
April 29th, 2025
While Hyun-Sung has denied helping Kwon deceive investors, Kwon is still awaiting trial for the collapse of the blockchain, which instigated the 2022 crypto market winter.
Ripple’s increasing influence is evident as 80% of Japanese banks have partnered with the company for blockchain-based payment solutions.
For Ethereum, Kaiko Research stated that the approval of the Ethereum ETF will lead to a long-term increase in price.
Ripple argued that Terraform Labs’ $420 million civil penalty was just around 1.27% of its “$33 billion gross sales”. However, the SEC rejected it stating that this is an apples-to-oranges comparison.
The latest report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) revealed that 94 percent of 86 central banks are considering a CBDC soon.
Amid all this, the price of XRP has continued to decline, losing more than 10% in the last eight days.
Fidelity’s FBTC, the once-hot ETF, bore the brunt of the selling pressure, seeing its second-largest net outflow day ever with $106 million leaving the fund.
Ki Young Ju said that government settlements often prioritize financial gains over upholding the law while adding that $4.5 billion from Do Kwon would be impossible without him committing a financial crime.
Teng’s optimistic outlook aligns with Binance’s commitment to maintaining its leadership position in the sector.
The enhanced adoption of Ripple-backed XRPL by institutional investors will significantly help increase XRP’s bullish outlook in the ongoing crypto bull run.
Ripple Labs intends to enable DeFi developers to build Ethereum-compatible applications through Wrapped XRP (eXRP) on the Axelar network.s
In addition to compensating the victims, OKX has improved its security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
As of the latest update, XRP’s one-day circulation has decreased to 228.53 million tokens.
The Stacks-Haruko alliance is the latest push towards the integration of traditional finance and DeFi, a move that is fast becoming a trend.
The launch of the fund is a testament to Ripple’s strong belief in the potential of Japan and Korea as pivotal regional hubs for blockchain innovation.