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Ripple USD's expanding supply coincides with broader growth across stablecoins issued on the XRP Ledger. Ripple USD, the company's dollar-backed stablecoin known as RLUSD, has climbed to a new supply high near $2.5 billion. Reports on the figure vary slightly, with one outlet placing the total just above $2.4 billion.

The raise will fund infrastructure aimed at supporting stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, according to a report from NewsBTC. HIFI has raised $37 million in new funding to build infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized markets, according to a report published by NewsBTC.

The stablecoin issuer's representative warns the penalty could disproportionately harm retail investors rather than curb speculation. A Circle executive has spoken out against a proposed German tax rule that would apply a 50% penalty to certain crypto-related transactions. The criticism was reported by Bitcoin.com News and Cryptopolitan on September 25 and 26, 2026, respectively.

How fast a claim moved from one publisher to several says more about its evidentiary weight than the claim itself. How fast a claim moved from one publisher to several says more about its evidentiary weight than the claim itself.

Stablecoin issuer moves to reassure markets after its banking partner was linked to a multimillion-dollar U.S. seizure action. Tether has publicly addressed its banking relationship with EQIBank, an offshore financial institution now linked to a U.S. asset seizure.

The draft proposal outlines who can issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin and presumes many yield-sharing deals are prohibited. The Federal Reserve has drafted rules that would spell out who qualifies to issue a stablecoin under its regulatory umbrella.

Reports point to a security incident on the NFT marketplace, with one outlet citing a whitehat rescue of thousands of tokens. Magic Eden, one of the largest NFT marketplaces in the crypto industry, is facing scrutiny after reports of a possible security exploit.

The liquid restaking protocol accuses the cross-chain messaging firm of failures tied to a major loss of user funds Kelp DAO, the liquid restaking protocol behind the rsETH token, has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and a co-founder of the cross-chain messaging network.

The central bank moves to formalize reserve backing and capital requirements for dollar-pegged tokens as GENIUS Act implementation advances The Federal Reserve has proposed reserve and capital requirements for stablecoin issuers, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and Crypto News Australia.

Jack Dorsey's fintech company joins the x402 ecosystem, giving autonomous software a Bitcoin-based way to pay for services Block, the payments company led by Jack Dorsey, has brought Bitcoin Lightning Network support to x402. The protocol is designed to let software, including AI agents, pay for digital services automatically.

Payments giant finds consumer willingness to use stablecoins nearly doubles when fraud protection and deposit insurance are added. Visa has released study findings indicating that consumer appetite for stablecoins rises sharply when familiar banking safeguards are attached to the product.

CME Group plans to launch regulated Uniswap and Bitcoin Cash futures contracts on October 19 Open interest tied to Uniswap's native UNI token has reportedly reached its highest level in six years, according to CoinGape.

The wallet infrastructure provider now offers expanded embedded wallet and payment features tailored to TRON-based applications. Privy has announced expanded support for TRON, adding wallet and payment infrastructure designed specifically for developers building on the network.

Trading of real-world asset perpetual contracts climbed 32% from the prior quarter, with equities driving most activity. Decentralized exchanges offering perpetual futures on real-world assets recorded $365 billion in trading volume during the third quarter. That total represents a 32% jump from the second quarter, based on figures reported by crypto.news and CryptoBriefing.

The exchange added three spot trading pairs for HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid network. Binance has added HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid network, to its spot trading platform. Three trading pairs for the token went live, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and BeInCrypto published on September 24, 2026.

A sentencing and a completed bank transfer are documented fact; a denial and an administration plan are not, and the docket should not treat them the same. A sentencing and a completed bank transfer are documented fact; a denial and an administration plan are not, and the docket should not treat them the same.

A pilot transaction signals the Bank of England's preference for bank-issued digital money over private stablecoins. British banks have carried out their first interbank transfers using tokenized deposits, according to reports from BeInCrypto and Cryptopolitan. The transactions mark a concrete step toward digitizing commercial bank money in the UK.

Officials reportedly examine ways to encourage overseas use of dollar-pegged tokens to support Treasury demand. The Trump administration is reportedly weighing steps to encourage broader international use of dollar-pegged stablecoins. According to reports, officials see the tokens as a tool to reinforce global demand for the U.S. dollar and for Treasury debt.