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分析人士担心，北美仍然是极端主义加密货币捐款的最大来源国，但欧洲的快速增长表明地区动态正在发生变化。 美国区块链分析公司 Chainalysis 警告称，全球极端组织越来越依赖加密货币，欧洲的加密货币活动出现令人担忧的增长。根据 1 月 23 日的一份研究报告，尽管北美在总体捐款方面仍处于领先地位，捐款总额超过 2000 万美元，但欧洲的份额也大幅增长，尤其是自 2017 年以来。 报告称：“2022 年至 2024 年间，欧洲的份额急剧上升，占总流入量的近 50%。”Chainalysis 使用了包括公开制裁名单和“专门从事极端主义和恐怖主义融资的组织”的研究，称这种激增是由民族主义、反犹太主义和白人至上主义团体推动的，这些团体通常与法国和英国选举等两极分化的政治事件有关。 “意识形态团体中一个令人担忧的趋势是故意将意识形态混合在一起以扩大吸引力。例如，运动可能会将恐同言论与白人至上主义或亲俄主题结合起来，通过利用重叠的不满和类似的叙述来战略性地吸引更广泛的受众。” 链分析 你可能还喜欢：Chainalysis：超过 77% 的持有特朗普表情包币的钱包收入不足 100 美元 尽管总捐款额在增长，但平均捐款额仍然相对较小，通常为几百美元。不过，报告指出，捐赠强度正在增加，尤其是在欧洲。较大的捐款往往与重大政治事件同时发生，捐赠者要么庆祝胜利，要么对损失作出反应。 Chainalysis 警告称，在这种增长趋势下，门罗币 (XMR) 等隐私币正成为一些团体在德国和奥地利等仇恨言论法严格的地区逃避审查的首选方法，这凸显了全球打击极端主义资金的挑战日益加大。 阅读更多：哈马斯和恐怖组织如何使用加密捐款

埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 正在为 X 用户实现支付功能，该功能预计将于 2025 年推出。 X 首席执行官 Linda Yaccarino 宣布，该社交网络将与 web2 支付巨头 Visa 合作，在平台内直接实现数字交易，通常被称为“在线市政厅”。 该计划名为 X Money，旨在通过将数字支付整合到社交媒体平台中来推进马斯克的“万能应用”愿景。尽管有传言称 X Money 可能包含加密货币功能，但马斯克和 Yaccarino 均未予以证实。 然而，Visa 在加密货币领域的广泛参与以及马斯克与数字资产的既定关系暗示，基于区块链的支付功能可能会伴随推出。Visa 已经与加密货币交易所合作，提供实时 web3 存款、非同质化代币购买和加密货币支持的借记卡等功能。 Everything App 的另一个里程碑：@Visa 成为我们 @XMoney 账户的第一个合作伙伴，该账户将于今年晚些时候推出。💰允许通过 Visa Direct 安全且即时地向您的 X Wallet 注入资金🪪 连接到您的借记卡，允许 P2P 支付🏦 立即选择…— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) 2025 年 1 月 28 日 你可能还喜欢： 在马斯克收购 Twitter（现为 X）之前，该平台通过比特币（BTC）闪电网络和以太坊（ETH）区块链支持捐赠。在马斯克拥有 Twitter 两年后，这些功能仍然可用。此外，马斯克还是以太币为基础的 meme 币狗狗币（DOGE）的忠实粉丝，他的汽车制造商特斯拉在其资产负债表上持有 BTC。 扩展 X 的支付功能以包含更广泛的数字资产可操作性可能会加剧与 Telegram 的竞争。这款消息应用程序与开放网络深度集成，并允许开发人员为其近 10 亿全球用户提供原生加密服务。 值得注意的是，目前尚不清楚马斯克和亚卡里诺是否会批准 X Money 的加密货币整合或支持社交网络上类似 TON 的开发。 阅读更多：币安因税务欺诈及其他指控在法国接受调查

With native USDC support, the XRP Ledger gains a trusted, regulated stablecoin, while Circle accesses the ledger’s proven cross-border infrastructure for strategic expansion following its public debut. USDC issuer Circle announced on June 12 that the world’s second-largest stablecoin by market cap has been deployed on the XRP Ledger, allowing developers, institutions, and users to access it directly on the network—without the need for bridging. The company said its institutional stablecoin creation platform, Circle Mint, and Circle APIs now fully support USDC on the XRPL mainnet, bolstering the stablecoin’s liquidity while enabling users to benefit from the XRPL’s fast and secure infrastructure. You might also like:DTCC joins stablecoin race, awaits clarity from U.S. lawmakers USDC use cases on the XRPL According to the announcement, users can leverage USDC on XRPL for a range of purposes, including real-time payments and cross-border remittances. XRPL is known for low transaction costs and rapid global settlements. Ripple has noted that its payments platform has processed over $70 billion in transactions to date. Developers can integrate USDC into decentralized finance products, trading applications, and on/off-ramping services. With support from Circle Mint and its APIs, institutions gain a streamlined gateway to issue, redeem, and manage USDC at scale, while taking advantage of XRPL’s decade-long track record of high throughput, low fees, and regulatory-friendly design. “Regulated stablecoins like USDC coming to the XRPL will enable new institutional and retail use cases by leveraging the ledger’s built-in capabilities for compliance, tokenization, low-cost settlement, and seamless on/off-ramps,” said Markus Infanger, Senior Vice President, RippleX. The integration marks a strategic step for Circle, coming just one week after its public listing. The move expands USDC’s footprint across major blockchain ecosystems and reinforces the firm’s commitment to embedding its stablecoin within both advanced crypto networks and legacy financial systems. For XRPL, the addition of USDC enhances its appeal to wallets and global financial service providers seeking enterprise-grade stablecoin liquidity without sacrificing security or efficiency. Read more:Best altcoins to buy if Bitcoin hits $1m as Michael Saylor predicts

Stablecoin issuer firm Circle was recently granted in-principle approval from Abu Dhabi financial authorities to serve as a money services provider in the region. According to an official press release, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market or ADGM have granted in-principle approval for the stablecoin firm to act as a money services provider. This means that the firm has met the regulatory requirements needed to conduct business within the region. Though, the company would still need to await full regulatory approval before it can formally begin business operations in the ADGM. The Abu Dhabi Global Market is a financial free zone located within the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It comes with its own regulatory system that require crypto firms to gain approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority before they can set up businesses and services in the region. Circle (USDC) recently entered the ADGM in December 2024. You might also like:Abu Dhabi launches new Dirham-backed stablecoin project, backed by major institutions Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire said the in-principle approval underlines the firm’s commitment to regulatory compliance in the global stablecoin landscape. “The UAE is paving the way for responsible innovators to build the internet financial system. This IPA from ADGM advances our strategy to establish deep roots in markets embracing the on-chain economy, creating new pathways for investment and innovation in the region,” said Allaire. Chief of Market Development at ADGM, Arvind Ramamurthy, said Circle’s presence within the region aligns with their goal to become a crypto hub for innovation and increase its global credibility in the stablecoin space. “We look forward to working with Circle as they expand their operations and contribute to the advancement of digital finance in the UAE,” said Ramamurthy. Earlier this month, Circle’s Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte stated that the crypto space needs more regulatory clarity to help bring more investors and institutional players into the space. He mentioned Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation or MiCA framework as a benchmark example for stablecoin regulation. Read more:Circle’s Head of Policy advocates for MiCA broadening crypto regulations

Sam Altman-backed World project officially launches in six U.S. states, allowing users to claim WLD tokens by scanning their irises. It also plans to launch a card in partnership with Visa. According to the project’s official announcement on April 30, the Sam Altman-backed project is finally making its debut in the United States. However, it is only available in six key cities for the time being, namely Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco. Users living in the six cities will be able to claim the project’s native token, WLD (WLD), by downloading the World App, verifying their identity and scanning their irises at designated Orbs. Powered by NVIDIA, these Orbs will be located in certain areas as well as partner locations such as Razer stores across the U.S. World is live in the USA. Verify your World ID in six key cities now. pic.twitter.com/cju65pn7L7— World (@worldcoin) May 1, 2025 The project’s iris-scanning orbs previously received backlash over privacy concerns. This led to countries like Brazil and Hong Kong probing the project for collecting and storing individual face and iris information. As a result, the project declared that it would allow users to delete their unique iris code permanently, effectively “un-verifying” their World IDs. Price chart of Worldcoin in the past few days, May 1, 2025 | Source: crypto.news You might also like:Worldcoin to remove iris codes from World IDs upon user request Alongside its American release, the project assured users that they would be given complete control over their digital identity. Through the project’s feature called Personal Custody, the project claimed that users’ personal data would remain stored only on their device and it would not be transferred to the project’s server or any third party. “Advanced cryptographic systems – including Anonymized Multi-Party Computation and zero knowledge proofs – ensure that your data and actions remain private while your humanity is verified,” wrote the project. World Card powered by Visa In addition, the project announced that it also plans to release a debit card powered by Visa which would automatically be connected to the World App. Users would be able to spend their WLD tokens at any merchant that accepts Visa cards. Merchants would receive fiat currencies instead of WLD tokens, allowing users to spend rewards without having to convert their cryptocurrency into cash. Once it is publicly available, verified users will have the opportunity to receive a card that is linked to their unique World ID. At press time, WLD has gone down 2.33% in the past 24 hours. The token is currently valued at $1.05, after reaching a daily high of $1.17. Its market cap stands at nearly $1.4 billion, with a daily trading volume of $465 million. In the past week, the token has gone up by 23.59%. You might also like:Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog accuses Worldcoin of violating data laws