Tag: Crypto

Ripple Concludes Pilot In Kenya Using RLUSD

The first field deployment of Ripple’s US-dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, as a drought-insurance rail has wrapped up in Laikipia North, Kenya. According to an update from Ripple Impact, the four-month “anticipatory aid” experiment insured 517 pastoralists—roughly 70 percent of them women—against feed shortages that typically emerge after the long-rains season....
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Robinhood Crypto Probed Over ‘False’ Low-Fee Claims

TL;DR Robinhood’s “lowest cost” crypto claim is under state investigation for potential misleading marketing. Florida AG subpoenaed internal records to verify Robinhood’s claim of being the cheapest crypto trading platform. Despite scrutiny, Robinhood pushes global crypto growth with $200M Bitstamp acquisition completed. Florida Launches Investigation into Robinhood Crypto Robinhood...
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State of Crypto: Previewing Congress’ ‘Crypto Week’

U.S. lawmakers may actually get a crypto bill to the president’s desk. The House is set to vote on market structure and stablecoin legislation next week, bringing the U.S. a vital step closer to drafting new rules for the industry. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking...
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