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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
Ripple Trademark Filings Signal Push Into Institutional Finance
Ripple has filed new trademarks covering prime brokerage, securities lending, and clearing services, signaling a broader expansion into institutional financial infrastructure. The filings suggest Ripple is moving beyond cross-border payments and deeper into services traditionally dominated by major banks and trading firms. The move follows Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, which now operates
Ripple Partners With Kyobo Life to Bring Tokenised Bonds to Korea’s Financial System
A new blockchain pilot in Korea is testing faster bond settlement, replacing legacy processes with near real-time execution on regulated infrastructure. The post Ripple Partners With Kyobo Life to Bring Tokenised Bonds to Korea’s Financial System appeared first on Crypto News Australia...
Ripple News: XRP Whale Wallets Hit Record High as ETF Holdings Climb to $1.44 Billion
XRP may still look stuck on the charts, but bigger holders clearly haven’t stopped accumulating. According to on-chain data shared by Santiment, the XRP Ledger has now reached an all-time high of 332,230 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP. The findings show that it has been steadily growing since June 2024, even through all the
Ripple News: Can CLARITY Act May 14 Vote Trigger XRP Bull Run?
Crypto analyst Zach Rector says the next XRP bull run is not a question of if but when, and the early signals are already visible. The stock market just added $10 trillion in market cap over 39 days. The NASDAQ hit 29,000 for the first time in history. The S&P 500 reached a record 7,400.
Ripple (XRP) News Today: May 6
A closer look at some of the key advancements surrounding Ripple and its ecosystem. Ripple’s team unveiled an important update concerning the entire community. Additionally, the company’s stablecoin, RLUSD, received support from one of the biggest crypto exchanges, the spot XRP ETFs continue to attract capital, while some analysts believe that the price of the
Quantum-Resistant XRPL: Ripple Releases Roadmap to Secure the Ledger’s Digital Future
Ripple has today published a roadmap to quantum-proof the XRP Ledger (XRPL) by 2028. This is in response to Google’s initial warning that quantum security threats could breach cryptographic systems by 2032, with even fewer resources (about 500,000 physical qubits) than initially estimated. Phases leading to a quantum-resilient Ripple and XRP According to Ripple’s blog
Ripple CTO Says RLUSD Evaluation Exposed the Same Risk That Drained $292M From Kelp DAO
David Schwartz, CTO Emeritus at Ripple, had a pointed observation this week after the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge was exploited for approximately $292 million. He had seen this coming. Not this specific attack, but the conditions that made it possible. “I evaluated a lot of DeFi bridging systems for use by RLUSD,” Schwartz wrote on
Ripple Will Be the Amazon of Payments and Banking Infrastructure by 2040, Analyst Says
Jake Claver has an interesting answer to the question of where Ripple ends up on the global financial stage by 2040 to 2050. “I think they will be the Goliath, the Amazon of payments and banking infrastructure,” he said. “Potentially even sooner with the acquisitions they made in 2025 and into 2026.” The acquisitions he
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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
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Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
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FIFA overturns Balogun’s red card, Trump intervenes for US World Cup match
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424790/2026/07/06/folarin-balogun-red-belgium-explanation/ FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has overturned the red card suspension of Folarin Balogun, a key player for the U.S. Men’s National Team, allowing him to participate in the upcoming Round of 16 match against Belgium. This decision, made under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, places Balogun on a one-year probationary period, enabling him
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UK Foreign Secretary Warns World Cannot Wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ Before Acting
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the world cannot wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before acting, urging global powers to build consensus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety principles and standards. Cooper made the case in an essay, positioning Britain to lead international talks on the technology. ...