember any ads. Pete Davidson was in one, I think.
The spectacle is great, yes, but exhausting. Only the NFL can justify their dependence on commercials by making them a part of the product. Why are we accepting the overreach of advertising into places that should resist it, like sports? The Olympics understands this better — its lack of any advertisements deeply changes the way we engage with sports for two brief weeks every two years.
As Kendrick alluded to, the practice of watching television is a good way to engage with culture, but once it transcends its own subject, it becomes deeply destructive. All of the American professional sports leagues are financially intertwined with gambling and television contracts — sports are being twisted and minimized at all levels to suit these interests. These boomer television executives in the NCAA are ‘superleagueifiyng’ the FBS conferences to compete with the NFL. College football does not need more popularity, it does not need to expand. The business forces that dominate its broadcast rights say otherwise. In the grand scheme of things, these sports television contracts are an imposition on the sport itself, and their influence can slowly suffocate the deep-seated cultural love that was the original catalyst for its popularity. Go talk to the schools and fans left behind in the Pac-12. Why are sports leagues and television companies incentivized to destroy our sports’ histories in exchange for short-term viewership and profit?
The Super Bowl is the crowning achievement of the golden age of cable television, yet it only maintains its position by desperate spectacle — often the night is remembered for reasons unrelated to the sport itself. Every year we still watch, even though many of the viewers are indifferent to actual playing of football. Why must the cultural pastime be a means to an end, rather than its own end? Are sports and music not enough? I am not wired for the onslaught of commercials and I think my brain is going to break. I am merely a feeble consumer. Is it too much to beg for them to sell us a good product without trying to break us? Why can’t they understand that the commercials are a form of physical punishment? Maybe they understand and are apathetic to our exhaustion. Our bodies are not equipped for the physical experience that is the Super Bowl — consumption of food, content, commercials and catharsis. We take a whole year to recover for the next one.
The NBA must view the Super Bowl’s continued success as a figment of 20th-century monolithic culture, best represented by the fact that Kendrick and commercials overshadowed the game itself. I want to see the NBA compete with the NFL and Super Bowl not by trying to beat them at their own ratings game, but by not playing the same game entirely. Basketball is a 21st-century sport, capable of global expansion by virtue of the game itself. Television must not be its primary source of revenue. Look globally: hundreds of millions play and follow — revealing the sport to be fundamentally similar to soccer in terms of popularity and rivaling it in terms of stardom. I was in Perú over the summer and found basketball courts perched high in the mountains. Many people knew about basketball, and I played in a few games. I saw images of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in many shops, and consistently displayed alongside them were LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. This was a vision of what is possible for a sport that knows its value — one not defined by the bounds of a television broadcast.
This Super Bowl reaffirmed that sports leagues must enter the 21st-centuryand break the status quo of television as the central profit-generator. If you make a television product more accessible, ratings are no longer a question — rather you can put more resources into growing the sport itself. The commercials can come after.
It’s time to turn the TV off.

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