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Rakuten, Exodus and Binance speed up XRP ecosystem expansion
XRP is expanding its ecosystem across major crypto platforms, payment services and exchanges. In recent weeks, Rakuten, Exodus Movement, Bitget Wallet and Binance have introduced or expanded XRP and XRP Ledger-related features, The Crypto Basic reported. Rakuten integrated XRP into its payment system in Japan, linking XRP to over 44 million users and more than 5 million merchants. Exodus and Bitget Wallet broadened XRPL functions, including support for Ripple stablecoin RLUSD, while Binance completed RLUSD integration on XRPL.
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Race for stablecoin payment infrastructure heats up
Competition among cryptocurrency and fintech companies over stablecoin payment infrastructure is intensifying. Tether launched Plasma and Circle introduced Arc, presenting blockchains dedicated to payments. Circle also released an Arc testnet, while Stripe-backed Tempo launched a mainnet for fast stablecoin payments. The firms are also expanding through acquisitions, including Bridge for $1.1 billion, wallet infrastructure company Privy and payments platform Metronome.
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Crypto market could face extreme bear market in 2026, experts divided
Uncertainty is rising over the crypto market outlook for 2026 after 2025 ended lower despite forecasts of favorable conditions such as a pro-crypto U.S. president, Federal Reserve rate cuts and liquidity expansion. Bitcoin fell 5.7 percent for the year and posted its worst fourth quarter since 2018. Experts cited structural changes from ETF approvals and institutional inflows, and warned a severe downturn could be triggered by an AI bubble burst, tighter liquidity or exchange failures.