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The EU-licensed digital bank becomes the first financial institution to issue a token on Stripe and Paradigm’s layer-1 blockchain Tempo. Payments company Klarna has launched a stablecoin, becoming the first digital bank to issue a token on Tempo, the new layer-1 blockchain developed by Stripe and Paradigm. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the new stablecoin is pegged to the US dollar and is currently live on Tempo’s testnet, with an upcoming mainnet launch set for 2026. Called KlarnaUSD, the stablecoin was built by Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure provider also owned by Stripe. The move expands Klarna’s long-standing payments partnership with Stripe across its 26 global markets. Read more

U.S. Bank has begun testing custom stablecoin issuance on Stellar, citing asset controls and reliability as key features, as major institutions explore programmable money. At the same time, the ECB has warned that fast-growing stablecoins could transmit financial risks across borders. The post U.S. Bank Taps Stellar Network for Custom Stablecoin Trial, Backed by PwC and SDF appeared first on Cryptonews.

Klarna has announced KlarnaUSD, a fully dollar-backed token on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain, as it has joined global payment companies issuing stablecoins to test faster, lower-cost cross-border payments for its more than 100 million users ahead of a planned 2026 launch. The post Klarna Moves Into Stablecoins via Stripe-Backed Tempo Blockchain in Sweden appeared first on Cryptonews.

BNB retests key 2024 breakout level as futures interest dips and user activity grows. Traders eye $950–$1,050 if support holds.

Binance allegedly facilitated the transfer of over $1 billion to sanctioned entities including Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a lawsuit said.

Metaplanet has secured a new $130M Bitcoin-backed loan to add BTC, expand its options income business and support share buybacks, even as it reports large unrealized losses and launches Mars and Mercury preferred shares to address a market discount to its Bitcoin reserves. The post Metaplanet Doubles Down: $130M Loan to Buy More BT Despite $643M Loss – Bold or Reckless? appeared first on Cryptonews.

One analyst found that 40% of Bitcoin is held at a loss, while ETH and SOL data currently stand at 40% and 75% respectively. Should investors be worried? Recent data from Glassnode showed Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) reflecting record high levels of their supply held at a loss.  However, a closer examination of the locked supply, institutional holdings, and staking structures revealed that the effective liquid supply under pressure is significantly lower than the implied percentages, especially for Ether and Solana.  Key takeaways: Read more

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5, completing its three-model lineup upgrade with benchmark-topping coding performance and a dramatic 67% price cut.

Altcoin season has stayed distant as only a small group of names, including Kaspa, Ethena and Quant, have advanced on project-specific factors while most tokens have faced pressure from Bitcoin’s direction, weak risk appetite, and a Fear and Greed Index that has remained in extreme caution. The post Has Altcoin Season Fear Peaked As Kaspa, Ethena And Quant Push Higher appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polymarket has received an amended CFTC order that lets it operate as a regulated U.S. exchange with intermediated access via FCMs and brokers, upgraded surveillance, reporting and consumer protections, and potential liquidity support from Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. The post Polymarket Secures Amended CFTC Order Clearing Way for Trading in the U.S. appeared first on Cryptonews.

Internet Computer climbed through the crucial $4.20 resistance level on elevated volume before late-session consolidation narrowed gains.

Increased trading volume carried BONK through a major resistance threshold before late pullbacks shaped a new support band.

Crypto majors rallied alongside a broad market surge, with BTC up 2% to $87,400, ETH up 4% to $2,920, BNB up 1% to $850, and SOL up 5% to $136, while KAS (+22%), ENA (+13%), and SUI (+11%) led the day’s top movers. The NASDAQ jumped 2.7% as stocks such as GOOG (+6%) and TSLA (+7%) posted strong gains. In policy and industry developments, the White House launched the “Genesis Mission,” described as a Manhattan Project–style initiative for AI, and Binance along with CZ faced new accusations of enabling crypto transactions for Hamas. Kraken hinted at a debit card debut expected today, and Tether purchased another 1 million Rumble shares, pushing the YouTube rival’s stock sharply higher. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank reiterated its warnings that the rapid growth of stablecoins could introduce stability risks to the wider financial system.

Large BTC wallets surged by 91 as the smallest holders declined.

Klarna, a Swedish fintech company that provides “buy now, pay later” services, is launching its own stablecoin on layer-1 network Tempo.

Gains in AI-fueled stocks and heavy crypto leverage have widened the gap between bitcoin and equities.

Polymarket’s amended CFTC designation paves the way for the prediction-market platform to formally reopen in the U.S. with a fully regulated exchange structure.

[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, British Virgin Islands, November 25th, 2025] USDT0 has become the fastest-growing and largest omnichain stablecoin network, powering 415,000+ transfers and $50 billion in total value moved (TVL) since launch in January 2025. USDT0, the unified liquidity network for the world’s most widely used stablecoin Tether (USDT), today announced that it […]

The regulatory approval followed the payments company obtaining a BitLicense from the NYDFS in June, making it one of a handful of crypto companies to have both. Cryptocurrency payments company MoonPay said it would expand its offering of regulated services after being granted a trust charter by New York’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). In a Tuesday notice, MoonPay said New York’s financial regulator had granted the company a trust charter. The regulatory approval will allow the payments company to provide crypto custody and over-the-counter trading services in New York. MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said the approval would allow the company to “deepen relationships with global financial institutions,” and expand its existing regulated services. The payments company secured a BitLicense from the NYDFS in June. Read more

On Nov. 21, Cardano’s mainnet bifurcated into two competing histories after a single malformed staking-delegation transaction exploited a dormant bug in newer node software. For roughly 14 and a half hours, stake pool operators and infrastructure providers watched as blocks piled up on two separate chains: one “poisoned” branch that accepted the invalid transaction and […] The post FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity appeared first on CryptoSlate.