XRP Eyes Breakout as XRPL Upgrade Vote Nears
XRP is trading at $1.11, up 1.89% in the past 24 hours, as a combination of rising Korean retail conviction, a 61% jump in daily trading volume, and an imminent validator vote on a...
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Open USD Launch Sends Circle Stock Down 17%
A 140-firm consortium unveiled Open USD on June 30, 2026, and Circle’s stock dropped 17.5% to $62.63 by the following day. That single price move tells you everything about what markets think is at...
Coinbase, Ethena, and Mastercard Reshape Settlement
Coinbase made two strategic infrastructure bets this week: an open-market purchase of ENA tokens ahead of an Ethena savings product launch, and an investment in ProShares’ GENIUS Money Market ETF. Those moves landed alongside...
JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ripple and Ondo Complete First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP Ledger
A cross-border tokenized U.S. Treasury redemption settled in under five seconds on May 6, 2026, marking the first time a public blockchain and global banking infrastructure completed such a transaction together in real time....
Mastercard Acquires BVNK for $1.8B as PayPal Expands PYUSD to 70 Markets
Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin payment infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, on the same day PayPal announced its PYUSD stablecoin is now accessible across 70 global markets. Both moves landed...
Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program Brings 85+ Firms Into One Blockchain Payments Alliance
Mastercard launched its Global Crypto Partner Program on March 11, 2026, assembling more than 85 companies to accelerate blockchain-based payments, settlements and cross-border transfers. The roster reads like a conference keynote lineup: Binance, Ripple,...