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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly rejected claims that individuals and companies cannot win legal battles against the U.S. federal government. Garlinghouse’s response underscores that, while federal cases are difficult to win, there is still a chance that people and companies can emerge victorious in cases initiated by the federal government. His commentary has once again stirred discussion around Ripple’s legal win against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Key points Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has publicly dismissed claims that individuals and companies cannot win legal battles against the U.S. federal government. The company had secured a partial victory in…

Enso has launched live production deployments of cross‑chain minting and execution flows using Chainlink’s CCIP, advancing decentralized finance ( DeFi) infrastructure from simple asset transfers to deterministic, outcome‑driven execution. Launch Partners and Production Deployments Enso, decentralized Layer‑1 blockchain, has rolled out live production deployments of cross-chain minting and execution flows powered by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), pushing decentralized finance infrastructure beyond simple asset transfers into deterministic, outcome-driven execution. The integration allows issuers and asset strategy platforms to move capital across chains and deploy it into live strategies atomically and pre-simulated, all within a single transaction. According to a media…

Ethereum price is up about 1% over the past 24 hours, holding near the $2,000 level. But this is not the first time Ethereum has tried to recover. Over the past 10 days (between February 6 and February 15), $ETH attempted three separate rebounds. Each one showed early strength but failed to continue higher. Now, charts explain why each failed. The data also shows what must change for Ethereum price prediction to finally turn bullish. Ascending Triangle Shows Recovery Attempt — But Resistance Lingers The Ethereum price has been forming an ascending triangle since early February. This pattern forms when…

Brazilian merchants, who are used to waiting months for credit card payments, could soon receive cash instantly through an initiative that allows them to sell the debt, tokenizes it and rewards the purchasers with double-digit returns in a $100 billion market for merchants desperate for working capital. Onchain asset management and payments platform BlackOpal said it will buy the debt at a discount, tokenize it on its GemStone platform using the Plume Network blockchain and sell it on to institutional buyers worldwide. The platform goes live later Thursday. The program spotlights tokenization’s growing uses in emerging markets, shifting beyond government…

Stephen Gandel believes that stablecoins rewards will not endanger the banking system and that estimates of deposit flight are excessive. Nonetheless, he acknowledged that the equity returns of banking institutions might be affected, as banks will be forced to pay higher interest rates. Analyst: Bank’s Stablecoin Reward-Tied Deposit Flight Numbers Are Flawed The discussion of stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY bill has prompted concerns from banks, which claim these rewards might endanger the credit system. According to Bank of America’s CEO Brian Moynihan, banks could lose up to $6 trillion in deposits, as customers seek higher yields by holding stablecoins…

Crypto.com gains ISO 42001 AI certification in 2026, expanding its regulated security and AI governance stack. Summary Crypto.com is the first digital asset platform to earn ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the new global Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) standard. The exchange already holds ISO 27001, 27701, 22301, $PCI:DSS, SOC 2 Type 2, and Tier 4 NIST cyber and privacy assessments, building a layered compliance stack. Recent AI moves include partnerships with CoincidenceAI and Doblox plus the $70m ai.com acquisition, positioning Crypto.com to deploy autonomous AI agents under formal governance. Crypto.com has become the first digital asset platform to secure ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification,…

European institutions are strengthening their focus on inclusive finance as the digital euro app becomes a key tool for future payments across the euro area. ECB and ONCE Foundation sign accessibility-focused agreement Accessibility and inclusion as core design principles Beyond minimum legal standards and market practice Digital financial inclusion and user-friendly features Insights from vulnerable consumers and onboarding needs Regulatory alignment and non-remunerated cooperation ECB and ONCE Foundation sign accessibility-focused agreement The European Central Bank (ECB) and the ONCE Foundation for Cooperation and Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities have signed a collaboration agreement to ensure the digital euro app…

On some Ethereum L2s, bots now burn over half the gas just searching for MEV, and they don’t pay proportionally for it. That’s a scaling and market-fairness problem rooted in market structure. The privacy conversation in crypto has finally escaped the “anonymous money” framing that dominated the last cycle. In early 2026, the urgency is economic and rooted in immediate financial realities. The industry faces a structural problem: on-chain transparency generates extractable value at massive scale, and that extraction has grown into a scaling bottleneck rather than remaining a purely philosophical concern. Flashbots has documented how MEV-related “search spam” can…

Table of Contents A Gated Trading Venue Built for Regulated InstitutionsHow Does the XRPL Permissioned DEX Actually Work?Why Does This Matter for Banks and Traditional Finance?What Are the Three Upgrades Working Together?What Is the $XRP Ledger?What Does This Mean for Retail $XRP Users?ConclusionResourcesFrequently Asked Questions A Gated Trading Venue Built for Regulated Institutions The $XRP Ledger’s Permissioned DEX, activated under amendment XLS-81, is a members-only version of XRPL’s built-in decentralized exchange. Unlike the network’s standard open order book, where anyone with a wallet can place and fill trades, this upgrade lets designated administrators control exactly who is allowed to participate.…

The digital finance strategy of Europe is transitioning to practice and Stellar has recently passed a significant technical milestone. The Stellar network transactions are now validated and accepted in the system of Unified Digital Ledger in Europe. Consequently, the Stellar-based activity is technically compatible with the digital financial infrastructure adopted by the continent. This update emerged via the social media but its consequences are far-reaching than just a single post. It is an indicator of the way Europe is gradually choosing what blockchain rails may run within its controlled financial future. What Europe’s Unified Digital Ledger Actually Represents Apparently, the…