Ripple has spent more than a decade working with banks and financial institutions to modernize how money moves across borders. Its best-known product, XRP, was built to move value quickly and cheaply. But as crypto has matured, a different need has grown just as fast: digital assets that behave like
AI
At many large companies, artificial intelligence still operates on the margins. Small teams run pilots, test tools, and share results that rarely move beyond innovation units. Citigroup has taken a different approach, quietly weaving AI into daily work across the organisation rather than keeping it confined to specialists. Over the
Opinion
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is speaking openly about one of the most turbulent periods of his career, offering reflections on prison, the U.S. pardon process, and what he believes could be a turning point for bitcoin markets. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box
Finance
Grayscale Investments has taken another step to broaden its lineup of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, filing paperwork with U.S. regulators for a fund tied to BNB, the digital asset closely associated with the Binance ecosystem. In a registration statement submitted Friday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Grayscale
AI
SAP and Fresenius have announced a strategic partnership to develop a sovereign AI platform designed specifically for healthcare, aiming to bring secure, compliant data processing into clinical environments across Europe. Home | FSEFresenius The collaboration responds to a growing challenge facing hospitals and healthcare providers: how to move artificial intelligence from
Finance
UBS Group is weighing plans to offer cryptocurrency trading to a select group of its private banking clients, a move that would mark a meaningful step in the Swiss bank’s evolving digital asset strategy. The discussions, first reported by Bloomberg, come as major financial institutions worldwide accelerate their entry
Regulation
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has taken a significant step toward securing its future in Europe by applying for a European Union–wide crypto license in Greece. The move comes as the clock ticks down to a key July 1 compliance deadline under the EU’s Markets in
Finance
Farcaster, a decentralized social networking protocol, is preparing to return the full $180 million it raised from venture capital investors, even as it moves into a new chapter under new ownership. The move comes amid questions about the project’s future following its sale, which co-founder Dan Romero says should
Finance
French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is exploring a potential initial public offering in New York that could value the company at more than $4 billion, according to a report by the Financial Times. The move would place the Paris-based firm among a growing list of digital asset companies turning
Finance
YZi Labs, the venture investment firm backed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, has taken a strategic position in BitGo’s initial public offering, supporting the crypto custody firm as it began trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The investment was confirmed in a statement released the same day,
Finance
World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project linked to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump, has announced a new partnership with Spacecoin, a satellite communications startup working on space-based internet infrastructure. The collaboration signals a growing interest in combining decentralized finance (DeFi) with alternative connectivity networks to reach people
AI
For many organisations, artificial intelligence has moved quickly from curiosity to experimentation. What has proven far more difficult is turning promising AI pilots into tools that deliver consistent, enterprise-wide value. While generative AI is now widely tested across industries, the step from isolated trials to fully operational systems often stalls,