Stellar News Today: Blockchain-Powered Energy Surge and DeFi Breakthroughs Face Ethical Challenges
- Turbo Energy partners with Stellar and Taurus to tokenize renewable energy projects, aiming to boost EaaS market liquidity via blockchain-based fractional ownership. - Lighter secures $68M funding at $1.5B valuation, leveraging ZKP tech to process $279.5B in 30-day trading volume with zero-fee retail trading. - Trump-linked American Bitcoin reports 462% revenue surge, raising ethical concerns over crypto business ties amid U.S. crypto leadership ambitions. - Zcash's shielded ZEC transactions grow to 20-2
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Innovation is accelerating across the blockchain sector, with established energy companies and financial technology firms increasingly embracing tokenization and decentralized finance. Leading this movement is
Following the news, Turbo Energy’s shares jumped 12.5% in premarket trading, signaling strong investor interest in blockchain-powered energy solutions. CEO Mariano Soria highlighted that the project merges “real-world solar storage infrastructure with blockchain technology to unlock new income streams and broaden access to sustainable investment opportunities”
The crypto industry also made headlines with Donald Trump’s growing digital presence. American
In another notable development, Zcash’s privacy-centric blockchain is gaining momentum as “encrypted Bitcoin at scale.” With 20–25% of all ZEC now stored in shielded wallets, the network’s Project Tachyon is designed to handle thousands of private transactions per second, surpassing competitors like Monero. This trend highlights the increasing demand for financial privacy, even as
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