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According to Cointelegraph, Ripple announced a partnership with digital asset infrastructure company SettleMint to provide tokenized asset custody and management solutions for financial institutions. Ripple's institutional-grade digital asset custody infrastructure, Ripple Custody, will integrate with SettleMint's Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), covering the entire lifecycle of tokens and simplifying the custody process for institutions.Just the day before, digital asset service provider Coincheck Group announced a partnership with wallet infrastructure company DFNS to build digital asset wallet technology and custody services in Japan. DFNS's wallet-as-a-service can provide institutions with complete transaction lifecycle management, including workflow orchestration and governance controls, and supports over 100 blockchain networks. Both collaborations aim to build more institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure to address the barriers for traditional financial institutions entering the crypto space.The 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index released by Chainalysis shows that on-chain crypto activity in the Asia-Pacific region has the fastest growth rate in the world, with a year-on-year increase of 69%. Currently, several Asian countries are formulating their own cryptocurrency regulatory frameworks. The bill passed in Japan in July classifies crypto assets as financial assets under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki previously expressed a desire to bring crypto assets under the same regulatory framework as traditional financial assets.

According to Businesswire, the cryptocurrency asset investment fund C1 Fund announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, revealing that as of the second quarter of this year, its portfolio has expanded to 11 cryptocurrency companies, covering areas such as cryptocurrency payments, custody, compliance, staking, exchanges, infrastructure development, and prediction markets. Its two major investment exposures are Ripple (accounting for 17.5% of net assets) and Kraken's parent company Payward (16.9%), and it has also made a new investment in the prediction market platform Polymarket, although the specific investment amount has not been disclosed.C1 Fund also stated that as of July 31, it has repurchased and canceled 249,300 shares of the company's stock, with a total cost of approximately $824,000, and it is currently authorized to repurchase up to $3 million in stock.

Ripple announced that it will donate $300,000 to World Central Kitchen and Mercy Corps to support emergency food, drinking water, and sanitation facilities assistance for Nepal and Tibet after devastating floods. World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that provides meals in humanitarian emergencies, while Mercy Corps is an organization that provides humanitarian aid and supports post-disaster reconstruction.

Ayo Akinyele, Senior Director of Engineering at Ripple, stated that the company is developing a four-phase quantum-resistant migration plan for the XRP Ledger, aiming to complete the transition before quantum computers become a real threat. The plan includes assessing the network's exposure, testing quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions, running existing security systems in parallel with quantum-resistant alternatives, and preparing emergency response pathways for scenarios where quantum computing advances exceed expectations.Akinyele emphasized that migration is not just about replacing a cryptographic algorithm, but requires more flexible infrastructure, stronger key management, and clearer upgrade paths. The XRP Ledger has supported changing the keys that control accounts without altering the accounts themselves, a feature that is expected to reduce the difficulty of future migrations, but independent validators on the network still need to coordinate any broader rule changes.Meanwhile, Anthropic's model last month reduced the workload required to break leading post-quantum signature candidates by 67 million times, and Bitcoin and Ethereum developers also released their respective migration plans this week. Akinyele pointed out that AI and quantum computing are different technologies, but they are driving financial infrastructure to evolve in the same direction, as AI agents begin to trade and pay autonomously, raising new requirements for payment infrastructure that is always online and natively internet-based.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the merger registration documents of Evernorth, a treasury company supported by Ripple, with the special purpose acquisition company Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the company to land on Nasdaq. Armada shareholders will vote on September 30, and if approved, the merged entity will be listed on Nasdaq under the code XRPN, with Evernorth expecting the transaction to be completed by the end of September or October.Evernorth is a company based in San Francisco, aiming to incorporate XRP into a public balance sheet and planning to invest in XRP infrastructure, gradually increasing the corresponding XRP reserve per share. The company was founded and is led by Asheesh Birla, who has been responsible for payment operations at Ripple for over a decade. In addition to Ripple, institutions such as Arrington Capital, Japan's SBI Group, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and GSR are also involved in the investment.As of the time of publication, XRP is quoted at approximately $1.41, with a weekly increase of over 27%.

Ripple's multi-asset brokerage business Ripple Prime has launched the Delta One service aimed at institutional investors, officially expanding into the U.S. equity derivatives market. This service allows clients to execute total return swaps linked to U.S. listed stocks, indices, and digital assets, and supports cross-asset margin calculations.Noel Kimmel, President of Ripple Prime, stated that this is an important step in the development of Ripple Prime and a natural extension of the platform. The service is primarily aimed at financial institutions such as hedge funds and asset management companies, allowing clients to trade around the clock through a single counterparty. Ripple Prime currently has over $1 billion in regulatory net capital.Ripple Prime was renamed after Ripple's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road completed in October 2025. In August of this year, Ripple Prime completed a $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes, and in May, it secured $200 million in debt financing from a fund managed by Neuberger Specialty Finance to expand its institutional lending capabilities.

According to Bloomberg, Ripple's institutional brokerage division Ripple Prime has officially launched its Delta One business, expanding into the stock trading sector for the first time, further broadening the range of traditional financial and digital asset services aimed at institutional investors. This move marks Ripple's further extension from cryptocurrency services into the traditional financial market.Through the Delta One product, Ripple Prime aims to provide institutional investors with an integrated trading channel covering stocks, indices, and digital assets, enhancing its competitiveness in the intersection of digital assets and traditional capital markets. It is reported that the new business will allow investors to execute Total Return Swap transactions on U.S. listed stocks, indices, and digital assets, serving institutional clients including hedge funds, market makers, and ETF issuers.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD has surpassed a market capitalization of $2 billion, becoming one of the fastest-growing projects in the stablecoin market. Data shows that the total issuance of RLUSD is currently around $2 billion, with approximately $963 million deployed on the XRP Ledger and about $1.1 billion issued on the Ethereum network.Ripple previously stated that RLUSD will combine with its global payment network to provide more efficient on-chain liquidity solutions for businesses and financial institutions.

Jeonbuk Bank has partnered with blockchain payment company Ripple to deploy its cross-border payment system, providing faster and cheaper remittance services for business clients such as import and export companies, tech startups, and online content creators, replacing the traditional transfer method that takes several days via the SWIFT network.Meanwhile, the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened the application portal for crypto licenses. Companies providing virtual asset services on or before March 5 must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) application by September 5, or they will cease operations. PVARA stated that the licensing window is officially open, providing a clear path for businesses to enter Pakistan's regulated virtual asset market.In addition, Laser Digital, a digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Group in Japan, has received approval from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) to become the first platform to obtain a crypto exchange license in four years, the last being Binance Japan in October 2022.

Token Terminal data shows that in the past 7 days, the scale of stablecoins issued by Circle increased by 1.7 billion dollars, nearly 5 times the 357.3 million dollars increase in assets issued by Ripple; Tether issued stablecoins increased by 202.2 million dollars, ranking third among issuers.From the perspective of public chains, the stablecoin market capitalization on Tron saw the largest increase, rising by 950 million dollars in the past 7 days; HyperEVM and Solana increased by 614.7 million dollars and 407.4 million dollars respectively, with the three chains collectively growing by 1.97 billion dollars.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple announced a partnership with the lending platform Clearpool and the credit management institution Cicada Partners to launch a credit fund aimed at institutions, which will provide working capital loans to fintech and payment companies in the form of the RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger.Cicada is responsible for borrower screening, loan term setting, and credit risk monitoring; Clearpool is responsible for building and managing the loan pool infrastructure; Ripple participates as a limited partner, contributing funds and enjoying the same terms as other institutional investors.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, sources revealed that before President Trump and crypto industry leaders spoke at the White House, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, a16z's Chris Dixon, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and Kraken co-founder Arjun Sethi met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The discussion focused on the importance of the Clarity Act and its implications for U.S. jobs, economic growth, and attracting crypto businesses back.Participants also discussed the remaining obstacles to the passage of the bill, including issues related to ethical clauses, and how the White House could help facilitate a bipartisan consensus.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. President Trump met with SEC Chairman Atkins, CFTC Chairman Selig, and executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket, Kalshi, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME, and DTCC at the White House.The meeting was to prepare for the inaugural CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting held on Thursday, discussing topics related to regulatory innovation.

According to The Block, Ripple has completed a private placement of senior unsecured notes expanded to $275 million. The notes were issued by its non-bank prime broker Ripple Prime, and the funds raised will be used for working capital and expansion of its business in the United States.This issuance received a BBB investment-grade rating from KBRA, and Ripple Prime plans to further expand multi-asset clearing, financing, and prime brokerage services.

Ripple officially announced that Jeonbuk Bank has become the first local bank in South Korea to deploy Ripple Payments, providing its corporate clients with near real-time, 24/7 cross-border settlement services to replace the time-consuming SWIFT transfers. This collaboration will help the bank enhance its cross-border payment efficiency and service capabilities.This is Ripple's third partnership in South Korea this year, having previously collaborated with Kyobo Life Insurance and Kbank on custody, wallet infrastructure, and payment services. Several leading financial institutions in South Korea are continuing to advance cooperation with Ripple in the fields of payments and related infrastructure.

Ripple announced strategic investments in ZILO and Licuido, stating that these transactions will introduce regulated transfer agents, securities issuance, and collateral liquidity functions to its infrastructure based on the XRP Ledger.

UPBIT will launch trading for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on July 28 at 14:00, supporting KRW, BTC, and USDT markets. Users can start depositing RLUSD within 2 hours after the announcement is published, and trading support will begin at the aforementioned time.

According to CoinDesk, institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to evaluate strategic options, considering possibilities including a sale, SPAC merger, and IPO on Nasdaq or in Europe, with a potential valuation of up to $5 billion. Insiders say the company is not in a hurry to go public, as its foreign exchange business supports the weak crypto market.LMAX has accelerated its expansion in recent years, launching a 24/7 multi-asset exchange that supports foreign exchange, digital assets, commodities, and tokenized securities, and received a $150 million strategic investment from Ripple in January this year to promote institutional adoption of the RLUSD stablecoin through its trading and settlement network.

According to official news, Ripple announced the launch of Ripple Mint, a unified platform for institutional users to access, mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD.The platform provides both a user interface and application programming interface access, supporting institutional automation of stablecoin operations, integrating RLUSD into existing systems, and achieving cross-chain digital dollar liquidity management. Currently, this service is open to existing RLUSD users.

According to PR Newswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced a strategic investment from Ripple, with the specific investment amount not disclosed. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including the integration of Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform.They also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks, accelerating the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.