Swift announced that from November 2026, cross-border payments must comply with the ISO 20022 standard, specifically banning fully unstructured postal addresses in CBPR+ messages to avoid payment delays or rejections. This update aims to improve data quality and transparency in global payments. Ripple, which uses blockchain and stablecoins for cross-border payments, has proactively embraced ISO 20022 compliance since 2020 and meets multiple global standards, suggesting it is prepared for the upcoming changes. The deadline highlights the growing importance of standardized payment messaging in the financial industry.
XRP is trading around $1.40 after pulling back from September highs, encountering resistance near $1.45. The token's recent rebound from $1.30 is crucial, as holding above this level supports the recovery, while falling below could shift focus to the...
Justin Bons, founder of Cyber Capital, sharply criticized XRP's decentralization claims, accusing Ripple of misleading retail investors about its control over the XRP Ledger. He highlighted a recent software update that enforces closed-source code, w...
Bitcoin fell to an October low near $80,420 before recovering to about $83,000 amid heavy selling and large liquidations. Ripple-backed Evernorth, a company focused on XRP digital asset treasury, is set to list on Nasdaq under ticker XRPN on October ...
Agentic payments on the XRP Ledger have surged from about 1 million in July to over 13 million transactions, driven by AI-related demand. This rapid growth, highlighted by former Ripple exec Chandler Fang and RippleX's J.A. Akinyele, reflects increas...
Ripple's escrow system is set to release up to 1 billion XRP on November 1, 2026, as part of its monthly schedule designed to manage XRP supply predictably. Although the release amount is known, it is unclear how much XRP will enter circulation or be...
