CFTC Chair Michael Selig compares AI compute to digital oil, highlighting the strategic importance of chips, energy and data centers to U.S. AI leadership.
Rising Treasury yields are renewing debate over Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset, while investors weigh its scarcity against significant market volatility.
XRP has staged one of its strongest rebounds of 2026, climbing sharply after trading below $1 earlier this week. The move comes amid a broader crypto rally, short liquidations and renewed attention on Ripple’s expanding institutional ecosystem.
Ripple is backing a new institutional credit initiative alongside Clearpool and Cicada Partners that will use RLUSD to finance fintech and payments companies, adding a new lending use case to the XRP Ledger as XRP records its strongest weekly rally in months.
Alisa Goods disappeared in Las Vegas, and her family later received Bitcoin ransom demands from her phone. Police are investigating whether it is a kidnapping or a scam.
OKX launched new European card perks, including cashback rewards, subscription benefits, and yield opportunities for users.
Reports say RFK Jr.'s son was added to Russia's wanted list after volunteering to fight in Ukraine.
XRP lost roughly 20% during Q2 2026, but activity across the XRP Ledger told a very different story. XRPL-native stablecoin supply surged 195%, while RLUSD generated approximately $9 billion in transfer volume, highlighting a widening gap between XRP's market performance and underlying network activity.
The SEC's proposed “Reg Crypto” framework aims to create clearer rules for token fundraising and expand compliant on-chain capital markets
Trump urged Congress to pass a revised CLARITY Act, highlighting growing efforts to establish clearer crypto regulations in the U.S.
China revealed a giant humanoid robot capable of lifting 500kg, showcasing advances in industrial automation and robotics.
Ripple Prime has raised $275 million through an upsized private debt offering, securing investment-grade financing as Ripple continues expanding its institutional financial infrastructure. The development comes while XRP trades around the critical $1 level.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says tokenization is entering a supercycle that could fundamentally reshape how financial assets are issued and traded.
The World Liberty Financial controversy shows how crypto, AI access and geopolitical technology restrictions are increasingly becoming interconnected.
Ondo Finance’s reported $1.01 billion TVL and $27 billion volume highlight accelerating demand for blockchain-based access to traditional financial assets.
The SEC’s proposed crypto rules could provide clearer compliance pathways, potentially accelerating institutional adoption and the growth of tokenized financial markets.
The CFTC is seeking public feedback on proposed registration changes, adding another layer to America’s evolving framework for digital and traditional markets.
Wyoming’s Stable Token Commission reportedly chose Chainlink CCIP after concerns about LayerZero, highlighting the growing importance of institutional blockchain security.
Paul Atkins’ comments suggest proposed SEC rules could provide clearer compliance pathways for blockchain-based investment contracts and financial products.
Excerpt: South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank has become the country’s first regional bank to deploy Ripple Payments, bringing near-real-time, 24/7 cross-border settlement to business customers and marking another expansion of Ripple’s institutional footprint in Asia.
Documents cited by investigators say Binance shared Russian client data tied to cryptocurrency donations for Ukraine’s military.
Ripple has minted another 10 million RLUSD on the XRP Ledger, pushing the stablecoin's circulating supply to approximately $1.71 billion and marking another milestone in the expansion of Ripple's institutional digital-asset infrastructure.
$111M of tokenized stocks are reportedly deposited across 15 DeFi applications, showing growing integration between traditional assets and blockchain finance.
Dr Desbo Mohono has been sworn in as North West MEC for Education, taking charge of a portfolio central to the province’s future development.