Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 6, 2025 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has recently introduced Hong Kong’s tokenized money-market fund. This latest launch comes as the HK government unveiled its 5-year fintech strategy intended to incorporate both artificial intelligence and blockchain across the city-state’s vibrant financial services ecosystem. The so-called Franklin OnChain U.S. Government… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canadian Government has released its budget for the year 2025. The budget primarily centers on several major themes, such as: shifting from reliance to resilience, adequately protecting Canada’s sovereignty as well as security, and building a stronger Canadian economy. The budget confirms the importance… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Safello has announced its expansion into Finland, its first new market. Safello Group AB, has been listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market since 2021. The company said that it would commence services in Finland before the end of the year. Safello is… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) aims to serve as the all-in-one orchestration layer tapping into institutional-grade smart contracts for onchain finance. Before the launch of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), smart contract development was said to be quite complex due to the fairly limited programmability of… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden has commented on recent concerns that the UK is behind the US when it comes to establishing proper stablecoin related oversight / guidelines. Breeden stated that the updated stablecoin regulations should become effective just as quickly as the… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 9:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Martin Quensel has spent nearly a decade pursuing tokenization. The co-founder of Web3 native asset manager Anemoy, which is built on the Centrifuge protocol (which he also co-founded), Quensel believes in tokenization as the future of finance. His career has been preparing him for this… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm Ripple has received a $500 million investment at a valuation of $40 billion. It has been rumoured that new funding for the company was in the works. Yesterday, Ripple revealed the details of the funding round that was let by affiliates of… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse has announced its role as a founding validator operator for the Liechtenstein Trust Integrity Network (LTIN), which is described as a state-backed blockchain infrastructure initiative aiming to offer regulatory-compliant services to European enterprises and institutions. As a launch partner, Bitcoin Suisse will intend… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has recently called on the US Treasury Department to ensure that its rules and guidelines for the GENIUS Act are aligned and consistent with congressional objectives. Digital assets firm Coinbase noted that Treasury needs to avoid enforcing requirements that go beyond… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced a partnership with Universal Digital Inc., a publicly listed Canadian investment firm committed to expanding access to digital assets across North America as well as Asian markets. The transaction was reportedly carried out via Crypto.com’s “institutional-grade” OTC desk, which provides liquidity, “competitive” pricing,… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 6:33 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Block Street, a unified liquidity layer for tokenized assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Falcon Finance, issuer of USDf — an overcollateralized synthetic dollar designed to generate sustainable on-chain yield. Falcon Finance is a universal collateralization infrastructure, enabling users to mint USDf against a… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Currenc Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CURR), a fintech that is enabling financial institutions with artificial intelligence solutions, announced it entered into a non-binding term sheet with Animoca Brands Corporation Limited in relation to a potential proposal for Currenc “to acquire 100% of Animoca Brands’ issued shares… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group, Inc., a key player focused on blockchain and tokenization for capital markets, and Voatz, a firm specializing in secure mobile voting, announced a collaboration in order to deliver blockchain‑backed proxy voting. tZERO as well as its broker-dealer subsidiaries were reportedly among the first… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, has recently announced plans to participate in the Western Union Digital Asset Network in order to bring everyday cash access to clients. This integration enables users to convert stablecoins held in Rain-powered wallets into local cash payouts at… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS  (NYSE:UBS) announces the “first” completion of an in-production, end-to-end tokenized fund workflow leveraging the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard. The completion of the first on-chain subscription and redemption request of the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT), a Money Market… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, an event was held in Vienna where Europol, UNODC, and the Basel Institute on Governance joined to discuss criminal activity in the crypto sector. In brief, the group sees crypto-crime as becoming more sophisticated. Burkhard Mühl, Head of Europol’s European Financial and Economic… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenovate, a UK-based Fintech offering post-trade solutions, has announced a new service called Novat, which is described as providing programmable settlements for tokenized assets. As all asset classes, including securities, become digital or tokenized, there are opportunities for innovators to provide modern services to capital… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearstream, a provider of post-trade services and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has launched a tokenized securities platform: D7 DLT. With D7 DLT, Clearstream facilitates the issuance and management of securities, based on distributed-ledger technology (DLT) and compliant with the central securities depository regulation (CSDR)…. Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a financial tech firm that provides crypto solutions for businesses, announced the acquisition of digital asset wallet and custody firm, Palisade. The acquisition will now further expand Ripple’s custody capabilities to serve the needs of fintechs, crypto-native firms, as well as corporates. Ripple Custody… Read More

November 5, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (CRCL:NYSE) says that its Developer Grants aim to offer more than just financial support. The USDC stablecoin issuer explained that they’re actually serving as a launchpad for so-called “bold” thinkers shaping the next era of onchain finance. With USDC and Circle’s suite of APIs… Read More