Crypto & mining news

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• 16d ago

  Flare, Doppler Bringing Direct FXRP Vault Access to XRP Holders

  Flare and Doppler are partnering on an integration to bring direct FXRP vault access to XRP holders through Doppler’s platform. The collaboration will add investment strategies from outside providers as Doppler expands beyond its own yield products. Doppler Plans a Direct Route to Flare Vaults XRP holders using Doppler could soon reach Flare’s vaults from […]

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• 16d ago

  Circle Urges EU to Scrap Strict Bank Deposit Rules for Stablecoins

  The issuer of the second-largest stablecoin in the crypto world proposed a new regime for foreign-regulated stablecoins, where international issuers would be primarily supervised in their home jurisdiction with measures equivalent to those applied in the EU, allowing locally licensed institutions to handle distribution. Circle Proposes New Foreign Stablecoin Regime Under MiCA Circle, the issuer…

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• 16d ago

  4 Crypto Sectors Gained From CLARITY Act Failure, Bitwise Says

  Crypto’s rally after a major legislative setback has an unexpected explanation, according to a new Bitwise analysis. Matt Hougan identifies four areas where the outcome created advantages, alongside one risk that could reverse them. Stablecoin Platforms Preserve Customer Rewards Four areas of crypto gained business advantages after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act […]

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• 17d ago

  Aave Founder Warns EU MiCA Review Could Restrict DeFi Access

  Aave founder Stani Kulechov is criticizing proposals from European regulators that could extend restrictions on stablecoin yield and place new controls around access to DeFi. MiCA Review Puts DeFi Access in Focus Aave founder Stani Kulechov is warning that Europe risks regulating the openness of decentralized finance. Kulechov shared an X thread on Friday expressing […]

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• 17d ago

  50,000 Europeans Reportedly Collide With EU Central Banks Over Stablecoins

  European crypto asset advocacy group Stand With Crypto EU claims more than 50,000 people emailed the European Commission asking it to allow various stablecoin perks that European central banks asked last week to remain banned. Stand With Crypto EU (SWC) said the emails were sent to the European Commission (EC) during the Commission’s review of […]

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• 18d ago

  RealFi Goes Live on Cardano Mainnet After Testnet Surpasses 3,000 Wallets

  RealFi integrates with Lace, Liqwid and SundaeSwap at launch, with EVM expansion planned to follow 1 October 2026 — RealFi today launched on Cardano mainnet, moving its real-world asset (RWA) stablecoin protocol out of testnet and into live use. The milestone follows a public testnet phase in which more than 3,000 verified wallets actively participated. […]

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• 18d ago

  Lloyds Sends Visa $750K in USDC While Banks Are Closed

  Lloyds Banking Group used USDC to settle $750,000 in live payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day trial, with funds reaching Visa in under an hour, even over the weekend. The test was the first stablecoin settlement trial between Visa and a major U.K. banking group and crossed both private and public blockchain environments. Lloyds […]

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• 18d ago

  HSBC Redcoin to Start With Transfers and Payments in Hong Kong

  HSBC’s forthcoming Hong Kong dollar stablecoin will begin with person-to-person transfers and merchant payments before soon expanding to wholesale corporate and institutional use cases. A survey of 1,060 customers accompanied the Sept. 30 naming announcement, revealing knowledge gaps and demand for safeguards. HSBC Redcoin Targets Transfers and Merchant Payments Hong Kong users will initially be…

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• 18d ago

  Ripple’s RLUSD Exceeds $2.4B as Monthly Market Cap Growth Tops 50%

  Ripple USD’s circulating supply has exceeded $2.4 billion, while a new executive update cites market capitalization growth of more than 50% in a month. The stablecoin’s August attestation accompanies expanding activity, exchange liquidity, and tools for artificial intelligence payments. RLUSD Tops $2.4 Billion as Daily Activity More Than Triples Ripple has published updated backing figures […]

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• 18d ago

  10 Years After Sibos Shut Ripple out, Swell Draws 1,500 Finance Leaders

  XRP ETFs, stablecoin issuance, and automated payments are among the financial questions on Swell’s expanded program. Ripple’s Sept. 29 announcement connects those institutional discussions with developer sessions on privacy and scaling, alongside academic research into artificial intelligence. From Sibos Exclusion to a New York Finance Gathering An event that began outside an established banking…

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• 19d ago

  Visa and Mastercard Join $1 Billion Bet on Stripe-Backed OUSD

  Stablecoin project open usd (OUSD) arrived on Wednesday with more than $1 billion in launch liquidity and a heavyweight cast that includes Coinbase, Mastercard, Shopify, Stripe, and Visa. The twist is in the economics: businesses can mint and redeem OUSD at par without fees or volume caps, while participating companies collect most of the income […]

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• 19d ago

  Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here’s Why

  Only 104,105 BTC, worth about $8.7 billion, is currently deployed in productive onchain strategies, according to a joint report from Yield Basis and Valueverse. That represents just under 0.52% of the circulating bitcoin supply, leaving the vast majority of BTC outside the growing bitcoin DeFi (or BTCFi) economy. Bitcoin’s $8.4B Yield Market Leaves 99% of […]

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• 19d ago

  ‘Fake News’: El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows

  El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office has dismissed reports that the country is pivoting to stablecoins, calling it “fake news,” and confirmed it has no plans to launch or run any crypto or stablecoin wallets. Government Denies Stablecoin Pivot El Salvador has dismissed a Bloomberg report that the country is turning to stablecoins nearly five years […]

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• 19d ago

  Vana Completes Expanded Staking as Part of the Vega Upgrade, Publishes Expanded VANA Token Economics

  GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, September 30th, 2026, Chainwire. Network fees from personal data reads now fund staking rewards, buybacks and ecosystem development under a fixed protocol split; public dashboard launches at token.vana.org The Vana Foundation today announced that expanded staking as part of the Vega upgrade to the Vana network is complete and published the […]

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• 19d ago

  XRP Seoul Brings Tokenization, Yield, and Privacy Firms Together

  XRP lending, digital asset protection, and tokenized bank deposits are among the financial applications represented at XRP Seoul 2026. The expanded speaker lineup connects developers of these products with providers of blockchain data, cross-chain transfers, and privacy technology. XRP Seoul Adds Tokenization and Lending Executives Investors and developers exploring financial uses for XRP will…

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• 20d ago

  Moonpay Enlists South Korean Banking Giants in Asian Stablecoin Push

  Moonpay launched its South Korean subsidiary on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, leveraging preexisting partnerships with Kakaobank, Woori Bank, and KB Financial Group to bring stablecoins into everyday banking. The plans include international payments, won-backed digital currencies, and a remittance service targeting transfers to U.S. bank accounts in under one hour. South Korea will also serve […]

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• 20d ago

  TRON DAO Celebrates Canary Staked TRX ETF (Ticker: TRXS) Debut With Cboe Closing Bell in Chicago

  Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), will ring the closing bell at Cboe Global Markets’ trading floor in Chicago today, September 29, to celebrate the listing of TRXS, an exchange-traded product offering staked exposure to…

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• 20d ago

  Bitwise Launches NEAR ETF With 5% Yield and an AI Bet

  Bitwise has launched a U.S.-listed NEAR ETF offering spot exposure to the token alongside staking rewards of roughly 5%. The fund gives traditional investors a new way to bet on the intersection of crypto infrastructure and the emerging AI-agent economy. Why Bitwise Is Bringing NEAR to Wall Street Bitwise is taking the AI-meets-crypto trade to […]

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• 20d ago

  UN, Circle Foundation Partner to Speed Aid via Stablecoins

  The Circle Foundation, the philanthropic initiative of Circle Internet Group, has announced new grant initiatives with the United Nations Development Program and the World Food Program to modernize international aid delivery using regulated stablecoins. Accelerating UNDP Program Delivery The Circle Foundation announced two new grant initiatives in partnership with the United Nations Development…

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• 21d ago

  Tokenized Stocks Hit $20.9 Billion DEX Volume as Uniswap Leads

  Tokenized stocks generated $20.9 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume over the past 30 days, with Uniswap handling roughly $12.6 billion of the activity. The surge is turning tokenized equities from a niche crypto experiment into a fast-growing battleground for DeFi liquidity, collateral, and market infrastructure. Uniswap Handles $12.6B as Tokenized Stock Trading Surges Tokenized […]

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• 21d ago

  Tether and Senate Democrats Clash Over Iran’s Shadow Crypto Network

  On Monday, stablecoin heavyweight Tether disclosed that it had assisted in freezing nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT. Yet that very same day, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an exclusive citing a newly released Senate Democratic report detailing Iran’s reliance on USDT. Senate Report Examines 846 Crypto Addresses Linked to Iran Following the WSJ […]

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• 21d ago

  Banking Giant Citi Taps Coinbase to Turn Stablecoins Into Cash

  Citigroup is teaming up with Coinbase to let corporate clients accept stablecoin payments without having to handle the tokens themselves. Coinbase will provide the blockchain infrastructure, while Citi converts incoming payments into traditional currency and handles settlement, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The arrangement builds on a partnership announced in October […]

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• 21d ago

  Ripple’s RLUSD Is Just $248M Away From Overtaking Paypal’s Stablecoin

  Ripple’s RLUSD added $82.1 million in a single day to hit a record $2.49 billion, leaving it roughly $248 million behind Paypal’s PYUSD, which is shrinking this year. A Near-Tie at the Top of the Leaderboard Token Terminal data ranked the day’s biggest stablecoin gainers, with Paypal’s PYUSD coming in first with $82.7 million of […]

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• 23d ago

  SEC Staff Clarifies How Crypto Promises Affect Securities Treatment

  What a crypto issuer promises buyers can affect whether a non-security token is offered as part of an investment contract, SEC staff says. New answers address marketing, network development, buybacks, staking receipts, and trading platforms. What Issuers Tell Token Buyers Token buyers may encounter different securities treatment depending on the promises accompanying an offer, even […]

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• 23d ago

  Galaxy Digital Puts $100M of sUSDS Into Corporate Treasury

  Galaxy Digital has allocated $100 million of Sky Protocol’s yield-bearing sUSDS to its corporate treasury, making the token part of both its own balance sheet and its institutional lending operation. Galaxy Puts DeFi Yield on Its Balance Sheet Galaxy Digital is putting real treasury capital behind one of DeFi’s largest savings products. The Nasdaq-listed digital-asset […]

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• 23d ago

  DOJ Seizes $84M From Tether-Linked Payment Processor Capstone

  The largest stablecoin issuer would have been using the firm as a bridge to be able to hold bank accounts in the U.S. and settle payments to “hundreds of individuals and entities.” The DOJ seized $84 million from Capstone accounts at Wells Fargo and Morgan Chase. Tether Gets Indirectly Hit in Capstone’s $84 Million Seizure […]

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• 24d ago

  Everything We Know About Bitget’s Massive $351M Hack

  Bitget’s $351.6 million security breach started as a trail of strange blockchain transactions and quickly became one of the largest confirmed centralized crypto exchange incidents of 2026. What initially looked like atleast $150 million to $170 million racing out of Bitget-labeled wallets eventually turned into something nearly twice as large, spanning XRP, ethereum, stablecoins, tokenized […]

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• 24d ago

  Bond Yields Hit a 24-Year High: Schiff, Ackman, Hayes Can’t Agree Why

  The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield closed at 5.47% on Sept. 24, its highest since February 2002. Peter Schiff, Bill Ackman, Brian Armstrong and Arthur Hayes are reading the hike in four different ways. The Numbers on the Screen The U.S. Treasury’s daily yield curve shows the 10-year note closing at 5.18% and the 30-year bond […]

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• 24d ago

  Latin America Emerges as Global Stablecoin Hub in New Report

  Chainalysis’ latest LATAM crypto adoption report underscored Brazil’s leadership in crypto value received and how the role of stablecoins has grown in the region’s economy, highlighting their continued use as a tool for economies like Venezuela and Mexico, for different reasons. Chainalysis’ LATAM Report: Brazil leads, Stablecoins Grow Across the Region The 2026 Chainalysis LATAM […]

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• 24d ago

  XRP Became Programmable, Then Gained Vaults and Wider DeFi Access

  A year after FXRP launched, XRP holders can use a representation of their tokens in vaults, lending markets, and applications on Ethereum. Flare says about 130 million FXRP is now deployed in decentralized finance. One Year After FXRP Launched Flare marked FXRP’s first anniversary by tracing how XRP gained access to financial applications beyond the […]

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