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BlockBeats News, December 17, Ripple announced a partnership with Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank, making the latter the first European bank to adopt Ripple's end-to-end payment solution. By integrating Ripple Payments, AMINA Bank can offer its clients 24/7, minute-level cross-border fund settlements without relying on the traditional correspondent banking system. This partnership aims to address the inefficiencies faced by crypto-native enterprises in cross-border payments, especially in stablecoin settlements, within the traditional banking system. Ripple Payments supports parallel processing of fiat and stablecoins, building a bridge between Web3 and traditional finance. AMINA Bank stated that introducing Ripple technology will significantly reduce cross-border friction and enhance its ability to serve crypto-native clients. Earlier this year, AMINA became the world's first bank to support custody and trading of Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD.

PANews, December 17 — According to the Financial Times, Oracle's largest data center partner, Blue Owl Capital, will not provide funding for Oracle's next $10 billion data center project, as the software giant faces growing concerns over debt and AI spending. Blue Owl had previously been in negotiations with lenders and Oracle to invest in a 1-gigawatt data center in Saline Township, Michigan, which was planned to serve OpenAI. However, according to three people familiar with the matter, the deal will not move forward as negotiations have stalled.

Jinse Finance reported, citing market sources: Billionaire Steve Cohen's hedge fund Point72 Asset Management has purchased 390,666 shares (approximately $65 million) of a certain exchange's Strategy ($MSTR) stock.