XRPL ecosystem company focused on cross-border payments, RLUSD stablecoin, and institutional custody.https://news.cryptogrind.com/en-ushttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/trump-fed-master-accounts-crypto-payment-rails/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/trump-fed-master-accounts-crypto-payment-rails/Trump's new executive order directs the Federal Reserve to evaluate giving crypto firms direct access to Fedwire — the same payment rails that process trillions in bank transfers daily. Ripple, Anchorage, and Coinbase are next in line.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTregulationbreaking-newspolicybitcoincoinbaserippledefihttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/warren-occ-illegal-crypto-bank-charters-coinbase-ripple/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/warren-occ-illegal-crypto-bank-charters-coinbase-ripple/Senator Elizabeth Warren is accusing the OCC of illegally granting national trust bank charters to nine crypto giants including Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, and Paxos — and demanding all communications between OCC officials and the Trump family by June 1.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTregulationcoinbaserippleoccbreaking-newspolicystablecoinshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/intesa-sanpaolo-235m-crypto-dumped-solana/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/intesa-sanpaolo-235m-crypto-dumped-solana/Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank with ~$1 trillion in assets, more than doubled its crypto exposure from $100M to $235M in Q1 2026, added Ethereum and XRP for the first time, bought Bitcoin call options — and slashed its Solana position by 99%.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTinstitutional-adoptionbitcoinethereumsolanabanksbreaking-newshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/thorchain-10m-exploit-four-chains-rune-halted/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/thorchain-10m-exploit-four-chains-rune-halted/THORChain was drained across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base simultaneously on May 15. RUNE dropped 12%, all trading and signing was halted, and the team still hasn't explained the attack vector.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdefiexploitsecuritythorchainhackbreaking-newshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/clarity-act-senate-committee-passed-kennedy-crypto-law/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/clarity-act-senate-committee-passed-kennedy-crypto-law/Senator Kennedy was the last holdout who could kill the CLARITY Act. Today he voted yes. The most comprehensive crypto market structure bill in US history just cleared the Senate Banking Committee and is headed to the Senate floor.Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsregulationclarity-actlegislationbitcoinethereumjobshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-600m-reap-occ-charter-banking-empire/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-600m-reap-occ-charter-banking-empire/Kraken parent Payward acquired Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap for $600M on May 7, then filed for a federal OCC trust charter on May 8. That's $2.65 billion in acquisitions and a banking license application in a single year. Here's the empire they're building.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newskrakenregulationstablecoininstitutionalhiringcrypto-careershttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/western-union-dumps-swift-solana-usdpt/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/western-union-dumps-swift-solana-usdpt/The 175-year-old money transfer giant confirmed its USDPT stablecoin launches on Solana in May — replacing SWIFT for global agent settlements. The first real-world partner went live this week.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsstablecoinssolanatradfiregulationremittancehttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/graniteshares-3x-xrp-etf-nasdaq/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/graniteshares-3x-xrp-etf-nasdaq/GraniteShares launches the first-ever triple-leveraged XRP ETFs on Nasdaq April 23. One bad day wipes your position completely.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTxrpetfbreaking-newstradfileveraged-etfregulationhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/april-defi-bloodbath-606m-18-days-congress-hearing/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/april-defi-bloodbath-606m-18-days-congress-hearing/April 2026 is already the worst month for crypto hacks since February 2025. $606 million gone in 18 days. 3.7x the entire first quarter. Today, Congress is holding hearings. Here's what broke.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTdefisecurityhacksregulationbreaking-newslazarus-grouphttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/fake-ledger-apple-app-store-9-million-theft/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/fake-ledger-apple-app-store-9-million-theft/A fraudulent Ledger Live app slipped through Apple's review process, stayed live for roughly two weeks, and drained $9.5 million from 50+ victims before ZachXBT blew the whistle.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newssecurityhackappleledgerwalletzachxbthttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/bitcoin-iran-ceasefire-short-squeeze-427m/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/bitcoin-iran-ceasefire-short-squeeze-427m/A two-week US-Iran ceasefire sent Bitcoin past $72,700 and liquidated nearly half a billion dollars in bearish positions — one of the fastest short squeezes of 2026.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbitcoinmarketsliquidationsgeopoliticsbreaking-newshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/better-money-company-a16z-stablecoin-clearinghouse/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/better-money-company-a16z-stablecoin-clearinghouse/You can't swap USDT for USDC at face value without slippage. A former a16z partner just raised $10M to build the clearinghouse that makes stablecoins actually fungible — and Stripe, MetaMask, and Phantom are already signed up.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsstablecoinsa16zdefiinfrastructurehiringfundraisinghttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/charles-schwab-crypto-spot-bitcoin-ethereum/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/charles-schwab-crypto-spot-bitcoin-ethereum/Charles Schwab — the brokerage that manages $12 trillion in client assets — just announced direct spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading. This isn't Fidelity or a crypto-native firm. This is the brokerage where America's retirees keep their 401(k)s.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsinstitutionalbitcoinethereumhiringtradfihttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/liberation-day-tariffs-crypto-jobs-crash/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/liberation-day-tariffs-crypto-jobs-crash/One year after Trump's Liberation Day tariffs shook global markets, Bitcoin is down 20%+ from its peak and crypto job postings have collapsed 80% from a year ago. Here's what's really happening to crypto careers right now.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newscrypto-jobsmarket-analysislayoffsbitcointariffshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/coinbase-occ-national-trust-charter/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/coinbase-occ-national-trust-charter/Coinbase received conditional OCC approval for a national trust charter — making America's biggest crypto exchange a federally regulated custodian. This is the regulatory milestone the industry has chased for a decade.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsregulationcoinbaseinstitutionalstablecoinhiring