Russia's Parliament approved the Digital Currency and Digital Rights Law, establishing a legal framework for licensed crypto businesses effective September 2026. The law allows the Bank of Russia to license exchanges, brokers, asset managers, custodians, and crypto exchangers, while banning cryptocurrencies for domestic payments but permitting cross-border trade use. XRP benefits from this development as it is already traded within Moscow Exchange's regulated Digital Financial Assets ecosystem, giving it an early institutional advantage ahead of the full market launch. This move signals Russia's shift toward blockchain-based finance amid sanctions and economic pressures.
Mike Novogratz, founder of Galaxy Digital, reversed his previous skepticism about XRP, acknowledging Ripple's strong institutional presence and the dedicated community of XRP holders known as the "XRP Army." He praised Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse ...
XRP Ledger's proposed Batch V1.1 upgrade, which allows up to eight dependent transactions per block, is one vote away from activation with 27 of 35 validators in favor. This upgrade aims to improve scalability and transaction throughput, potentially ...
XRP Ledger (XRPL) reached a new all-time high of 8,571,187 unique addresses as of September 14, 2026, reflecting an 8.2% increase year-to-date with 649,837 new accounts added. This growth coincides with the network's expansion in tokenizing over $5.4...
On Sept. 14, 145.6 million XRP worth about $206 million was transferred from one Uphold wallet to another, emptying the sender wallet but not indicating a sell-off. The receiving wallet was created months earlier by Uphold and has not moved the funds...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse urged the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, calling it a serious policy deal that balances stablecoin innovation with protections for community banks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the bill for safeguarding US...
