Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank in South Korea as the latter prepares to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border remittances. The deal makes Jeonbuk Bank the first regional bank in the country to deploy the payment service. The main objective is to support businesses that have traditionally faced several days of delays when moving money […]
Bitcoin investor and Ego Death Capital co-founder Jeff Booth has said that Strategy’s long-term survival comes down to one condition: BTC has to work as an actual currency, not just sit on a balance sheet as an asset. Booth made the case in a wide-ranging interview with Scott Melker, and it ties the fate of […]
Although the broader landscape around XRP and the ETFs behind it is nowhere near the peaks from last year, some of the most prominent names on Wall Street have not abandoned it. Just the opposite; the recent SEC filings show that behemoths like Jane Street, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and a few others […]
The new business week has started on the right foot, as after a highly dull and sluggish weekend, bitcoin has finally charted a minor increase to $63,500. The following days have some important macro events in the United States that can further impact the market, albeit not as notable as the CPI data from last […]
A new academic study has identified 65,340 high-risk address misuse cases on Ethereum and BNB Chain, linked to about $574.8 million in lost crypto. The research shows how ordinary mistakes involving testnet addresses, reused contract addresses, and exposed private keys can become permanent losses, while newer tools such as EIP-7702 give attackers another way to […]
As it happened during the past few weekends, bitcoin’s price volatility has essentially disappeared once Saturday and Sunday come, with the asset remaining stuck at $63,000 for roughly 36 hours now. Most altcoins have performed similarly, which is why we will focus on their weekly moves. Some of the major gainers here are XMR, LINK, […]
Baltimore has taken legal action against prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing both companies of offering illegal sports betting in the city. Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council filed separate lawsuits on August 13 in the Circuit Court. The cases allege violations of Baltimore’s Consumer Protection Ordinance and accuse the companies […]
XAO DAO is preparing a series of governance changes for the XRP Ledger over the next two to three months, according to Fabio Marzella, the organization’s co-founder. The planned changes would let members delegate voting power, adjust quorum rules, and access community mini-grants, as the DAO looks to make participation easier and more representative, at […]
XRP has shed more than 10% over the past week as its struggle near $1 continues. This downward pressure has pushed the crypto asset’s yearly losses to almost 70%. Despite the negative sentiment, institutional participation appears to be intact, as several firms continue to use exchange-traded products to gain exposure to XRP. Institutions Remain Unfazed […]
On August 13, Trezor disclosed that a data breach at its shipping partner, ShipMonk, exposed the personal information of roughly 13,700 recent customers, including names, phone numbers, and home addresses. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) responded by arguing that the incident shows a real advantage of software self-custody wallets, since they don’t require shipping a […]