Ripple partners with Arf to bring $10B RLUSD settlement liquidity to the XRP Ledger
The deal makes Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, rather than XRP, the settlement asset for Arf's cross-border PayFi lending, expanding XRPL's institutional payments fo
Crypto Briefing · +15 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs erase October losses with $1 billion in three days
Renewed ETF inflows helped bitcoin recover from a mid-month slide, while ether funds snapped a five-day outflow streak.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
XRP Ledger security upgrade delayed to November after validator support dipped
XRPL recovered from intermittent transaction-processing delays, but a permanent bug fix slipped two weeks after validator participation briefly fell.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
China moves to seize 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme
Prosecutors in the Qian case are seeking to confiscate billions in bitcoin, one of the largest crypto asset seizures attempted.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
HSBC launches its first stablecoin to more than 3 million app users
A global bank rolling out a consumer stablecoin marks a notable step in tokenized deposits moving into mainstream banking apps.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
XRP ETFs have pulled in $1.8 billion since launch, but flows are mixed
Franklin's XRP ETF added $2.25 million while Bitwise's fund sold, highlighting uneven institutional appetite after the products' launch.
Yahoo Finance Australia · +14 outlets
Switzerland approves its first retail spot Bitcoin ETF
The approval widens European retail access to spot bitcoin exposure as Swiss regulators move ahead of some peers.
NewsCord · +13 outlets
Standard Chartered and Cross River add custody and access for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin
Bank partnerships broaden institutional custody and distribution for RLUSD, though some of the coverage is promotional in nature.
Bitget · +12 outlets
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund safeguarding failures
The second Irish fine of its kind for Coinbase renews questions about how exchanges hold and segregate client funds.
The Block · +14 outlets
Bitcoin recovers to about $81,700 as memecoins lead an altcoin rebound
The bounce follows a broad risk-off week in which crypto and equities both sold off on AI and oil jitters.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Musk floats a SpaceX-Tesla merger that would combine roughly 30,000 bitcoin
The proposal, if pursued, would create one of the largest corporate bitcoin treasuries under a single entity.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Senate investigator examines Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm
Congressional scrutiny of Tether's political and business ties adds to regulatory pressure on the largest stablecoin issuer.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Solana's biggest network change since 2020 goes live
The upgrade changes how the network handles key infrastructure, with user-facing benefits for speed and reliability.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Fireblocks denies reports of $2.5 billion acquisition talks with Visa
The custody specialist pushed back on a report that payments giant Visa was in deal talks, a rumor that would have marked major consolidation.
The Block · +14 outlets
Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after devs flag risk to existing contracts
The delay reflects caution over upgrade risk as Ethereum also pursues a four-minute settlement roadmap.
CoinDesk · +10 outlets
SoFi debuts interest-bearing, FDIC-insured tokenized deposit that converts to a stablecoin
The product pays 4.4% and bridges insured deposits with stablecoin rails, testing a regulated hybrid model.
The Block · +7 outlets
XRP falls as crypto longs get liquidated and the XRPL upgrade slips
XRP was rejected at $1.40 again and defended $1.30 support as whale inflows hit a seven-month high and leveraged longs unwound.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
Crypto traders seek shelter in bitcoin as altcoins slide and ETF flows wobble
Bitcoin gave back its run at $85,000 as Asian markets sold off and oil stayed near $100, pressuring high-beta tokens.
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