Ripple tests XRP Ledger lending code for hidden Layer-1 flaws

Ripple is participating in Mastercard’s Agent Pay for Machines effort, placing XRPL and RLUSD in a wider push to support AI-driven payments. Mastercard is working with more than 30 partners as autonomous transactions raise new demands for controls, permissioning, and settlement. Mastercard’s AI Payments Plan Puts Ripple’s Enterprise Role in Focus Ripple’s role in Mastercard’s […]

Brad Garlinghouse has endorsed claims that Wall Street firms are increasingly pursuing the same institutional finance strategy that XRP was once criticized for supporting. According to comments shared on X, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded with a one-word endorsement after…

Bitcoin fell to its lowest weekly close since the second half of 2024 last week, capping a stretch that has now stripped more than 8% of its value in seven days and pulled the broader crypto market to levels not seen since early in the year. Related Reading: Security Milestone: XRP Lending Protocol Completes Military-Grade Assessment A Pattern Worth Watching The weekly relative strength index is holding higher lows even as price prints lower ones — a divergence that last appeared in the lead-up to Bitcoin’s recovery from the 2022 bear market bottom. Whether that parallel plays out the same way remains to be seen, but it is the detail technical traders are watching most closely right now. On Monday, with Bitcoin trading below $62,000, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, a.k.a. CZ, posted two lines on X. Bitcoin won’t be dead for too long, he wrote, signing off with a reference to the Douglas Adams line — don’t panic, in large friendly letters. The message was short, deliberate, and timed to

Mastercard has launched an AI payments network backed by more than 30 companies, including Ripple, Coinbase, and the Solana Foundation, to enable autonomous software agents to transact without human intervention. According to Mastercard’s June 10 announcement, the new platform, called…

Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recorded a massive 22% surge in stablecoin activity as new data reveals a sharp increase in liquidity over the past week. Analysts say this growth positions XRPL among the top blockchains, signaling rising adoption and capital inflows despite declines in its price action. Ripple’s XRP Ledger Stablecoin Supply Jumps 22% […]

Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines is designed to let AI buy services and settle transactions using cards, bank accounts, and stablecoins.

Ripple released the XRPL AI Starter Kit on Wednesday, giving developers tools to build AI-agent payment applications on the XRP Ledger using XRP and RLUSD. The launch lands alongside Mastercard naming Ripple as a partner in Agent Pay for Machines, its agentic-commerce network.

Mastercard has launched Agent Pay for Machines, a new payment framework that allows AI agents to authorize, coordinate, and settle transactions across its global network. The launch includes more than 30 partners, including Coinbase, Ripple, Stripe, and Solana Foundation, as companies test commerce that operates continuously without traditional checkout processes. Mastercard Brings Agent Pay for […]