Ripple just dropped 12 million new RLUSD tokens, and the timing feels anything but random. With the U.S. Senate gearing up for a big vote on the GENIUS Act, potentially a turning point for stablecoin regulation. The company had hit pause on new issuance back in April and even burned
June 14, 2025 3 mins read
Platforms like Gemini and OKX are gearing up for MiCA licences, yet uneven regulatory muscle is stirring debate. Two big crypto names—Gemini, run by the famous Winklevoss twins, and OKX—are on deck to get EU-wide licences under the new Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) rule. That means once approved, they’ll be
June 14, 2025 2 mins read
KuCoin just went live in Thailand with its fully licensed exchange, officially launching KuCoin Thailand and becoming the first crypto platform to operate under its own name with full regulatory approval in the country. The exchange is now open to eligible users and runs under the tight eye of Thailand’s
June 13, 2025 2 mins read
The team behind My Big Coin has been ordered to cough up nearly $26 million after the CFTC found them guilty of running a full-on scam. According to the agency, the company misled investors and straight-up lied about what backed their crypto. It’s one of the biggest fines we’ve seen
June 13, 2025 3 mins read
On June 12, Coinbase, one of the biggest names in the U.S. crypto game, revealed that it’s getting ready to launch perpetual futures trading for U.S. users, this time fully under the watch of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The news dropped during the State of Crypto Summit in
June 13, 2025 3 mins read
PayPal’s bringing its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD, to the Stellar blockchain—just waiting on the final approval from New York’s financial regulator. PYUSD is already live on Ethereum and Solana, but this next step is all about making it more useful in the real world, especially for faster, cheaper cross-border payments
June 12, 2025 3 mins read
Singapore, once seen as a go-to spot for crypto in Asia, is now taking a tougher stance on digital assets. In a big move, exchanges Bitget and Bybit are reportedly planning to pull out of the retail crypto scene in the country. This comes after the Monetary Authority of Singapore
June 12, 2025 3 mins read
Big move from Ondo Finance today, their flagship tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, OUSG, just went live on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). It’s a shift for real-world assets on-chain. From now on, qualified investors can mint or redeem OUSG anytime, using Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin for smooth settlement. This launch is about
June 12, 2025 3 mins read
Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, is pushing back against the usual idea that crypto moves in strict four-year cycles. In a recent breakdown, he told investors to brace for a longer bull run this time, one that could roll right through 2025 and maybe even past that. This
June 11, 2025 3 mins read
Ripple is set to launch an Ethereum-compatible sidechain on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) in Q2 2025, bringing Ethereum’s smart contract capabilities into the XRP ecosystem. The news was announced at the APEX 2025 conference in Singapore by Ripple CTO David Schwartz and product lead Jaazi Cooper. It’s being seen as
June 11, 2025 3 mins read