Ripple has announced its acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, positioning itself as the first crypto firm to own and operate a global, multi-asset prime broker. This move strengthens Ripple's push into institutional finance, aiming to seamlessly bridge traditional and decentralized financial systems at scale.
Binance has shared the results of its inaugural community vote regarding token delisting, highlighting its commitment to greater transparency and user participation in listing decisions. It has gained serious attention from investors since its future listing on Baby. With exchanges like BingX also having an Xpool event on it where stake USDT to earn free BABY points and redeem BABY tokens.
Among the top gainers in the CoinDesk 20 Index, Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) surged by 8.6%, while Aptos (APT) climbed 5.6%, contributing positively to the index's overall momentum. In contrast, Filecoin (FIL) remained flat, and Aave (AAVE) saw a modest increase of 1.4%. The CoinDesk 20 Index continues to be a critical benchmark for tracking leading digital asset performance.