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[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

OIL AND GAS EXECUTIVES HAVE WARNED THE WHITE HOUSE THAT GASOLINE PRICES COULD SURGE IN COMING MONTHS AS FUEL INVENTORIES FALL TO CRITICAL LOWS, COMPLICATING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S EFFORTS TO CONTAIN INFLATION THAT HAS ALREADY RATTLED AMERICAN CONSUMERS.

[STEPH IS CRYPTO @Steph_iscrypto]

🚨HUGE:

ISO 20022 has officially gone live across global payments.

SWIFT has shut off legacy MT messages.

From now on, bank-to-bank payments must speak ISO 20022.

$XRP $XLM

[John Squire 🇺🇸 @TheCryptoSquire]

🚨 RIPPLE BANK DEADLINE 🚨

A key detail from the OCC approval is being overlooked.

If Ripple doesn’t launch its bank within 18 months of the preliminary approval, the authorization expires.

That puts the deadline around June 2027. ⏳

XRP holders are watching closely. 👀

[𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP @BankXRP]

JAPAN JUST TURNED BANK DEPOSITS INTO XRP!

a traditional bank literally rewarding savers in XRP…

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

BREAKING: Japan just put crypto in the same legal category as stocks.

Capital gains tax on crypto drops from 55% to a flat 20%, the same rate as stocks and bonds.

Bitcoin and Ethereum will now be classified as financial instruments under the same law that governs traditional securities.

Insider trading rules now apply to crypto, and the maximum punishment for unregistered crypto sellers rises from 3 years to 10 years in prison.

The law also opens the door to crypto ETFs, Japan Exchange Group expects crypto tracking ETFs to list as soon as next year.

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🇸🇬 JUST IN: Singapore's DBS bank to launch tokenized physical gold for retail customers via its digibank app.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇯🇵 Japan advances bill to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products and cut taxes from 55% to 20%.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US military says the Strait of Hormuz is still open despite IRGC claims.

[Zoom News @zoomnewskrd]

Iraq’s three presidencies held a meeting to discuss developments in Iraq and the region, reviewing the latest political, security, and economic developments, and stressing the need to complete the ministerial cabinet as soon as possible to enhance government performance and strengthen the implementation of the government program - statement

"The Presidencies reiterate their commitment to the principle of restricting arms to state control, as it is a fundamental pillar of the rule of law and for solidifying the prestige of the state.” the statement reads.

[Zoom News @zoomnewskrd]

US Chargé d’Affaires in Iraq Joshua Harris met with Iraqi Finance Minister Faleh Sari on Wednesday to discuss strengthening US-Iraq economic cooperation. Harris highlighted the role of American companies, noting that their world-class technology and expertise can deliver tangible benefits for both Iraqis and Americans - statement

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 $1.1 trillion wiped out from the US stock market today.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: $1.1 trillion wiped out of Gold's market cap today.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump holds meeting to discuss additional strikes on Iran today.

[Solana @solana]

BREAKING: Solana joins @Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines, a new service that lets AI agents pay across both cards and stablecoins.

[Channel 8 English @Channel8English]

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi chaired the second meeting of the Financial Stability Council on Wednesday, where discussions focused on strengthening financial coordination, supporting economic growth, and advancing long-term development planning in Iraq.

Read more: https://t.co/RQBIRyKVfA

[Chad Steingraber @ChadSteingraber]

Mastercard | Ripple

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[Treasury Department @USTreasury]

Today, as part of Economic Fury, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned nine individuals and entities that have supported weapons procurement on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. Treasury continues to aggressively target the overseas procurement and financial networks that sustain Iran’s weapons production and proliferation capabilities. https://t.co/Pk13xawJOA

[XRP @XRP_Alerts]

XRP Ledger leaves Ethereum and Solana in the dust with $274M in U.S. Treasury assets from Ondo Finance. 📈 This is a major move for XRPL's global adoption.

[BOOTH @BOOTH7777]

🚨🤯 Did anyone catch what Dr. Collect just hinted at?!

If Stackr V2 essentially evolves into Collect Chain... we may be looking at one of the biggest onboarding catalysts VeVe has ever had. 👀🔥

Think about it...

💳 Direct credit card NFT purchases
🚫 No complicated crypto onboarding
🚫 No wallets needed on day one
🚫 No exchange accounts
Just click, buy, own.
That's how you bring the Web2 masses into Web3. 🌎⚡
For years, crypto has struggled with onboarding. The average person doesn't want to learn seed phrases, bridges, gas fees, and exchanges before buying their first digital collectible.

Collect Chain could remove that friction.

Every barrier removed = more potential users.
More users = more collectors.
More collectors = more liquidity.
More liquidity = a stronger ecosystem. 📈🚀

People keep looking at VeVe as it exists TODAY.

The real question is...

What does VeVe look like when millions of mainstream users can seamlessly enter the ecosystem through Collect Chain? 🤔💎
Feels like we're watching the foundation being built before the crowd realizes what's coming.
BULLISH. 🚀🌕🔥
#VeVe #OMI #CollectChain #NFTs #Web3 #NFTCommunity

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Through Economic Fury, the Treasury Department is disrupting the foreign procurement networks that support the Iranian military’s efforts to acquire weapons. Treasury has frozen the Iranian regime’s assets, severely disrupted its economy, and dismantled the Iranian war machine. Treasury will not tolerate any support of the Iranian military.