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Binance EU Exit Risk; Ripple Backs Flutterwave at $3.2B Valuation

Ripple backed African payments startup Flutterwave at a $3.2 billion valuation, linking XRP and RLUSD payment rails to a major emerging-market payments network. Binance separately prepared contingency plans for an EU market exit as its MiCA license remained pending, with a Greek regulator update awaited by June 30. BitGo Singapore and dtcpay announced a partnership to expand global crypto payment infrastructure.

Ripple's Flutterwave investment confirmed at $3.2B valuation; Binance EU exit risk added alongside updated MiCA license status.

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