UK House of Lords launches inquiry into stablecoin regulation

The UK House of Lords has opened a formal inquiry into stablecoin regulation. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value by being pegged to assets such as fiat currencies, and their increasing use in payments and financial markets has attracted attention from regulators worldwide.

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Everything Raises $6.9M to Simplify Perps Trading, Backed by Humanity, Animoca Brands, and the Founder of WallStreetBets

Everything, an “everything exchange” that unifies perpetual futures, spot markets, prediction markets, and payments, today announced it has closed a $6. 9M seed round led by Humanity Investments, the venture arm of Humanity.

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Ripple partners with Saudi bank unit on blockchain payments, custody

Ripple’s agreement with Riyad Bank highlights growing institutional interest in blockchain for payments, custody and tokenization across global financial markets.

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Uniswap Shows Real Demand, Pi Waits for Proof, But BlockDAG’s $0.001 Window Shrinks as Buyers Lock In 50x Potential

The pi network price is waiting for proof. A payments toolkit sounds meaningful, but markets don’t reward updates they reward usage, and Pi still needs developers to build and users to spend. The uniswap price tells a different story: it rises on steady exchange activity, showing UNI’s value tracks real swaps, not headlines.

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Ripple’s UK License Quietly Changed XRP’s Positioning

Ripple’s UK licence quietly opened the door for XRP to be used in regulated cross-border payments, even though markets barely noticed. The post Ripple’s UK License Quietly Changed XRP’s Positioning appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Ripple approved as an EMI to provide payment services in the UK

Ripple, the blockchain payments company, has taken a significant step in the United Kingdom. Its UK subsidiary, Ripple Markets UK Ltd. , has officially secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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AEON and X Layer Partner to Power Scan-to-Pay Crypto Payments

AEON and X Layer set to expand scan-to-pay crypto payments by connecting wallets to over 50 million merchants across emerging markets with low fees worldwide.

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‘DeFi is dead’: Maple Finance’s CEO says onchain markets will swallow Wall Street

The Maple Finance CEO says institutions will stop distinguishing between DeFi and TradFi as private credit moves onchain, and stablecoins process $50 trillion in payments.

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RedotPay raises $107M Series B led by Goodwater for stablecoin payments

The company said the funds will support acquisitions, licensing efforts and expanded hiring as it enters new markets.

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XRP Advances As A Recognized Digital Asset In Regulated Markets — Here’s How

The narrative surrounding XRP, the digital asset native to the XRP Ledger, has shifted from a speculative cryptocurrency to a recognized digital asset within the global financial system. This shift reflects growing legal clarity and rising interest from financial institutions seeking compliant blockchain-based solutions for payments, liquidity, and settlement.

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Ripple Wins Singapore Approval as XRP Whales Drive Market Shift

Ripple has secured expanded regulatory approval in Singapore, strengthening its payments business in Asia just as XRP whale activity surges across spot markets. The move arrives during a challenging week for XRP’s price, but on-chain data suggests institutional-scale traders remain active.

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Solana bounces to $200, but Digitap’s $1m raise signals a more powerful breakout

Digitap presale surges past $1m as whales eye trillion-dollar cross-border payments market. Markets move fast, and investors always have to be ready to flip bullish. Bitcoin caught a fresh bid, and as animal spirits awakened again, SOL bounced 8% past…

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Ripple expands RLUSD stablecoin into Africa to power cross-border payments

Ripple has inked key collaborations to roll out its dollar-backed stablecoin across Africa. Chipper Cash, Yellow Card, and VALR will integrate RLUSD to support trading and payments. That signals increasing demand for regulated stablecoins in emerging markets.

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Ripple, Circle back Singapore’s Tazapay in Series B round to scale cross-border payments

Tazapay has secured Series B funding from Ripple, Circle, and Peak XV to accelerate its global licensing push and strengthen cross-border payment solutions across more than 70 markets

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Interview: Nischal Shetty outlines Shardeum’s roadmap post mainnet launch

Shardeum, India’s first autoscaling Layer 1 blockchain, recently launched its mainnet with a focus on payments and developer-first solutions for emerging markets. Positioned as a settlement layer for PayFi, DeFi, and GameFi, the platform promises near-instant transactions at a fraction of a cent through its dynamic state sharding architecture.

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Solana price forecast: traders eye $150 before $250 as they try to limit volatility risk

Crypto markets are back in the spotlight, with Solana price action sparking debate about whether it tests $150 before climbing toward $250. At the same time, attention is shifting to Remittix (RTX), a fast-growing DeFi project reshaping cross-border payments.

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XRP On The Cusp Of Mega Utility Explosion As Ripple Acquires Hidden Road In $1.25 Billion Deal

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Breaking Down The $500 XRP Price Predictions Plus A New Payments Giant Nicknamed XRP 2.0

Recent updates to Ripple’s XRP have reignited talk of a possible $500 XRP price, an ambitious milestone requiring dramatic changes in both crypto markets and global finance. While some analysts see a chance for XRP to hit $8.

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New Viral Crypto Remittix Priced Under 5 Cents Set To Humble Doge and Hedara By Hitting $1 First

Tech stocks and crypto markets are moving in sync, with Dogecoin and Stellar catching major attention. But while these giants fluctuate, one name keeps stealing the spotlight—Remittix (RTX). With its rapid growth and game-changing approach to cross-border payments, traders are turning their heads.

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Crypto payments firm MoonPay secures MiCA approval in the Netherlands

Dec. 30 marked the end of the implementation phase of the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, as authorities can enforce rules on certain crypto service providers operating in the EU.

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MoonPay secures MiCA license in Netherlands

MoonPay has received regulatory approval as MiCA compliant. The crypto payments platform has secured a license in the Netherlands. Crypto payments platform MoonPay has secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.

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Stablecoins Could Grow to 10% of U.S. Money Supply: Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets

Cross-border payments and FX-equivalent transactions are key areas of growth, the report said.

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Benefits of accepting crypto payments on your website

Embracing crypto payments can enhance business competitiveness by reducing transaction costs, increasing privacy, and accessing new markets. The post Benefits of accepting crypto payments on your website appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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PayPal taps Xoom for cross-border stablecoin payments

The partnership is designed to expand access to PYUSD in Asian and African markets, PayPal said.

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Kraken-backed stablecoin issuer Quantoz to launch two MiCAR compliant tokens

Dutch fintech firm Quantoz to roll out MiCAR-compliant stablecoins pegged to the euro and U.S. dollar in a bid to facilitate payments and transfers across markets. Quantoz Payments, a Netherlands-headquartered payment tech firm, plans to debut two MiCAR-compliant stablecoins —…

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Jambo and Lif3 Partner to Make Crypto Payments Accessible to Millions of Users in Emerging Markets

Founded by serial entrepreneur and web3 investor Harry Yeh, Lif3’s strategic collaboration merges its innovative DeFi ecosystem with Jambo’s expertise in mobile technology tailored for emerging economies, facilitating developing countries’ access to the world’s financial market.

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GNO price hits bottom after Gnosis AI launch

Gnosis, whose ecosystem is built on Gnosis Chain, a secure and decentralized EVM Layer 1 network, recently made headlines with the launch of its new division, Gnosis AI. Announced on July 30, 2024, Gnosis AI is set to merge artificial intelligence with Web3 technologies, focusing on enhancing prediction markets and agent-to-agent payments. However, despite this […]

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Виталик Бутерин рассказал, как использовать криптовалюты в повседневной жизни

Обсуждая возможности цифровых активов в повседневной жизни, соучредитель Ethereum Виталик Бутерин допустил использование доказательств с нулевым разглашением (ZKP) и других блокчейн-технологий.  * zk reputation/identity/credentials* p2p cross-border payments (much lower fees and quickly improving UX this cycle)* decentralized social* prediction markets (actually usable this cycle)* privacy* enterprise apps via zk validiums* zk + censorship resistant voting — vitalik.eth […]

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Russian official says international CBDC payments will be the norm within 5 years

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are expected to become widespread and will be used for international payments as a norm within the next five years, according to Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Financial Markets Committee.

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Tether invests over $18m in cross-border exchange startup XREX

Cross-border payments startup XREX has raised $18.75 million from Tether to expand use cases for USDT-based payments in emerging markets. XREX, a cross-border crypto exchange platform founded by Wayne Huang and Winston Hsiao, has raised nearly $19 million from Tether,…

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The Bitcoin Company Launches Instant Cross-Border Payment API For Mexico and Brazil

The company also plans to extend their cross-border payments service into more new markets in the near future.

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Fireblocks, Zodia Markets Partner to Improve Cross-Border Payments

The two crypto firms are attempting to improve cross-border payments via stablecoins for large corporations and institutions.

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Sergey Kondratenko: Regional differences and local markets for the digital payments industry

From 2018 to 2021, the world saw a noticeable increase in non-cash retail payments. Their volume increased by 13%. In emerging markets, growth was even higher at 25%. The fastest digital payment growth, as Sergey Kondratenko reported, occurred in Africa (Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa) and Asia.

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Coinbase CEO says blockchain and crypto are redefining payments; BorroeFinance and ChainLink trend positively in crypto markets

A few web3 CEOs have seen the future of the internet, and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of such people. For context, Brian believes the blockchain revolution of the 2020s will be like the internet revolution in the 1990s.

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Ripple Payments expands its business to 70 markets

Ripple, a blockchain company, has expanded the coverage of its Ripple Payments payment network to 70 markets. According to the blog, with the expansion, Ripple will further optimize the efficiency of cross-border payments using the blockchain. Moreover, the service will…

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Ripple Payments Now Covers More Than 70 Markets

Ripple's payment protocol network has expanded its services to over 70 markets

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Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND

Cardholders of the hi Debit Mastercard, a partnership between crypto payments application hi and Mastercard, can now spend Metaverse platform Sandbox’s SAND token as a currency in eligible markets.

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cheqd has launched Credential Payments, a new feature of its Credential Service

cheqd (cheqd. io) is a privacy-focused payment and credential network that empowers users and organizations to take control of their data. It leverages Decentralized Identity (DID), Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), and Digital or Verifiable Credentials (VCs), to establish Trusted Data markets as a novel industry category.

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Kuwait places absolute ban on crypto payments and mining

Kuwait has prohibited all crypto activities and use cases in the country, including payments, mining, and investment. The Central Markets Authority (CMA), Kuwait’s financial regulator, released a circular on July 19.

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Kuwait imposes ‘absolute ban’ on virtual assets to combat money laundering risks

Kuwait Capital Markets Authority (CMA) banned all forms of cryptocurrency use in the country, including mining activities, according to a July 18 circular. The financial regulator imposed an “absolute ban” on all payments and investments involving cryptocurrencies, adding that it does not recognize virtual assets as a decentralized currency.

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Kuwait Regulator Bans Crypto Payments, Investment and Mining

The prohibitions are an effort to comply with the FATF's recommendations to prevent money laundering via crypto, the Capital Markets Authority said.

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Kuwait Cracks Down on Crypto, Banning Payments, Investment and Mining

The prohibitions are an effort to comply with the FATF's recommendations to prevent money laundering via crypto, the Capital Markets Authority said.

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Bitfinex unveils peer-to-peer trading platform for Latin American markets

Bitfinex, a prominent digital asset trading platform, has announced the launch of a new peer-to-peer (P2P) platform, dubbed Bitfinex P2P. The platform, which will initially target markets in Venezuela, Argentina, and Colombia, enables customers to directly trade Bitcoin (BTC), Tether tokens (USDT and EURT), Tether Gold (XAUT), and Ethereum (ETH) while facilitating payments outside of […] The post Bitfinex unveils peer-to-peer trading platform for Latin American markets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Telegram and Tradecurve.io now support USDT TRC20 payments

Telegram takes a big step towards mass adoption by integrating USDT TRC20. Stablecoins are vital components of the crypto market, and Telegram takes advantage of that, as does Tradecurve. io, which introduces a hybrid trading platform to access spot trading in multiple markets.

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Strike moves global headquarters to El Salvador, expands bitcoin payments to 65 countries

Strike, a platform led by Jack Mallers that supports bitcoin (BTC) payments, is expanding to 65 global markets and relocating its global headquarters to El Salvador

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Bitcoin Payments App Strike Expands to More Than 65 Countries From Three

Strike, led by Jack Mallers, currently operates in the U.S., Argentina and El Salvador. The push into new markets in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean would add a host of additional countries, from Antigua and Barbuda to Vanuatu and Zambia.

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Developed markets lagging behind in digital payments: BlackRock CEO

In a letter to investors, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink highlighted the benefits of digital assets and said developing nations like the U.S. are lagging behind in innovation.

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Visa reportedly testing USDC settlements on Ethereum

Visa’s head of crypto revealed the plans at a StarkWare event this week. The payments giant has been trialing large-value USDC settlements on the Ethereum blockchain. Swarm Markets co-founder Philipp Pieper says Visa’s crypto strategy could be key to further DeFi/TradFi integration.

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Singapore BIS Monetary Authority and central banks of Switzerland, France explore AMMs and CBDCs

The Innovation Hub of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is leading a project to explore the use of Defi protocols to automate foreign exchange markets and settlement, CBDC payments via automated market makers (AMMs), according to a November 2 blog post.

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