Ripple

瑞波公司已启动一项7.5亿美元的股份回购计划，回购对象包括投资者和员工，公司估值约为500亿美元。该回购计划预计将于4月完成，为早期支持者提供了出售股份的机会，同时公司将继续拓展其全球区块链支付业务。

瑞波公司决定保持私有化状态，尽管其以400亿美元估值融资5亿美元，并将资金用于收购扩张和产品开发。2025年该公司处理的支付额超过950亿美元，在城堡投资集团和堡垒投资集团等主要投资者的支持下，进一步强化了其稳定币及机构加密货币服务。

Ripple’s Singapore subsidiary received an expanded payment license, allowing it to offer digital token payments, cross-border transfers, and other regulated services. The move strengthens Singapore as Ripple’s Asia-Pacific hub and supports faster, more efficient payments using RLUSD and XRP.

Ripple is considering adding staking to the XRP Ledger to reward participants and improve network security. The plan would change how transaction fees are used and could expand XRP’s role in DeFi, though it requires major technical updates.

Mastercard, Ripple, and Gemini are testing credit card payments using the stablecoin RLUSD on Ripple’s XRP Ledger. The pilot, involving WebBank, aims to settle transactions on a public blockchain and explore faster, more efficient payment options.

Ripple has confirmed it has no plans to go public, choosing to stay private despite other crypto firms launching IPOs. The company raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation to fund its global expansion and product development.

Ripple has partnered with Absa Bank to offer institutional digital asset custody in South Africa. Absa will use Ripple’s technology to securely store and manage cryptocurrencies for its clients.

Ripple is buying Canadian payments firm Rail for $200 million to grow its stablecoin business and speed up cross-border payments. The deal is set to close later this year, pending approval from regulators.

Ripple has applied for a US national bank charter and a Federal Reserve account to support its stablecoin RLUSD. The move comes as new laws push stablecoin issuers to meet tougher rules, with Ripple aiming to boost trust and compete with USDC and USDT.

Ripple and the SEC have jointly asked a US court to lift a ban on XRP sales to institutions and cut Ripple’s fine from $125 million to $50 million. They hope this will end the long-running legal case before a key 16 June deadline.