DDC Enterprise Stock Falls 10.5% After 38 BTC Purchase

DDC Enterprise’s stock dropped 10.5% after purchasing 38 BTC, increasing its total holdings to 138 BTC. The company emphasizes Bitcoin as a core reserve asset and long-term financial hedge.
XRP News Today: XRP Set to Reshape Global Payments with 14% Share of SWIFT Volume, Says Ripple CEO – Brave New Coin

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts XRP could capture 14% of SWIFT’s transaction volume in five years, potentially revolutionizing global payments and significantly impacting XRP’s price.
Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, Vodafone are running nodes on Nillion

Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, and Vodafone are running nodes on Nillion’s Enterprise Cluster, enabling privacy-focused decentralized applications in healthcare, finance, and data sharing.
USDT issuer Tether buys 32% stake in Canada’s gold royalty firm
Tether acquires 32% stake in Canada’s Elemental Altus Royalties for $89.4 million, aligning with its strategy to integrate stable assets like gold and Bitcoin into its ecosystem.
Circle expands USDC to Ripple’s XRP Ledger

Circle expands USDC stablecoin to XRP Ledger, enabling seamless transactions and liquidity access. USDC now operates on 22 blockchains, with XRPL hosting five fiat-backed stablecoins.
The Bitcoin Treasury Strategy That’s Reanimating Zombie Companies

Public companies are adopting Bitcoin treasury strategies to combat stagnation, using it as a hedge against inflation or aggressively accumulating BTC to drive shareholder value and growth.
Tether amplifies gold strategy with around $90 million stake in Elemental Altus

Tether acquired a $90 million stake in Elemental Altus, a gold royalties firm, to diversify its reserves. The move aligns with its strategy to link real-world assets like gold to blockchain products.
Chainlink, JPMorgan, Ondo Finance complete crosschain treasury settlement
Chainlink, JPMorgan, and Ondo Finance completed a crosschain DvP settlement between a permissioned payment network and a public RWA blockchain using Chainlink’s Runtime Environment.
Tether Acquires 31.9% Stake in Elemental Altus – Coinspeaker

Tether acquired a 31.9% stake in gold-royalty firm Elemental Altus for $121.6 million, expanding its portfolio with gold and Bitcoin as financial hedges to strengthen its ecosystem.
Ripple’s XRP Ledger Welcomes the World’s Second-Biggest Stablecoin

Circle’s USDC stablecoin is now live on Ripple’s XRP Ledger, enabling global payments and DeFi liquidity. USDC is available on 22 blockchains, following Circle’s recent IPO success.