Tagged: xrp

September 2, 2026 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

XRP advanced sharply in late August, rising from about $0.99 on August 17 to roughly $1.38 by August 31. That gain of nearly 40 percent arrived alongside a contraction in overall futures exposure, a combination that often signals traders were taking risk off rather than… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evernorth Holdings, a firm built around holding and managing XRP for institutional investors, said this week that US regulators have declared its Form S-4 registration statement effective. That step removes a major filing hurdle and moves the company closer to a public listing on Nasdaq… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s Bank of Montreal (BMO) (BMO.TO) has reported a minimal position in XRP-related exchange-traded funds as part of its latest quarterly holdings disclosure to US regulators. The Form 13F-HR filing, submitted on August 12, 2026, covers reportable securities held as of June 30, 2026, and… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 2:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The XRP Ledger’s reference server software, xrpld version 3.3.0, is now available. This release packages several proposed protocol amendments focused on privacy, operational efficiency, and support for institutional use of Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs), the ledger’s standard for tokenized financial instruments such as funds and bonds…. Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain data reveals that major XRP holders have continued building positions throughout the recent market decline, even as prices remained range-bound. At the same time, Ethereum metrics highlight more evident paper losses among its broader holder base compared with Bitcoin and XRP. According to analysis… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 6:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise blockchain company Ripple has rolled out Ripple Mint, a platform designed to help institutional clients more efficiently handle its USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD. The new offering aims to help organizations to create, redeem, transfer across networks, and oversee RLUSD holdings either through a web-based console… Read More

July 13, 2026 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently shared that in the wake of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2020 enforcement action, he and co-founder Chris Larsen carefully evaluated shutting down the organization and allocating its extensive XRP reserves directly to equity holders. This alternative would… Read More

June 6, 2026 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investor withdrawals from US spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds accelerated sharply in recent sessions, affecting products tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. This wave of redemptions reflects heightened caution amid declining prices for the underlying digital assets and shifting macroeconomic signals. According to available data, Bitcoin-linked… Read More

June 5, 2026 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-assets market has experienced a sharp downturn, with the flagship digital currency falling below the $62,000 threshold for the first time since early February. Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), and other altcoins / digital tokens have followed suit, reflecting broader pressures… Read More

May 23, 2026 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US dollar or Euro pegged stablecoins and regulated digital assets platforms such as Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI), and Kraken (under parent firm Payward) now decisively dominate US markets. Meanwhile, more speculative altcoins and associated decentralized projects, such as Cardano (ADA), EOS, and IOTA, have basically not made much noise during this past Bitcoin… Read More

May 16, 2026 @ 2:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 minds also weighed in on BTC and XRP this week. “Against a more unsettling macro backdrop (with hotter-than-expected US inflation prints, a still elusive US-Iran peace agreement, markets pricing out a 2026 rate cut), BTC has traded between $79K and $81K over the past… Read More

May 15, 2026 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Binance Coin (BNB) rallied, posting strong gains this Friday as the US Senate Banking Committee approved comprehensive legislation designed to bring regulatory certainty to the digital asset industry. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, often referred… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s securities marketplace, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), has unveiled plans to significantly expand its lineup of cryptocurrency indices by incorporating four prominent digital assets. Beginning May 13, 2026, the exchange will start calculating and disseminating real-time benchmarks for Solana, XRP, TRON, and Binance Coin (BNB)…. Read More

April 25, 2026 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Speculation about hidden alliances and undisclosed breakthroughs frequently fuels community discussions. David Schwartz, a co-creator of the XRP Ledger and former chief technology officer at Ripple, recently stepped forward on social media to confront persistent rumors suggesting secretive government connections or large-scale undisclosed plans involving… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Ripple Prime, Ripple’s institutional prime brokerage platform, has received an investment-grade issuer rating, according to the firm. Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned an issuer rating of BBB to Ripple Prime CIV US BD HoldCo LLC. Ripple Prime is an SEC-registered broker-dealer, CFTC-registered futures… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency investors are navigating one of the most anxious periods in recent memory, with Bitcoin slipping beneath the $63,000 level and broader risk assets showing clear signs of strain. As of early Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the leading digital asset had touched intraday lows near… Read More

February 12, 2026 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple Labs has submitted a detailed response to the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s request for input on a new payment account prototype. This initiative, outlined in Docket OP-1877, aims to enhance the efficiency and security of the nation’s financial infrastructure by allowing select non-bank entities, such… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 1:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has announced that it has received key regulatory permissions from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), paving the way for the expansion of its Ripple Payments platform across the region. The approvals, granted on January 9, 2026, include an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence… Read More

January 11, 2026 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WisdomTree (NYSE: WT) has officially abandoned its efforts to introduce an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on XRP in the American market. The company submitted a formal request to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pull back its application, marking a retreat from a… Read More

January 7, 2026 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple Labs President Monica Long emphasized the company’s commitment to private operations, dispelling any near-term prospects of an initial public offering (IPO). This update, shared on January 6, 2026, underscores Ripple’s strategic direction following a successful fundraising round in November 2025. Long highlighted the fintech… Read More