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Browser maker Opera’s MiniPay, a stablecoin wallet built on the Celo blockchain, has rolled out a new feature allowing users to spend stablecoins directly at shops and services in Argentina and Brazil through a feature dubbed “Pay like a local.” The update, announced during the Ethereum Devconnect conference in Buenos Aires, connects dollar-denominated USDT balances to Latin America’s two largest payment systems, PIX in Brazil and Mercado Pago in Argentina. It’s now available for the wallet’s over 10 million users. The integration is designed to make crypto usable for daily spending. Instead of converting USDT manually or relying on centralized…

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Aster price recovery is 7% short of a major resistance of a falling wedge pattern. Coinbase plans to activate spot trading for Aster beginning November 20, 2025. The recently reclaimed 20-and 50-day EMA slope signals restoring bullish momentum for higher recovery. ASTER, the native token of the decentralized perpetual exchange Aster, shows a 1.2% intraday loss as the price trades at $1.36. Despite the short downtick, the Aster price has shown strong resilience above $1.3 support with a long-tail rejection, while the majority of major assets plunged, with Bitcoin teasing a breakdown below the $90,000. The bottom demand pressure can…

Ethereum is hovering at $2,818 this Sunday, but the quieter spot price action is wildly out of sync with what’s happening under the hood. Derivatives traders are loading up, shifting size across venues, and positioning ahead of a dense cluster of expiries that could force ethereum out of its holding pattern sooner rather than later. Ethereum Derivatives Markets Say Something Big Is Brewing Coinglass.com stats show futures open interest remains elevated, showing a market that refuses to step back even as spot momentum has cooled. Total ethereum futures OI stands at $34 billion, with more than 12 million ETH parked…

Exploding institutional appetite for regulated altcoin derivatives is driving a powerful new wave of product growth, with fresh XRP and SOL futures poised to accelerate liquidity, sharpen price discovery, and redefine the next phase of digital-asset market evolution. XRP and SOL Futures Expand Regulated Crypto Access Growing demand for regulated digital-asset derivatives is accelerating product expansion. CME Group released a Special Executive Report on Nov. 14 stating that it will list Spot-Quoted XRP Futures and Spot-Quoted SOL Futures on Dec. 14 for trade date Dec. 15, pending regulatory review periods. The Special Executive Report outlines that both contracts are cash-settled…

Bitcoin BTC$86,137.94 mining is experiencing a significant revival in China even though the activity was formally banned in 2021, according to Reuters. After almost disappearing from the global landscape, China has climbed back to the third position with an estimated 14% share of global mining by October, according to Hashrate Index. This resurgence is driven by miners and companies quietly operating in regions with abundant and inexpensive electricity, particularly Xinjiang, where excess power and rapid data center construction create favorable conditions. Miners told Reuters that surplus electricity in places such as Xinjiang and Sichuan are encouraging new underground projects and…

BitMine is intensifying its aggressive accumulation of Ethereum, looking past a 47% collapse in its stock price and billions in unrealized losses. On November 23, blockchain platform Lookonchain reported that a wallet linked to the corporate giant received 21,537 ETH. The transfer, valued at approximately $60 million, came from institutional prime broker FalconX. BitMine Doubles Down on Ethereum With Staking Plan This new purchase would bring BitMine’s total hoard to over 3.5 million ETH, representing nearly 3% of the token’s circulating supply. Tom Lee(@fundstrat)’s #Bitmine is still buying $ETH.A new wallet 0x5664 — likely linked to #Bitmine — just received…

The European Union should foster the development of euro-denominated stablecoins to compete with US dollar-denominated tokens, according to Pierre Gramegna, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), an economic crisis organization for the EU. “Europe should not be dependent on US dollar-denominated stablecoins, which are currently dominating markets,” Gramegna said at Thursday’s hearing about the overall economic health of the eurozone, which included commentary on digital assets. He also said: “Europe should also embrace the potential for financial Innovation with stablecoins and tokenized assets. Stablecoins are an inevitable part of this equation. In a rapidly evolving financial landscape,…

MEXC has expanded its partnership with blockchain security platform Hacken to introduce monthly, independently verified Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) audits, marking a shift toward a more formalized transparency framework for the exchange. The monthly audits will add independent verification to MEXC’s existing PoR system, creating an external record of reserves that cannot be altered internally. Hacken will publish each report independently, without MEXC’s review or approval, starting in late November. The checks will compare MEXC’s reserves with user balances across major assets. MEXC said its current reserve ratios remain above 100% across major assets, with users able to verify their balances through…

According to Reuters, while China, one of the world’s largest economies, continues to implement strict bans on Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, a surprising incident has occurred. According to the latest data, China has increased its global share in Bitcoin mining to 14%, ranking 3rd worldwide. It was stated that low electricity prices in regions with electricity surplus in China and the recent increase in Bitcoin price volatility have increased profitability. While China’s share of Bitcoin mining fell to zero after the bans in 2021, it rose to 14 percent by the end of October, making the country the world’s third-largest…