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Brad Garlinghouse said XRP remains differentiated from other digital assets because of its transaction speed, low fees and payment-focused infrastructure.

Oil prices remained elevated above $100 after Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran following renewed tensions surrounding ceasefire negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz.

Oobit officially launched its crypto payments platform in Colombia, marking the company’s ninth active market as it expands further across Latin America.

Trading volumes increased across South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges over the past 24 hours, with XRP recording approximately $56.69 million in activity on Upbit and Bithumb.

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division said the US CLARITY Act could deliver broader economic and technological benefits by providing clearer rules for the digital asset industry.

Olena Oblamska, a Ukrainian national also known as Lola Ferrari, pleaded not guilty after being extradited from Thailand to face federal charges in Oregon tied to the alleged $340 million Forsage crypto scheme.

Bhutan officials denied selling bitcoin despite blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence showing that wallets linked to the country’s sovereign wealth fund moved more than $1 billion worth of BTC since mid-2025.

Bitcoin long-term holder supply has climbed to roughly 15.26 million BTC, reaching its highest level since August 2025 as investors increased accumulation over the past month.

Intesa Sanpaolo more than doubled its cryptocurrency exposure during the first quarter of 2026, increasing holdings from around $100 million at the end of 2025 to approximately $235 million by March 31, according to a report from Criptovaluta.it.

Kenyan detectives arrested Mildred Kache, also known as Sabreena Ayesha, over allegations she orchestrated a fake gold deal that extracted 431,380 USDT from an American investor, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

Users lending funds through DeFi borrowing markets on EVM chains and Solana lost roughly $3 for every $10,000 deposited over the past 12 months, according to analysis compiled from DefiLlama data.

SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are preparing cryptocurrency investment trusts that would allow retail investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and ethereum through standard brokerage accounts, according to a Nikkei Asia survey published Sunday.

Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance reportedly launched Hormuz Safe on May 16, offering bitcoin-settled maritime insurance for cargo transiting the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Polish lawmakers have approved a long-debated cryptocurrency bill as the country moves closer to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.

Thorchain has suffered an estimated $10 million to $11 million exploit after attackers manipulated its vault churn process across several major blockchains.

Coinbase has marked its 14th anniversary with chief executive Brian Armstrong setting out an ambitious target to bring 1 billion people into the open financial system.

Victims pursuing long-unpaid US terrorism judgments against Iran asked a Manhattan federal judge to order Tether to transfer more than $344 million in frozen USDT linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Large holders of Cardano have increased their control of the token’s supply to the highest level in nearly five years, according to blockchain analytics platform Santiment.

Australia’s proposed changes to capital gains tax could reduce incentives for long-term cryptocurrency investing and increase tax burdens for many retail traders, according to several industry executives.

Kraken said it has switched its cross-chain infrastructure provider from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol to secure Kraken Wrapped Bitcoin and future wrapped token products.

Mexican business conglomerate Grupo Salinas partnered with Anchorage Digital to launch stablecoin-based cross-border payment services for crypto platform Coinpro.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued no-action relief for fully collateralised event contracts, easing certain swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements for prediction market operators and clearing organisations.

A group of 20 FTX victims from five countries has filed a $525 million lawsuit against Fenwick & West, alleging the Silicon Valley firm helped facilitate and conceal fraud tied to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

Liquidators handling the collapse of Mirror Trading International said they have received 9,441 claims worth nearly $395 million against an estate now valued at approximately $35.8 million.