December 5, 2025

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Ripple Payments Accelerates XRP and Stablecoins Through NGN Lane

Ripple’s latest tie-up with Redotpay unlocks instant NGN payouts from XRP and stablecoins, extending fast digital-asset settlement to emerging-market users seeking quicker, cheaper cross-border liquidity. Ripple Payments Powers XRP and Stablecoins Across Fresh NGN Gate Ripple announced on Dec. 2 that Redotpay integrated Ripple Payments to expand its stablecoin payout network and launch its “Send

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Irrational Pessimism: Have Bitcoin Investors Gone Mad?

The cryptocurrency has floundered since reaching an all-time high in early October, but it’s not exactly clear why. Are Traders Exhibiting Symptoms of Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome? In his book “Irrational Exuberance,” published in 2000, Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Shiller put the blame of market bubbles squarely on the shoulders of overzealous investors. Shiller went on

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Jerome Powell Tight-Lipped on Economy in Latest Speech

The Fed Chairman delivered a highly personal tribute to Reagan-era economist and statesman George Shultz. Powell’s Tribute to George Shultz Skips Any Mention of the Economy Economists were left disappointed on Monday evening after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell delivered his tribute to late Reagan-era diplomat and economist George Shultz at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Markets

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Kalshi Launches Onchain Event Contracts as Solana Integration Goes Live

Kalshi rolled out tokenized versions of its event contracts on Dec. 1, 2025, bringing its CFTC-regulated prediction markets directly into the onchain trading arena. Solana Chosen for Kalshi’s First Wave of Tokenized Event Contracts Kalshi, already known as the first federally regulated exchange offering event contracts across politics, macro data, sports, and more, has now

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Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary: Altcoins Are Finished—BTC and ETH Hold All the Alpha

Kevin O’Leary says the noise across digital assets today boils down to one blunt truth: bitcoin and ethereum are the only alpha left standing. ‘All You Need Is BTC and ETH,’ Mr. Wonderful Says Kevin O’Leary is not mincing words about crypto’s current mood. The entrepreneur and television personality known as “Mr. Wonderful” says the

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Momentum Wobbles While Bears Tighten Their Grip

Bitcoin clings to the upper edge of its daily range at $87,818, flaunting a market cap of $1.739 trillion while pushing $72.66 billion in volume across a volatile session capped between $83,989 and $87,820. But under the surface of this intraday hustle lies a complex cocktail of trend exhaustion, technical resistance, and momentum limbo across

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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo on Economic Freedom, Bitcoin-Backed Loans, and Ledn’s Vision

Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is the co-founder and CSO of Ledn, a leading provider of bitcoin-backed loans. He found Bitcoin during hyperinflation in Venezuela and believes in the future of the digital economy. He has an MBA from the Richard Ivey business school at Western University. Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, the co-founder and CSO of Ledn, recently

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Goldman Sachs to Acquire Innovator Capital Management in $2 Billion ETF Strategic Move

Goldman Sachs announces acquisition of Innovator Capital Management, a pioneering ETF provider with $28 billion in assets, including bitcoin-linked defined outcome ETF strategies. Goldman Sachs has entered into an agreement to acquire Innovator Capital Management, a leader in defined outcome exchange-traded funds (ETFs), for approximately $2 billion. The transaction, expected to close in the second

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Kucoin Secures MiCAR License for Europe-Wide Crypto Services

Kucoin has obtained a MiCAR license in Austria, giving its European entity the ability to offer regulated crypto services across 29 EEA countries. The approval marks a major milestone in the exchange’s global compliance strategy and strengthens its position as a fully regulated digital asset provider. MiCAR Approval Grants Kucoin EU Authorization to Operate Across

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Flood Control Funds Being Laundered Through Crypto, Gov’t Official Confirms

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. BitPinas has no commercial relationship with any mentioned entity unless otherwise stated. 📬 Get the biggest crypto stories in the Philippines and Southeast Asia every week — subscribe to the BitPinas Newsletter. A government official confirmed that personalities involved in the

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