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Speaking with CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the sidelines the 2025 edition of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Jeremy Allaire described Arc as “an economic OS for the internet,” arguing that core financial workflows are moving on chain and need predictable costs and performance. He said Arc is built for payments, foreign exchange, lending, and capital-markets activity, with dollar-denominated fees, sub-second settlement, and privacy controls meant to let enterprises shield sensitive balances or flows when required. The public testnet went live Oct. 28, with mainnet targeted for 2026 after builders trial smart contracts, transaction…

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a unifying force in the European Union (EU) and said the ECB is aiming to launch it “as early as possible.” “As much as banknotes will continue to circulate, we want cash to be in the form of a digital euro as well,” Lagarde said, adding that the central bank digital currency could be used for online payments in the EU. She continued: “This is a big project because the euro is our currency, your currency. It…

Banks and financial institutions have started experimenting with tokenized bank deposits, bank balances recorded on a blockchain, but the technology is doomed to lose out to stablecoins, according to Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Overcollateralized stablecoin issuers, who must maintain 1:1 cash or short-term cash equivalent reserves to back their tokens, are safer from a liability perspective than the fractional reserve banks that would issue tokenized bank deposits, Malekan said. Stablecoins are also composable, meaning they can be transferred across the crypto ecosystem and used in various applications, unlike tokenized deposits, which are permissioned, have know-your-customer…

Despite the price of bitcoin still making headlines, states issuing dollar-backed stablecoins, and payments use cases dominating the conversation, there are substantial other headlines that investors might have missed in this flurry of activity. Particularly with the end of 2025 approaching, and with that the increased importance and focus of tax-related conversations, investors and advocates need to be especially vigilant to analyze institutional developments as well as what these deployments might mean for the wider marketplace. Another reason why certain investors and advocates might have overlooked the headlines below is the renewed focus that crypto hacks and breaches have brought…

Flare Networks directly challenges the narrative that XRP holders stay passive and avoid decentralized finance. New FXRP data shows strong and growing DeFi participation. Nearly 79.7% of FXRP’s total supply, or 66.9 million tokens, remains locked across Flare-based protocols. At current valuations, users actively deploy more than $124 million in DeFi capital. This data clearly contradicts the idea that XRP investors only hold and wait. Growth Continues During Market Weakness Dune Analytics data reveals steady growth in both locked value and user participation since September 2025. FXRP DeFi users have climbed to 5,699 wallets, even as the broader crypto market…

Although the cryptocurrency market is cooling down, with most assets in a state of uncertainty, a trader boasting a 100% win rate has once again gone long on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). Specifically, the trader currently holds 39,000 ETH worth $151 million at an average entry of $3,845.33, 1,070 BTC valued at $118 million at $110,114.10, and 569,050 SOL worth $105 million at $198.23, according to the latest on-chain data retrieved from Lookonchain by Finbold on November 2. He has also placed limit orders to add 40,000 SOL about $7.36 million to his long position at $184,…

Russia is preparing to increase penalties for unregistered cryptocurrency mining. According to the revised draft of the Russian Criminal Code, published yesterday, individuals engaging in cryptocurrency mining without government permission face fines of up to 1.5 million rubles (approximately $19,000) and up to two years of compulsory labor. The draft regulation includes stricter penalties for high-profit illegal mining activities. Accordingly, those engaging in cryptocurrency mining that generates significant income could face up to five years in prison, up to 480 hours of compulsory labor, and fines of up to 2.5 million rubles. It is also stated that mining operations operating…

Introduction The advent of decentralized finance (DeFi) in 2008 in the form of Bitcoin ($BTC) started a new era in the world of economy. It was a heaven for those who sought anonymous transactions and disliked the interference and watchkeeping of banks. Appreciation of $BTC’s price attracted millions of dollars and users into the net. However, if a common person wants to be an investor or a participant in a DeFi protocol, they are supposed to be equipped with sufficient knowledge about how DeFi works, especially what automated market making and concentrated liquidity market making are. Liquidity Pools and Automated…

In a breakthrough for global markets, President Donald Trump has secured a far-reaching deal for US-China trade. The agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping de-escalates tensions between the world’s two largest economies. According to the official White House fact sheet, the agreement includes China’s commitment to suspend new export controls on rare earths and critical minerals. They will also halt the flow of fentanyl precursors to the United States and remove all retaliatory tariffs and non-tariff measures implemented since March 4, 2025.​ On the American side, the deal will see a 10% reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports beginning November…

Key Takeaways MMA.INC has signed an MOU with World Liberty Financial to embed blockchain infrastructure into its platforms. The partners will co-develop an on-chain economy centered on an MMA utility token and the integration of the USD1 stablecoin. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mixed Martial Arts Group Limited (MMA) to build an on-chain ecosystem for its global combat-sports community, according to a new press release. The partnership will focus on embedding blockchain infrastructure across MMA.INC’s ecosystem, including designing and issuing an MMA utility…