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Hong Kong-based payments fintech RedotPay has raised a $107 million in a Series B round as it scales stablecoin-powered payments across more than 100 countries, betting that blockchain rails can compete directly with traditional cross-border finance. The oversubscribed round, led by Goodwater Capital with participation from Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Circle Ventures, brings RedotPay’s

Frontera Labs, a blockchain development and research firm, has raised a $3 million seed round led by Maven 11 Capital, with Lightspeed Faction joining as a major investor, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Halo Capital, Heartcore Capital, Anchorage Digital Ventures, Nayt Technologies, Split Capital and a group of angel investors also participated

The U.S. labor market appears to have continued to soften in recent months as the government caught up to reports that had been delayed due to the shutdown in D.C. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, according to a Tuesday morning report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist estimates had been for jobs

Although the longer-than-expected federal government shutdown in the US has ended, its effects are still being felt. This situation led to the cancellation of the October employment report, a key indicator for the Fed’s interest rate decisions, while the November employment report, previously scheduled for release on December 5th, was postponed to December 16th. At

Bitcoin has basically been doing nothing in the days leading up to Christmas, which has both bulls and bears pretty annoyed. Right now, the price is trading at around $89,000 to $90,000 — way below the October peak of about $126,000, to say the least. To the average person, it looks like it has hit

16 December 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Speed1, Inc. (“Speed”), a payments infrastructure company building instant, global settlement rails using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins. Tether led the company’s $8 million funding round together with ego death capital.

The UK just posted its first drop in crypto ownership since 2021, with the share of adults holding crypto crashing by around 8% this year. Record prices earlier in 2025 did not stop the decline, even after Bitcoin surged to $126,251 in early October. Industry groups had spent the better part of 2 years pushing

Orderly Network, a renowned platform offering infrastructure for decentralized finance (DeFi) trading, has shared innovative news: Gold ($XAU) and Silver ($XAG) trading have become fully on-chain real-world assets (RWA). The main purpose of this change is to highlight Gold ($XAU) and Silver ($XAG) as new on-chain assets by bridging traditional commodities with DeFi. Gold and

Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy and ATM issuance update triggered fresh debate on X about dilution and capital raising, while traders pointed to key MSTR levels near $231 and a $340 “volume shelf” target. The company’s filings and chart commentary outlined new share sales, preferred issuance, and the price levels traders now track for a rebound.

Crypto analyst Tom Lee has highlighted the enormous growth potential for Bitcoin ($BTC). According to him, only around 4 million Bitcoin wallets hold more than $10,000 today. In comparison, there are about 900 million brokerage and retirement accounts worldwide. Lee’s numbers suggest that Bitcoin adoption is still in its early stages. He believes this gap