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Ripple announced a second $25m donation to the crypto super Political Action Committee (PAC) Fairshake on Wednesday. This contribution supplements the $25m it provided to Fairshake last year.

settlement window next week is expected to upend trading for Asian money managers, pushing some to secure funds in the early hours of their mornings when currency markets are at their thinnest and most jumpy. From May 28, investors from Singapore, Tokyo or Seoul who buy U.S. shares during the Wall Street day will have just 24 hours to validate their trades and convert their funds into dollars to complete the deals, down from two days previously.

elaborate arrangements to ensure peaceful polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. The officials held separate meetings on enhancing coordination and ensuring robust security measures across the region. The administration has deployed additional companies of police, Army, CRPF, BSF and other paramilitary forces to reinforce the security in sensitive areas. Checkpoints have been erected on all major roads of the constituency. Recently, there were two separate attacks in this constituency in which a former Sarpanch associated with BJP was killed in Shopian and a couple from Rajasthan was injured in another attack near Pahalgam area in Anantnag.

On May 22, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, unleashed a scathing rebuke on Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for his mishandling of crypto asset regulation.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a response to Ripple’s motion application to seal and redact the company’s business details in the parties’ briefings on remedies on Tuesday.

As speculation over the BJP-led NDA’s seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ripples through financial market corridors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that the Indian stock market will break all its previous records and participants will be tired of managing the rush after June 4 election results.

Major blockchain company Ripple has faced multiple criticisms over its increasing sales of the XRP token. On May 19, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, explained why the company was selling its XRP holdings.

In today’s top news, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has experienced an increase in transaction activity, with the number of transactions more than doubling from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the end of the first quarter of 2024.

Ripple’s recent report highlights Professor Massimiliano Sala’s call for new cryptographic systems to protect blockchain from quantum computing threats.

The XRP price has gained by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, rising to $0.5209 on a day when the crypto market as a whole has risen by the same percentage.

Recently, the SEC decided to pursue Ripple (XRP) for $2B as its legal battle heats up. Meanwhile, Tether (USDT) has increased its investment in CityPay, a payment service. Amidst these developments, all eyes are on Rollblock (RBLK) – a Stage 1 presale star. Analysts claim that this altcoin could surge 1200% in 2024. Let’s see why.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino fired back at Ripple after the company’s CEO alleged the US government is going after USDT.

Lucknow and Kanpur, Unnao, whose political identity has been dominated by the Kuldeep Singh Sengar saga for a while, is witnessing a familiar battle between old contenders, but external factors may change the dynamics. Sengar, former BJP MLA, was sentenced to life imprisonment four years ago by the Delhi HC for raping a minor. The BJP's incumbent two-term MP Sakshi Maharaj is facing a spirited fight from former Congress MP from Unnao Annu Tandon for a third time, but this time as SP candidate. Originally from Kasganj, he won three Lok Sabha elections from Mathura and Farrukhabad, before being brought here in 2014, then winning on the back of almost en bloc support from the dominant Lodhi caste here as well as Nishads, combined with the Hindutva and Modi factor. But he has not been able to develop much of a positive reputation for himself in the past ten years. It is this 'Modi-Lodhi' factor that Tandon is challenging. A native of Unnao — whose late husband Sandeep Tandon was advisor to Mukesh Ambani — Tandon is widely known for her philanthropic activities, from contributing generously to weddings of girls to holding camps for eye checkups and more, according to locals.

Voting will be held in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies across nine states and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in the fourth phase of the general elections on Monday. With this round, polling exercise in 70% of the Lok Sabha seats will be completed. Voting will be held simultaneously in all 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 28 assembly seats of Odisha.

Preparing for the D-day Social media narrative notwithstanding, ruling BJP is confident of coming back for a third term at the Centre. The government machinery is working towards a specific date — June 10 for swearing in and the first Cabinet meeting. The government is also working towards rolling out a 100-day agenda after a full-body Niti Aayog meeting on June 24. Campaign stuck due to traffic Pune traffic is turning out to be a nightmare for Lok Sabha candidates, especially during the second half of the day. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had a first-hand experience when he reached the city to campaign for BJP candidate Murlidhar Mohol. While Fadnavis was somehow able to reach the designated venue on time, Mohol arrived late as he was stuck in city traffic.

The XRP price has slid by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.5136 after the SEC filed in support of its motion requesting a nearly $2 billion penalty for Ripple.

An illegal XRP exchange operator has been sentenced to jail for eight years in South Korea after duping investors out of almost $3.4 million.

Ripple Labs and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have made significant progress in their ongoing legal battle as the SEC filed its final reply in the lawsuit’s remedies stage. 

Today’s Ripple price prediction is closely watched as XRP trades at $0.5283 with a 24-hour trading volume of $675 million. Despite a slight decline of 0.40%, Ripple maintains its position as the seventh-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, with a market capitalization of approximately $29.18 billion.

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy

₹10,000 from ₹1 lakh at present, which is believed to enhance the participation of retail investors in the debt market. “Companies can now issue bonds with face value of ₹10,000. This is a great move that can help attract retail participation in the bonds.