The UK's FCA grants Ripple approval for its Electronic Money Institution license and crypto asset registration, clearing the way for UK expansion (Sarah Wynn/The Block) https://www.theblock.co/post/384953/ripple-secures-fca-authorization-clearing-path-uk-expansion
A16z captured 18%+ of all US venture capital allocated in 2025 and now manages $90B in assets, vs Sequoia Capital's $56B and General Catalyst's $43B (Iain Martin/Forbes)