NEW: Rakuten will allow $XRP to be used as a payment method for its 44 million customers.
The move integrates XRP into Rakuten’s consumer payments ecosystem, expanding real-world utility for crypto in retail transactions.
LATEST: 🇯🇵 Rakuten Pay is adding XRP as a payment method for its 44 million users, letting them spend the token at over 5 million merchant locations across Japan.
Yesterday, I celebrated 11 years at Ripple. Back then, I couldn’t have predicted that we’d still be fighting for regulatory clarity.
The fight has been worth it. After a day in DC having great conversations with @SenatorHagerty, @berniemoreno, @SenatorTimScott, @JohnBoozman and @patrickjwitt - and on stage at @Semafor World Economic Summit - I know we are closer than ever.
The CLARITY Act window is open. And now is our moment to act.
🚨 JUST IN: RIPPLE INTEGRATES COINBASE CRYPTO FUTURES INTO RIPPLE PRIME
Institutional clients on Ripple Prime can now trade crypto futures listed on Coinbase Derivatives, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, as Ripple expands its institutional brokerage.
NEW: @Ripple Prime clients now have access to @Coinbase Derivatives' full contract suite: nano $BTC and $ETH futures, plus $SOL and $XRP contracts, 24/7 in a CFTC-regulated environment.
Bank Of America is a know @Ripple partner... like @bgarlinghouse said:
'THERE IS NOT ONE SWITCH. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SWITCHES THERE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SWITCHES - AND IT‘S ALL OF THESE LITTLE SWITCHES, BIT BY BIT UNTIL IT HAS AN EXPONENTIAL IMPACT!' - $XRP
🚨HUGE: 🇦🇪 Emirates Airlines is testing a feature that could allow customers to pay with #XRP while the system instantly converts it to AED at checkout.
Crypto is entering the travel industry.
Fast payments.
Seamless conversion.
Global reach.
$XRP adoption keeps growing. ✈️