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Ripple Prime Secures Investment-Grade Credit Rating Backed by $39B Assets

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Investment-grade credit ratings now position Ripple Prime among credible institutional brokerage players, as surging assets, strengthening profitability, and rising demand underscore its expanding role across digital and traditional financial markets. Ripple Prime Earns Investment Grade Rating Amid Rapid Growth Ripple announced on April 2 that Ripple Prime has received investment-grade credit ratings, highlighting the platform’s … Read more

Ripple Launches Digital Asset Accounts as XRP and RLUSD Enter Core Corporate Treasury Workflows

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Ripple integrates digital assets directly into treasury systems, signaling a shift toward unified liquidity management where CFOs can seamlessly oversee fiat and blockchain-based assets within a single operational framework. Ripple Launches Digital Asset Accounts as CFOs Integrate Blockchain Into Core Treasury Operations A new development in corporate finance infrastructure is emerging as blockchain adoption expands … Read more

Flexa Retires SPEDN After 7 Years, Shifts to Scalable Crypto Payment Infrastructure

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Flexa ends a seven-year crypto payments experiment, shutting down its SPEDN app while pivoting toward scalable infrastructure for merchants and partners, signaling a shift from consumer-facing pilots to broader digital asset integration across existing payment systems. Flexa SPEDN Shutdown Crypto Payments Pivot Strategy A digital payments company marked the end of a long-running crypto pilot … Read more

Nexo Private Wealth Platform Grows 136% as Institutional Crypto Adoption Accelerates

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Nexo has more than doubled its private client base since the start of 2025, citing rising demand among high-net-worth individuals and family offices for tailored digital asset solutions. Zero-Interest Crypto Credit and Custom Borrowing Fuel Nexo Private Expansion Nexo, the digital asset wealth platform, which manages over $8 billion in assets, reported a 136% increase … Read more

European Central Bank Outlines Roadmap for Integrated European Digital Asset Ecosystem

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The Eurosystem is launching the Pontes settlement anchor and the Appia roadmap to unify fragmented tokenized capital markets across Europe. Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone of the European Central Bank (ECB) addressed the House of the Euro in Brussels on 23 March 2026 regarding the future of tokenized finance. He detailed the transition of digital … Read more

FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures

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Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s blacklist status, and heightened scrutiny of stablecoins and offshore providers, reinforcing pressure on jurisdictions to curb illicit finance. FATF Flags Illicit Crypto Flows, Presses Governments to Tighten Financial Safeguards Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as … Read more

Japan’s SBI Holdings Eyes Regional Digital Asset Hub Through Coinhako Stake

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Japan’s financial heavyweight SBI Holdings Inc. is moving to take control of Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako, marking another calculated push into Asia’s regulated digital asset markets. SBI Holdings Targets Majority Stake in Singapore Crypto Platform Coinhako The transaction will be executed through SBI’s wholly owned subsidiary, SBI Ventures Asset Pte. Ltd., and includes a capital … Read more

Clarity Act Could Provide ‘Great Comfort’ to Markets, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act this spring, arguing the legislation would calm crypto markets rattled by sharp bitcoin price swings. Bessent Warns Delay on Clarity Act Risks Market Instability This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that Congress should move quickly to pass the Clarity Act, a bipartisan … Read more

Banks Beat Payment Providers in Argentina: Labor Reform Bans Payments to Digital Wallets

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A proposal that would have allowed workers to receive wages in digital wallets managed by payment providers was defeated after banks pressured lawmakers to exclude that option during debates over Argentina’s new labor law reform. No Choice: Digital Wallets Left Out as Eligible Payment Options in Labor Law Reform Argentina has failed to advance in … Read more

Billionaire Ray Dalio Believes CBDCs Are More About Control Than Efficiency

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Ray Dalio, billionaire hedge fund founder, warned that central bank digital currencies are gaining traction among governments not just for efficiency but for control. The End of Financial Privacy Billionaire hedge fund titan Ray Dalio has signaled that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gaining in appeal among global policymakers, predicting that many governments will … Read more

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