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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a m

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a move that could bring XRP Ledger-linked stablecoin infrastructure closer to one of the world's largest payments systems. In an interview shared April 16 by XRPL Commons' Odelia Torteman, Mastercard's senior vice president for digital assets and blockchain, Christian Rau, said the company is working with Gemini on an RLUSD settlement use case and hopes to bring it live in the first half of the year. Mastercard Signals XRP Ledger Stablecoin Use CaseSpeaking at an XRPL and Global Digital Finance stablecoin roundtable in Paris, Rau framed the initiative as part of Mastercard's broader push to integrate stablecoins into existing payment rails rather than treat them as a parallel system. He said the company continues to approach the sector from a "payments first" perspective, arguing that stablecoins have now entered the mainstream of financial services and can improve how money moves across borders and between institutions. "Over the last 50, 60 years we've been constantly innovating on how payments can be safe, simple, secure," Rau said. "And if you then fast forward to five years back or two years back, you will realize that stablecoins arrived in the financial services mainstream. And we believe that the benefits that they bring in terms of settlement cycles, money moving globally freely, they can definitely add to further driving sustainable innovation in the financial services and payment ecosystem. "Related Reading: Massive XRP Adoption Trend Paints The Most Bullish Picture YetRather than pitching stablecoins as a replacement for the card model, Rau described them as an additional settlement layer inside Mastercard's existing network. 

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT! Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela 



Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela



Alejandro Grisanti, head of Ecoanalitica, proposed issuing a national USD stablecoin as part of a series of measures to lift currency controls in Venezuela. This system would complement the current auction system, allowing the excluded sector to receive dollars via blockchain rails.

Key Takeaways:

Ecoanalitica proposes a stablecoin to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration.

Surging adoption since 2025 bypasses the Central Bank, making stablecoins vital for future SME dollar access.

In October, R&D, Conexus, processing 40% of transfers, announced work on a stablecoin settlement system.

Ecoanalítica Proposes Venezuelan Stablecoin to Solve Dollar Woes

As the Venezuelan economy faces headwinds because of the currency controls and the exclusion of small and medium enterprises from the dollar assignment system, cryptocurrencies can be part of the solution to these issues.

In a recent note, Alejandro Grisanti, founder and CEO of Ecoanalitica, an economic consulting firm, highlighted the advantages of issuing a stablecoin to help correct dollar distribution issues derived from the implementation of an auction system that allows different exchange rates for the greenback.

Grisanti proposes “the implementation of a system based on stablecoins integrated into the formal financial system, subject to strict regulation and featuring AML/KYC compliance mechanisms,” in addition to the controlled import of cash to allow small and medium-sized companies without banking accounts in the U.S. to operate using dollars in the local market.

Grisanti’s proposal suggests the issuance of a dollar stablecoin specially designed for the country, which would feature traceability, operational control, and shared auditing with international partners.

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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!A payments race measured in trillions raises the stakes In recent times, XRP

A payments race measured in trillions raises the stakes
In recent times, XRPL is not competing only against other crypto networks. It is competing for a seat in a global settlement stack that already includes stablecoin networks, bank consortia, and state-linked rails.

Cross-border payment flows have been estimated at hundreds of trillions of dollars annually, with projections rising to $290 trillion by 2030 in widely cited industry research.

A payments race measured in trillions raises the s

XRP and Bitcoin are back in focus as a crypto analyst lays out a bold timeline of events that could shape the market through 2026. The outlook connects developments in crypto, stocks, and global event

XRP, Bitcoin, And Everything In Between: Pundit Predicts What’s To Come

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There is a sharper retail hook inside that setup. Many people understand inflation as the price of groceries, gasoline, travel, and borrowing.

Far fewer think about what a stronger dollar and higher energy costs do to cross-border settlements, corporate treasury decisions, and the movement of liquidity through financial rails. Ripple’s own enterprise push, as reflected in its treasury platform strategy, brings XRP closer to that conversation, whether the token captures all the value today or not.

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Bitcoin Hits $78K as Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open Bitcoin surged on April 17 after the US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open again and shipping passage was being re

Bitcoin Hits $78K as Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open
Bitcoin surged on April 17 after the US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open again and shipping passage was being restored.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Iran had announced the strait was “fully open and ready for full passage.” He added that sea mines had been removed, or were being removed, with the help of the United States.
Earlier today, Trump posted again that Chinese President Xi Jinping was “very happy” that the Strait of Hormuz was open or rapidly opening. He also said that a meeting coming up in China could be historic.

The market reacted fast as Bitcoin jumped to a 10-week high above $78,000, reaching around $78,400 for the first time since February 4.



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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized the latest Bitcoin (BTC) proposal to protect vulnerable assets from quantum-computing threats. The three-step approach touted as a possible lifeline might face another setback due to Satoshi-era coins.Hoskinson analyzed developments in the Bitcoin ecosystem, comparing solutions to those of top altcoins. The BIP-361, which seeks to save more than a third of Bitcoin’s supply, approximately worth over $536 billion, has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. The plan is expected to make all assets quantum-resistant to prevent losses likely to occur in the next five years. However, experts say freezing coins that don’t migrate to quantum-resistant addresses will not solve all problems.In the coming months, the three-phase proposal will replace older signature schemes. Initially, inflows to quantum-vulnerable addresses will be blocked before legacy coins are frozen. The final phase is more contentious because it allows recovery of Bitcoins that missed their deadlines.While it’s acceptable to many, it doesn’t account for coins held before 2013. These assets, about 1.7 million BTC, were created before the key generation of BIP-39.“34% of all Bitcoin is vulnerable… and here’s your hard fork here. They don’t want to admit it, but this will require a hard fork. Users with frozen quantum vulnerable funds can construct a quantum safe product to recover funds… that’s a lie! And you know it. 1.7 million coins can’t do that. It’s not possible.”Hoskinson and other critics noted that the plan could recover some of the assets, making it not an entirely bad proposal. He noted that inaction could result in massive losses if quantum computers breach Bitcoin’s cryptography.It should be noted that 1.1 million BTC belongs to Satoshi Nakamoto, the blockchain’s pseudonymous creator. According to Hoskinson, if Bitcoin had proper on-chain

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