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TD Markets and Shift Markets Launch ZARC Coin on Stellar: A Rand-Pegged Stablecoin for Africa

ZARC Coin Debut: A 1:1 Rand Stablecoin Goes Live on Stellar in August 2025 TD Markets Exchange (TDME), a prominent South African brokerage firm, has launched ZARC Coin, a digital asset pegged 1:1 to the South African Rand, on the Stellar ($XLM) network. Announced on August 16, 2025, this collaboration with Shift Markets combines forex […]

Nov 17, 2025

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Onigiri Capital Partners with Stellar: Driving Blockchain Innovation in Asia and Latin America

Onigiri Capital’s Stellar Partnership: A $50M Boost for Emerging Markets Onigiri Capital, the $50 million blockchain investment fund launched by Japan’s Credit Saison in September 2025, has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) to accelerate innovation in Latin America and Asia. This collaboration channels funding and development resources to startups building on Stellar ($XLM), […]

Nov 17, 2025

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Marketnode Supports Stellar: Expanding Institutional Digital Assets in APAC

Marketnode Upgrade: Stellar Joins the Multi-Chain Mix Marketnode, Asia-Pacific’s leading digital market infrastructure provider, expanded its Gateway platform in late July 2025 to support Stellar ($XLM), alongside Solana and XRP Ledger. This integration enables seamless tokenization and distribution of institutional-grade digital assets, including real-world assets (RWAs) like funds and structured products. Backed by SGX Group […]

Nov 17, 2025

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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