Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger on October 12, giving eligible clients access to its digital asset custody infrastructure as the bank works with Ripple and LMAX Group to expand the stablecoin's use in trading and collateral management. The s

EverNorth Holdings is listed on Nasdaq and focuses on an XRP treasury. It plans to hold approximately 473 million XRP, valued at about $657 million, and says it will become the world’s largest publicly listed XRP treasury. The company has appointed Hugo Jeandesboz as chief investment officer to advance its treasury strategy, actively manage its XRP holdings, and generate additional revenue through DeFi. XRP is currently priced at approximately $1.371, with a market capitalization of about $87.3 billion, ranking among the top five.

Summary: Ripple paid a $250k bug bounty after a critical XRP Ledger flaw; experts warned it could have spawned 18 trillion XRP. No exploitation detected, and the firm bypassed a voting process to push the fix. Abstract: The article discusses Ripple's $250,000 reward for uncovering a critical XRP Ledger vulnerability. It notes warnings from crypto researcher ZachXBT that the flaw could have produced about 18 trillion XRP, vastly exceeding the token’s supply cap. Developers found no evidence of exploitation before the patch, and RippleX delivered the fix directly to validators on September 25, bypassing the standard two-week voting process. The piece also reflects concerns that the relatively small reward may deter responsible disclosure and encourage exploitation instead.