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[RippleXity @RippleXity]

🚨 KNOW: Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank Will Let Customers Turn Their Deposit Interest Into $XRP, With The Pilot Launching June 10. 🇯🇵

In Simple Words:

Normally, when you keep money in a bank, you earn a small interest payment in cash. SBI Shinsei Bank is changing that.

Customers can now choose to receive a portion of their interest as actual crypto, including $XRP, instead of yen.

How It Works
→ Customers earn interest on their yen deposits as usual
→ They can convert roughly 20% of that interest into crypto vouchers
→ Those vouchers can be redeemed for Bitcoin, Ethereum, or $XRP
→ The conversion uses live market rates at the time of redemption
→ The pilot begins June 10, with full rollout planned for autumn 2026

Why This Matters
→ SBI is one of Japan's most powerful financial conglomerates and Ripple's longest-standing partner since 2012
→ This makes $XRP a built-in reward inside mainstream Japanese banking, not a separate crypto app
→ Millions of everyday savers get exposure to $XRP simply by keeping money in the bank
→ It builds directly on SBI's Hyper Deposit product and the upcoming RLUSD launch in Japan

SBI isn't just offering crypto. SBI is wiring $XRP directly into the act of saving money.

Follow @RippleXity for the deep links nobody else is connecting in the $XRP ecosystem.

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

NEW: White House officials meet with law enforcement groups today on the CLARITY Act, with talks focused on illicit finance concerns and developer protections ahead of a Senate vote.

[Diana @InvestWithD]

🚨 Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank Opens A $115 BILLION Market To XRP By Letting Customers CONVERT Deposit Interest Into Crypto 🤯🇯🇵🔥

Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank is OFFICIALLY launching a NEW pilot that ALLOWS customers to CONVERT part of their bank deposit interest into $XRP, $BTC, or $ETH instead of taking it all in cash. 👀

✅ Pilot launches TOMORROW June 10
✅ Customers can CONVERT 20% of their deposit interest into $XRP
✅ FULL ROLLOUT is planned later in 2026 if the pilot succeeds

The bank holds approximately $115 BILLION in customer deposits, meaning millions of traditional banking users could gain exposure to $XRP DIRECTLY through their savings accounts. 🫣📈

[Chad Steingraber @ChadSteingraber]

--LAW DAY 322--

SBI Shinsei Bank launching on June 10th a direct "interest exchange" on deposits into BTC, ETH and XRP without an actual purchase.

"This move marks a significant step in bridging traditional banking with the growing market."

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Excessive Borrowing Without Accountability: Further Affirmation of Imprudent Governance.

President Bola Tinubu's administration has engaged in remarkably imprudent borrowing, escalating Nigeria's total debt to approximately N200 trillion. This represents an increase of over N100 trillion within a mere three years, a stark contrast to the roughly N49 trillion accumulated during President Muhammadu Buhari's eight-year tenure, which would have projected to around N80 trillion. As millions of Nigerians grapple with the shock of this unsustainable debt accumulation, the situation is exacerbated by the government's reckless approach to borrowing and a profound absence of accountability and transparency in the utilisation of these funds.

For instance, data from the Federation's Budget Office reveals that the Bola Tinubu government borrowed N11.89 trillion in the first three quarters of 2025 (January to September), exceeding the planned borrowing target of N10.34 trillion by approximately N1.54 trillion. Under a responsible and accountable government, such an overshoot would necessitate rigorous scrutiny and explanation from relevant governmental bodies. Regrettably, this is not the reality under the current administration.

Compounding this issue, only N3.10 trillion of the borrowed funds was allocated to capital expenditure during the same January-September 2025 period. This constitutes a mere 17.66% of the N17.58 trillion earmarked for capital projects, leaving a deficit of roughly N14.48 trillion, or 82.34% of planned capital expenditure unfunded.

The most disturbing aspect of the financial management fiasco under Bola Tinubu is that there is no explanation or information regarding how the balance was utilised or deployed. The question that Nigerians are rightly asking and deserve an answer to is what happened to the balance? Was it deployed for recurrent expenditure/ consumption, for the entertainment of guests to Aso Rock or transferred to the Renewed Hope Agenda 2027 Election Campaign Fund? Nigerians deserve an answer on how our economy and resources are most unpatriotically managed.

A New and Productive Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK!
-PO

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

NEW: Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank will let customers convert a portion of their deposit interest into $BTC, $ETH, or $XRP, launching as a pilot on June 10.

[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

LATEST: ⚡️ Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz says XRP utility is expanding beyond payments as the XRP Ledger adds support for tokenized stocks, funds, repos, and loans.

[Diana @InvestWithD]

🚨Ripple, Coinbase & 200+ Crypto Companies OFFICIALLY SIGN Letter URGING Senate To Vote On The CLARITY Act NOW 🤯🇺🇸🔥

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

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Here’s how to participate:
1. Identify communities of active vibe coders such as a Subreddit, X Communities, Facebook group, or developer forum.
2. Join and contribute to the specific vibe coder community. Engage with community members on topics around vibe coding and app creation.
3. Introduce Pi Network as a distribution network to vibe coders looking for users for their app.
4. Submit the link to your post through the “Vibe Coder” button in the Pi mining app.

Spread the word: Vibe coders can easily bring their AI-created apps to the Pi ecosystem, where those apps can be discovered, used, supported, and improved by real people!

Any creator can benefit from what Pi ecosystem has to offer: a large, engaged community of 60M+ Engaged Pioneers, plus infrastructure including global payments, Pi Wallet, Pi Ad Network, and social network access.

Learn more https://t.co/euwz9BMwll

[Chad Steingraber @ChadSteingraber]

Bank of America's Real-Time Cross-Border Payments system begins "Next Quarter" -- Inside the July-Aug-Sept Range.

"Chasing a multitrillion-dollar market that's growing quickly.."

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🇺🇸 LATEST: White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt says it's a "big week ahead for Clarity," as the issue set narrows and good faith offers are being put forward.

He added that time is of the essence.

[BSCN @BSCNews]

Clarity Act Talks Enter Crucial Week

White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt (@patrickjwitt) says a "big week" lies ahead for the CLARITY Act as negotiations continue behind the scenes.

Witt said the list of outstanding issues has narrowed and good faith offers are being made.

He added that time is of the essence as lawmakers work toward consensus.

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🔥 LATEST: Sen. Lummis says the U.S. must pass CLARITY before other countries write the rules for American-made digital assets.

[RippleXity @RippleXity]

🚨 JUST IN: #Ripple, alongside 200+ organizations tell Senate leadership: it's time for the CLARITY Act. 🇺🇸

[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

🇺🇸 JUST IN: WHITE HOUSE TO HOST HIGH-STAKES TALKS ON THE CLARITY ACT

White House officials will meet with law enforcement groups on Wednesday to resolve concerns that key provisions of the Clarity Act could weaken efforts to combat illicit finance, per Eleanor Terrett.

[CoinGecko @coingecko]

INSIGHT: $XRP is the only cryptocurrency besides Bitcoin to have remained in the top 10 by market capitalization since 2014.

[XRP CAPTAIN 590 ✪ @UniverseTwenty]

🚨LATEST- White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt says (big week ahead for clarity) #Altseason #xrp #btc 🚀

[Stellar Rippler🚀 @Stellar_Rippler]

Do You Now Realize Why BlackRock Is Delaying XRP and XLM ETFs?

Also why Larry Fink said, “I can’t talk about XRP ETF at this stage” and smirked?

They were never just “Trading assets” and BlackRock knew.

It’s going to be biblical…👀🔥

[Diana @InvestWithD]

🚨 GENIUS Act IMPLEMENTATION Faces A MAJOR July 18, 2026 Deadline — Stablecoin Rules Must Be FINALIZED 🤯🇺🇸🔥

Under the GENIUS Act, U.S. regulators have until July 18, 2026 to issue the FINAL IMPLEMENTING RULES for payment stablecoins. 👀

That means agencies like the @USTreasury, @FederalReserve, @FDICgov, @USOCC, and @TheNCUA MUST COMPLETE the regulatory framework required by the law BY JULE 18, 2026. ✅

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Top crypto companies send joint letter urging Congress to include legal protections for developers in crypto Clarity Act.

• a16z
• Aave
• 1inch
• Block
• BitGo
• Aptos
• Zcash
• Solana
• Galaxy
• Ledger
• Kraken
• Uniswap
• Coinbase
• Hyperliquid
• Many others