
The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule that would let 401(k) plans include crypto assets, granting fiduciaries a safe‑harbor against lawsuits. The rule creates a six‑factor framework covering performance, fees, liquidity, valuation, benchmarking and complexity. With U.S. retirement assets exceeding $49 trillion, analysts estimate more than $10 trillion could eventually flow into digital commodities such as XRP. The change fulfills an executive order from the previous administration and marks a major regulatory shift for the crypto industry.

The newsletter identifies a recurring inverse relationship between West Texas Intermediate oil prices and XRP, noting that oil spikes in 2026 have consistently coincided with XRP declines. Starting from a pre‑Iran war baseline of $57 per barrel and $1.83 per...

Singapore’s Monetary Authority has invited Ripple to join its Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multicurrency initiative, using the XRP Ledger and Ripple’s USD‑linked stablecoin (RLUSD) to settle cross‑border trade. The pilot automates payment release the moment a shipment is verified, eliminating...

Missouri’s Standing Committee on Commerce voted 6-2 to advance House Bill 2080, rewriting it to create a Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund that includes XRP alongside Bitcoin. The amendment authorizes the state to purchase XRP with taxpayer dollars, marking the first...

Tokenized commodities on the XRP Ledger have surpassed $1.1 billion in value, outpacing all other blockchains except Ethereum, according to RWA.xyz. The analysis shows XRPL’s tokenized gold, oil, silver, diamonds, emeralds and copper holdings exceed the combined totals on Solana, Stellar,...

Institutions are rapidly increasing crypto exposure while retail investors flee, highlighted by Michael Saylor’s Strategy’s $1.28 billion purchase. XRP has slipped below its 100‑week simple moving average, indicating retail selling pressure, yet smart‑money continues to accumulate the token. Geopolitical tension, exemplified...