Ripple Prime earns strong new credit score Shiba Inu sees strong network activity as burn rate rockets 2,332% Cardano executive teases potential Mastercard partnership Ripple Prime earns strong new credit score Ripple has secured a "BBB" investment-grade issuer rating for its newly formed

_Investment-grade BBB rating reinforces Ripple Prime’s position in regulated markets and institutional brokerage services_ Ripple has reached a key milestone as its prime brokerage arm, Ripple Prime, secures a BBB investment-grade rating. The upgrade signals rising credibility in regulated

Solana’s decentralized contract platform Drift Protocol has suffered a major security vulnerability, affecting 20 protocols and causing losses of up to $285 million. The attack primarily exploited a multisig mechanism flaw, which harmed multiple projects. Drift suspended withdrawals; some protocols quickly compensated affected users, highlighting the potential risks in the DeFi ecosystem.

Ripple Prime has expanded its integration with Hyperliquid to include commodity perpetual contracts, enabling institutions to access decentralized derivatives alongside traditional asset management within a unified margin system, enhancing efficiency and portfolio management.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei signed a memorandum of cooperation with the prime minister in Australia, to begin working together on AI safety research and data sharing in support of the national AI program. At the same time, Anthropic is investing 3 million Australian dollars to fund four research institutions, focusing on rare diseases and genetic diagnostics. If the data center investment is carried out, Australia will become the fourth country to partner with Anthropic.

Ripple Prime has integrated with Hyperliquid to offer onchain commodity perpetual contracts, allowing institutions to manage diverse assets within a unified margin system, enhancing efficiency in portfolio management and bridging traditional finance with DeFi.

Ripple Prime announced that it will integrate Hyperliquid into HIP-3 trading pairs, offering on-chain perpetual contract trading for assets such as gold, silver, and crude oil. This integration allows institutional clients to trade around the clock without switching platforms under a unified margin framework, reducing capital friction while also improving trading liquidity and compliance. This change strengthens Hyperliquid’s position as a diversified exchange.

_Pendle joins Wall Street firms to discuss tokenized assets and Vietnam’s plan to become an international financial center._ Pendle participated in a high-level meeting in New York with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and leading global financial institutions.  Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley,

Ripple is enhancing its 2026 strategy through integration of acquisitions and workforce growth, improving operational efficiency. The Ripple Prime platform is thriving, tripling its revenue as institutional interest grows, while rising treasury demand shapes corporate focus and drives further service integration.

In brief GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC BTC to a covered-call strategy on Coinbase Prime, giving the exchange the right to rehypothecate or sell the coins. The move reclassifies the holdings from an intangible asset to a receivable, changing how gains and losses flow through earnings. CEO