Mastercard will sponsor the XRP Ledger Hackathon on October 24-25, focusing on payment projects using the XRP Ledger network, just before Ripple Swell 2026. This sponsorship highlights Mastercard's expanding involvement in crypto, including partnerships with Ripple and other blockchain firms. Meanwhile, 21Shares updated its XRP ETF pricing benchmark to the FTSE XRP Index and changed sponsor fee payments to quarterly in XRP. These developments coincide with rising inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs, signaling growing investor interest in regulated XRP products and blockchain payment solutions.
A crypto analyst's chart highlights that XRP's price is at a crucial point near $1.24, where it could either drop further or start recovering. The chart shows XRP recently trading around $1.26, with a bearish scenario if it falls below $1.24, targeti...
David Schwartz, Ripple's CTO emeritus, suggested that XRP could serve as a bridge connecting various Bitcoin representations on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This means that wrapped or bridged Bitcoin tokens on XRPL might depend on XRP to transfer value bet...
Mastercard is partnering with XRPL Commons for the XRPL AI & Fintech Hackathon in New York, a 36-hour event with over $40,000 in prizes across four innovation tracks. Separately, Mastercard announced plans to support settlement using regulated stable...
XRP/USD pulled back to $1.2735 from near $1.65, with technical analysis showing a wave 2 decline on Elliott Wave count. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) hit 31.76, indicating the token is near oversold territory but showing a bullish divergence wher...
At the XRPL Commons Hackathon in New York, Mastercard representatives reportedly praised Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin during a partner pitch session, according to an attendee's account. The event, held on October 24–25, featured Mastercard as a partner ...
