• Trump signs to end the record 36-day shutdown. The Senate drafts a market structure bill, the GENIUS Act, considering staking rewards. The SEC is about to announce token classification; the IRS guides ETP staking assets.
• XRP ETF Launches: The XRP ETF (XRPC) officially trades in the U.S., but XRP still drops 4.3% to $2.16, searching for a bottom at $2.22. Ripple Swell: raised $500M, valued at $40B; RLUSD reaches $1B.
