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Ripple Eyes $1B XRP Buyback | Banks Trigger Bitcoin | Uniswap Taps Solana | Tornado Cash Fears and more...

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  1. Ripple Eyes $1B XRP Buyback: Ripple plans a $1B XRP purchase via SPAC to boost its Digital Asset Treasury and tighten control over the XRP ecosystem. The move follows its GTreasury acquisition and aims to push XRP deeper into institutional and corporate treasury adoption.

  2. Bank Woes Boost Bitcoin Narrative: Strike’s Jack Mallers says Bitcoin is reacting to renewed U.S. regional bank stress, calling BTC a hedge against looming liquidity issues.

  3. Uniswap Integrates Solana: Uniswap now supports Solana swaps in its web app using Jupiter’s Ultra API, tapping into Solana’s large DEX volume. The integration strengthens Uniswap’s multichain strategy and its position in the future of cross-chain DeFi.

  4. 💡Feature of the Day - Tornado Cash Case Sparks Developer Fear: After Roman Storm’s conviction, developers worry non-custodial protocol builders could be targeted legally.


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📰 News Highlights:

Ripple Plans $1B Buy [Source][Source][Source][Source]

Ripple is reportedly preparing a $1 billion XRP purchase through a SPAC to expand its Digital Asset Treasury, strengthening its hold over the XRP ecosystem.

The plan closely follows Ripple’s $1B acquisition of GTreasury, giving it the infrastructure to manage digital assets for corporations.

If finalized, Ripple would add roughly 427 million XRP to its holdings, increasing market concentration. This initiative aims to accelerate XRP’s enterprise use, allowing Ripple to compete with Bitcoin and Ethereum in corporate treasuries.

The effort also aligns with similar, but smaller, corporate XRP treasury plans by firms in Asia, signaling a coordinated push to boost institutional demand.

Banks Trigger Bitcoin [Source][Source][Source][Source][Source]

Strike CEO Jack Mallers claims Bitcoin is “smelling trouble” as U.S. regional banks face renewed stress, comparing BTC to a liquidity “truth machine.”

Recent plunges in bank stocks such as Zions and Western Alliance have revived fears that the unresolved 2023 banking crisis is resurfacing.

Mallers argues that worsening liquidity issues will force the Federal Reserve to print money, ultimately boosting Bitcoin long-term despite its recent dip.

Financial analysts warn the banking system is still structurally weak due to risky loan exposure and reliance on government backstops.

Mallers and other Bitcoin advocates, including Arthur Hayes, believe any new bailout will send Bitcoin soaring as investors seek a hedge against monetary expansion.

For now, BTC volatility mirrors growing uncertainty in the banking sector, reinforcing its “digital gold” narrative.

Uniswap Taps Solana [Source][Source][Source][Source][Source]

Uniswap has integrated Solana trading directly into its web app, allowing users to swap Solana-based tokens by connecting their Solana wallets.

The integration is powered by Jupiter’s Ultra API, giving Uniswap instant access to Solana’s massive DEX liquidity, over $140 billion in trading volume in just 30 days.

This marks Uniswap’s strongest multichain expansion yet and lays groundwork for future cross-chain swaps and wallet support.

The partnership positions Uniswap to capture a share of Solana’s trading activity while strengthening Unichain, its own Layer-2 network.

By routing Solana swaps through Jupiter, Uniswap gains speed, liquidity, and competitiveness as DeFi consolidates across chains. Industry voices have long predicted that DEX aggregators, not centralized exchanges, will power the future of trading, and this move puts Uniswap directly in that trajectory.

💡 Feature of the Day: 

Tornado Cash Fears [Source][Source]

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm has challenged DeFi builders on their legal safety after his conviction for operating an unlicensed money transmission business.

Storm argues that open-source developers face dangerous legal ambiguity, since Tornado Cash is a non-custodial protocol that its creators cannot control. His case has sparked industry-wide fears that developers could be retroactively criminalized for writing code.

The DOJ later attempted to ease concerns, stating that “merely writing code” without criminal intent is not a crime and will not be used as a tool for new legal interpretations. However, Storm’s conviction still sets a worrying precedent, suggesting non-custodial protocols could be treated as financial services despite lacking custody or control.

The appeal outcome now carries major implications for DeFi and open-source freedom.

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