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Ripple signed Jeonbuk Bank as Korea’s first regional Ripple Payments client, but neither party disclosed XRP as the settlement asset.

Top altcoins, such as Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA), are holding steady on Thursday after a bullish rebound as the broader crypto market rebounds on US Treasury bond buybacks. The technical outlook for XRP and SOL suggests further upside, while ADA risks losing the recent gains. 

XRP and Stellar (XLM) extend their rallies on Thursday as improving liquidity conditions fuel a broader surge across the cryptocurrency market. XRP trades above $1.08, while XLM approaches the key $0.177 resistance level following surges of more than 10% and 9%, respectively, the previous day.

In the turbulent waters of cryptocurrency, regulatory navigation can be the lifeboat or the anchor for a firm. This truth is underscored by BitGo Korea’s recent triumph in attaining VASP registration — a significant endorsement that empowers the firm to operate legally within South Korea’s digital asset arena. This isn’t just a regulatory checkbox being…

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty says Sept. 15 will be a defining moment for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, as the crypto industry watches a narrowing legislative window. Alderoty made the comments at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026 on Aug. 18, the same day the SEC proposed its own crypto regulatory framework.

Currencies38606 Market Cap$ 2.49T+9.11% 24h Spot Volume$ 46.44B+136.8% DominanceBTC55.93%-1.32%ETH11.00%+8.96% ETH Gas1.63 Gwei Ripple Aug 19, 2026 2min read byBrian Njuguna forCoinpaper

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is soaring today, up 6.1% in the last 24 hours as of 3:02 p.m. ET on Aug. 19, 2026, as President Donald Trump meets with executives from top crypto firms, including Ripple, the company behind the XRP token.

Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) closed its first debt offering on August 18, with an upsized $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes issued through its prime brokerage arm, Ripple Prime.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is doubling down on the company’s strategy of connecting traditional finance with blockchain while rejecting the idea that crypto is inherently anti-regulation.