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Jun 16, 2026 - 16:15
Ripple Backs Flutterwave at $3.2 Billion: Why RLUSD Won the Deal Over XRP
Blockchain giant Ripple joined the Series E investment round of African payments leader Flutterwave at a $3.2 billion valuation, but the settlement asset in the deal was the RLUSD stablecoin, not the XRP token. The large-scale partnership will cover 34 African countries, where the fintech…
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Jun 16, 2026 - 15:26
Top BlackRock Exec Remains Extremely Bullish on Bitcoin
During a recent appearance on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ, Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income CIO and Head of the Global Allocation Team, confirmed that he remains bullish on Bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency has experienced a massive price drop, but one of Wall Street's most…
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Jun 16, 2026 - 14:00
SBI Holdings Offers XRP-Linked Incentives to Visa Crypto Card Users
As the Japan music Idol event continues to approach, the chairman of SBI Holdings, Yoshitaka Kitao, is seizing the opportunity to boost crypto adoption in the region.Kitao has revealed plans to roll out a new reward campaign that offers crypto rewards, NFTs, and pop culture benefits to fans of the…
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Jun 16, 2026 - 14:00
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Whales Refuse to Sell 16% Rally
Large Shiba Inu coin investors decided not to sell their coins, even though the token rose 16% over the past week. Charts from Arkham and TradingView for the period from June 10 to June 16, 2026, show a rare picture for meme coins: the price moved higher, but there was no mass profit-…
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