Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 22, 2025 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zach Burks, CEO of Mintable, which aims to make the most of Ethereum’s blockchain tech to allow users to create, manage, and sell digital files with the benefits of provable ownership, has commented on why Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is being unnecessarily “inflammatory”… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following its first Mirror Token for securities tied to the price of shares in SpaceX (rSpaceX), Republic is now selling securiites that are referenced to Databricks (rDBRCK), an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that recently raised a significant funding round. The offering is available on both… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sony Bank‘s wholly owned subsidiary, Connectia Trust, has submitted a formal request to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter. This application, submitted earlier this month, signals Sony Group’s commitment to blockchain tech advancements and breakthroughs, aiming… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK noted that Aleo Systems has developed a Layer 1 blockchain named Aleo, focusing on privacy achieved via the use of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and various other cryptographic methods. CertiK explained that unlike most popular or widely-used blockchains, where data used and created by transactions… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A thematic review on an international regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities has been released by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The evolution and growth of crypto-asset markets highlights the importance of implementing the FSB’s recommendations for crypto-assets as well as global stablecoins. The report from… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

British Columbia, which is one of Canada’s largest provinces in terms of overall population, recently noted that it intends to place a complete ban on any new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining operations. British Columbia said that it aims to prevent such initiatives from connecting with… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger recently revealed that their white hat team, the Ledger Donjon, discovered a flaw in Tangem cards that reportedly makes “brute force attacks possible.” As always, the team at Ledger claims that they followed so-called “responsible disclosure,” but can now… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tempo, a blockchain that is focused on stablecoin payment processing, recently announced a $500 million funding round. Incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, Tempo’s  Series A round was reportedly led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks. This, according to an update this past week from Fortune, which… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pier Two, the institutional staking and infrastructure provider, announced the acquisition of Solana validator Blockport. The latest acquisition highlights Pier Two’s growing commitment to the Solana ecosystem and brings on board Blockport Co-Founders Adrian Ciaffoncini and Nik Herrmann, whose experience and focus on the Solana… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Daylight has reportedly raised $75M in order to build the decentralized energy network powering the world’s most “important” commodity: electricity. This funding round helps them move faster toward an electric grid that delivers what the old one “no longer can: affordability, reliability, and abundant power.”… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) had issued a warning this past week  about what it considers to be “significant gaps” in ongoing attempts to regulate the fast-evolving crypto markets. Nick Jones, Founder and CEO, Zumo, said that it’s worth noting the FSB has said financial… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced its acquisition of Echo, an onchain capital formation platform for approximately $375 million. Established by Cobie, a crypto investor and supporter of community-focused investing, Coinbase is now well positioned to challenge the established securities crowdfunding sector as digital assets go mainstream…. Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Péter Szilágyi, an experienced web3 developer for Ethereum’s Geth client, recently voiced concerns regarding Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s considerable influence over the ETH protocol and called into question the Ethereum Foundation’s rather “centralized” decision-making process / structure in a public letter. According to Szilágyi’s observations,… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is asking the US Treasury Department to update the existing anti-money-laundering rules, claiming that ongoing innovation instead of stricter enforcement measures is the answer to dealing with the rise of illicit finance in the nasent web3 and digital assets space. Coinbase Chief Legal… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), the regulatory body overseeing the nation’s financial sector, is reportedly exploring significant reforms that could permit banks to acquire and hold digital assets, including Bitcoin, for investment purposes. According to a recent report from Livedoor, these proposed changes mark a… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto market had earlier extended its rally for the third consecutive quarter in 2025 Q3, the team at CoinGecko noted while adding that the total market capitalization surged another +16.4%, adding about $563.6 billion to reach $4.0 trillion+. According the report from CoinGecko, the… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 5:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

U.S. Bank (NYSE: USB) has created a new Digital Assets and Money Movement organization to accelerate development of and grow revenue from emerging digital products and services such as stablecoin issuance, cryptocurrency custody, asset tokenization and digital money movement. Jamie Walker, a veteran in the… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 2:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a provider of global payments technology, has announced a strategic partnership with BitPay, a cryptocurrency payments processor, to further expand its digital assets solutions for merchants and payment service providers (PSPs) through ACI’s Payments Orchestration Platform. According to a recent study… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF) noted in an analysis this past week that Bitcoin prices have now returned to levels last seen in June of this year, after what they view as a somewhat puzzling correction. CoinShares also mentioned that from the recent peak, prices have dropped… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Function CEO Thomas Chen warns that Bitcoin poses a looming danger. The former head of sales at BitGo, Chen now spearheads the development of institutional-grade architecture for Bitcoin yield. Backed by partners like Galaxy Digital, Mantle, and Antalpha, Function has reached over $1.5 billion in… Read More