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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

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TASCOMBANK Launches e-Hryvnia CBDC Pilot on Stellar: Programmable Payments for Ukraine

TASCOMBANK’s Bold CBDC Pilot: e-Hryvnia Goes Live on Stellar in 2022 TASCOMBANK, one of Ukraine’s oldest commercial banks, has launched a pilot for the electronic hryvnia (e-hryvnia) on the Stellar ($XLM) network. Announced on December 14, 2021, the project partners with global fintech Bitt and the Ministry of Digital Transformation. It tests the issuance of […]

Nov 10, 2025

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Stronghold Adds ISO 20022 Support to SHx on Stellar: Bridging TradFi and Blockchain Payments

Stronghold’s ISO 20022 Milestone: Enhancing SHx Compliance in 2025 Stronghold, the Stellar-based payment platform, has integrated ISO 20022 messaging standards into its SHx ecosystem. Announced in July 2025, this upgrade bolsters interoperability between traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain, targeting faster, transparent, and standardized cross-border payments. ISO 20022 is the global financial messaging standard adopted by […]

Nov 9, 2025

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Velo Labs Expands Stellar Partnership: BlackRock’s Tokenized Fund Goes Live in Southeast Asia

Velo Labs’ Stellar Expansion: BlackRock’s BUIDL Hits Southeast Asia in September 2024 Velo Labs, the Web3 liquidity pioneer backed by the Stellar ($XLM) network and CP Group, has deepened its collaboration with Stellar to integrate BlackRock’s tokenized short-term Treasury fund into its ecosystem. Announced on September 11, 2024, this move allocates a portion of Velo’s […]

Nov 9, 2025

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Stellar Q3 2025 Report: Scaling What Works, Growing Stronger

Stellar’s Q3 2025: Record Growth in Utility, Scale, and Adoption The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) released its Q3 2025 quarterly report, titled “Scaling what works. Growing stronger.” Published on October 31, 2025, by Mel Higgins, the report highlights measurable progress in real-world adoption, developer momentum, and institutional trust. Stellar processed over 1 billion operations this […]

Nov 9, 2025

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LayerZero Integrates Stellar: Unlocking Cross-Chain Connectivity for $XLM and Beyond

LayerZero’s Stellar Milestone: A New Era of Interoperability LayerZero, the leading omnichain interoperability protocol, has integrated the Stellar ($XLM) network, enabling seamless cross-chain connectivity and asset transfers between Stellar and over 70 major blockchains. This development, building on LayerZero’s ongoing expansion since its 2022 launch, strengthens ecosystem liquidity and paves the way for multichain DeFi […]

Nov 7, 2025

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Pi Network Ventures Invests in OpenMind: Pioneering Decentralized AI and Robotics

Pi Network’s Bold Leap into AI: The OpenMind Investment Pi Network Ventures has made its first major investment in OpenMind, a Silicon Valley startup revolutionizing decentralized AI and robotics. Announced on October 29, 2025, this strategic partnership allocates $20 million from Pi’s $100 million VC fund to support OpenMind’s OM1 operating system and FABRIC protocol. […]

Nov 7, 2025