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Bitcoin Hits 95% Mined Milestone: Over 19.9 Million BTC in Circulation

The 95% Mark: Bitcoin’s Supply Journey in November 2025 Bitcoin has reached a pivotal milestone: 95% of its total supply has now been mined, with 19.9 million out of 21 million BTC in circulation as of November 2025. This means just 1.1 million coins remain to be created, underscoring the network’s programmed scarcity. For newcomers, […]

Nov 17, 2025

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Circle EURC on Stellar: Euro Stablecoin Goes Global for Payments

EURC Hits Stellar: Circle’s Euro Stablecoin Goes Live Circle, the issuer of USDC, has launched its euro-pegged stablecoin EURC on the Stellar ($XLM) network. Announced on September 26, 2023, at Stellar’s Meridian conference in Madrid, this marks the third blockchain for EURC after Ethereum and Avalanche. Like USDC, EURC is fully backed 1:1 by euros […]

Nov 16, 2025

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Top 10 RWA Crypto Projects by Development Activity in November 2025: Chainlink Leads the Charge

RWA Development Boom: A Snapshot of Innovation in Tokenization Real-world assets (RWAs) are heating up, with tokenization bridging TradFi and DeFi. Santiment’s latest data highlights the top 10 RWA projects by 30-day development activity as of November 2025. This metric tracks GitHub commits and updates, signaling momentum amid a $24B on-chain RWA market (up 380% […]

Nov 15, 2025

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Luxembourg’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Bets on Bitcoin: 1% Allocation Signals a Crypto Future

Luxembourg Makes History: First Eurozone Nation to Allocate to Bitcoin Luxembourg has become the first Eurozone country to invest in Bitcoin through its sovereign wealth fund. On October 9, 2025, Finance Minister Gilles Roth announced that the Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) has allocated 1% of its portfolio to Bitcoin ETFs. This equates to about […]

Nov 13, 2025

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THORWallet Adds Stellar Cross-Chain Swaps: Instant Access to $XLM and USDC for Millions

THORWallet’s Stellar Breakthrough: Cross-Chain Swaps Now Live THORWallet, the mobile-first non-custodial wallet bridging DeFi and TradFi, has launched Stellar cross-chain swap routes powered by NEAR Intents. Announced on November 10, 2025, this integration lets users swap Stellar assets like $XLM or USDC (on Stellar) directly to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and other networks, all […]

Nov 13, 2025

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Elliptic Integrates with Stellar: Combating $4B+ in Illicit Cross-Chain Flows

Elliptic’s Stark Warning: $4B+ in Illicit Crypto Since 2020 Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has revealed over $4 billion in illicit cryptocurrency flows via cross-chain technologies since 2020. This includes money laundering, sanctions evasion, and terrorist financing. Cross-chain bridges and mixers enable criminals to obscure trails. As Elliptic’s 2025 report states, “Fragmented networks amplify […]

Nov 13, 2025

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Flutterwave Powers $31B in 2025 Remittances: USDC on Stellar Connects Europe and Africa

Flutterwave’s Stellar Milestone: $31B Processed in 2025 Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments giant, has processed over $31 billion in transactions in 2025 alone, leveraging the Stellar ($XLM) network and USDC stablecoin to revolutionize remittances between Europe and Africa. Building on its 2021 partnership with Stellar, Flutterwave continues to streamline cross-border flows, serving 290,000+ businesses and 140 […]

Nov 13, 2025

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Revolut’s Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps: A 1:1 Revolution for 65M Users Across 6 Chains

Revolut’s Game-Changing Launch: Zero-Fee USD-to-Stablecoin Conversions Revolut, the UK-based fintech powerhouse with over 65 million users worldwide, has rolled out a groundbreaking feature: 1:1 swaps between USD and major stablecoins USDC and USDT with zero fees or spreads. Announced on October 31, 2025, this service allows users to convert up to $578,000 (€500,000) every 30 […]

Nov 13, 2025

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Axelar Network and Stellar Unite: Enabling Cross-Chain Retail Payments for Global Flows

Axelar and Stellar’s Partnership: A Cross-Chain Retail Payment Revolution Axelar Network, the leading omnichain interoperability protocol, has partnered with Stellar ($XLM) to enable cross-chain retail payments, routing transactions from any blockchain into Stellar’s efficient settlement rails. Announced in early 2025, this collaboration leverages Axelar’s GMP (General Message Passing) and CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) to connect […]

Nov 12, 2025

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Marketnode Gateway Expands to Stellar, Solana, and XRP Ledger: Accelerating RWA Tokenization

Marketnode Gateway’s Multichain Upgrade: Stellar, Solana, and XRP Ledger Join the Fold Marketnode, Singapore’s digital market infrastructure provider, has expanded its Gateway tokenization platform to support Stellar ($XLM), Solana ($SOL), and XRP Ledger ($XRP). Announced on July 30, 2025, this upgrade enables seamless issuance and distribution of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) across both EVM (Ethereum […]

Nov 12, 2025

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The First XRP ETF Launch on November 13: Canary Capital’s Canary XRP ETF Set to Debut

The Moment XRP Fans Have Waited For: Canary Capital’s ETF Goes Live After years of SEC delays, lawsuits, and regulatory hurdles, the first 100% spot XRP ETF is poised to launch in the U.S. on November 13, 2025. Canary Capital’s Canary XRP ETF (ticker: XRPC) has cleared key milestones, including the removal of a “delaying […]

Nov 12, 2025

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Turbo Energy, Taurus, and Stellar Tokenize Hybrid Renewables: Tapping the $74B EaaS Market

Turbo Energy’s Tokenization Pilot: Solar Storage Meets Blockchain in Spain Turbo Energy S.A. (Nasdaq: TURB), a leader in AI-optimized solar energy storage, has launched a project to tokenize financing for hybrid renewable installations. Announced on November 11, 2025, in Valencia, Spain, the initiative partners with Taurus S.A. and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF). It begins […]

Nov 11, 2025

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5 Things That Make Crypto Unique

Crypto’s Core Edge: Five Pillars of Innovation Cryptocurrency isn’t just digital money – it’s a revolution in how we think about value, trust, and systems. Here are five fundamental traits that set crypto apart from traditional finance, powered by blockchain’s open architecture. 1. Predefined Supply of Coins Scarcity is built-in. Bitcoin caps at 21 million. […]

Nov 11, 2025

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Etherfuse Partners with Stellar: Accelerating RWA Tokenization for Global DeFi

Etherfuse’s Strategic Alliance with Stellar: RWAs Go Multichain Etherfuse, the leading real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, has partnered with Stellar ($XLM) to expand its stablebond offerings onto the network, announced at the Stellar Meridian Conference in London on October 15, 2024. As Etherfuse CEO David Taylor revealed, the platform will launch on Stellar in 2025, […]

Nov 11, 2025

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VersaBank USA Launches USDVB Pilot: Testing Tokenized Deposits on Stellar, Algorand, and Ethereum

VersaBank’s USDVB Pilot: A Bold Step into Blockchain Banking in August 2025 VersaBank USA, the U.S. arm of the Canadian digital bank VersaBank, has kicked off a pilot program for its USDVB tokenized deposit tokens. Launched on August 27, 2025, this initiative tests the functionality, security, and compliance of USDVB on three blockchains: Stellar ($XLM), […]

Nov 10, 2025