used on digital asset commerce.

Ripple is merging institutional finance and blockchain development into a broader New York event aimed at a more unified digital asset audience. The Swell 2026 format expands beyond past silos to include leaders, builders, and researchers.

Paxos Labs has closed a $12 million strategic funding round led by Blockchain Capital and launched Amplify, a product suite that lets platforms turn digital asset holdings into active financial products through one integration.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the push for U.S. crypto regulation is nearing a turning point, citing growing legislative momentum. After years of uncertainty, he stressed the industry is closer than ever to achieving lasting regulatory clarity.

Ripple’s first partnership with a major Korean insurer signals a key step toward building institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. The collaboration with Kyobo Life centers on enabling regulated tokenized government bond transactions through Ripple Custody.

XRP ETF inflows are accelerating, signaling rising institutional conviction while exposing a gap between demand and real network use. Evernorth highlighted a $120 million weekly surge, showing capital is validating the asset without directly supporting ecosystem activity.

X rolled out interactive Cashtags on Tuesday, giving iPhone users in the United States and Canada real-time price charts, market data, and related posts for stocks and cryptocurrencies directly inside the app.

A generational shift in wealth ownership is expected to reshape investment strategies, with Grayscale highlighting how digital assets could gain importance as younger investors take control. Changing preferences and broader market forces may gradually increase crypto’s role in diversified portfolios.

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The Ethereum Foundation has launched a $1 million subsidy program designed to help Ethereum mainnet builders pay for professional smart contract security audits.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) opened the week with heavy outflows, reversing last week’s momentum. Ether ETFs posted modest gains, while XRP declined, and solana activity stalled.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed Monday that the U.S. crypto exchange has a confidential IPO filing with the SEC, reaffirming the company’s path toward a public offering despite a reported pause earlier this year.

On Tuesday, bitcoin hit a peak of $76,120, driving its market cap to $1.52 trillion as investors pivoted toward a risk-on sentiment. This rally was sparked by potential diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran, which overshadowed the ongoing naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Cow Swap, a decentralized exchange aggregator built on Cow Protocol, paused its protocol Monday after attackers hijacked the DNS records for its main frontend at swap.cow.fi.

Strategy Inc.’s perpetual preferred stock STRC just posted its busiest day yet, and the real headline is not the ticker tape theater but the simple fact that the company’s bitcoin buying machine found another way to run hotter.