Ripple’s institutional expansion kept growing in 2026, including JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and SBI, but XRP failed to reflect those gains. The article argues that RLUSD, not XRP, is capturing much of the direct utility in major settlements.

A qualifying snapshot for the TRUMP meme coin closes on April 10, with the top 297 holders set to attend a Mar-a-Lago crypto event on April 25 where Trump is listed as a speaker.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed Japan is proceeding with crypto asset ETF legalization after the lower house approved shifting crypto oversight to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. SBI Holdings unveiled a Bitcoin and XRP dual ETF plus a gold-crypto hybrid fund, targeting ¥5 trillion AUM within three years.

Kevin Warsh’s financial disclosure shows assets well above $100 million, spanning Wall Street funds, AI startups, and crypto-related holdings including Ethereum layer-2 network Blast.

BlackRock's updated ETHB filing reveals most Ether will be actively staked with a liquidity sleeve. Activation queues average 70 days, redemptions may be delayed. An 18% commission on rewards goes to service providers; sponsor fee starts at 0.12%.

Solana urgently requires all validators to apply the v3.0.14 patch, which fixes core network bugs. With JPMorgan bonds and a Morgan Stanley ETF relying on Solana's infrastructure, validator coordination is vital for uptime and institutional confidence.

London Blockchain Summit announces Institutional Tokenisation Summit on July 7, 2026, drawing BlackRock, Galaxy Digital, NYSE, and 70+ firms to discuss RWA lifecycle from issuance to collateral mobility.

Coinbase-backed Base is leaving the Optimism OP Stack to launch its own unified tech stack, doubling its hard fork cadence. OP token fell nearly 20% as markets reassessed Optimism's role in the Layer2 ecosystem.