Tagged: xrp

November 18, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton, the global investment firm managing approximately $1.6 trillion in assets, is set to introduce its spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) on November 18, 2025. Called the Franklin XRP ETF and trading under the ticker EZRP, this product marks the firm’s latest foray into… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canary XRP ETF has reportedly received approval for its Nasdaq listing as the issuer submitted an 8-A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The spot XRP ETF is now set to begin trading soon. The XRP price has also begun gaining some… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed recently that it has listed various spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move could potentially lead to their official rollout in the foreseeable future. As indicated on DTCC’s website, ETFs from Bitwise (XRP), Canary (XRPC), CoinShares (XRPL),… Read More

November 7, 2025 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has announced a collaboration with Mastercard (NYSE:MA) , WebBank, and Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI). Together they’ll explore the use of Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRPL, a public blockchain built for efficient payments, in order support stablecoin settlement of fiat card transactions. The initiative is supposed… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm Ripple has received a $500 million investment at a valuation of $40 billion. It has been rumoured that new funding for the company was in the works. Yesterday, Ripple revealed the details of the funding round that was let by affiliates of… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for global businesses, has recently announced the launch of digital asset spot prime brokerage capabilities for the US market. Now, US-based institutional clients are reportedly able to execute OTC spot transactions across “dozens of digital assets… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 1:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Somewhat unsurprisingly, a court in India recently ruled in favor of an XRP investor against crypto exchange  WazirX and provider the trader with interim protection by preventing the digital assets platform from reallocating the customer’s XRP holdings. In an order issued this past Saturday (on… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple noted that the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) white paper is now live. As explained by Ripple, MPTs are a type of digital token standard on the XRP Ledger that are built to meet the needs of both application developers and institutions. MPTs embed metadata as… Read More

August 27, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini announced a series of updates that signal its growing influence in the global crypto market. On August 25, 2025, the company launched the XRP Edition of its Gemini Credit Card in partnership with Ripple, expanded the availability of Ripple’s USD-backed stablecoin… Read More

August 26, 2025 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On Friday, August 22, 2025, six asset management firms—Bitwise, Canary Capital, CoinShares, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares, and WisdomTree—submitted amended S-1 registration statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for their proposed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In a parallel move, Grayscale filed a new… Read More

August 22, 2025 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a firm focused on enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and its subsidiary SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd., a provider of crypto asset exchange business (jointly SBI Group), announced an MOU for SBI VC Trade, “a licensed… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 2:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

How things have changed at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During the last administration, digital assets were vilified to an extreme. While telling crypto innovators to come in and chat, the offer was viewed as more of a trap. Some in the cryptosphere simply… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a landmark development for the cryptocurrency industry, Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have mutually agreed to drop their appeals in a high-profile legal battle that began in 2020. The decision, finalized on August 7, 2025, marks the end of… Read More

August 7, 2025 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has announced it has agreed to acquire Rail, a stablecoin-powered platform for global payments, for $200 million. Rail enables Fintechs, payment providers, neobanks, enterprise orgs, and more to offer payment solutions “for their operations (and their customers’) with everything from virtual IBANs and named… Read More

July 7, 2025 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain landscape is evolving rapidly, with institutions worldwide embracing its potential to transform financial systems. Two recent developments highlight this shift: Mercado Bitcoin’s plan to tokenize $200 million in regulated financial assets on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ripple’s partnership with Tenity to launch… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 2:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has announced a new milestone for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem: the XRPL EVM Sidechain mainnet is officially live. This launch is said to be a significant step in bridging the XRP Ledger’s renowned efficiency with Ethereum’s smart contract capabilities, unlocking new opportunities for… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key development for the cryptocurrency and web3 industry, Ripple Labs has announced its decision to withdraw its cross-appeal in its protracted legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move comes as both parties appear poised to bring closure to… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to democratize access to cryptocurrency derivatives, Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has introduced micro futures contracts for XRP, Solana, and Bitcoin Friday futures, following the relisting of these tokens on its U.S. trading platform. This development marks a significant step in making crypto trading… Read More

June 13, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Circle, a global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC, announced a partnership bringing USDC to the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The XRPL is a decentralized, layer-1 blockchain “developed for the efficient tokenization and exchange… Read More

June 11, 2025 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Congressman William Timmons, a Republican from South Carolina, has fired off a letter to newly appointed SEC Chair Paul Atkins, demanding documents that shed light on the agency’s inconsistent handling of Ethereum (ETH) under former Chair Gary Gensler. Sent on June 10, 2025, this move… Read More