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Ripple-linked XRP falls 25% below $1.42 as traders see breakout

XRP bounced back after failing to hold above $1.45, with the pullback coming even as Ripple pushed deeper into institutional finance through a cross-border tokenized treasury listing alongside JPMorgan and Mastercard. The move lower matters because XRP is now sitting back near the same breakout zone that traders had seen for confirmation just days earlier. […]

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20 banks and tech giants are waiting to issue tokens with Anchorage Digital

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As many as 20 financial institutions and major technology companies are lining up to issue their own stablecoins with Anchorage Digital, the US-regulated cryptocurrency custodian’s CEO Nathan McCauley told Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday. “Since the Genius Act was passed, Anchorage has won every major stablecoin issuance mandate across the landscape,” McCauley said. “We really

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Donald Trump Jr. dismisses rumors World Liberty Financial is falling apart

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MIAMI BEACH, Fl. – Donald Trump Jr. online rumors denied it WLFI$0.07412the crypto platform linked to the Trump family, is unraveling amid a growing legal battle with Tron founder Justin Sun. Trump Jr. and WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff spoke at Consensus in Miami on Thursday, pushing back against speculation circulating on social media

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AI agents and big companies will lead the next stablecoin boom

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Large companies looking to modernize payments and AI agents making autonomous transactions are emerging as the two biggest growth drivers for stablecoins, executives from Bridge and Deus X Capital said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Lindsey Einhaus — who heads strategy and operations at stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge, which was acquired by Stripe for

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Coinbax wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Miami for stablecoin compliance

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MIAMI – Coinbax won the $20,000 grand prize at Consensus Miami’s PitchFest after pitching a system designed to help banks and financial firms manage compliance for stablecoin payments. The company, founded by former Jack Henry executive Peter Glyman, builds programmable escrow infrastructure that adds controls to wallet-to-wallet crypto transactions. The software is intended to reduce

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Privacy and accountability can coexist on the chain, say panelists at Consensus Miami

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Public blockchains make transactions transparent enough to track, audit and police, but this visibility can come at the expense of users’ privacy. Traditional compliance systems often address accountability by identifying individuals, but this can undermine one of crypto’s original promises: the ability to transact without revealing personal identity by default. According to panelists at CoinDesk’s

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Coinbase shares fall 4% after Q1 revenue loss as crypto trading slows

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Coinbase (COIN) shares fell about 4% in after-hours trading Thursday after the crypto platform reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter results as falling crypto prices weighed on trading activity, one of the company’s main sources of revenue. The company posted a loss of $1.49 per share, compared with analysts’ expectations for a profit of 27 cents. Revenue reached

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ETH may lose its biggest buyer as Bitmine considers slowing purchases

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Miami – Bitmine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum tax company, may slow the pace of its ether (ETH) accumulation as the firm gets closer to reaching its accumulation goal, Chairman Tom Lee said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. The company, which has over 5.1 million ETH worth about $11.9 billion at current prices, initially expected

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Tether CEO Warns 2026 Election Could Have ‘Seismic Impact’ on Crypto Industry

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Miami – Tether.io head of government affairs Jesse Spiro said the crypto industry sees the 2026 US midterm elections as a critical test of whether Washington’s recent embrace of digital assets will last. “What we’ve seen is a lot of good immersion and progress over the last year,” Spiro said during a panel discussion at

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CZ floats Binance.US revival to give US users access to global crypto liquidity

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Miami – Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said a revived Binance.US is a possible way to give US crypto traders access to better prices. Binance wants to help restore US users’ access to global crypto-liquidity, CZ said, naming a possible revival of Binance.US as one route after years of limited involvement in the US market.

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