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BNY Now Holds XRP and RLUSD. Robinhood Is Betting on Ripple Too.

Two October 27 announcements put Ripple’s RLUSD on a major bank’s custody platform and on Robinhood. Here is what is live and what is not.

BNY Now Holds XRP and RLUSD. Robinhood Is Betting on Ripple Too.

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While Wall Street Tokenizes Stocks, Grow Brings Agricultural Blockchain to the Farm
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While Wall Street Tokenizes Stocks, Grow Brings Agricultural Blockchain to the Farm

While much of the blockchain industry focuses on recreating financial markets on-chain, the Grow Ecosystem is pursuing a different opportunity: an agricultural blockchain tied to real farms, real groceries, and everyday consumer commerce.

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A Nasdaq-100 Fund Built for Blockchains Is Coming. Most Investors Cannot Buy It.
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A Nasdaq-100 Fund Built for Blockchains Is Coming. Most Investors Cannot Buy It.

Janus Henderson and Centrifuge announced JQQQ, an onchain Nasdaq-100 fund on Stellar. Here is how it works, who is eligible, and what is unconfirmed.

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Stripe, Circle and a Bitfinex-Backed Startup Each Built a Stablecoin Blockchain. Who Is Using Them?
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Stripe, Circle and a Bitfinex-Backed Startup Each Built a Stablecoin Blockchain. Who Is Using Them?

Payments companies are launching blockchains built for moving dollars. The announcements are big, the independent usage numbers are small, and the test is still ahead.

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