For years now, one of the biggest stories in the cryptocurrency space has been how banks would eventually use Ripple’s XRP for international transactions. The premise was simple: banks would use XRP to facilitate faster and cheaper international transactions. However, after over a decade now,

Ripple plans to buy back up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees by the end of next month, insiders have revealed. The buybacks would value the company at $50 billion, and come six months after a similar plan to buy back $1 billion in shares from employees failed. Ripple

Aave Labs has proposed a two-part licensing framework for V4 repositories: a business source license and a contributor licensing agreement. The first would restrict commercial use of all core repositories for some time, while the second would allow the Aave DAO to use and modify code from contributors.

Due to the rise of stablecoins, traditional banks face medium-term risks of deposit outflows. Jefferies predicts that banks could lose 3% to 5% of core deposits within the next five years, which would impact bank profitability. Stablecoins have expanded into payments and corporate treasury management, with the market expected to grow significantly. Traditional financial institutions are actively deploying stablecoins to address these challenges, particularly as banks that rely on retail deposits will face greater risks.

Tencent's AI skills platform SkillHub has extensively integrated OpenClaw's skill packages without notifying developers, leading the founder to criticize it for consuming server resources and increasing costs. Although Tencent claims that the upstream bandwidth burden has been reduced and sources are credited, Steinberger stated that communication should have been made in advance, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and courtesy.

U.S. prosecutors have urged a federal judge to reject former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's motion for a new trial, arguing that the request filed in February 2026 fails to present any legitimate newly discovered evidence that would warrant overturning his 2023 fraud conviction.

Wells Fargo, the San Francisco-based banking giant overseeing $1.7 trillion in assets, has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "WFUSD," a mark that would cover services including cryptocurrency payment processing, digital asset trading, and software for tokenizing assets.

Summary: A beginner's guide to prediction markets for shrimp farming, covering environment setup, analysis, monitoring, and pitfalls encountered. Author: Changan I Biteye Content Team Last year, I kept an eye on Polymarket every day. When I saw unusual activity, I would manually follow the trades. Once, I noticed a new wallet making a large purchase. I checked the news, analyzed the logic, and prepared to place an order — it took about twenty minutes. By the time I returned to the trading page, the price had already skyrocketed. That feeling of “seeing the opportunity but not making the profit” made me realize: in prediction markets of 2026, the gap isn’t in information but in tools. The cognitive barrier to cross-market trading is extremely high. Retail investors find it difficult to analyze and act quickly amid rapidly changing news. This article will guide you from installation to practical application, teaching you how to build your own Polymarket automated trading system. 1. Key points and underlying configuration before deployment Before you start, you need to complete Ope

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy analyzed three possible futures for cryptocurrency. He believes that the most likely scenario is traditional finance absorbing crypto, but this would stifle the ideals of crypto punk; a fully decentralized future is almost impossible. The third parallel coexistence model is the only worthwhile direction to pursue, requiring the crypto community to take concrete actions to protect individual sovereignty. Gaevoy feels confused about the current state of the industry, reflecting the conflict between personal ideals and commercial interests.

The February CPI data came in broadly as anticipated, reinforcing that higher inflation remains a factor but not a surprise driver for markets. Analysts at 21Shares argued that the macro picture had already priced in the March print, shifting attention to how the Federal Reserve would respond. The