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Ripple announced on Friday that AMINA Bank has officially become the first European banking institution to deploy its Ripple cross-border payments solutions for near-instant operations. The Swiss entity, strictly regulated by FINMA, seeks to close the critical operational gap between traditional finance and modern digital assets. Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer at the bank, stated that this strategic alliance is essential to maintain the competitive edge of its corporate clients.

Although the price of Hedera (HBAR) has recorded a monthly drop close to 29%, large investors are executing aggressive purchases. Recent on-chain data reveals a massive accumulation of HBAR tokens by “whales,” who have added 3.42 billion units in less than 48 hours. Ananda Banerjee, market analyst, highlighted that this divergence between price and institutional capital flow suggests the formation of a solid bottom.

Digital asset markets showed a slight recovery following the Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut this Wednesday. Jeff Ko, analyst at CoinEx, explains that Bitcoin price behavior reflects a technical liquidity maneuver, although he warns about the moderately bullish interpretation that institutional and retail investors have taken during the last few hours of trading.

A massive 222% rally has transformed the Terra Luna price prediction, driven by recent technical reforms in the network. Market analysts confirm that the combination of structural improvements and social catalysts is attracting speculative capital back to the digital ecosystem. The launch of the v2.18 update on December 8 has been the fundamental engine of this movement. This critical upgrade introduced reinforced security features and tighter interoperability with Cosmos, solving previous structural flaws. Likewise, the technical link between the asset and USTC was strengthened, creating a much more robust fundamental environment to attempt to sustain the current valuation. On the…

Toncoin (TON) fell 3,3% to $1,59 amid a broader market retreat, highlighting sensitivity in altcoin liquidity and sentiment.

J.P. Morgan arranged a $50 million U.S. commercial paper issuance for Galaxy Digital Holdings LP, executed on the Solana public blockchain and settled in USDC.

The US Federal Reserve has delivered its third rate cut, a move that Bitcoin market participants say could lift risk appetite and reprice assets.

Trust Wallet and Revolut announced a partnership that enables instant crypto purchases routed directly into users’ self-custodial wallets across the EU and EEA. The integration, enabled by Revolut’s newly obtained MiCA licence, initially supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), USDC and USDT.

A recent market report produced by 21Shares warns that the survival of L2 on Ethereum is unlikely for the vast majority of current networks by 2026. The analysis suggests that only consolidated giants like Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism are positioned to endure, while the rest face almost certain extinction. Currently, more than 50 layer-two solutions compete fiercely to capture the attention of users, liquidity, and developers in a saturated environment. However, data reveals that the market has drastically consolidated into three main networks that process almost 90% of all transactions. Base indisputably leads this select group surpassing 60% of total…

Pineapple Financial, a prominent fintech firm, has initiated the massive migration of its mortgage portfolio on blockchain valued at 10 billion, utilizing Injective’s infrastructure. The company announced that it seeks to radically modernize how loan data is stored and verified, betting on the transparency and immutability offered by this decentralized technology.