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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.

Beyond ‘digital gold,’ Iran conflict forces a rethink of the nature of bitcoin
Bitcoin's 12% gain since the Iran war began isn't a risk-on trade. It's the market repricing bitcoin's role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise's CIO argues.

Trump-backed WLFI moves to unlock 62 billion tokens after $75 million loan controversy
The project would burn 4.5 billion tokens while beginning to vest 40.7 billion tokens for founders and the team, restructuring locks that were originally set to be indefinite.

Winklevoss Capital moves $43 million in bitcoin to custody after hitting lowest balance since 2012
Arkham data shows 572 BTC moved from Gemini's hot wallet to Winklevoss custody addresses in two transactions in 17 hours, reversing part of last month's $128.5 million deposit.

Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine reports $3.8 billion Q1 loss in latest filing
The largest corporate ether holder posted a $3.8 billion quarterly loss as its pivot from mining to ETH accumulation continues.

XRP climbs toward $1.38 as Japan's Rakuten integrates token for payments
Breakout backed by institutional flows and whale buying, with Japan adoption adding a fresh demand narrative.

Ether-bitcoin ratio bounces from 2026 lows, signaling broader crypto recovery
The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest since January as Ethereum's network added 284,000 new users in Q1 and stablecoin supply reached a record $180 billion.

SOL, ADA, DOGE pull back, bitcoin holds above $74,000 as Asia recoups Iran war losses
China's CSI 300 joins Taiwan and Singapore in erasing war-related declines as US-Iran talk optimism keeps oil below $100; spot ETFs posted $471 million in single-day inflows last week.

XRP Ledger adds zero-knowledge proofs targeting institutional privacy gap
The Boundless integration enables private transaction execution on XRPL while maintaining compliance, addressing what the company calls the "transparency tax" that has held back institutional adoption of public blockchains.

