Who Is Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse?
Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) is the chief executive of @Ripple, the company behind $XRP and the XRP Ledger. He leads one of the most recognized companies in crypto payments, and he spen
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REAL Adds Private Chain for Banks and Funds Working With Tokenized Assets
REAL, a blockchain infrastructure provider focused on tokenized real-world assets, has rolled out a confidential execution layer aimed at regulated financial firms that want to operate onchai
Insight: The State of Litecoin LTC in 2026
Litecoin has processed more than 400 million transactions since its launch and is on pace to add tens of millions more in 2026. That milestone sits alongside a run of real developments this y
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators are calling for tokenization and “new forms of digital money” to be part of the core infrastructure of the country's future retail payment ecosystem. In a Thursday update to the
Senator Cynthia Lummis Defends Clarity Act Against Elizabeth Warren’s Criticism
Senator Cynthia Lummis dismissed Elizabeth Warren’s arguments, noting that the Clarity Act offers sixteen or more provisions to prevent illicit financial operations. The Clarity Act is still
Lummis Slams Warren Over CLARITY Act Attacks
Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) pushed back sharply against Senator Elizabeth Warren's criticism of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, defending the legislation's anti-money laundering
Binance Secures Philippines Entry
Binance Returns to the Philippines via Regulatory Sandbox Binance has officially re-entered the Philippine market, with co-CEO Yi He confirming the move. The world's largest crypto exchange b
Crypto Kidnappings Surge Across France
France Becomes Europe's Crypto Crime Hotspot France recorded 77 crypto-linked kidnapping and extortion cases in 2026, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed, a sharp rise from 45 cases log
Umbra Unveils Private Payroll On Solana
Umbra Privacy has launched a private payroll system on Solana, giving businesses a way to pay employees in $USDC without exposing transaction details on the public blockchain. The product is
Tether Skips MiCA Over Stablecoin Risks
Ardoino Calls MiCA Rules a Threat to Stablecoin Stability Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has confirmed that the company did not apply for a license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Asse
Kash Patel Faces Scrutiny Over MSTR Trade
Late Filing Puts FBI Director Under the Spotlight FBI Director Kash Patel is facing scrutiny after failing to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of Strategy ($MSTR) stock within the lega
Netflix Money Turned Dogecoin Profit At Center Of Rinsch Case
Hollywood director Carl Rinsch, best known for the 2013 film "47 Ronin," has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after a Manhattan court found he diverted $11 million in Netflix pro