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Data Shows Sustained Slide in Lightning Network Capacity, Channels Through 2025
Lightning Network data reveals a clear pullback in both capacity and channel count over the past year. As activity thins out, the network is showing stronger pockets of centralization—clustered around a handful of node operators, specific…
Mastercard, Circle Partner to Expand Stablecoin Settlement Across the EEMEA Region
Mastercard and Circle have expanded their partnership to enable settlement in USDC and EURC stablecoins for acquiring institutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Adoption by Key Acquirers Mastercard and Circle have…
Ripple and Circle Back Tazapay in Series B to Power Global Payment Infrastructure
Tazapay, a cross-border payments infrastructure platform, has secured strategic backing from Ripple and Circle Ventures in its Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. Funding to Fuel Global Expansion Ripple and Circle Ventures were…
Metaplanet to Expand Bitcoin Treasury With $881 Million Capital Raise
Metaplanet will raise $881 million (¥130.3 billion) through an international share sale, using most of the proceeds to buy bitcoin. The move would expand its BTC holdings by $837 million and strengthen its position as Japan’s leading…
Aave Labs Launches Horizon to Bridge Traditional Finance and DeFi
Aave Labs has launched Horizon, a new institutional platform enabling stablecoin borrowing against tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The platform aims to merge institutional-grade compliance with the deep liquidity of decentralized…
Monero Accelerates FCMP Upgrade After Qubic’s 51% Attack Attempt
After concerns arose regarding a potential 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool, Monero announced on August 26 that the development of its Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP) upgrade is advancing quickly, with a testnet launch expected soon.…
Navigating RWA Regulations in the Crypto Space
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for…
Latam Insights Encore: Central Bank of Brazil Fumbles on Bitcoin Reserve Matters
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the failed stance of the Central Bank of Brazil on bitcoin and how it might prevent…
What Is a Blockchain Reorg and Why It Matters
Blockchain reorganizations, where networks discard recent blocks to follow a longer chain, have exposed weaknesses in proof-of-work (PoW) systems, highlighted by Monero’s August 2025 ordeal and earlier disruptions across other blockchains.…
India Intensifies Tax Scrutiny on Past Crypto Activity and Unreported Assets
India is intensifying tax enforcement on past crypto transactions, issuing official notices that demand detailed disclosures and warn of penalties for previously undeclared digital assets. India Ramps up Tax Enforcement on Past Crypto Deals…