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Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial below was written by for Kelman.Law. This week brought a legal challenge to the federal chartering route used by crypto businesses, new U.S. sanctions targeting a network that uses digital assets, and renewed congressional scrutiny of…

The XRP Ledger has reached nearly 12 million x402 payments as AI agents purchase computing, data, and other online services. Ripple’s engineering leadership describes expanding automated commerce as software buys computing, data, and emerging financial offerings. Key Takeaways RippleX’s head of engineering reported growth from 1 million to 10 million in under three months. XRPL AI Hub data…

The couple revealed chilling details of an attack that took place in December, saying that a group of thieves forced their way into the home and stole hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency after threatening to kill the pregnant woman and her unborn child with a knife. Key Takeaways Masked intruders reportedly tortured a UK couple, stealing hundreds of thousands in crypto under death…

Strategy’s bitcoin holdings are increasingly visible through blockchain tracking, with Arkham identifying approximately 78% of the company’s 847,666 bitcoin treasury. Its Oct. 1 update separates labeled wallets from assets tagged within Fidelity Custody. Key Takeaways Arkham attributes $40.28 billion in labeled bitcoin wallets to Strategy. Another $15.5 billion is tagged within Fidelity…