Ondo Secures EU Approval to Offer Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Across Europe

Ondo Global Markets said that it received regulatory authorization from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs to retail investors across the European Economic Area, enabling compliant, onchain exposure to U.S. markets for more than 500 million investors in 30 countries. Ondo described the approval as a passporting milestone that lets … Read more

Safepal Integrates Hyperliquid to Create Wallet‑Native Perp DEX Hub

Safepal announced a native integration with Hyperliquid, the high‑performance DEX for perpetual futures, enabling users to trade perps with up to 40x leverage (including BTC and ETH pairs) directly within Safepal’s software and hardware wallets. The V4.10.4 app update adds onchain orderbook access, HyperEVM asset support, a Dapp explorer for the Hyperliquid ecosystem and seamless … Read more

Europol Traces $55 Million in Crypto Linked to Digital Piracy Services

Europol, working with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and Spain’s National Police, said on Nov. 19, 2025, that investigators traced roughly $55 million in cryptocurrency connected to illicit streaming and other digital piracy services. The operation identified 69 targeted sites (with an estimated 11.8 million annual visitors), referred 25 illicit IPTV services to crypto … Read more

Minipay Enables Instant USDT Spending on PIX and Mercado Pago Across Latin America

Minipay on Nov. 19, 2025, announced it has enabled instant spending of USDT across Brazil’s PIX and Argentina’s Mercado Pago through a “Pay like a local” feature that sends merchants local-currency payments in seconds without requiring a local bank account or residency, the company said. The rollout, powered by Noah and supported by partners Eldorado, … Read more

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder William Hill Gets 4-Year Federal Sentence

William Lonergan Hill, co-founder and chief technology officer of Samourai Wallet, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to the privacy-focused bitcoin service. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote handed down the 48-month sentence in the Southern District of New York after Hill pleaded guilty in … Read more

Wirex and Stellar Launch Dual‑Stablecoin Visa Settlement for 7M+ Users

Wirex and Stellar activate onchain Visa settlement using USDC and EURC for over seven million Wirex users. Wirex announced on November 18, 2025 that, in partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation, it has gone live with dual‑stablecoin settlement using USDC and EURC on the Stellar blockchain, integrated directly with Visa to settle card transactions onchain … Read more

Mastercard Selects Polygon to Power Verified Username Transfers for Self‑custody Wallets

Mastercard expands Crypto Credential to self‑custody wallets using Polygon to enable verified, username‑style aliases. Mastercard, Polygon Labs, and Mercuryo announced on November 18, 2025 that Mastercard Crypto Credential will extend to self‑custody wallets, with Polygon chosen as the initial blockchain network and Mercuryo as the first issuer to onboard verified users and create alias‑based credentials. … Read more

Revolut Integrates Polygon for USDC, USDT Payments and Remittances

Revolut integrates with Polygon Labs to enable near‑instant USDC, USDT and POL remittances for UK and EEA customers. Polygon Labs announced on November 18, 2025 that Revolut — Europe’s largest fintech with over 65 million users across 38 countries — has integrated Polygon to power stablecoin remittances in USDC and USDT, and POL transfers, within … Read more

Kraken Raises $800 Million; Citadel Securities Commits $200 Million at $20B Valuation

Kraken raises $800 million to accelerate onchain traditional finance, with Citadel Securities investing $200 million at a $20 billion valuation. Kraken announced on November 18, 2025 that it has raised $800 million across two tranches to advance its strategy of bringing traditional financial products onchain, with the primary tranche led by institutional investors including Jane … Read more