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EBANX, a company specialized in international payments, announced this Monday (22) the expansion of its portfolio with new solutions. Among the news are the acceptance of stablecoins USDT and USDC as a payment method, the launch of artificial intelligence tools aimed at increasing security and efficiency in digital transactions, as well as the implementation of instant payment systems through local networks.
As a result, companies that use EBANX's infrastructure in emerging markets — such as Uber, Meta, Sony, Shopee, Shein, and Spotify — will be able to offer stablecoins as a payment alternative for their customers. The announcement took place during the EBANX Payments Summit, held in Mexico City.

A Midas, a platform specialized in tokenization, announced a partnership with Interop Labs — responsible for the Axelar interoperability protocol — to launch mXRP, a token backed by XRP that can offer returns of up to 8%.
The news was presented on Monday (22), during the XRPL Seoul 2025 event, and marks the first liquid staking product directly linked to the XRP ecosystem. The mXRP is issued on the XRPL EVM through audited contracts, while the original XRP is integrated and converted into tokenized certificates within the Midas framework.

The cryptocurrency market recorded approximately US$ 1.7 billion in liquidations in the last 24 hours, according to data consolidated by Coinglass. This movement occurs amid the fall of Bitcoin (BTC), which dropped below US$ 113 thousand, while other digital currencies, such as Ethereum (ETH), accumulated losses of over 6%.
On the morning of this Monday (22), BTC showed a decline of 2.70% over the 24-hour period, being traded at US$ 112,584 — equivalent to R$ 601,670.
Among the altcoins, Ethereum fell 6.65% to US$ 4,169, while XRP, BNB, and Solana decreased by 5.67%, 3.87%, and 7.22%, respectively. Among the largest cryptos, the worst performance is from Dogecoin, which has a drop of 10.59%.

Banco Safra revealed the launch of its own stablecoin, named Safra Dollar, pegged to the value of the US dollar. According to the institution, the initiative aims to provide clients with a practical way to dollarize their investments.
The digital currency will be available for individuals and legal entities, with a minimum investment of R$ 1 thousand. The redemption has liquidity in D+1, and the investment does not incur IOF tax.
The objective is to provide Safra clients with an alternative for exposure to the US dollar by taking advantage of the benefits of blockchain technology and tokenization, such as: traceability, security, and predictability for asset protection, says Safra's statement.

Michigan's effort to establish a state reserve in Bitcoin has moved forward again this week, after being stalled for months. Bill 4087, which had been inactive for seven months, was finally forwarded to the Government Operations Committee.
Introduced in February, the proposal seeks to allow the state treasurer to allocate up to 10% of Michigan's general and stabilization funds for investments in cryptocurrencies.
On Thursday, the bill overcame procedural hurdles, was placed on the calendar for the second reading in the House, and was formally forwarded to the Government Operations Committee.

The social network X announced this Friday (19) that it is taking legal action against banned users, including cryptocurrency scammers, who allegedly attempted to bribe company employees to regain access to the platform.
According to the company, previously known as Twitter, the scheme was part of a corruption network linked to international criminal organizations.
The company also stated that it collaborates with law enforcement authorities but did not detail which accounts were involved in the case. The Decrypt portal reported that it requested an additional statement from X.

The interest in altcoins has been growing among cryptocurrency investors, suggesting that the so-called altcoin season – known in the market as altseason – is accelerating. According to the Altcoin Season Index, an indicator from the Blockchain Center platform that measures Bitcoin's performance relative to the 50 largest cryptocurrencies (excluding stablecoins), the index reached 80%, above the 75% recorded at the beginning of September.
This result indicates that, in the last three months, most altcoins have shown performance superior to Bitcoin, pointing to a possible shift in focus and capital from investors towards alternative coins. Altseason is usually awaited with anticipation by traders, as it historically creates opportunities for more significant gains than those obtained with BTC.

The cryptocurrency market is full of options, but not all are worth the risk. If you're wondering which cryptocurrency to buy today, I'll get straight to the point: there are some assets that I consider practically mandatory in any portfolio, in addition to interesting bets that could yield a lot in 2025.
1. Bitcoin (BTC) – The essential
There's no escaping it: Bitcoin is the foundation of any crypto portfolio. It functions as a digital store of value, with a limited supply and increasing adoption by institutional investors.

The WLFI token, from the DeFi protocol World Liberty Financial — a project launched by Donald Trump — has been experiencing strong appreciation following the approval of a buyback and burn proposal for the cryptocurrency.
In the last 24 hours, the asset has risen more than 6%, accumulating a gain of over 13% for the week, trading at $0.236.
The measure was defined through a governance vote, in which WLFI holders almost unanimously supported the initiative: 99.84% of the votes were favorable.

The next major Ethereum update, called Fusaka, will be launched on the mainnet on December 3rd. The news was announced on Thursday (18th), during the All Core Devs Consensus, a monthly meeting that brings together the leading developers of the Ethereum ecosystem.
According to the official schedule, Fusaka will undergo testing in October on the three main Ethereum test networks: Holesky on October 1st, Sepolia on October 14th, and Hoodi on October 28th.
Among the most important changes, the update — formalized in EIP-7607 — will double the network's capacity to process blobs two weeks after its implementation. These blobs are temporary and compact data packets, introduced earlier in the Dencun update (EIP-4844), which allow storing information outside the traditional block space. The result is a reduction in costs and increased efficiency in transactions, especially in layer two solutions, such as rollups.

The first ETF that allows US investors to gain exposure to XRP had an impressive debut on Thursday (18), attracting about $38 million (R$ 202 million) in investments and becoming the most robust ETF launch of 2025.
The XRP fund, launched by Rex Shares and Osprey Funds, exceeded expectations, with investors seeking to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency.
On the same day, the DOJE ETF — the first aimed at Dogecoin in the North American markets and also issued by Rex and Osprey — raised about $17 million on its first day of trading.

A piece of news from Asia has been generating a lot of buzz among cryptocurrency enthusiasts: banks in Vietnam have started, since July, to block more than 86 million bank accounts that do not have biometric registration — now a mandatory requirement for customers.
According to the Vietnam Plus portal, starting September 1st, the State Bank of Vietnam officially began closing these accounts. The country has about 200 million active accounts, of which approximately 113 million have completed biometric registration.

The former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, reinforced his view that most tokens, except for Bitcoin, are highly speculative assets with no clear fundamentals, highlighting the risk for retail investors. The comment was made during an interview with CNBC on Wednesday (17).
Gary Gensler was asked if he had made the right decisions while in charge of the SEC, in light of the pro-crypto measures taken by the current chairman, Paul Atkins. The former regulator defended the agency's stance during his term, stating that all actions were aimed at ensuring the protection of investors.

O astro da NBA Kevin Durant conseguiu recuperar o acesso à sua conta na Coinbase, segundo confirmou a própria corretora de criptomoedas ao portal Decrypt nesta quinta-feira (18).
O assunto veio à tona durante a conferência Game Plan da CNBC, em Los Angeles, na última terça-feira, quando o agente do jogador, Rich Kleiman, brincou sobre as dificuldades que Durant enfrentou para entrar em uma conta criada quase dez anos atrás.
Durant, que aos 36 anos se prepara para defender o Houston Rockets nesta temporada, mantém desde 2021 uma parceria publicitária com a Coinbase. Além disso, ele e Kleiman são investidores da exchange desde 2017, por meio do fundo 35V, criado por ambos.
Em nota enviada ao Decrypt, Kleiman explicou que ele e Durant estavam em contato direto com a equipe da plataforma para resolver o problema de acesso, o que permitiu encarar a situação com bom humor.
“Foi uma falha nossa, mas desde o começo o processo esteve bem definido”, disse o agente, reforçando que a relação com a Coinbase já dura quase dez anos e tem sido importante para o crescimento dos negócios da dupla.
Vale lembrar que Durant comprou seu primeiro Bitcoin no final de 2016, pouco depois de participar de uma festa de aniversário organizada por Ben Horowitz, cofundador da Andreessen Horowitz, onde a criptomoeda foi um dos principais tópicos da noite.
Durant havia acabado de se juntar ao Golden State Warriors, onde conquistaria um título da NBA na primavera seguinte. “O time inteiro dos Warriors foi à festa, e no fim da noite eu disse: ‘Kevin, ouvi a palavra Bitcoin 25 vezes hoje’, e no dia seguinte começamos a investir”, contou Kleiman ao público da Game Plan.
Entre risadas, Kleiman disse à plateia que Kevin Durant não conseguia “encontrar as informações de login de sua conta na Coinbase”.
“É uma loucura. É tipo, ‘sério que você não tem a senha?’ A gente realmente não tinha”, disse Kleiman, acrescentando: “Mas vamos conseguir. Só há um processo que ainda não conseguimos resolver.”
O Bitcoin estava cotado a cerca de US$ 600 quando Durant fez suas primeiras compras. A maior criptomoeda em valor é negociada um pouco acima de US$ 116 mil, segundo dados da CoinGecko — uma valorização de mais de 950% nos últimos cinco anos.
Durant, o sétimo maior pontuador da história da NBA, integra a lista crescente de atletas profissionais de alto perfil que se tornaram investidores em Bitcoin e defensores dos ativos digitais.
Entre outros jogadores da NBA, o pivô do Cleveland Cavaliers, Tristan Thompson — que já apresentou um podcast sobre criptomoedas — lançou na quinta-feira um novo projeto Web3, construído sobre a plataforma de primeira camada Somnia, que busca ampliar as experiências interativas dos fãs de basquete com a liga.
Já Spencer Dinwiddie, do Charlotte Hornets, que conheceu o Bitcoin há 12 anos, tentou tokenizar seu salário em 2019, mas a NBA barrou a iniciativa.

MetaMask is preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency soon, with the purpose of enhancing decentralization in certain features of the platform. This news was revealed by Joseph Lubin, CEO of Consensys — the company behind the creation of the digital wallet — during an interview with the portal The Block.
According to Lubin, the token already has a defined name: MASK. When asked about the possibility of creating a native coin, he stated that “the MASK token is on the way” and emphasized that its launch could happen sooner than expected.

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro announced this week the creation of the Cyber Crime Combat Center (CyberGAECO), a new structure that will act in the identification, prevention, and repression of criminal organizations that operate online and use cryptocurrencies and the dark web for the commission of crimes and money laundering.
According to MPRJ, the creation of CyberGAECO is a strategic step to strengthen institutional action against new forms of criminality and results from the investment made in technology and modernization of investigations.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced this Thursday (18) the largest seizure of cryptocurrencies ever made in the country, totaling US$ 56 million (approximately R$ 300 million) in digital assets.
The operation led to the takedown of the TradeOgre exchange, investigated after a report from European authorities. According to the police, the platform did not follow anti-money laundering regulations and allowed users to create accounts without any form of identification.
On the exchange's website, there is now only a message informing that the domain has been deactivated by the Canadian police.

Immutable (IMX) stands out this Friday (19th) as the biggest gainer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies, following the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates in the United States — a measure that provided extra momentum for the gaming-focused token.
The asset, linked to the Australian company specializing in blockchain gaming and Web3 infrastructure, records a 15.8% increase on the day, reaching $0.87, according to CoinGecko data. For the week, the surge already totals 51%.

A group of Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, is pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to clarify whether Binance has complied with the conditions imposed in the court settlement reached in 2023. That year, the broker agreed to pay $4.3 billion in compensation after admitting serious failures in combating money laundering.
Last Wednesday (17), Warren and Senators Mazie K. Hirono (Hawaii) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting confirmation that the company is meeting the ongoing requirements set forth in the agreement, according to Bloomberg News.

The attempts to profit from memecoins linked to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, continue to emerge. On Wednesday (17), a group installed a statue of the leader holding a Bitcoin coin in front of the Capitol in Washington D.C. Although presented as a tribute, the initiative functioned, in practice, as a promotional strategy for a new memecoin launched just a day earlier.
According to a report from an American broadcaster, shared on X, the action was organized by students from Liberty University. One of those involved, Hichem Zaghdoud, stated in an interview that the work was a form of reverence to Trump.