XRP Ledger Cleanup: Focus on Fixes, Not Price

Flare and D’CENT Wallet are giving XRP holders a direct hardware-wallet route into FXRP yield vaults on Flare. The integration uses Flare Smart Accounts, allowing users to sign on XRPL without managing a new wallet, chain or FLR gas. Flare and D’CENT Wallet are rolling out a new access point for XRP holders who want [...]

South Korea’s DAXA rolls out new API key rules targeting price manipulation and unfair crypto trading across major exchanges. South Korea is tightening its grip on crypto trading. The Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) rolled out a new compliance standard on May 28.  The policy targets the improper lending of API keys across member exchanges.  […] The post South Korea Targets Crypto Trading Bots With New API Crackdown appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Ripple’s march to full banking status is one of the biggest talking points among members of the XRP community, with some analysts and enthusiasts asking whether the regulatory milestone could serve as the factor that pushes XRP into price territory it has never previously reached. The company’s balance sheet, its growing institutional presence, and XRPL-native infrastructure developments are combining to project bold predictions, including a target of $25 per coin. Ripple’s Banking Approval Is Important In December 2025, Ripple received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national bank charter, which is a milestone no other crypto-native company had achieved. The charter is designed to clear the way for Ripple National Trust Bank, which will custody and manage reserves for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin. Related Reading: Dogecoin Monthly Triangle Pattern That Triggered 30,000% Parabolic Rally In 2021 Has Returned A viral claim on the social me

The post XRP RWA Boom Outpaces Ethereum, Hits $400M in 15 Months appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. XRP’s Tokenized RWA Surge Is Outpacing Ethereum and Redrawing the Crypto Map  According to crypto research firm Evernorth, XRP is emerging as one of the fastest-growing ecosystems for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), with momentum now outpacing several leading ecosystems, including Ethereum. So far in 2026, RWAs on the XRP Ledger have risen from about $227 million to over $404 million, a 78% year-to-date increase. Over the same period, Ethereum has posted roughly 35% growth, putting XRP’s expansion rate at more than double that of the market leader in tokenization. Source: Evernorth Well, the gap becomes even more striking when measuring speed to scale rather than total value. XRP moved from $10 million to $400 million in tokenized assets in just 15 months, compared to Ethereum’s 36 months to reach the same threshold. Source: Evernorth XRP’s Institutional Momentum Is Reshaping the T

The post David Schwartz’s XRP staking idea tests IRS reward tax rules appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. David Schwartz, Ripple’s former chief technology officer, has renewed debate over how staking rewards should be taxed if XRP Ledger ever adopted a native staking model. Summary David Schwartz says staking rewards minted by a protocol should not be taxed before sale. His comments revive tax questions around XRP staking even though XRPL lacks native staking. The IRS currently taxes proof-of-stake rewards when taxpayers gain dominion and control over them directly. His comments came during a discussion with crypto tax expert Clinton Donnelly about whether staking rewards should face tax before a holder sells them. David Schwartz separates minted rewards from transferred rewards David Schwartz said the tax treatment should depend on how a staking system creates and delivers rewards. In his view, rewards that already exist and are transferred to a user can be treated as taxable income

David Schwartz says newly minted XRP staking rewards should not face tax before sale, reviving debate over IRS rules and XRPL design debate.

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Bitcoin and XRP are often compared from a price perspective, but this is not the only lens through which they can be looked at. Both cryptocurrencies are native to first-mover blockchain networks, which have survived for more than a decade, have processed large amounts of value, and have built strong investor communities. However, both blockchain […]