Key Takeaways XRPL Commons’ Odelia Torteman cited $2B RLUSD market cap and top-3 RWA ranking as drivers of institutional adoption. XRPL Commons is partnering with AWS and Mastercard for its 2025 New York hackathon to incubate emerging startups. XRP briefly dipped under $1 in 2026, but institutional adoption from SBI Group reinforces its long-term viability….
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week’s developments show courts and regulators addressing crypto through several distinct legal frameworks. A federal court declined to erase a settled CFTC enforcement case despite the agency’s change in policy. The OCC documented banking restrictions affecting digital-asset businesses,…
Key Takeaways A Missouri Lottery player in Arnold matched all five numbers (4, 12, 23, 24, 37) in the Aug. 10, 2026 Show Me Cash drawing to win a $228,000 jackpot on a ticket from the Circle K at 504 Jeffco Blvd. She saw a sign announcing a local winner and felt “a twinge of…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin traded near $81,000 on Oct. 18 after losing roughly 1.3% to 2.2% over seven days. Five potential catalysts could help bitcoin reclaim $100,000, including stronger ETF inflows. Bitcoin faces 10 market tests during Oct. 19-25, with $80,000 support remaining critical. Bitcoin’s price enters Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, in a peculiar predicament. The…
Key Takeaways Michael Saylor envisions a bitcoin-backed financial system eventually reaching $100 trillion. Strategy’s STRC pays 12%, with Saylor pursuing daily dividends for tokenized financial markets. Jeff Park pressed Saylor on institutional adoption and the challenges facing digital credit. On Sunday, Oct. 18, shortly after sharing footage of his ParaFi Investor Day appearance, Strategy founder…
Key Takeaways Russia mandated crypto transfers via 13 licensed exchanges while banning direct resident P2P trading by 2027. Central bank rules restrict transfers to self-custody wallets and between individual licensed accounts. Regulations aim to curb tax evasion and enforce oversight, though only 20% of trading volume is expected to shift. Bank of Russia Bans Transactions…
Key Takeaways Two wallets from 2013 moved 416.69 BTC on Oct. 17, ending more than 13 years of dormancy. October’s dormant BTC activity reached 774.17 BTC, slowing from August and September. Onchain patterns suggest coordinated transfers, but no evidence indicates the coins were sold. Two 2013 Bitcoin Wallets Wake Up in the Same Block After…
Key Takeaways Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Metal Research redesigned the electrolyte in an alkaline all-iron flow battery, which then ran more than 6,000 charge-discharge cycles with no measurable capacity loss. That works out to roughly 16 years of daily use. Iron costs about 80 times less than lithium as a…
Key Takeaways Nine U.S.-listed companies, including Broadcom and Verizon, formally objected to OKXICE tokenized shares. OKXICE’s Oct. 15 notice identifies nine issuers opposing the venue’s third-party tokenization model. OKXICE’s planned 24/7 stock market faces issuer objections despite temporary SEC regulatory relief. Nine Companies Object to Tokenized Shares The objections appear in an Oct. 15 public…
Key Takeaways The EU and 8 nations signed a Warsaw Convention protocol to combat crypto-funded crime and terrorism. The agreement enables instant asset freezes and expands financial units’ power to halt suspicious transactions. Recovered funds over €10,000 will be split among involved nations, with provisions for public interest reuse. EU Signs Warsaw Convention Crypto Modernization…
