José Fernández da Ponte, formerly PayPal’s head of blockchain, has joined the Stellar Development Foundation as president and chief growth officer, while Jason Karsh has been named chief marketing officer.
SWIFT has officially completed its transition to the ISO 20022 MX format, enhancing precision and automation in global payments. The shift drives interest in compatible DLT networks like Ripple and Stellar. XLM rose 2.77% and XRP added 0.93%.
Stellar users can now deposit XLM as collateral to borrow USDC directly through Templar Protocol, without bridges or wrapped tokens. As the first lending protocol on Stellar, it leverages NEAR's MPC network for cross-chain USDC liquidity, supporting Ethereum, Solana, NEAR, and more, boosting XLM's DeFi utility.
CryptoComLearn highlights Stellar (XLM), Sui Network (SUI), and Ethena (ENA) as altcoins under $1 with strong growth catalysts. XLM surged over 300% in the past year, Sui's TVL exceeds $567 million, and Ethena's USDe stablecoin ranks third by market cap.
Kirk West has filed a countersuit in Tennessee after being accused of stealing more than $11 million in XRP from Nancy Jones. He denies the claims, saying the assets came from crypto investments made during their relationship and should be divided.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will join U.S. digital asset advisor Patrick Witt at Swell 2025 to discuss financial infrastructure. Concurrently, derivatives exchange Bitnomial announced support for RLUSD and XRP as margin collateral, available to institutional and retail traders.
At a major crypto conference, Ronghui Gu, Frederik Gregaard, and representatives from Cardano Foundation and WalletConnect discussed the need for clear regulations. They emphasized that regulatory uncertainty remains the sector's biggest hurdle and called for enhanced collaboration among stakeholders.
Franklin Templeton has expanded its Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ) beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, adding XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, XLM, and LINK as it broadens crypto market exposure.
