Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has introduced Absa Digital Asset Custody in South Africa, using Ripple’s technology to securely manage digital assets and private keys for corporate and institutional clients. This service offers bank-grade governance, transaction controls, and compliance features, marking Absa as the first African bank to provide such custody for digital assets. The platform enhances security with hardware protection and cryptographic recovery, aligning with South Africa's regulatory framework for crypto assets. While details on supported assets and pricing remain undisclosed, this launch represents a significant step in formalizing institutional crypto custody in Africa.
XRP, Ripple's token, is trading at Rp27.176 on Pluang with a 1-day gain of 5.53%. The market cap stands at Rp1.701,09 trillion, and buyers dominate with 65% of order activity. These figures highlight strong investor interest as of Sep 22, 2026 15:21 WIB.
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch now provides regulated institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing eligible clients to hold the dollar-pegged stablecoin securely. The bank is collaborating with Ripple and LMAX Gr...
In October 2026, AI agents on the XRP Ledger processed 13.9 million transactions across 196 merchants, marking a significant milestone in on-chain activity. However, despite the high volume, the total value of these AI-assisted payments remains relat...
Evernorth has appointed Hugo Jeandesboz, former co-chief investment officer at Coinbase Asset Management, to oversee its $672 million XRP treasury. This move comes after Evernorth completed a SPAC merger and plans to list on Nasdaq. Jeandesboz will s...
Standard Chartered has introduced an institutional custody service for RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, integrating collateral workflows with Ripple and LMAX. This service targets professional clients needing regulated, bank-grade custody li...
Dogecoin saw the largest 24-hour increase in derivatives open interest among major cryptocurrencies, rising 5.68% to $241 million as traders increased exposure. Other top assets like Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP also experienced gains in open inte...
