Cross River Bank integrates Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into core banking platform for 24/7 settlement
The deal puts dollars and RLUSD on one API covering ACH, wires and round-the-clock settlement, widening Ripple's stablecoin reach into traditional bank rails.
Crypto Briefing · +15 outlets
Ripple partners with DriveWealth to use RLUSD settlement for global brokerage, starting in Europe
DriveWealth will fund accounts and settle trades outside bank hours with RLUSD across more than 100 investing partners; some XRP holders questioned whether the
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Bitcoin falls below $81,000 as hot inflation data and Fed rate fears hit risk assets
A hotter-than-expected CPI reading revived rate hike concerns, dragging bitcoin, altcoins, Asian equities and yields lower as gold rose.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Ripple Prime adds 24/7 trading for real-world asset swaps tied to Hyperliquid perpetual futures
The institutional prime brokerage is pushing further into traditional-markets-linked derivatives infrastructure for Wall Street clients.
finance.yahoo · +12 outlets
Ripple partners with Stripe-owned Privy to embed XRP Ledger wallets in apps for AI payments
Embedded wallets let developers add XRPL custody and payment features directly into their applications, part of Ripple's push toward agentic AI payments.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
EBA designates Circle's USDC as the EU's first 'significant' e-money token
The designation brings USDC under stricter EU supervision and sets a regulatory precedent for large stablecoins in Europe.
The Block · +8 outlets
XRP price slips toward $1.30 as nearly $1 billion in crypto bets are liquidated
A hot inflation print and macro risk-off sentiment drove broad crypto drawdowns, with XRP falling roughly 4 to 6 percent over 24 hours.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Mastercard and BVNK launch Global Money Platform merging fiat and stablecoin accounts
The platform lets businesses embed multi-currency accounts holding both fiat and stablecoins, extending card-network rails into crypto settlement.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Russia to ban peer-to-peer bitcoin trading, central bank confirms, after Sberbank wins trading approval
Russia is tightening retail crypto access while approving bitcoin trading at its largest bank, a two-track approach to regulation.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
XRP ETFs draw inflows for a 13th straight week while bitcoin and ether funds bleed
US spot XRP ETFs took in money even as BTC and ETH products lost roughly $391 million in a day, though the streak has not moved the token's price much.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Ledger unveils Atom Android wallet with Solana Mobile integration amid modified-wallet probe
The smartphone-like device adds tamper protections and Solana Mobile support as Ledger investigates tampered wallets in the CryptoBilis supply chain fallout.
The Block · +4 outlets
Patrick Witt exits White House crypto role as Clarity Act stalls
The departure leaves a policy vacancy in Washington as market structure legislation remains stalled and Wall Street moves ahead without Congress.
The Block · +14 outlets
Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody on the XRP Ledger
The custody service adds a major global bank to RLUSD's institutional infrastructure and follows Standard Chartered's stablecoin market forecast.
The Paypers · +12 outlets
Ripple gives AI agents their own crypto wallets as agentic payments volume climbs
Ripple's wallet tooling for autonomous software arrives as onchain agent payments surge; separate data shows AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a yea
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Samsung puts stablecoins on 82 million Galaxy devices
The wallet integration gives stablecoins a distribution channel at smartphone scale.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
84 million XRP moved into exchange wallets over three days as price slid
Custody data shows tracked wallets added about 83.94 million XRP in the October 12 to 15 window, raising supply questions though balances alone cannot prove sal
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Ripple adds fourth South Korean institutional partner as it targets securities markets
Ripple named Meritz its fourth Korean institutional partner this year, with custody and tokenization cooperation expected to widen as regulation develops.
Cryptoslate
Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul on Finnish Interpol Red Notice
The arrest follows years of legal scrutiny of Heart and the Hex and PulseChain projects.
CoinDesk