Crypto

Ripple enters top 10 in U.S. private unicorn index, alongside SpaceX and OpenAI

Ripple has entered the top 10 of the Prime Unicorn Index, which tracks U.S. private unicorn companies, ranking sixth and standing as the only cryptocurrency firm in the group. The index includes 232 companies with a combined valuation of $3.433 trillion. Ripple Labs is listed at about $26.009 billion with a 5 percent weight. The index valuation differs from Ripple’s own $50 billion figure tied to a buyback and tender offer.

AI & Enterprise

SAS expands integration with external data platforms, says it supports analytics where data resides

Analytics software company SAS is expanding integration with major external data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks and Microsoft Fabric. Jared Peterson, SAS\' senior vice president of global engineering, said the focus is to bring SAS analytics capabilities directly into data platforms that SAS Viya users already use. SAS also introduced SAS SpeedyStore to support analysis where data resides without moving it elsewhere. Integration with Databricks began in mid-2025.