Ripple received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, a first for a crypto-native company. This allows Ripple to manage reserves for its RLUSD stablecoin and positions it to potentially integrate directly with U.S. dollar payment systems if its pending Federal Reserve master account application is approved. The XRP community speculates a $25 price target based on Ripple's large XRP holdings and private valuation, but this depends on widespread adoption and real-world use of XRP in payments. The partnership with Shopify and RealFi highlights efforts to build practical utility for XRP beyond trading speculation, though the Fed's decision on the master account remains a critical next step.
Ethereum futures long positions among top traders increased by over 3 percentage points across both USDT- and coin-margined markets, indicating a broad-based shift in short-term sentiment. This rise suggests heightened attention on ETH compared to ot...
Bitcoin held steady around $65,500 while Ethereum surpassed $1,900 for the first time since February, amid softer-than-expected inflation data that boosted stock markets. Despite geopolitical tensions with Iran, investors showed cautious optimism, wi...
Ripple executives urged the U.S. Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, warning that rejecting the bill would maintain regulatory gaps exposing crypto users to risks similar to the FTX collapse. The Act aims to clarify oversight by sharing authority between...
Bitcoin is recovering after a long downtrend, stabilizing around $65,000 and aiming to break key resistance levels at $68,500 and $74,500. Ethereum is performing better, approaching its 100-day EMA resistance near $1,944 with strong buying momentum. ...
The XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment has entered its final two-week activation countdown after securing 85.71% validator support, surpassing the required 80% threshold. This upgrade bundles multiple protocol fixes for lending, permissioned doma...
