Ripple, Franklin Templeton join $5 million seed round for AI agent trust startup t54 Labs

• t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors

The Daily: Ripple CEO sees 90% chance of crypto bill passing by end of April, BGD Labs to stop contributing to Aave, and more

• The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has '90% chance' of passing by April

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has '90% chance' of passing by April

• Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has ‘90% chance’ of passing by April The bill would clarify which digital assets fall under securities law versus Commodity Futures T

Ripple CEO confirms White House meeting between crypto, banking reps

Ripple CEO confirms White House meeting between crypto, banking reps

• Ripple CEO confirms White House meeting between crypto, banking reps Trump administration officials held a similar event last week to discuss stablecoin yield within a market str

FinTech · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 244 words