SBI Holdings will issue on-chain bonds that pay interest in XRP as part of a push to expand crypto-linked financial products. The offering ties a traditional debt instrument to the altcoin and could influence demand and liquidity for XRP.
Vet, an XRPL validator, flagged a bug in batch transactions affecting the fixBatchInnerSigs amendment, prompting a delay to the network upgrade while a patch is prepared and tested.
Ripple senior executive Reece Merrick announced a new XRP Ledger capability tied to Dubai’s real estate tokenization initiative, aiming to enable on‑ledger trading of tokenized property. The move may broaden XRP’s utility and attract new liquidity to the network.
Ripple has minted 20 million RLUSD tokens, modestly increasing on-chain liquidity for its dollar-pegged stablecoin. The move comes as competition in the regulated stablecoin sector intensifies.
Ripple has joined the White House's third meeting aimed at resolving disputes over stablecoin yield offerings, signaling industry engagement in shaping policy. The session could shape rules that affect XRP-linked products and wider crypto yield markets.
Grayscale’s sales desk reports XRP has become the second-most asked-about crypto, a sign investor focus is expanding beyond Bitcoin.
Coinbase has expanded its U.S. lending product to accept XRP, ADA and DOGE as collateral, letting customers borrow against popular altcoin holdings. The move broadens collateral options and offers another path to liquidity without selling assets.
Franklin Templeton’s newly filed XRP ETF holds 118 million XRP — disclosed as a $118M stake in an SEC filing — giving investors price exposure without direct custody. The move expands regulated access to XRP for institutional and retail investors.
BlackRock and Mastercard are jointly evaluating integration of the XRP Ledger to support payments and settlement, signaling growing institutional interest in ledger-based rails. The review is exploratory and focused on technical and compliance feasibility rather than a committed product launch.
The XRP Ledger has approved a permissioned DEX amendment to run controlled, members-only instances of its native exchange. Authorized operators will decide which participants can submit and fill orders, aiming to ease compliance for institutional trading.