Tag: Crypto

State Street has stepped into tokenized finance with a $100 million digital debt issuance using JPMorgan’s private blockchain. It’s not a headline-grabbing crypto stunt. It’s a serious step toward modernizing how traditional financial instruments move behind the scenes. First Third-Party Custodian on JPMorgan’s Platform What makes this different is...

Ripple Labs has entered into a collaboration with SBI Holdings, a major Japanese financial services conglomerate, according to an announcement on Friday. The memorandum of understanding is to distribute Ripple’s stablecoin, RLUSD, in Japan through SBI subsidiary SBI VC Trade, starting in Q1 2026. SBI VC Trade holds multiple...

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is moving into the red-hot tokenized stock market through a joint venture with Singapore-based blockchain development firm Startale. The companies plan to build an on-chain platform designed for trading tokenized equities and real-world assets (RWAs), they announced on Friday. The step puts SBI alongside...

Ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s pivotal Jackson Hole address on Friday, cryptocurrency bettors are pricing in more than an 80% chance that the central bank cuts interest rates this year. Polymarket Bettors Confident Of Rate Cuts On the prediction platform Polymarket, the likelihood that the Fed loosens...

Coinbase lists USD1 stablecoin from World Liberty Financial, expanding access while fueling debate over growth, politics, and regulation....

TL;DR US court unfreezes $57M USDC tied to Libra, sparking renewed market activity and a sharp rally. LIBRA token skyrockets 393% in one day, fueled by asset release and renewed investor attention. Despite lawsuit uncertainty, traders push LIBRA higher, with volume rising and volatility returning to the token. Federal...

Starknet community approves SNIP-31, introducing Bitcoin staking and new governance rules on the Ethereum Layer 2 network....

Ripple and SBI’s partnership could enhance stablecoin adoption in Japan, fostering financial innovation and bridging traditional and digital finance. The post Ripple teams up with TradFi giant SBI to distribute RLUSD stablecoin in Japan appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

The United Kingdom has introduced new sanctions targeting Kyrgyzstan’s financial sector and cryptocurrency operations allegedly tied to Russia’s efforts to bypass Western restrictions. The measures include actions against banks, exchanges, and individuals accused of facilitating a ruble-backed stablecoin network that processed billions of dollars in transactions. According to a...

Leading cryptocurrencies fell on Thursday as investors took caution ahead of Federal Reserve Jerome Powell’s address. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.28% $112,581.25 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                -1.42% $4,240.92 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -2.83% $2.85 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -3.44% $180.06 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                          -2.57%...