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In Ripple news today, the Brad Garlinghouse-led firm has secured a $200M revolving credit facility with investment management firm Neuberger Berman, confirmed May 11, 2026, to power its expanding prime brokerage operation, with Standard Chartered serving as the anchor banking partner on the deal. XRP is currently trading near $1.45, up roughly +4.5% in the past week, and following the announcement, is holding steady above the $1.42 support level. The real question isn’t whether this is significant. It clearly is. The question is what a credit facility actually does, and whether the mechanics behind it translate into durable demand for…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has backed Kalshi in the company’s legal fight against the state of Ohio, asking an appeals court to affirm that the regulator has jurisdiction over prediction markets.The CFTC filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, accusing Ohio of “jurisdictional overreach” after state authorities told Kalshi last year to stop offering sports event contracts in the state, calling them unlicensed sports gambling.Kalshi sued Ohio authorities in October, seeking to have a federal court stop the Ohio Casino Control Commission and the state attorney general from taking action, but the…

The fintech project SNC Scandic Coin (SNC) was launched by the global Scandic Finance Group (SFG). In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, Uwe Sellmer, a specialist in the financial sector, explained how the SNC token differs from speculative cryptocurrencies: it will serve as a regulated payment, access and loyalty instrument integrated into the SFG Group’s services, rather than merely being an object of speculation. Specifically, users within the network can pay for media apps, private jet flights, yachts, cars, AI products and domains, amongst other things, and benefit from loyalty programmes. This practical range of applications is a…

Bitcoin BTC$80,966.57 shrugged off the inflation scare almost as quickly as the print landed.The largest cryptocurrency dropped to $79,879 in late U.S. hours Tuesday after the April Consumer Price Index came in at 3.8% year-over-year, hotter than economists had estimated, with gasoline prices doing most of the lift since the Iran war began. BTC recovered to $81,208 by Asian morning Wednesday, ending the session up 0.3% over 24 hours after trading a $1,400 range. The dip got bought aggressively.Among the majors, BNB led with a 2.5% gain to $677, while dogecoin added 1.3% to $0.1114. Ether dropped 0.3% over 24…

Blockchain technology attracted the limelight for its most appealing trait, safeguards against cyber threats with cryptographic security. The problem is that malicious actors always find a way to break into the most secure Web3 and blockchain protocols. This is where blockchain threat intelligence comes into the picture as a feasible solution to identify and address blockchain security vulnerabilities. The only way to stay safe is to understand the different types of security threats in the blockchain space. One notable incident of access control exploits in 2025 led to theft of $1.8 billion in Bitcoin (Source).    The blockchain industry has already…

Ethereum digital asset treasury SharpLink is confident that institutional adoption is increasing despite bearish spot prices. The last few months have been volatile for the price of ETH, the company stated on X on Wednesday. The asset has consolidated around bear market lows of $2,000 since the beginning of February and has yet to make any move to pre-crash levels. Nevertheless, “the structural indicators of long-term institutional adoption of Ethereum continued to build,” stated SharpLink. Sharplink Gaming is the world’s second-largest Ether DAT with 863,000 ETH worth around $1.89 billion. However, it has not made any further significant purchases since October…

NOXCAT Unveils On-Chain Escrow Mechanism, Set for Launch in Late June 2026 – Chainwire HomeNewsroomNOXCAT Unveils On-Chain Escrow Mechanism, Set for Launch in Late June 2026 We use cookies to make Chainwire’s website a better experience. Cookies help us provide a more personalized experience and relevant advertising for you, and web analytics for us. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The…

Zurich, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire The fintech project SNC Scandic Coin (SNC) was launched by the global Scandic Finance Group (SFG). In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, Uwe Sellmer, a specialist in the financial sector, explained how the SNC token differs from speculative cryptocurrencies: it will serve as a regulated payment, access and loyalty instrument integrated into the SFG Group’s services, rather than merely being an object of speculation. Specifically, users within the network can pay for media apps, private jet flights, yachts, cars, AI products and domains, amongst other things, and benefit from loyalty programmes. This…

Zug, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire As part of a broader initiative to expand access to essential banking infrastructure across Africa, Cantor8 has revealed plans to bring leading mobile money systems such as M-PESA and EVC Plus onchain via Yiksi Limited. Cantor8 has secured exclusive MOUs with Yiksi Limited, outlining plans to bring leading mobile money systems onchain and enable direct digital money services-to-crypto conversion via blockchain rails. Through its partnership with Taran App, a leading African fintech platform, and Yiksi, Taran App’s cryptocurrency exchange, Cantor8 will leverage Taran App’s infrastructure to bring two of Africa’s most widely used forms…

Zug, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire Bitcoin Suisse (International) Ltd., an affiliate of the Bitcoin Suisse Group, has received a Class F license under Bermuda’s Digital Asset Business Act and Class B registration approval under the Investment Business Act from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, authorising regulated digital asset management and investment advisory services for professional and institutional clients. The Bitcoin Suisse Group today announced that its affiliate Bitcoin Suisse (International) Ltd. has obtained a Class F digital asset business license under Bermuda’s Digital Asset Business Act and Class B registration under the Investment Business Act 2003 from the Bermuda Monetary…