XRP holders can now access Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum without selling their tokens after Flare’s FXRP was approved as collateral in Sentora’s RLUSD Main vault. The setup allows users to convert XRP into FXRP, bridge it to Ethereum, post it on Morpho, and borrow RLUSD while keeping exposure to XRP’s price. Flare said the move addresses a long-standing infrastructure gap that has kept XRP, despite its size, from seeing broader use in decentralized finance. Sentora said it reviewed FXRP’s market behavior, oracle structure, liquidity profile, and liquidation mechanics before approving the asset. The rollout also adds to Ripple’s broader push for RLUSD, which began testing on Ethereum and the XRP Ledger in August 2024, received approval from the New York Department of Financial Services in December 2024, and was named by Mastercard last month as one of the regulated stablecoins it plans to support for settlement.

Real Madrid has signed Manchester City midfielder Rodri for about €65 million, a figure that exceeds the size of most cryptocurrency project funding rounds, according to a Techub News item citing CryptoBriefing. The comparison highlights the gap in capital scale between traditional sports economics and the blockchain sector. The report also said football clubs are testing blockchain-related models through fan tokens, NFT ticketing, and tokenized ownership structures. While fan tokens remain a niche segment of the crypto market, their prices are still driven mainly by sentiment and club performance. Even so, the overlap between sports and blockchain is drawing investor attention, with interest centered on whether that connection can translate into longer-term value over time.

North Korea has arrested hackers accused of laundering money stolen from the country’s bank through cryptocurrency, according to CoinDesk. The report says the group allegedly breached central bank systems, turned the stolen funds into crypto, and then used Chinese brokers to convert those holdings into cash. It also says the suspects relied on small transfers to avoid detection. CoinDesk credited Francisco Rodrigues as the author, with Aoyon Ashraf listed as editor. The article was published on July 25, 2026, and later updated the same day. No further details on the suspects, the amount involved, or the timeline of the alleged theft were provided in the source material.

Trump is reportedly considering a 250-person pardon package tied to the 250th anniversary of the United States, drawing renewed attention to clemency campaigns involving SBF, Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash cases.

Coin Center urges the Senate Banking Committee not to weaken non-custodial developer safeguards in the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, citing recent Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet convictions as examples of legal uncertainty.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex, was released early under the First Step Act signed by Donald Trump. His wife Heather Morgan also walked free, reigniting debate on crypto crime and justice reform.

Western Union has partnered with Crossmint to connect the USDPT stablecoin on Solana with its global cash payout network, covering more than 360,000 pickup locations across over 200 countries and territories.

The U.S. Marshals Service liquidated $6.3 million worth of forfeited bitcoin from Samourai Wallet developers, possibly breaching Executive Order 14233 on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Senator Lummis raised alarms; SDNY’s long record of ignoring federal crypto guidance draws renewed scrutiny.