Day: September 21, 2025

Ripple CTO Drops Bombshell: XRP At The Core Of Trillions In Banking Future
According to the Ripple chief technology officer, a number of banks have started to adopt XRP for payments and one planned bank tied to Ripple will run entirely on the XRP Ledger. Related Reading: Bitcoin Is Digital Capital That Outpaces Traditional AssetsMichael Saylor That claim comes as Ripple seeks a New York banking charter, a Federal Reserve master account, and says it will conform with ISO 20022 messaging standards used by major banks. Reports have disclosed that these steps aim to make the token useful for large-scale settlement work. Banks Begin Real-World Use DBS and Franklin Templeton signed a memorandum of understanding this week to work on tokenized trading and lending products, reports disclosed. Franklin Templetons sgBENJI, a US dollar money market fund token, is launching on DBS Digital Exchange. Ripples RLUSD stablecoin is being used to support trading activity and is reported to be valued at nearly $730 million. DBS is also exploring the acceptance of sgBENJI as repo collateral, which would add liquidity for tokenized assets. Lim Wee Kian of DBS said the move is a step toward offering institutional-grade digital asset services. RIPPLE CTO CONFIRMS, BANKS HAVE BEGUN INTEGRATING #XRP, REVEALING THAT RIPPLE BANK WILL RUN 100% ON THE XRP LEDGER, DRIVING ALL PAYMENTS AND UNLOCKING TRILLIONS! TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE READY TO FLOOD THE XRP LEDGER. POWERED BY REAL TOKEN, SET TO TOKENIZE THE WHOLE REAL. pic. twitter. com/M1tsWvuXIf JackTheRippler (@RippleXrpie) September 19, 2025 Stablecoins, Custody, And Switching Between Assets According to Nigel Khakoo of Ripple, the system makes it easier to move between stablecoins and yield-generating tokens within a single setup. Franklin Templeton said it selected the XRP Ledger for cost and speed reasons, and for its role in scaling tokenized securities. Reports also name BNY Mellon as the custodian for reserves backing RLUSD, a detail that underlines the institutional angle Ripple is pushing. Regulatory And Infrastructure Moves The tokens momentum follows legal and regulatory shifts in the US after Ripples long fight with the SEC. Reports note that more than 20 spot XRP ETFs are under consideration, a factor that could pull large institutional capital into the market. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation which handles up to $4 quadrillion in settlements a year has mentioned tokenization in its planning documents, and researchers point out how tokenized settlement rails might change back-office flows if adopted widely. The XRP Endgame: Everything Is Aligning at Once What Im about to lay out isnt hype, its a map of tectonic shifts converging around Ripple & RP. If you dont see the magnitude after this thread, youre not paying attention. pic. twitter. com/FZRCjDd0Re Pumpius (@pumpius) September 16, 2025 Momentum Meets Caution Banks are said to be moving slowly. Early integration tests and compliance checks are still under way. Industry sources say the combination of custody arrangements, stablecoins, and ledger-based settlement could unlock multi-trillion-dollar flows if real-world tokenization proves reliable. But those sources also warn that large-scale adoption will take time and careful risk controls. Without a doubt. and it’s not a belief. It will. I know, I know. Some people always say : let’s cross ATH first. But that’s not the point. When articles said Bitcoin will reach $1M people said let’s reach $1000 first. Look at the price today. And many regret not holding a. Xena XRP (@XenaXrp) June 25, 2025 Speculation On Prices XRP currently trades around $2. 8. Market chatter has heated up since the token rose nearly 600% between November 2024 and January 2025. Some analysts forecast a move to $50; others, like Edoardo Farina of Alpha Lions Academy, have floated $100. A handful of commentators discuss targets at $1, 000. A small vocal group even claims $10, 000 is possible. Related Reading: Is XRP Ready For Its Most Powerful Rally Yet? Analysts See $20 Ahead One community pundit known as Xena said she believes it will reach that level without a doubt, a comment that highlights how much optimism lives alongside technical and regulatory progress. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView.

Asia Cup, India overcome Pakistan in Super 4 clash: Stats
In a thrilling Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Pakistan were beaten by Team India.
Netanyahu: No Palestinian state west of Jordan, weighing annexation
In an interview with the Post, UN Ambassador Danny Danon said that it was “very sad to see serious leaders taking part in this circus.”.

San Francisco Climber & Tech CEO Matias Travizano Dies After 2,000-Foot Fall On Mount Shasta’s Wintun Glacier
A tragic accident occurred on Mount Shasta in California when 45-year-old mountain climber and techie Matias Augusto Travizano of San Francisco and Argentina died after falling nearly 2,000 feet while descending the Wintun Glacier on September 12, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.

FIVB Men’s World: Belgium sets up Italy rematch in quarters
MANILA, Philippines — Belgium reached the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship final eight for the first time after 55 years, sweeping Finland, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21, on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Belgians, who didn’t qualify in the previous World Championship in 2022, continued their dream run and stayed unbeaten in four games, following

Police arrest 38 over murder of Enugu Catholic priest
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested at least 38 suspects in connection with the murder of Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya of the Nsukka Catholic Diocese, while intensifying efforts to track down the assailants. The commands spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. Ndukwe stated that the Commissioner of [.] Police arrest 38 over murder of Enugu Catholic priest.

Starmer confirms UK recognition of a Palestinian state
Keir Starmer said he believes the international community has a moral responsibility to act in order to keep the hope of long-term peace alive.

Return to India: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu requests H-1B visa holders
Sridhar Vembu, the Founder and Chief Scientist of Zoho Corporation and former CEO, has urged Indian H-1B visa holders in the US to return home.
MK Ayman Odeh to submit bill to Knesset to recognize Palestinian state
Odeh welcomed the trilateral recognition and wrote that while the “Palestinian people are not the best people in the world, but there is no people in the world better than them.”.

EJ Obiena could give up SEA Games to see ‘next guys’ step up
MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena isn’t closing the door on a possible sixth Southeast Asian Games appearance this December in Thailand. Obiena has ruled the pole vault event in the SEA Games since the 2019 edition in Manila. He also won silver in 2015 in Singapore. READ: EJ Obiena writes ‘fairytale finish’ to dream PH pole vault