Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed that Wall Street and crypto firms are increasingly embracing the institutional finance approach that XRP and Ripple promoted from the start. This shift follows years of criticism labeling XRP as a "banker coin," but now many crypto projects seek partnerships with banks and financial institutions. The discussion coincides with Ripple supporting Mastercard's new AI payments network and preparing the XRP Ledger's v3.2.0 upgrade, highlighting Ripple's ongoing focus on improving payment infrastructure and fast settlements.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has endorsed Flare co-founder Hugo Philion's support for XRP's mission to bridge traditional finance and blockchain. This comes as XRP community sentiment improves following a recent price dip. Philion highlighted Ripple'...
Kalshi has introduced Solana perpetual futures to its CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives lineup, expanding its American Perpetuals product suite. This addition follows Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP contracts, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Stellar, and Hedera...
Ripple has introduced the XRPL AI Starter Kit, a toolkit for developers to build autonomous AI payment applications on the XRP Ledger. This Phase 1 release includes MCP server support, Claude-compatible skills, and X402 protocol integration, allowing...
XRP's network activity has sharply declined since early 2025, with transaction fees falling over 91% from 5.9k XRP in February to 0.5k XRP currently. This drop reflects reduced trading and speculation after a price rally, leaving the network reliant ...
Bitcoin remains just under $62,000 after rebounding from recent lows, while Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin fell up to 2.5% due to concerns over the Iran conflict. Institutional interest in Ethereum is rising, highlighted by Fidelity's largest purchase i...
