As the weekend approached, the number of payments processed on the $XRP Ledger dropped significantly, with transaction volume falling nearly 80% from previous peak levels.
Tether, one of the largest stablecoin issuers in the world, has frozen $USDT worth approximately $515 million over the last 30 days in the Ethereum and Tron networks. According to data from the "$USDT Freeze Tracker" service provided by BlockSec, the company blocked access to assets belonging to hundreds of blocked wallet addresses.
The privacy-focused crypto project promises to achieve full post-quantum status within the next 1.5 years. Zcash will release crypto wallets protected against quantum hacking within a month and aims to achieve full post-quantum status within 12–18 months. This was announced by Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of Zcash Open Development Lab, during his speech at Consensus Miami, according to CoinDesk.
Toncoin, the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network, a layer-1 blockchain protocol, currently leads in transaction finality speed. According to results from a recent test, transactions using Toncoin require only 0.6 seconds to become immutable and irreversible, compared with Bitcoin, which has a time-to-finality (TTF) of one hour.
Users of Kraken can now convert cryptocurrency into cash through one of the world’s largest payment systems. According to an official statement from MoneyGram, the partnership is aimed at solving the long-standing issue of “slow and complicated fund withdrawals.”
A small aerospace company near Toulouse is about to make history. ST Group, which produces high-performance composite parts for Airbus and Dassault Aviation, will be the first traditional company in the world to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the blockchain.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) until 2028 due to an "internal review" and strengthened control measures. This was announced by the company's CFO, Chon San Gyeon, according to local media reports.
Tether has launched Tether Gold (XAU₮) on BNB Chain, allowing users to hold digital tokens backed by real gold. This move comes after gold prices rose by 64% in 2025—the largest increase in 40 years. Each token represents one troy ounce of gold stored in Swiss vaults and verified through independent audits.
One of the early participants of the Ethereum initial coin offering (ICO) sold 11,552 $ETH for approximately $23 million. According to the data, the investor purchased 38,800 $ETH during the ICO in 2015 at a price of about $0.31. Thus, the initial investment amounted to approximately $12,000 and is now valued at around $80 million.
OKX is not planning to rush its entry into U.S. public markets despite active global expansion and the development of tokenized financial instruments.
Ripple is advancing artificial intelligence–based security systems as it expands the $XRP infrastructure to meet institutional demand, with a focus on early threat detection, improved system resilience, and protection of the $XRP Ledger against the growing complexity of global financial operations.
Ripple has unveiled a major upgrade to its payments infrastructure. The company’s new step is the creation of a full end-to-end platform for stablecoins and fiat currencies that could transform how companies send money worldwide.
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