Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Attracts Frenzy Bids for 800 XRP Ahead of Release While RLUSD’s price will always be redeemable for $1, some onchain “collectors” are likely bidding to be the first to hold the much-awaited Ripple stablecoin.

New Ethereum Layer 2 Blast Attracts $30M Hours After Bridge Goes Live Blast boasts prominent investors Paradigm and eGirl Capital among others, but there’s no way to withdraw funds until February.

Cricket-Loving Diaspora in U.S. Attracts Big Media Investments Investors are trying to capitalize on the relatively small — but loyal and growing — audience for the sport.

Nym Technologies Attracts $300M in Crypto Fund Commitments for Privacy Infrastructure The Nym Innovation Fund, with commitments from Polychain, KR1, Huobi Incubator and Eden Block, among others, supports projects aiming to safeguard privacy in the crypto ecosystem.

Frax Finance’s Fed Yield-Matching Staking Vault Attracts $30M, FXS Steady Early Thursday, Frax unveiled sFRAX staking vault, allowing users to take advantage of higher interest rates in the U.S.

A Texas Community Attracts Migrants and Republican Ire The development near Houston offers cheap land and unconventional financing to buyers, many of them undocumented immigrants. Gov. Greg Abbott has called for hearings.

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BRICS Summit Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years The leaders from the five-member group of nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are discussing expanding the club, which harbors ambitions of becoming a geopolitical alternative to Western-led forums.