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India is accelerating its shift toward a digital-rupee future as policymakers and technology firms explore new ways to merge blockchain systems with the country’s fast-growing payments infrastructure. The rise of the e₹, tokenized rupees, and rupee-denominated stablecoins signals a major shift in India’s financial architecture. This shift also places blockchain networks like Polygon in a strong position to support future domestic and cross-border settlement flows. The momentum reflects a broader strategy to modernize financial rails, strengthen liquidity, and link India’s digital economy with global markets. India is moving toward a digital rupee economy. Polygon rails can support it.Check out our…

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has announced it will carry out a nondisruptive update to implement the UTF-8 encoding on its spot trading platform. The update, which will take place on Dec. 17, 2025, is meant to allow the system to handle text, symbols and characters better. Binance warns of “test tokens” As per Binance’s update, the upgrade might cause temporary test tokens and trading pairs to appear on the platform. These tokens are dummy and should be ignored by users. The exchange has warned users not to fall prey to malicious actors, who might want to take advantage…

The Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA) adopted the Chainlink interoperability standard in December and it altered the tokenization environment. This is a strategic move that allows CMTA tokens to interact freely between different blockchain networks. It marks further advancement between traditional finance and decentralized infrastructures. Knowledge of the CMTA in Tokenization The Capital Markets and Technology Association has positioned itself as a leading standards organization for tokenized securities and has been since its inception in 2018. Based in Geneva, CMTA brings together more than 40 members from financial, technological and legal sectors to create open standards for distributed ledger…

The first U.S. spot XRP ETF received $243 million in net inflows following its debut on the Nasdaq exchange. The ETF saw a record $58 million in day-one trading volume despite the crypto industry’s recent market meltdown. U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded fund saw $58 million in day-one trading volume and $245 million in net inflows. The activity secured the ETF’s top position among more than 900 ETFs launched in 2025. The Canary Capital ETF received regulatory greenlight on November 12th and listed on the Nasdaq exchange for trading activities. XRP ETF receives $243 million in inflows on its first trading…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced today a new system for listing altcoin projects. According to the announcement, altcoin projects will go through Binance Alpha, Binance Futures, and finally Binance Spot phases. Following Binance’s introduction of its three-stage Alpha-Futures-Spot listing system, CZ has also made important statements. Binance founder CZ, in a post from his X account, touched upon Binance’s altcoin listings. CZ stated that any individual or organization claiming to help projects be listed on Binance is a scam. CZ emphasized that people should not trust individuals who present themselves as agents, consultants, former employees, or current employees.…

Orderly Network, a renowned platform offering infrastructure for decentralized finance (DeFi) trading, has shared innovative news: Gold ($XAU) and Silver ($XAG) trading have become fully on-chain real-world assets (RWA). The main purpose of this change is to highlight Gold ($XAU) and Silver ($XAG) as new on-chain assets by bridging traditional commodities with DeFi. Gold and Silver are now live on Orderly as part of our RWA expansion.Real world prices. On-chain.Not tokenized. Not wrapped.XAU and XAG are available with 20x leverage.This is the actual commodity, now tradeable onchain. pic.twitter.com/NaTQdC52ks — Orderly (@OrderlyNetwork) December 15, 2025 Both metals now have a strong…

Bit Digital reported its third‑quarter earnings last night and said its revenue for Q3 2025 reached $30.5 million, based on figures it released in its new filing. The company said the jump from the $22.8 million it reported a year earlier came from strong activity in its WhiteFiber unit and higher staking income from Ethereum. The company also said it is pushing deeper into its plan to move away from Bitcoin mining and build a full Ethereum treasury structure. The company said the quarter also reflected the first full period of WhiteFiber, which completed its IPO on August 8 and…

Key Takeaways Bitfinex has removed all trading fees on spot, margin, perpetuals, tokenized securities, and OTC markets for all eligible users. The fee removal is a permanent structural change aimed at financial inclusion and attracting new customers. Bitfinex has eliminated all trading fees across its platform, covering spot, margin, perpetual derivatives, tokenized securities, and OTC markets. The change applies to both maker and taker fees and is available to all eligible users without volume thresholds, token holdings, or account tier requirements. The exchange, which launched in 2012, said the shift reflects a long-term strategy made possible by its sustained profitability…

The Court of Auditors of the State of São Paulo will hold Brazil’s first public auction in which every document is recorded on a blockchain in an effort to reduce legal disputes and raise the standard of transparency in public auctions. Ten warehouses will be sold off, and every piece of documentation involved in the process will be timestamped and registered on the unidentified blockchain. The sale, reported earlier by Convergência Digital, will be conducted through auction platform Nordeste Leilões in partnership with blockchain firm InspireIP. Brazil’s auction market has long struggled with altered documents, fake websites and inconsistent public…

Bitcoin hits a six-month low as investor confidence in a December Fed rate cut falls. Odds for a December cut drop from 90% to below 45%. Several fed officials signal caution over inflation and rate cuts. Crypto and stocks are vulnerable to sharp pullbacks if the Fed holds rates steady. Bitcoin has dropped to its lowest level in six months and the timing is rough. The drop comes as investors lose confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting. And this is weighing heavily on both stocks and crypto markets. Investors are now getting ready…