South Korea's Financial Services Commission plans to expand blockchain use by tokenizing traditional securities like stocks, bonds, and funds, with Ripple's network playing a central role. This initiative aims to enable 24/7 trading and improve market efficiency, starting with private bonds and money market funds in 2027. Ripple's XRP Ledger is favored due to its cost efficiency, speed, and existing collaborations with Korean banks, positioning XRP as a key asset in the country's evolving digital finance landscape.
XRP's price increased by 3.76% to $1.38 over a four-hour period on October 8, contrasting with a 2.61% drop over the past 24 hours. This short-term price movement was recorded on Binance's XRP/USDT spot market. XRP remains the fifth largest cryptocur...
Bitcoin dropped nearly 2% to $81,723, leading a broad decline in the crypto market which saw total capitalization fall over 5% to $2.78 trillion. Ether, XRP, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin also experienced significant losses, with NEAR Protocol falling ov...
Justin Bons, founder of Cyber Capital, accused XRP of being centralized and misleading investors by claiming decentralization. He highlighted that the XRP Ledger recently adopted closed-source code, which he argues compromises network security and go...
Bitcoin's share of the cryptocurrency market rose to nearly 60% on October 8 as major altcoins like Ether, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and Zcash dropped more sharply. Bitcoin traded near $81,100 despite a 2.8% decline, while altcoins fell between 5.5% and...
USDT's share of stablecoin payments in the Asia-Pacific region fell from 98% in early 2025 to 91% by July 2026, while other stablecoins increased their combined share from 2% to 9%. This shift reflects broader regulatory access and institutional inte...
