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The $XRP Ledger has officially removed the Ripple name from its core server software with the release of version 3.2.0. Community members say the move further reinforces the network’s independence from the company that helped develop it. Community figure BankXRP highlighted the change on X. Under the XLS-0095 amendment, the network daemon has been renamed from rippled to xrpld. Configuration paths, database directories, and version tags now use XRPL branding instead of Ripple. xrpld 3.2.0 Focuses on Cleanup and Infrastructure Improvements Version 3.2.0 of xrpld, the reference server implementation for the $XRP Ledger protocol, is largely a maintenance and cleanup…

In a notable development, OndoFinance has climbed to the second spot among issuers of tokenized U.S. Treasuries, as reported in a widely shared post. This ranking hints at OndoFinance’s growing influence in the market for tokenized financial instruments, reflecting a strategic position in a burgeoning sector. The Latest The broader crypto market is showing mixed signals, with various altcoins fluctuating. OndoFinance’s rise in the tokenized Treasury rankings underscores a shift in market dynamics, particularly as institutional interest in tokenized assets grows. The company has positioned itself as a key player in this niche, reflecting an increasing demand for such financial…

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust completed its first month of trading without a single day of net outflows, providing an early test case for how a Wall Street bank’s brand, pricing, and distribution network can alter the competitive landscape of the digital-asset market. The product, trading under the ticker MSBT, launched on April 8 and has since attracted about $193 million in net inflows, while managing over $240 million in assets. Data from SoSoValue shows the fund’s inaugural month included 17 days of positive inflows and five days of flat flows, with zero daily redemptions recorded. Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF…

Cathie Wood has maintained sizable positions in crypto-linked stocks through her flagship ARKK fund even as roughly $3 trillion has been wiped from the S&P 500 since its June 2 peak, according to data cited by The Kobeissi Letter. According to the latest portfolio disclosure from Ark Invest, the firm’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) continues to hold significant exposure to cryptocurrency and digital finance companies despite ongoing weakness across risk assets. The allocation comes as investors contend with a stock market pullback, pressure in crypto markets, and uncertainty surrounding a potential record-breaking SpaceX public offering. Here is every stock…

The Cardano ecosystem has received a significant infrastructure boost as Pyth Network launches on the blockchain. Notably, the deployment stems from Cardano’s Critical Integrations project, a collaborative initiative led by Input Output Global, the Cardano Foundation, Emurgo, Midnight Foundation, and Intersect. Making Institutional-Grade Market Data Available to Cardano Developers Through this effort, the ecosystem aims to strengthen its decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure by providing developers with access to reliable, institutional-grade market data. According to a recent press release, the integration makes high-quality price feeds more accessible to teams building decentralized applications on Cardano. These feeds play a crucial role in…

The latest incremental step in Hong Kong’s ambitions to lead Asia’s tokenised securities market arrived this week with a whitepaper focused on the nuts and bolts of tokenised bonds. The Digital Asset Clearing Center “DACC.HK” joined the Hong Kong Economic Council to release the document, as detailed in a release from the company. For market participants tracking where the real-world asset (RWA) narrative meets live infrastructure, it’s a signal worth noting. What makes this particular collaboration notable isn’t the whitepaper itself—Hong Kong has produced plenty of policy papers—but the entity behind it. DACC operates as a digital asset clearing centre,…

A large-scale infrastructure anomaly has been detected in Bitcoin’s P2P network, potentially representing hidden preparation for a technical attack. Starting on April 9, 2026, the chart tracking unsolicited network messages (ADDR) showed a vertical spike: the number of fake and unreachable node addresses surged from a baseline of 50,000 to more than 250,000 per day. The graphical spike was highlighted by well-known developer and Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, who suggested that someone may be intentionally flooding communication channels with false coordinates as part of preparations for a Sybil attack. Signs of a stealth sybil attack against Bitcoin The attacker appears…

Blockchain infrastructure company Chainlink said it is joining a group of banks that collectively represent over $10 trillion in assets under management to unlock real-time, stablecoin-based cross-border payments for foreign-exchange trades within a year. The coalition, called Project Pangea, aims to redefine the global FX markets, Niki Ariyasinghe, Chainlink’s vice president of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, said in a video interview on Tuesday. In addition to Chainlink, the group includes Qivalis, a euro stablecoin consortium backed by 37 European banks, and UniKA, a Korean banking alliance representing more than 10 commercial banks. The project aims to explore moving foreign-exchange…

Bitcoin recently managed to reclaim the $80,000 level, but the bulls are not out of the woods yet. Some traders might be too complacent to ignore the bullish trend: $BTC has never recorded three bearish trends during a bear market. For now May remains in the red, but the bulls are on a very fragile ground. The flagship cryptocurrency suffered rather severe double-digit percentage drops in January and February. However, Bitcoin has since managed to eke out a 1.81% gain in March. This was followed by a much more decisive 12% surge throughout April. “Be ready for May to close…

Cumberland joins the project as one of the digital asset industry’s largest institutional market makers. SwissBorg brings a wealth management network with over one million users across the European continent. Fluid prepares its technological integration to offer institutional financial services on the future mainnet. The native Bitcoin financial primitive on the Sui network, known as Hashi, added Cumberland, Fluid, and SwissBorg to its institutional ecosystem ahead of its global launch. This strategic move comes just days before the activation of its testnet next July. The strategy aims to unlock liquidity from dormant Bitcoin capital into decentralized finance (DeFi). Developers indicated…