Jane Street, a major quantitative trading firm, increased its Bitcoin ETF holdings by $630 million in Q2 2026, bringing its total to about $1.06 billion. This follows a sharp reduction in Q1, reflecting the firm's role as an authorized participant managing ETF share creation and redemption rather than a pure directional bet on Bitcoin prices. Jane Street's activity shows strong institutional involvement in Bitcoin ETFs since their US launch in 2024, with the firm also diversifying into Ether and XRP ETFs. The $1 billion threshold underscores the growing importance of crypto ETFs in institutional portfolios and Jane Street's significant market-making infrastructure in this space.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called on US policymakers to complete the CLARITY Act legislation, aiming to establish the US as the global crypto capital. This follows a White House meeting with crypto and financial leaders, signaling strong government...
Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a rebound in inflows after a period of outflows, while Ethereum and XRP ETFs ended their recent streaks of consecutive inflows. This shift indicates a rotation of institutional demand back toward Bitcoin, often seen as a defensi...
Ripple has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Florida Athletics, starting with the 2026 football season, to prominently display XRP branding at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, known as The Swamp. This deal marks Ripple's second major college sports ...
XRP Healthcare has alerted users of the XRPH Wallet following reports of unauthorized transactions involving XRPH, XRPHAI, and other assets. The company is investigating how wallets were compromised and is working to trace and possibly recover stolen...
XRP is approaching the $1.50 mark amid the rollout of XRPL version 3.3.0, which introduces key protocol upgrades like confidential token transfers, atomic transactions, and flexible token properties. These features aim to enhance XRPL's appeal for in...
