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Ripple is testing RLUSD on layer 2s Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, after the token initially launched on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum in 2024. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Ripple Labs is expanding its US dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD to Ethereum layer-2 blockchains as part of a pilot while it awaits regulatory approval for…

The agreement adds a key interoperability engineering team to Circle, strengthening its crosschain infrastructure and support for multichain applications. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Stablecoin issuer Circle agreed to acquire the Interop Labs team and its proprietary technology, bringing a core contributor to the Axelar Network into its infrastructure business. The deal, expected to…

SBI Holdings and Startale plan a regulated yen stablecoin via Shinsei Trust, aiming for tokenized assets and cross-border settlement by Q2 2026. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings and Web3 infrastructure company Startale Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a fully regulated Japanese yen-denominated stablecoin, targeting…

Visa’s new stablecoin advisory arm shows how onchain dollars have gone from experiment to core payment rail, as banks and fintechs treat stablecoins as crypto’s killer app. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Visa launched a global Stablecoins Advisory Practice, a unit that will help banks, merchants and fintechs design, roll out and manage stablecoin…

By the end of 2025, crypto still isn’t everyday money, but it is used for payments, games, collectibles and online work. Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED For years, one of the simplest and most effective criticisms of cryptocurrency was the same question repeated over and over: “Where can you actually use it?” Bitcoin ()…

The US regulator’s green light lets Bitnomial’s clearinghouse support prediction markets linked to crypto and economic events, expanding its regulated product and clearing offerings. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swaps, enabling its parent company, Bitnomial, to launch…

The release introduces World Chat with end-to-end encryption, DeFi-powered yield via Morpho and QR-code payments at more than one million merchants in Argentina. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Tools for Humanity is broadening its World platform beyond digital identity and crypto payments, adding encrypted messaging and financial services to its app as part of…

Cross‑party MPs and members of the House of Lords have urged UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves to rein in the Bank of England’s proposed regime for systemic stablecoins. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED A cross-party group of members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, including former Defense…

The partnership gives Sei direct mobile distribution across key crypto markets and includes plans to pilot stablecoin payments in 2026. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Sei Labs, the core development group behind the Sei blockchain, has reached a distribution deal with Xiaomi to pre-install a new crypto wallet and discovery app on all Xiaomi…

The tokenized commercial bond is one of the earliest transactions of its kind in the budding sector of onchain debt and credit instruments. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Financial services company J.P. Morgan announced on Thursday that it arranged a $50 million onchain US commercial paper issuance for Galaxy Digital Holdings on the Solana…