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Robinhood's third-quarter crypto trading revenue surged by 339% to $268 million, with a trading volume of $80 billion. This performance drove an earnings beat for the company, despite a 2% dip in its after-hours share price.
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Ripple announced a pilot program at Swell 2025 to utilize its RLUSD stablecoin for near-instant Mastercard credit card settlements on the XRP Ledger. The company is partnering with Gemini and WebBank in an effort to revolutionize fiat payments.
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Citi and DTCC have affirmed that tokenized collateral enables live, 24/7 cross-border transactions. They are urging regulators to harmonize standards to facilitate interoperability and scaling of these systems.
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Paradigm is leading a $6 million seed funding round for Harmonic, a company building an open block system. This system will enable Solana validators to source blocks from multiple builders in real-time, aiming for speeds comparable to Nasdaq.