Mastercard has enhanced its payment settlement system to support intraday, weekend, and holiday processing with stablecoins alongside traditional currencies. This upgrade enables near-continuous, 24/7 settlement, improving liquidity management for issuers and acquirers worldwide. Supported stablecoins include USDC, PayPal USD, USDG, USDP, and Ripple's RLUSD, operating across multiple blockchain networks like XRP Ledger and Ethereum. Initial rollouts will focus on the U.S. and Latin America, with expansion planned through 2026, marking a significant step toward mainstream adoption of stablecoins in global finance.
Thunes has launched real-time payments infrastructure in the US through a direct connection with a Tier 1 bank, marking a significant step in institutional cross-border payments. This move strengthens Thunes' partnership with Ripple, extending their ...
Crypto markets experienced a massive $1.8 billion in liquidations within 24 hours, the largest single-day wipeout since February 5. Long positions accounted for $1.6 billion of the losses, reflecting a sharp selloff despite global stock markets hitti...
XRP has started June 2026 with a 7% decline, continuing a historical pattern of poor performance in this month since 2018. Data shows that June has been one of XRP's weakest months, with losses in eight of the past 12 years, especially following nega...
Mastercard has expanded its stablecoin settlement capabilities to include Ripple's RLUSD and Circle's USDC, along with other stablecoins like PYUSD, USDG, USDP, and SoFiUSD. This allows partners to settle card transactions using both fiat currencies ...
XRP price is trading near $1.22 after losing key support levels, signaling bearish pressure in the short term. Despite this, Ripple executives celebrated 14 years of growth for the XRP Ledger (XRPL), highlighting its long-term network activity with o...
