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Ripple Moves Beyond Payments with Treasury Push as It Targets Corporate Finance at Global Scale Ripple is moving beyond cross-border payments into the heart of corporate finance. With Ripple Treasury already running, it is targeting corporate treasury management, an area long controlled by legacy banking systems and fragmented tools, and the message is clear and deliberate: more settlements, less friction. Built in partnership with GTreasury, Ripple Treasury marks a move toward fully unified financial control. Rather than managing cash, payments, and liquidity across fragmented systems, CFOs and treasury teams can now operate from a single platform that connects fiat, digital…

The Trump administration is taking its tariff fight to the highest court in the land after a federal appeals court ruled that its sweeping import duties lack constitutional authority. The stakes are enormous: roughly $107 billion in customs revenue collected between February and July 2025 could be on the line. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 on August 29 that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, known as IEEPA, are unconstitutional. The court said the president doesn’t have the legal right to impose tariffs on imports using an emergency powers law that…

Decentralized lending platform Morpho has secured $175 million in fresh funding from investors including Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, and a16z crypto, giving the protocol a valuation of up to $2 billion. The round also attracted participation from Apollo Funds, Circle Ventures, and VanEck, Fortune reported Tuesday. The investment highlights rising interest in DeFi infrastructure as traditional financial institutions continue to explore blockchain-based financial services. Morpho allows users to build customized lending markets, giving participants greater control over risk management and lending conditions. Founded in 2021 by French entrepreneur Paul Frambot and three co-founders, Morpho has emerged as one of the fastest-growing…

A prominent trader on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, identified by the wallet address pension-usdt.eth, has added a 10,000 Ether ($ETH) short position valued at approximately $16.8 million. The move extends the whale’s current winning streak to 22 consecutive profitable trades, according to on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain. Position Details and Track Record The latest position, opened nine hours ago, brings the whale’s total short exposure on Hyperliquid to 60,000 $ETH, worth roughly $101 million at current market prices. This trader has accumulated over $45 million in cumulative profits across the 22-trade streak, making it one of the most closely watched accounts…

Tokenized gold trading has moved past last year’s total in only three months. CoinGecko’s RWA Report 2026 said spot trading volume for tokenized gold reached $90.70 billion in Q1 2026, above the $84.64 billion recorded for the full year of 2025. The report linked the growth to demand from crypto traders seeking exposure to gold and easier access across exchanges. CoinGecko also said centralized exchanges account for most tokenized asset spot trading, showing that large trading venues still lead activity in this market. $PAXG and XAUT remain the main drivers $PAXG and XAUT remain the leading names in tokenized gold…

A wallet suspected of being an insider or market maker has realized an estimated profit of $1.13 million from the token $LAB, which surged tenfold over the past month, EmberCN reported. This event raises serious questions about market fairness in the cryptocurrency space. The wallet’s actions before the price increase suggest potential insider trading or coordinated market manipulation. Insider Wallet Profits $1.1M from $LAB: The Transaction Details EmberCN, a blockchain analytics firm, identified the wallet’s activity. Before the price increase, the wallet accumulated 575,000 $LAB tokens for $128,000 at an average price of $0.20. This accumulation occurred over several weeks,…

Dogecoin merged mining with Litecoin works by letting miners submit the same proof-of-work calculation to both blockchains at once, earning rewards in both $DOGE and $LTC without using extra electricity or hardware. This is made possible by a protocol called Auxiliary Proof-of-Work (AuxPoW), which Dogecoin adopted in August 2014. Today, according to OKX, more than 70% of Dogecoin’s hashpower comes from merged mining with Litecoin, making it the dominant method for securing the $DOGE network. Why Do Dogecoin and Litecoin Work Together? The short answer is that both coins use the same hashing algorithm: Scrypt. This shared foundation is what…

Ethereum has rebounded more than 6% from its recent lows, with technical indicators and analyst commentary pointing to a possible recovery attempt after one of the asset’s sharpest declines this year. Ether traded near $1,666 on June 8, up about 3.5% over the previous 24 hours after briefly climbing above $1,700 earlier in the session, as per data from crypto trading apps. The move came as Bitcoin reclaimed the $63,000 level, helping lift sentiment across the digital asset market and triggering a wave of short liquidations in oversold cryptocurrencies. Market participants have linked part of the recovery to a relief…

South Korea is generally known as a major cryptocurrency hub, but it is currently in a rather tough predicament that has started to resemble a full-blown existential crisis, The Korea Times reports. The fledgling industry is currently facing some major headwinds, including plunging trading volumes, growing regulatory scrutiny, and a rather controversial tax initiative. Moreover, investor confidence has taken another significant hit due to Bithumb, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, experiencing an operational disaster. Capital flight According to the data provided by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the value of digital assets held by Upbit, Bithumb,…

Ripple Prime’s Big Win Signals $XRP’s Institutional Breakout Era Ripple Prime’s win at the 2026 Hedge Fund Services Awards Europe for Best Prime Broker is being seen as more than just an industry accolade. Market analyst Xaif Crypto argues it points to something bigger taking shape, the steady emergence of $XRP’s institutional era. The recognition itself carries weight because it comes from traditional hedge fund and institutional finance circles, not the crypto industry. These are markets known for being slow-moving, highly regulated, and selective about the infrastructure they trust. For Ripple Prime to be evaluated alongside established Wall Street prime…