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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is starting to look like a financial back end that traditional finance can adopt without changing itself too much.This is because tokenized funds can sit on the ledger, and stablecoins can move across it. At the same time, protocol upgrades keep landing, including features designed for institutions that want on-chain settlement without open access to every counterparty.However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that a thriving XRPL does not automatically translate into proportional demand for XRP.That is the real story in 2026. XRPL can generate significant economic activity, while XRP captures only a thin utility…

delivered fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of about $1.41 billion, up roughly 70% year-on-year, with adjusted EPS at $0.25, almost 79% higher than a year earlier. Operating income was around $575 million, implying an operating margin close to 41%, on gross margins near 85%, which is top-tier software economics. Cash generation is even stronger than the income statement suggests. Net income came in near $608 million, while cash from operations reached roughly $773 million. Capex was only about $13.3 million, around 1.7% of operating cash, leaving roughly $760 million of free cash flow. Free cash flow therefore runs at about 1.25x reported…

A passenger Mohd Umardaraz from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh stranded at Terminal-3 Delhi airport after his flight for Kuwait is cancelled due to airspace restrictions over Iran and parts of the Middle East on March 1, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Arvind Yadav | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesThe first Emirates flight out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran took off Monday night bound for Mumbai, India, flight data showed, hours after the airline got the green light from local authorities to resume a “limited number” of flights. It’s a sign of how airlines are…

US manufacturing activity steady, factory gate inflation surges

Australia’s biggest pension funds have had to revisit their currency playbook as a sustained rally in the local dollar threatens to erode portfolio returns in the A$4.5 trillion ($3.2 trillion) retirement industry.

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) today is up +116 (+4.02%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) is up +60 (+2.92%).Cocoa prices recovered from early losses and are sharply higher today amid concerns that higher shipping costs will curb cocoa exports and limit supplies.  The war in Iran has halted most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, boosting global shipping rates, insurance, and fuel costs, which will raise cocoa importers’ costs. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   Slowing cocoa deliveries to ports in the Ivory Coast is…

WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of February 1, 2026, through February 28, 2026. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of such institution. The list includes the national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received CRA ratings. Possible ratings assigned are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.…

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added 21,000 BTC worth $1.45 billion, marking the first major accumulation wave since mid-October 2025. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded one of their best days for weeks in terms of inflows on February 25, marking their first meaningful increase in holdings since mid-October 2025. The shift comes as analysts point to falling retail flows and heavy unrealized losses among newer buyers as signs that market structure could be turning. The Institutional Signal vs. Retail Exit In a March 2 market update, analyst Amr Taha tracked two key data points that suggest a major shift…

Mom-and-pop investors rushed into a pair of trades on Monday following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Retail investors sent millions of dollars on a net basis into the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) and Palantir in the first hour of Monday’s session, according to VandaTrack. But the broader market didn’t see the same support from small traders, the investing data firm found. “The message from the tape is straightforward,” Vanda analyst Ashwin Bhakre told CNBC. “This wasn’t broad panic. It was selective repositioning.” These moves come as trades raced to position for a potential long-term global conflict.…

A new global study has found that the majority of businesses continue to manage payments through disconnected systems and workflows, a practice that limits visibility and control as payment complexity increases.The findings were published in Corefy’s annual research report, The State of Payment Maturity 2025: A Global Study on Payment Stacks and Orchestration Readiness. Based on 672 completed assessments from businesses worldwide, the research offers a detailed look at how modern payment stacks are evolving.Fragmentation remains the dominant realityWhile the report shows that manual payment handling has been nearly eliminated (falling to just 1.0 per cent), operational maturity still lags…