🏦 Ripple National Trust Bank wins final OCC approval. The federally chartered trust bank will manage RLUSD stablecoin reserves and offer digital asset custody. No deposits or loans. RLUSD is still issued by Ripple’s NYDFS-regulated trust company. Big step for XRP?

🇬🇧 UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warns Britain has "a little over 1,000 days" to be ready for war, saying adversaries could be in a position to attack by 2030. Households are also being told to stock 3 days of food, water and cash. Prudent or alarmist?

🇰🇷 South Korea is set to delay its crypto tax again, likely to 2029. The presidential office is moving to postpone the 22% tax on crypto gains, due January 2027. It would be the 4th delay since 2020, with a law change expected in November.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Alaska LNG startup execs quit over secret Russian funding Ex-Polar LNG CEO Joel Riddle says sanctioned Russian gas giant Novatek secretly funded the Alaska export venture via a UAE firm. The company calls him a disgruntled ex-employee and says it follows US law.