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Ripple is pushing its stablecoin strategy beyond a single chain. The company has announced it will begin testing its regulated stablecoin, $RLUSD, across multiple Layer 2 networks, including Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, ahead of its official public launch next year, pending regulatory approval. The announcement marks a significant expansion of Ripple’s stablecoin ambitions and signals a...
Standard Chartered and Coinbase are pushing their institutional crypto relationship into a new phase. On December 12, 2025, Standard Chartered and Coinbase Institutional announced an expansion of their existing banking partnership in Singapore, moving beyond basic fiat rails to jointly develop institutional-grade digital asset services. The announcement, shared by Coinbase Institutional , marks a...
OKX has issued a detailed public statement addressing the events surrounding the MANTRA (OM) market incident, pushing back forcefully against what it describes as a misleading narrative promoted by the MANTRA team. According to OKX, the incident was not the result of exchange failure or misconduct, but of coordinated market manipulation involving multiple related accounts. The exchange says it...
Ethereum is preparing a deep structural upgrade. Not to gas fees. Not to throughput. To identity. The community has introduced ERC-8092, a proposed standard designed to unify how blockchain accounts relate to each other across chains and Layer 2 networks. It introduces a new concept called “associated accounts.” Simple in name. Powerful in effect. With ERC-8092, Ethereum accounts can publicly...
Pyth Network is taking a decisive step toward sustainable value accrual. The oracle network announced the launch of monthly PYTH token buybacks, funded directly from protocol revenue and executed through its DAO treasury. The move comes as Pyth Pro surpasses $1 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR) in its first month, marking a turning point for the project’s economic model. For the first...
Tether has made one of the boldest moves yet by a crypto-native company into legacy European sport. The stablecoin giant has submitted a binding all-cash proposal to acquire the remaining stake in Juventus, one of football’s most historic clubs. The bid targets the shares held by Exor, the Agnelli family’s holding company and the club’s long-time controlling shareholder. The response was swift....
  Cloud mining continues to gain massive traction as 2026 inches closer. In tough economic times, investors are seeking secure, low-barrier ways to earn free Bitcoin daily without buying expensive ASIC machines or dealing with complex mining setups. With BTC’s rising market value and increasing mining difficulty, choosing a trusted cloud mining platform is more important than ever. This guide...
Solana Breakpoint wasn’t just another conference this year. It doubled as a stage for Jupiter to roll out its most aggressive product expansion to date. The team revealed a coordinated set of upgrades touching lending, stablecoins, data infrastructure, developer tools, and trading execution , plus a major acquisition aimed at reshaping onchain liquidity. The message is simple and loud: onchain...
Ripple has scored a major regulatory milestone in Europe. AMINA Bank AG, a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank, has become the first European bank to adopt Ripple Payments for near real-time cross-border settlements. The partnership expands the two firms’ collaboration following AMINA’s earlier adoption of RLUSD, and marks a significant shift from trial-phase digital asset experiments to full-...
a16z just dropped its annual report, and the message is clear: crypto isn’t slowing down. The firm covers everything shaping the next wave , stablecoins, tokenization, payments, privacy, security, AI agents, and a new global expansion strategy. The ideas land fast. The tone is urgent. And the numbers show how quickly the sector is shifting. This year, stablecoins take the spotlight. Tokenized...