Algorand has consolidated a 70% grip on the $24.3bn real-world asset sector, recording $268.2 m in tokenized value. Messari reports Q1 stablecoin capital on the chain has risen 137% to $135m, led by USDC, while new staking rewards have drawn more than two billion ALGO out of circulation.
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Month: July 2025
Ripple Applies for US Banking License – Could Federal Oversight Supercharge Its Stablecoin RLUSD?
Ripple has filed with the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency for a national banking license, bringing RLUSD under federal and New York oversight, granting direct Fed payment access, and positioning the firm as Congress finalizes strict stablecoin rules.
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Bithumb Launches Spinoff as Part of IPO Bid as More Banks Join Stablecoin Union
The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is set to launch a spinoff company as it pushes ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) bid.
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Binance Pay Lights Up French Riviera: 80+ Merchants Now Take Stablecoins Instantly
Crypto adoption has reached the French Riviera, with more than 80 merchants across the area now accepting stablecoins and cryptocurrency payments, following a new partnership between Binance Pay and French fintech firm Lyzi.The initiative, which spans cities including Cannes, Nice, Antibes, and Monaco, marks one of the most expansive real-world deployments of crypto payments in […]
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Michelin-starred chef’s lobster bisque and foie gras heading to space
A menu by French chef Anne-Sophie Pic will travel with astronaut Sophie Adenot to the ISS next year.
Scorching European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy and France
Two people are found dead by firefighters in Spain’s Catalonia region, with heat-related fatalities in France and Italy.
‘Diddy’ cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on two other charges
A New York jury clears Combs of the most serious charges, but finds him guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Fake Japanese Bride Drains a Korean Man’s Savings via Crypto Scam
A Korean man in his 50s lost more than 100 million won ($73,500) after falling victim to a romance scam that leveraged cryptocurrency investments.
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JPMorgan’s Blockchain Unit Unveils Record-Breaking Carbon Credit Tokenization Pilot—What’s Next?
JPMorgan Chase is testing a new blockchain-based platform for carbon credits through its digital assets arm, Kinexys. The pilot is being developed in collaboration with S&P Global Commodity Insights, EcoRegistry, and the International Carbon Registry, according to Bloomberg report. The project will tokenize carbon credits listed in registry systems managed by the three partners. @SPGCI […]
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Opera’s Celo-Based MiniPay Wallet Launches Global-to-Local Stablecoin Payments with Noah
Celo-based MiniPay wallet from Opera has partnered with payment infrastructure provider Noah to enable users to receive international payments in stablecoins and spend them directly via familiar local rails.
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