🗓️ Here’s your #XRP Report for the week: 🏛 Ripple Applies for U.S. Banking License 🔹 #Ripple is making bold regulatory moves with its application for a U.S. national bank charter. 🔹 A Fed master account application is also underway, aiming to cement Ripple’s role at the core of U.S. finance. 🔹 These moves could set a precedent for full federal oversight of crypto-native financial institutions. 🏦 BNY Mellon to Custody #RLUSD Reserves 🔹 Ripple selected BNY Mellon to custody cash and T-bills backing its stablecoin RLUSD. 🔹 BNY, America’s oldest bank, oversees $52T in assets and will manage RLUSD’s safekeeping and liquidity. 🔹 RLUSD surpassed $500M in circulation, just 7 months post-launch, adding blue-chip credibility to Ripple’s stablecoin strategy. ⚖️ Big Picture 🔹 Ripple continues to lean into U.S. regulation, not away from it. 🔹 Senate testimony from Brad Garlinghouse emphasized blockchain’s transparency-first design over legacy regulation. 🔹 Crypto isn’t resisting the system, it’s rebuilding it, on-chain. 📊 Market Watch: $XRP Breaks Out Above Resistance 🔹 XRP is trading at $2.82, with a weekly gain of 8.5%. 🔹 Broke out of a multi-month symmetrical triangle; resistance at $2.34 cleared. 🔹 Analysts now eye $2.60+ as the next major level. 🔹 Technicals: Positive TSI crossover + Parabolic SAR flip confirm bullish momentum. 🔹 XRP remains one of the most held altcoins among long-term investors. 💬 Is Ripple setting the tone for the next era of U.S. crypto regulation? 👇 Drop your take below! #XRPArmy #XRPCommunity #XRPHolders #XRPLedger #Altcoins #DeFi #Blockchain