The nearly five-year legal dispute between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs has come to an official close. Summary SEC and Ripple jointly dismissed appeals, ending the XRP lawsuit.Ripple will pay $50M, with $75M of escrowed funds returned.XRP’s programmatic sales remain classified as non-securities. This follows a joint filing on Aug. 7 to dismiss appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ripple chief legal officer Stuart

The WLFI project is preparing to launch a new loyalty program for USD1 stablecoin holders that will involve selected partners and a points system. Heres how holders can earn points. Summary World Liberty Financial will launch a rewards program exclusively for USD1 stablecoin holders soon.Users can earn points by holding, trading, staking and using USD1 as well as other means. According to a recent post by World Liberty Financial, the program will launch with a select

Chainlink is converting a portion of its fiat enterprise revenue into its strategic LINK reserve. Summary Chainlink converts its enterprise revenue to strategic reserveRevenues come from both on-chain and off-chain revenueThe move will boost demand for the LINK token Chainlink (LINK) is jumping into treasury accumulation. On Thursday, August 7, the project introduced Chainlink Reserve to accumulate LINK tokens. Specifically, Chainlink will use both its on-chain reve

HTX’s partnership with World Liberty Financial signals a push to rebrand USD1 as more than just a Trump-linked asset. But the bigger question looms: Will traders embrace the stablecoin for its utility, or does its appeal remain tethered to the president’s political brand? Early data suggests an uphill battle. Summary HTX will support USD1’s loyalty rewards program.The initiative aims to shift USD1’s image from Trump-linked to utility-driven.Despite incentives, USD1’s ad

Sei price has pulled back and moved into a bear market after falling by 22% from the year-to-date high. Summary Sei is down 22% from its yearly high but remains in a bullish technical structure, bouncing from key support levels.The network leads in gaming activity with 12.7M active wallets and 51.2M monthly transactions.Stablecoin supply and total value locked are rising, signaling strong ecosystem growth. Sei (SEI), a top layer-1 network, was trading at $0.30 on Thu