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New York — MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, today announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, a next-generation platform enabling merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide — faster, cheaper, and more seamlessly than ever.—Already trusted by over 6,000 app developers, merchants, and global enterprises — including Shopify, The Solana Foundation, Ledger, Jupiter, Fortune Media, Dorsia, CoinMarketCap, and Solscan — MoonPay Commerce unifies MoonPay’s trusted infrastructure with Helio’s advanced checkout technology, following its acquisition earlier this year.Powering Solana Pay for ShopifyMoonPay Commerce powers and maintains the Solana Pay integration for Shopify, originally developed by Helio for the…
The Russell 2000 index is at a new ATH. If small-cap stocks are printing all-time highs, it implies that risk appetite is back. Additionally, Ethereum has followed small caps remarkably closely this year, as both trade on retail beta, growth optionality and liquidity. As many are aware, there is the potential for ETH to rise if risk continues to bid. This thesis is supported by the current technical outlook for the Ethereum market. Ethereum recently recovered the cluster around the 50/100-day MAs after surviving a hard flush into the high $3,700s on the daily. The uptrend is maintained because the…
Newly formed digital asset management firm ReserveOne has confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it moves forward with plans for a $1 billion Nasdaq listing. Summary ReserveOne has filed a confidential draft Form S-4 with the SEC for a proposed $1 billion Nasdaq listing. The filing is tied to its planned SPAC merger with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp. If approved, the combined entity will trade under the ticker symbol “RONE.” ReserveOne is the latest crypto-facing company to pursue a special purpose acquisition company merger in an effort to become a publicly listed…
The meteoric growth of stablecoins is prompting global banking regulators to reconsider how traditional banks should treat cryptocurrencies. Erik Thedéen, the chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, said that regulators are currently focused on stablecoins. Other central bankers also stated that they were closely monitoring developments related to these so-called stablecoins, which are digital tokens linked to traditional currencies such as the dollar or euro, providing one-to-one value. Thedéen said at a conference in Washington on Wednesday, during the IMF meetings, that the Basel Committee could revise its current crypto…
U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is introducing a platform for stablecoin payments platform to enable businesses to send and receive USDC, the company said on Thursday. Named simply “Coinbase Business,” the new set of tools will simplify vendor payments, eliminate chargebacks, and offer seamless API integrations, empowering businesses to scale efficiently, the exchange said. USDC balances held in Coinbase Business earn 4.1% APY, and can be cashed out on demand to a linked business bank account via Wire or ACH, according to a blog post. All transactions can be synced with QuickBooks or Xero through integrations with CoinTracker, allowing users…
Hyperliquid ensures full transparency by recording all trades and liquidations on the blockchain, offering real-time verification. Jeff criticizes centralized exchanges, like Binance, for underreporting liquidation events, sometimes by a factor of 100. The shift towards decentralized, on-chain systems is necessary for creating a trustworthy and transparent financial ecosystem. The founder of Hyperliquid recently blasted centralized exchanges (CEXs) for drastically underreporting liquidation events. As the future of global finance, Jeff, the founder, highlighted the importance of transparency in the cryptocurrency market and the necessity of fully on-chain, verifiable, and neutral decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. The commentary specifically emphasized how Hyperliquid’s fully…
Ethereum continues to lead the blockchain world. Not just in market influence but in developer growth. According to new data from Electric Capital the Ethereum ecosystem has added the most new developers. It is outpacing rivals like Solana and Bitcoin by a wide margin. 吴说获悉,据 Electric Capital 数据,2025 年 1–9 月间,以太坊生态新增开发者 16,181 名,居各公链首位,Solana 11,534 名、比特币 7,494 名分列二三。活跃开发者总数方面,以太坊以 31,869 名领先,其后为 Solana(17,708)、比特币(11,036),Polygon、Sui、BNB Chain 与 Polkadot… — 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) October 16, 2025 Ethereum Leads Developer Growth From January to September ETH welcomed 16,181 new developers. This makes it the top blockchain ecosystem for developer growth. The report shared by the Ethereum Foundation showed…
The world of digital assets is constantly evolving, and for investors seeking diversified exposure, the landscape just got a whole lot more interesting. Valour, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency ETP space, has just announced a significant expansion that promises to reshape how many approach digital asset investments. This move introduces a suite of new crypto ETPs, offering unprecedented access to a wider range of tokens. What Are Valour’s New Crypto ETPs Bringing to the Market? Valour, a subsidiary of the innovative cryptocurrency ETP issuer DeFi Technologies, recently made waves with its announcement. They have launched an impressive total of…
Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced new rules on Wednesday to crack down on crypto ATMs, calling the machines a “high-risk product” linked to money laundering, scams, and child exploitation. The announcement was part of broader sweeping new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and crime risks. “Six years ago, Australia had 23 of them. Three years ago, Australia had 200 of them. Now, we have 2,000 of them. It’s grown and grown rapidly,” Burke said during an address to the National Press Club in Canberra, as cited by ABC News. The home affairs minister said purchasing crypto…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Just last week, we wrote about HIP-3’s final stages of testnet, and now it’s live on mainnet with UNIT already launching their HIP-3 DEX. Their first product, XYZ100 — an index tracking the top 100 companies — has generated $24.1M, $21.6M, and $20.7M in volume over the first three days, respectively. This performance stands out when compared to spot volumes for tokenized equities, which typically range between $8M-$12M weekly. Source: Blockworks Research A powerful indicator was seeing Phantom list the XYZ100 perp via their frontend. As discussed…