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Ripple has partnered with Convera, a global leader in commercial payments, to enhance enterprise cross-border transactions using stablecoin-enabled settlements. By combining Convera’s established payment network with Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure, the collaboration improves speed, liquidity, and transparency. The partnership also offers crypto-enabled treasury solutions, helping businesses manage capital flows and currency risks. This move highlights growing blockchain adoption in corporate finance, providing a faster, more secure, and cost-effective alternative to traditional cross-border payment methods.

Changpeng Zhao said quantum computing is not a major threat to crypto, stressing blockchain systems can upgrade and adopt post-quantum security. His comments come as Google research warns future quantum machines could crack Bitcoin keys within minutes, enabling mempool attacks. Experts are urging rapid migration to quantum-resistant cryptography, though large-scale quantum risks are still considered years away. Bitcoin developers are already exploring upgrades to address the emerging threat.

Data from CryptoQuant shows Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) with coins held over 155 days are now selling at a loss, as LTH-SOPR falls below 1.0, indicating a surrender phase. Short-term holders (STHs) are also under pressure, facing $113.9 billion in unrealized losses across nearly 9 million BTC, around 45-46% of total supply, following 110 days of consecutive realized losses. These trends suggest heightened market stress, with both LTHs and STHs adjusting positions amid prolonged downside volatility.

KuCoin.com will pay $500,000 to the CFTC to resolve a civil case over providing unregistered trading access to U.S. users. Operated by Peken Global, the exchange neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing in the settlement. As part of the resolution, KuCoin is now barred from serving U.S. customers unless it completes proper registration. The move highlights ongoing regulatory scrutiny in the crypto sector and underscores the importance of compliance for exchanges operating across borders.

The Royal Government of Bhutan has transferred another 375 $BTC, worth $25.18 million, marking continued activity in its crypto holdings. Over the past week, the country has moved a total of 1,018 $BTC, equivalent to $70.43 million. These transactions highlight Bhutan’s active management of its Bitcoin reserves, drawing attention from the crypto community. While the reasons for these transfers haven’t been publicly detailed, the scale shows a significant reshuffling of the nation’s digital assets.

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, is set to list Sky Protocol (SKY) and USDS (USDS), expanding trading options for users. The exchange will support both KRW and USDT trading pairs. SKY serves as the governance token of the Sky ecosystem, giving holders a role in protocol decisions. USDS is a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin designed to maintain price stability. The listings are expected to increase liquidity and market access for both tokens.

Binance Wallet is introducing a new feature that will allow users to access prediction markets directly from the wallet. The feature will work by connecting to external platforms, with Predict Fun serving as the first main provider. Predict Fun is a decentralized prediction protocol built on the BNB Smart Chain. This step reflects Binance’s strategy to expand wallet functionality beyond simple storage and trading, offering users more interactive on-chain opportunities.

Google’s Quantum AI team, with researchers like Justin Drake and Dan Boneh, published a paper showing a significantly more efficient implementation of Shor’s algorithm that could threaten cryptography used by Bitcoin and Ethereum. The optimized method needs around 1,000 logical qubits (500,000 physical qubits) to solve the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, securing ECDSA signatures, and potentially cracking private keys in minutes. Google has set a 2029 deadline for post-quantum cryptography migration and urged blockchains to upgrade quickly to protect against future quantum threats.

Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, appears to have paused its weekly Bitcoin purchases after stacking BTC for 13 straight weeks. During that run, it accumulated about 90,831 BTC. Holdings now stand at 762,099 Bitcoin, roughly 3.6% of total supply. Executive chair Michael Saylor skipped his usual weekly buy signal on social media and instead promoted the company’s preferred stock offering. The pause has sparked debate among traders about future buying plans.

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion added 71,179 ETH last week, bringing total Ethereum holdings to 4.73 million ETH, roughly 3.92 percent of the circulating supply. The company’s combined crypto and cash assets now stand at 10.7 billion dollars. Out of this, 3.14 million ETH is staked, generating around 177 million dollars in annual rewards. The move highlights Bitmine’s growing presence in the Ethereum market and the rising institutional interest in staking and long-term crypto investment.