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June 13, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Circle, a global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC, announced a partnership bringing USDC to the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The XRPL is a decentralized, layer-1 blockchain “developed for the efficient tokenization and exchange… Read More

May 22, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Schuman Financial announced a native integration of its MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin EURØP onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This marks a step toward “bringing compliant euro-denominated stablecoins into active use on one of the world’s most widely used blockchains.” EURØP is a fully euro-backed and redeemable… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hidden Road announced that its ADGM entity, Hidden Road Partners CIV (AD) Limited, received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM to operate as a regulated financial services firm. Pending final regulatory approval, Hidden Road will be “authorized to offer… Read More

May 9, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that the pending enforcement action with Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, and Christian Larsen has been resolved. The SEC noted that it would ask the court to dissolve the injunction against Ripple from the final judgment revealed in August 2024. An… Read More

May 4, 2025 @ 7:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple, the payments Fintech behind XRP and the newly launched RLUSD stablecoin, recently tabled a $4 billion to $5 billion offer to acquire Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, according to Bloomberg. The bid, however, was swiftly rebuffed by… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Derivatives, LLC, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), has launched XRP and nano XRP futures contracts, marking a significant expansion of its regulated crypto derivatives offerings. This move, approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), aims to provide both institutional and retail… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ripple has acquired Hidden Road Partners for $1.25 billion. Hidden Road is a prime brokerage that enables FX, digital assets, derivatives, synthetics, and more. Ripple is a digital asset platform probably best known for the issuance of XRP, a crypto for value transfer. This, as… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial world is undergoing a fundamental shift. A new report by Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projects the market for tokenized real-world assets to grow from “$0.6 trillion today to $18.9 trillion by 2033… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced that Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been integrated into Ripple’s  payments solution, Ripple Payments, driving enterprise “utility and demand for the asset.” RLUSD is described as an “enterprise-grade,” USD-denominated stablecoin created with utility, and… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The painfully long-standing legal battle between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, which began in December 2020, appears to be approaching a critical juncture. Recent developments suggest that the case, centered on whether XRP constitutes an unregistered security, could finally conclude,… Read More

March 13, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the enabler of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide regulated crypto payments and services in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). Ripple will reportedly be the “first” blockchain-enabled payments provider licensed by the… Read More

February 27, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BDACS, a digital asset institutional custody firm in Korea, announced that it has signed a partnership with enterprise blockchain firm Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions. This partnership reportedly aligns with the Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) announced roadmap for “regulatory approval… Read More

February 26, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Braza Group announces the launch of BBRL stablecoin on the XRP Ledger to strengthen the Brazilian and South American digital economies. Issuance of BBRL aims to offer secure and cost-effective “solutions for digital transactions for individuals and businesses” Operating for over 15 years and ranking… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, announced a partnership with Portuguese currency exchange provider Unicâmbio to support instant cross-border payments between Portugal and Brazil using Ripple Payments. This collab marks the first time that Ripple’s payments solution has been made available… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple announced a partnership with Revolut and Zero Hash, aimed at expanding the access of its RLUSD stablecoin in the market. This collab marks a significant expansion for the RLUSD, positioning it to enter the crowded stablecoin marketplace, which is dominated by USDT and USDC… Read More

January 29, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The turn of the year signifies new beginnings for the blockchain and crypto space, and Ripple claims that it has hit the ground running with advances to its cross-border payments solution. Additionally, Ripple said in a blog post that industry players across the US are… Read More

January 16, 2025 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an appeal against a US federal judge’s decision in its partially unsuccessful case against enterprise blockchain firm Ripple Labs, a move that has been heavily criticized by Ripple’s chief legal officer. In a Jan. 15 filing… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple is now leveraging the Chainlink standard to bring high-quality pricing data around the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin onchain. RLUSD is described as an enterprise-grade, USD-denominated stablecoin created with trust, utility, and compliance at its core, backed by Ripple’s years of “experience working with crypto and the existing financial… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso— the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America—listed on its platform the “enterprise-grade” token Ripple USD (RLUSD), a stablecoin with “1:1 parity” with the US dollar, which will now aim to complement the stablecoin offer now available on Bitso throughout fast-growing region…. Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions,  announced that Ripple USD (RLUSD) will be available on global exchanges starting, December 17, 2024. RLUSD is described as an “enterprise-grade,” USD-denominated stablecoin created with trust, utility, and compliance at its core, backed by Ripple’s… Read More