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RegulationRipple's RLUSD Guide Puts CFTC Collateral Eligibility in Focus
XRP LedgerXRPL Activates fixCleanup3_3_0, Bringing AMM and Checks Fixes Into Effect
RippleRipple Expands GSmart Treasury AI With Human Approval Before Financial Actions
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Permission Delegation Fix Targets Permissions That Survive Account Deletion
InstitutionalGratus Reserve V Files $75M Offering With XRP Exposure and Liquidity Limits
TechnologyXRPL AI Payments Put Merchant Settlement Verification in Focus
TechnologyEthereum Frames Advance a Gas-Sponsorship Path for RLUSD
XRP Ledger ResearchBIS Researchers Test XRP Ledger for Verifying Official Statistics
SecurityXRP Healthcare Reports $452,000 XRPH Wallet Loss as Key Exposure Is Investigated
MarketsXRP Perpetual Futures on Kraken: No Expiry, but Funding and Margin Still Apply
XRP Market StructureFXRP on Derive: Why XRP Collateral and USDC Settlement Are Different
RippleRipple’s Florida Athletics Deal Adds XRP Field Branding and Financial Education
Market StructureSEC Approves Nasdaq Texas ETP Rule That Names XRP in a Worked Example
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges Escrow Reserve Fix for IOU Trust-Line Returns
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges PermissionedDEX Cleanup Fix Behind fixCleanup3_4_0
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges AMMClawback Fix That Takes Priority Over Reserve Checks
XRP Market StructureRemixpoint Sells 1.19 Million XRP as Its Crypto Treasury Turns Bitcoin-Only
XRP Market StructureRipple's September XRP Escrow Cycle Released 1B, Then Re-Locked 700M
XRP ETFsHashdex NCIQ Adds HYPE as XRP’s Index Weight Moves to 5.21%
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges 60-Second Buffer Before Closed-Ended Vault Redemption
Institutional InfrastructureRipple and SettleMint Announce Asia-Pacific Custody and Tokenization Offering
XRP LedgerXRPLF's TokenPaychan PR Would Extend Payment Channels Beyond XRP
XRP ETFsAmplify XRPM’s August 31 Holdings Show an XRPC-and-Options XRP Strategy
XRP LedgerXRPL Standards Draft Proposes ElGamal Key Rotation for Confidential MPTs
Institutional XRP21Shares TOXR Switches to FTSE XRP Benchmark and Changes Fee Timing
XRP Market StructureCFTC Report Shows XRP Futures Open Interest Rose as Trader Positions Diverged
XRP Ledger SecuritySherlock Starts AI-Only Review of XRPL Lending Protocol V1.1, Findings Pending
XRP Ledger SecurityRipple’s XRP Ledger Quantum Roadmap Enters Phase 3 Window, but Mainnet Is Unchanged
Institutional MarketsEvernorth's Effective S-4 Sets a Sept. 30 Vote for a Planned XRP Treasury Listing
XRP Ledger InfrastructureClio Patch Repairs XRPL Account Info for Pseudo-Accounts, but 2.8.1-rc3 Predates It
XRP Ledger GovernanceXRPL FixCleanup3_3_0 Reaches Majority, but Activation Is Still Pending
XRP Ledger InfrastructureRipple Recommends Withdrawing XRPL’s Unactivated XChainBridge Amendment
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges AMMClawback Fix for an Exact LP-Token Boundary
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges 2,032 Lines of Lending Invariant Checks Into `develop`
Ripple and Institutional MarketsRipple Prime Launches Delta One for U.S. Equity Swaps, but Its XRP Role Is Unspecified
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPLF Merges Sole-Holder VaultClawback Fix After Loan Impairment
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Marks LendingProtocol V1.1 Support in Develop, Mainnet Stays on 3.3.0
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Merges Phase-One MPT/DEX Audit Fixes Across Pathfinding and RPCs
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPL Cosigner Draft Adds Per-Account Signing Status, but Is Not Live
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Merges LoanBrokerSet Gate Requiring Closed-Ended Vaults
XRP Ledger InfrastructureClio 2.8.1-rc1 Adds MPT Order-Book IDs, but Is Not Production-Ready
XRP Ledger InfrastructureXRPLF Merges Online-Deletion Guard for Recent Ledger Gaps
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPLF Moves Develop to 3.4.0-b1, but No Stable Release Exists
XRP Market StructureXRP’s August Rally Is a Macro Liquidity Test, Not Proof of New Ledger Demand
XRP Market StructureCFTC Certifies ForecastEx XRP Threshold Contract, Not a Futures Launch
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Lending Proposal Would Stop Impairment From Rewriting Due Dates
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPLF Proposes Truncated Share Math for Vault Withdrawals and Clawbacks
XRP Ledger InfrastructureXRPLF PR #8095 Would Add Peak Object Counts to `get_counts`
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPLF Opens 14-Part SHAMap Hardening Stack for Ledger Acquisition
XRP LedgerClio 2.8.0 Extends XRPL Data Access, but One History RPC Was Reverted
XRP LedgerXRP Ledger Auto-Bridging Update Clarifies Thin Best Routes and Direct Depth
Institutional InfrastructureRipple Custody 1.40 Adds XRPL Tags and Changes Fee Estimation
Institutional MarketsRipple Backs Clearpool and Cicada’s RLUSD Credit Plan for XRPL
Institutional MarketsRipple Prime Closes $275 Million Senior Notes Offering
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPLF Merges VaultDeposit Guard for Deposits That Round to Zero
RegulationTrump's White House Crypto Summit Puts the CLARITY Act Center Stage, With Ripple at the Table
MarketsWhat If It All Goes Right for XRP? The Deep Math of a Mass-Adoption World and the Road to $10
RegulationInside the CLARITY Act Endgame: The Ethics Deal, the Stablecoin Fight, and the Path to 60 Votes
XRP Ledger Market StructureXRPL Develop Fix Puts a Price Floor Under Zero-Fee AMM Auction Slots
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPL Lending Docs Clarify First-Loss Capital and Correct a Field Type
XRP Ledger Developmentxrpl-py 5.1.0 Adds Four XRPL Feature Families, Not Mainnet Activation
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPLF Merges VaultWithdraw Precision Fix Behind fixCleanup3_4_0
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Develop Branch Merges Loan-Default Freeze Fix Behind fixCleanup3_4_0
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPL Clio Nightly Adds MPT Issuance History RPC With a Backfill Gate
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Develop Branch Adds a Reserve Gate When Sponsorship Ends
Ripple and Institutional PaymentsRipple-Jeonbuk Bank Payments Deal Leaves XRP Asset Role Undisclosed
XRP Ledger DevelopmentXRPL Clio Nightly Adds MPT Transaction Filtering Ahead of 2.8.0
XRP LedgerXRPL Develop Branch Ties AMM LP Tokens to MPT Transfer Rules
XRP Ledger SecurityXRPL Patch Extends MPT Lock Guard to Future fixCleanup3_4_0
XRP Ledger DevelopersXRPL Go v0.3.0 Aligns With rippled 3.3.0, but Migration Is Required
XRP ETFsFranklin XRP ETF's Q2 Filing Splits $88.8M of Creations Into Cash and XRP
XRP LedgerXRPL 3.2.1 Hotfix Caps Validator-Manifest Flood Risk
XRP LedgerXRPL Smart Escrow SDK Preview Adds WASM Fields, but XLS-100 Is Still a Draft
XRP LedgerXRPL Updates Confidential Transfer Draft, but Mainnet Privacy Is Not Live
XRP Ledger DevelopersXRPL Binary Codec 2.9.0 Adds BatchV1_1 and Dynamic MPT Support
XRP ETFsTuttle Capital’s XRP Income Blast ETF Gets September 11 Effective Date
XRP ETFsBitwise XRP ETF Added 105.3 Million XRP in Q2 Despite an $84.9M Loss
Market StructureRipple Reports 37.66 Billion XRP Held as of June 30, With 32.6 Billion in Escrow
Market StructureSwift’s 17-Bank Ledger Pilot Has No Announced XRP or XRPL Integration
RegulationHM Treasury Report Names Ripple in UK Tokenization Plan, Not XRP
XRP Ledger DeFiXLS-66 Lending Protocol Shows 37.14% Vote Consensus, Still Not Live
Institutional MarketsSEC Filings Map $9.1M of Disclosed Bitwise XRP ETF Exposure
RegulationFrance’s AMF Lists Ripple Payments Europe Under MiCA With Three Services
SecurityCoreum-XRPL Bridge Drain Points to Relayer Validation Failure
Market StructureREX-Osprey XRPR Filing Shows Two Layers of XRP Exposure
XRP ETFs21Shares TOXR Reports 27.3 Million Fewer XRP Ahead of a Benchmark Switch
XRP Ledger InfrastructureXRPL Clio 2.7.1 Is the Compatibility Floor After fixCleanup3_2_0 Activation
Institutional MarketsRipple Invests in ZILO and Licuido to Extend XRPL Tokenized-Fund Infrastructure
Ripple & RLUSDRipple Mint Adds RLUSD Institutional APIs, but Usage Still Needs Proof
XRP ETFsTKNZ Form 10-Q Confirms $15 Million Seed; Fund Page Shows XRP at 7.05%
XRP ETFsCanary XRPC Holdings Rose 55.7 Million XRP as NAV per Share Fell 43%
RLUSDRipple Reports $1.70B in RLUSD Reserves, but Deloitte Covers June
RegulationSenate Sets September 15 Cloture Vote to Take Up the CLARITY Act
XRP LedgerXRP Ledger 3.3.0 Ships Six Amendments, but None Is Live Yet