Latest from Sam Reynolds
Ripple partners with Korea's Kyobo Life to tokenize government bond settlement
The deal is Ripple's first with a Korean insurer and targets near real-time settlement of Korean treasuries, though the release stops short of committing to a live volume or timeline.

Bitcoin steady as S&P 500 hits record, but options market isn't buying the peace trade
Crypto's derivatives desks still want downside protection, QCP says, and long-end yields and gold aren't confirming the risk-on move.

Bitcoin devs bet a quantum attacker will play nice with a ‘wait and react’ plan
BitMEX Research proposes a canary system that pays a bounty to the first quantum attacker and activates a network-wide freeze, offering an alternative to a fixed five-year timeline.

Why this ex-Solana exec is using a Wall Street trick to level the playing field in DeFi
DoubleZero’s private fiber network aims to eliminate latency advantages like Hyperliquid’s Tokyo edge, but exchanges have yet to show an interest.

Bitcoin developers are trying to build quantum defenses. Your coins could pay the price.
A proposal has been updated on Bitcoin's official repository, calling for freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins.

Nikita Bier says crypto has had a rough year, hints at building something new as X Money launch nears
The head of product's viral one-liner lands weeks before Elon Musk's fiat payments app goes live with a 6% yield and a Visa card

Little-known token ranks alongside bitcoin and ether in the top three — just not in the way you think
RAVE has surged several thousand percent in seven days, driving frenzied trading activity and large liquidations, second only to industry leaders bitcoin and ether.

Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF flows split and Ethereum activity jumps 41% on-week
Ether is outperforming bitcoin as ETF flows, spot prices and a 41% jump in Ethereum transactions move in the same direction for the first time in months.

World Liberty Financial executes a massive $22 million stablecoin shuffle amid its borrowing controversy
The mint and a simultaneous $3 million burn come days after the venture said it had repaid $25 million of the borrowing position that left depositors unable to withdraw from a DeFi lending pool.

Bank of Korea calls for stock-style circuit breakers on BTC exchanges
Crypto's 24/7 global trading across hundreds of venues makes it difficult for any single country to halt the market.

