Day: November 13, 2025

UK Needs Stablecoins To Keep Pace With US Dollar and Euro — Fintech Exec

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The United Kingdom needs to regulate and encourage the development of British pound stablecoins to keep the country’s financial services sector globally competitive, according to Mark Fairless, the group CEO of bank infrastructure and fintech company ClearBank. “Stablecoins are a logical extension to reduce friction in international global payments,” Fairless told Cointelegraph in an interview at Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.   He said that pound stablecoins will never equal the market capitalization of dollar or euro-denominated tokens because it isn’t a global reserve currency.  Dollar-denominated stablecoins account for about…

2019 Blocklist Was Not a Secret Kill Switch

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VeChain clarifies that the 2019 blocklist action was a one-time, community-approved response. VeChain has issued a firm clarification denying recent allegations made in a report published by Bybit’s Lazarus Security Lab, which claimed that the blockchain includes a hidden feature allowing funds to be frozen. In a statement released on Thursday, VeChain categorically rejected the claims as “factually incorrect and reputationally damaging.” VeChain Slams Bybit’s Research Lab Addressing the specific allegations in its recent post on X, the team explained that the only incident resembling such action occurred in…

MoonPay Launches Enterprise Stablecoin Suite with M0 Integration

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Crypto payments platform MoonPay has launched a new stablecoin suite that allows companies to issue and manage stablecoins across multiple blockchains, supported by an integration with M0. The collaboration offers enterprises a stack to launch and distribute their own stablecoins at scale, MoonPay said on Thursday. The rollout marks MoonPay’s expansion from a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp to a full-stack stablecoin infrastructure, covering issuance, ramps, swaps and payments. “By integrating with the M0 platform, MoonPay becomes a key provider of stablecoin infrastructure, spanning on/off ramps, payments, and now custom issuance,” said Luca…

RISE Evolves Beyond Fastest Layer 2 into the Home for Global Markets, with RISE MarketCore and RISEx.

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Singapore, Singapore, 13th November 2025, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, November 13th, 2025] From the fastest Layer 2 blockchain to the foundation of global onchain markets, RISE introduces a new standard for orderbooks on the EVM, fully onchain and synchronously composable. RISE, the fastest Ethereum Layer 2, today announced a new strategic direction with the launch of RISE MarketCore and RISEx, as it continues its mission to become the global home for onchain markets. These new platforms establish a comprehensive ecosystem for onchain trading, transitioning RISE from a…

XRP ETF Boasts Significant Trade Volume, but Price Declines Following Debut

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The Canary Capital XRP (XRPC) exchange-traded fund — which holds spot XRP — pulled in more than $46 million in its first hours of trading on Thursday, even as both the token and the ETF slipped in price. XRPC recorded $26 million in trading volume within the first 30 minutes of the launch, senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart added: “2.5 hours left in the trading day, and Canary Capital’s XRPC is already over $46 million in day one trading. This is almost guaranteed…

Cash App to Unlock Stablecoin Transactions ’Soon’

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Jack Dorsey’s Block announced that users will soon be able to send and receive stablecoins through its mobile platform Cash App. In a Thursday notice, Cash App announced plans to release several features for crypto and blockchain users, including the ability to spend Bitcoin (BTC), convert fiat into BTC payments and send and receive stablecoins. Fortune reported that the features could be implemented on the app in early 2026. “Soon, millions of Cash App customers will be able to make fast, low-cost payments even if they don’t hold Bitcoin,” said…

ETH’s Chance Of Hitting $4K Depends On 4 Things

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Key takeaways: Lower network fees and slowing blockchain usage continue to weigh on ETH’s performance despite Ethereum’s institutional dominance. Ether’s recovery depends on stronger onchain activity, clearer upgrade benefits and renewed inflows from strategic reserve companies. Ether (ETH) has struggled to retake the $4,000 level last seen on Oct. 29. Since then, every burst of bullish momentum has faded quickly, leaving traders questioning what’s restraining Ether’s performance despite Ethereum’s dominance in deposits and its strong institutional demand. ETH/USD (blue) vs. Altcoins market cap (red). Source: TradingView / Cointelegraph A key…

Wrapped Bitcoin Launches on Hedera, Expanding BTC DeFi

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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the largest tokenized version of Bitcoin, has expanded to the Hedera network — a move that could open the door to more decentralized finance (DeFi) options for BTC holders. The integration, announced Thursday, brings additional liquidity to Hedera, which already supports smart contracts and native tokenization and markets itself as a low-fee network with no frontrunning or miner-extractable value (MEV).  Frontrunning and MEV are tactics where validators reorder transactions to profit at users’ expense — a problem Hedera’s consensus mechanism is designed to avoid. The launch was…

US SEC and CFTC Operations Set to Resume after 43-day Gov’t Shutdown

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Employees who were furloughed during the US government shutdown are expected to return to work at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission after 43 days away. According to the operations plans with the SEC and CFTC, staff are expected to return on Thursday, following US President Donald Trump’s signing of a funding bill late on Wednesday to resume federal operations. The two agencies’ respective plans require employees to come in on the “next regularly scheduled workday […] following enactment of appropriations legislation,” which acting CFTC chair…

Rising Stablecoin ESR Signals Bitcoin’s Next Rally as DXY Weakens

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Bitcoin eyes its next rally as stablecoin reserves on exchanges hit yearly highs and the U.S. dollar weakens. Bitcoin (BTC) is positioning for its next potential upward move, fueled by a weakening U.S. dollar and a quiet accumulation of stablecoin buying power on exchanges. According to new on-chain data, the market is building a substantial liquidity reservoir, which, historically, has been a signal for prices going up significantly. Market Mechanics Point to Accumulation A report from XWIN Research Japan revealed that the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the…