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🎥 Day 3 is in the books at @Consensus2026 Miami. What an amazing week full of interesting conversations, new connections, and unforgettable moments in Miami. 🌴😎

The most important conversations in crypto, TradFi, and regulation all happened in the same building today. Catch up on everything from Day 1 of @consensus2026 Miami.

NEW: @Ripple announces full institutional expansion across Brazil covering payments, custody, prime brokerage, and treasury, in addition to filing for a VASP license with the country's Central Bank.

BREAKING: @Mastercard to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8B. Deal adds on-chain payment rails for stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and tokenized assets across 130+ countries to Mastercard's existing network.

JUST IN: @PayPal's stablecoin $PYUSD now available in 70 countries instead of just U.S. and U.K. The expansion enables cross-border transfers and stablecoin rewards in markets where PayPal operates.

MARKETS: $XRP surges to $1.52, flipping $BNB to claim the No. 4 spot by market cap at $92.7B.

LATEST: @Mastercard breaks down how its crypto cards will allow small businesses to accept crypto. Mastercard crypto cards will let users pay with crypto while the transaction is processed in fiat on the Mastercard network behind the scenes.

JUST IN: T. Rowe Price files amendment no. 2 for its Active Crypto ETF, which will track multiple assets including $BTC, $ETH, $XRP, $LTC, and $SHIB, among other assets.

ANALYSIS: $XRP climbs past $1.47 after breaking through multi-month resistance at $1.426, volume surged 250% during the move. Traders watching if support holds near $1.43–$1.44.

MARKETS: @BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) recorded $15.5 million in trading volume on its debut day. Bloomberg ETF analyst @JSeyff called it “very, very solid” for day one.

JUST IN: Crypto platform @Bullish climbs past @coinbase to become third-largest crypto exchange by spot volume.

JUST IN: $BTC reclaims $70K.

LEGAL: Original Penguin parent company PEI Licensing has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Pudgy Penguins, alleging the crypto brand's apparel marks "mislead and deceive" consumers. PEI has been using a penguin mark since 1956 and first sent a cease-and-desist in Oct. 2023.

NEW: @Ripple Prime clients now have access to @Coinbase Derivatives' full contract suite: nano $BTC and $ETH futures, plus $SOL and $XRP contracts, 24/7 in a CFTC-regulated environment.

BREAKING: @krakenfx just became the first crypto firm to gain access to the Federal Reserve's core payments system, putting it on the same payment rails as thousands of U.S. banks and credit unions.

NEW: @Ripple expands Ripple Payments, adding custody, virtual accounts and unified fiat + stablecoin rails. The firm says the platform is now live in 60+ markets and has processed over $100B.

NEW: The Bank of Japan will experiment with blockchain to settle deposits held by financial institutions at the central bank, enabling 24/7 instant settlement and reducing gridlock risk in stress events.