Markets

Ripple Acquires Crypto Wallet and Custody Firm Palisade

In brief The firm will slide Palisade’s offerings into its Ripple Payments and Ripple Custody solutions. Ripple acquired Hidden Road and GTreasury in billion dollar deals earlier this year. Ripple ended a four-year legal battle with the SEC this August. Ripple has acquired digital wallet provider and custody firm Palisade, the blockchain-based financial technology company…

Business

Ripple Prime Clients Gain Access to Spot Crypto Trading

In brief Ripple Prime clients will have access to dozens of cryptocurrencies. Customers can engage in OTC spot transactions, Ripple said. Hidden Road was a multi-asset prime brokerage. XRP-linked fintech Ripple began letting U.S. customers access spot trading for dozens of cryptocurrencies through its Ripple Prime service, the company said in a blog post on…

News

Kraken acquires a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, expanding derivatives footprint in the U.S. market

We’re excited to announce we have acquired Small Exchange, a CFTC-licensed Designated Contract Market (DCM) from IG Group for $100 million. This move lays the foundation for us to launch a fully U.S.-native derivatives product suite, creating a deep, sophisticated onshore venue in the world’s largest capital market.  The acquisition of Small Exchange advances our…

Opinion

Morning Minute: OpenSea Makes Big Moves in Final Sprint to $SEA

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green, SOL leads again; BTC at $112,700 Tom Lee 30x’s Moonshot bet on OCTO (WLD +75%) HYPE hits a new…