Ripple Prime is speeding up its push into digital-asset prime brokerage for institutional investors, positioning itself as a leader of what it calls “Wall Street 2.0”. It says growth accelerated after Ripple bought prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in October 2025, and that Ripple Prime revenue rose threefold year on year. It is also expanding liquidity capacity and promoting 24-hour collateral management using RLUSD.

Japan\'s stock market is being assessed as close to a \"true revival\" for the first time in 40 years, Business Insider reported. The Nikkei 225 has risen about 30 percent this year and topped 67,000 for the first time, helped by Japan\'s role in the AI semiconductor supply chain. Gains have been supported by semiconductor equipment stocks, SoftBank investments, Berkshire Hathaway purchases, foreign inflows and stronger-than-expected GDP growth.