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Ripple Markets UK Ltd has officially registered as a cryptoasset firm with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

A striking disconnect has emerged in the Ripple (XRP) market: while retail traders are increasingly pessimistic, institutional investors are doubling down.

Ripple has announced plans to launch its RLUSD stablecoin on several major Layer 2 blockchains next year, including Base, Optimism, Ink, and Unichain.

Ripple is subtly but fundamentally shifting the strategy for its stablecoin, RLUSD, moving it away from being a single-chain product and reshaping it into a regulated, cross-chain settlement layer designed to operate wherever decentralized finance activity concentrates.

Ripple has achieved a significant expansion in Europe by signing AMINA Bank, a regulated Swiss digital asset bank, as its first European banking client for the Ripple Payments platform.

This article covers several key developments in the crypto space, focusing on Ripple's substantial valuation, the launch of a new tokenized options fund by WisdomTree, and the NYSE listings of Bitwise's crypto index fund and Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital.

US-based crypto exchange Gemini has significantly expanded its offerings by integrating Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

Ripple has secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to significantly expand the scope of its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license, held by its local subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC.

BlackRock, a leading global asset manager, recently held its first board meeting in Abu Dhabi, a move that signifies its heightened focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the wider Middle East region.

Pi Network is reportedly aiming to achieve compliance with the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, a move that would align it with established blockchain payment platforms like Ripple (XRP) and Stellar (XLM).

The price of Ripple (XRP) surged by 5% to $2.32 within the hour after asset manager 21Shares filed a key amendment (Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1) for its proposed spot XRP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

Ripple, the San Francisco-based financial technology firm focused on blockchain payment solutions, announced at its Swell 2025 conference that it has secured a $500 million strategic investment.