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After his failed attempt to defeat Sen. Elizabeth Warren for a senate seat last year, XRP lawyer John Deaton is back for another Massachusetts Senate bid—but this time, his biggest challenge may come from inside his own party.

South Korean supermodel and TV personality Han Hye-jin has lost access to her YouTube channel — and more than 860,000 subscribers — after hackers took over her account to livestream a deepfake video of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse promoting an XRP-themed crypto scam.

Ripple’s series of major announcements failed to buoy XRP, which fell over 9% this past weekend, highlighting a widening gap between the company’s ambitious initiatives and market sentiment toward the token. Even the highly anticipated Swell conference—featuring major financial institutions such as Mastercard, Nasdaq, and Galaxy Digital—could not halt the sell-off, suggesting that market psychology outweighs headline-driven optimism.

Ripple’s U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD) has just squeezed itself into the the top 10 rankings in the stablecoin charts less than a year after its debut in December 2024 last year, with its market capitalisation breaking the 1 billion threshold.

Ripple has partnered with Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions, to launch a digital asset custody platform for institutional clients, marking the company’s first major custody partnership in Africa.

In one of the most shocking shake-ups the crypto world has seen this year, David Schwartz — the man often called the architect of Ripple — has announced he’s stepping down as Chief Technology Officer after more than 13 years at the helm.

Brad Garlinghouse, the embattled CEO who steered Ripple through one of crypto’s most grueling legal fights, is closing out 2025 on a remarkable high note.

The SEC and Ripple have dropped their appeals, ending the long XRP lawsuit and letting the 2023 mixed ruling stand. XRP’s price jumped over 10% after the news, and Ripple will now focus on growing its business and moving forward.

Ripple’s chief technology officer, David Schwartz, has admitted that he had fabricated parts of the questions and answers from his interview with the rock band Black Sabbath in what was menat to be an authentic interview with fans.

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CZ is asking fans to not FOMO ("Fear of Missing out") for the Altcoin season, which he claims is imminent.