Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 16, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Jito Foundation has received a $50 million investment from a16z in a private token sale, according to a company statement. Jito aims to maximize scalability and economic value on Solana, supporting Solana’s goal of being the home of Internet Capital Markets. Brian Smith, President… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has noted that Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is increasingly being recognized as a global monetary alternative to the US dollar and gold, solidifying its role as a store of value and reserve asset. As more investors choose to denominate their savings in… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European challenger bank Lunar recently announced that it has been authorized as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, making its crypto platform Lunar Block one of the “first” in Scandinavia to operate under this particular license. According… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini Exchange and Gemini Wallet clients are now able to deposit stablecoins USDT and USDC on the Solana network. With this latest update, digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) explained that its customers are able to complete transfers for these stablecoins via multichain rails with Solana,… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sui is partnering with Figure Certificate Company (FCC), a subsidiary of Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR), in order to deploy YLDS, the SEC-registered yield-bearing security, natively on Sui, thus expanding access to regulated financial products within the Sui ecosystem. This update comes after Figure’s recent Nasdaq IPO,… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), an asset management firm with over $13.46 trillion in assets, holds quite a bit of sway regarding global markets. So when its CEO, Larry Fink, talks up tokenization, it is important to listen to what he has to say. Yesterday, while visiting CNBC,… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was reported earlier that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was pursuing a consultation on the tokenization of funds. This is a precursor to the tokenization of  more investible assets and part of an initiative to keep the UK competitive as a global financial… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taxbit explains that it streamlines compliance by automating seller data collection, handling high volumes of transactions, and producing jurisdiction-specific reports in the correct formats. Taxbit notes that its platform continuously updates to reflect regulatory updates, assisting digital platforms with remaining compliant while focusing on core… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BCB Group, one of the providers of payment and trading services for the digital economy, announced a partnership with Copper, a provider of digital asset custody, prime services and collateral management. The partnership will see BCB Group facilitate on- and off-ramping for digital and fiat… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 10:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

RedotPay, a stablecoin payments firm, this week announced an expansion of its integration with Circle Payments Network. RedotPay introduces “Send Crypto, Receive MXN”, designed to provide a nearly instant and more cost-effective payment solution for Mexico, one of the world’s largest payment corridors. This new… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a statement on tokenization or turning investible assets into digital assets. Digital securities have long been recognized as the future of markets. Today, with the advent of global regulatory changes supporting digital transformation, broader acceptance of… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken, which now also allows users to trade stocks and various other traditional financial investing options, said that this October, customers’ futures trading experience is getting an upgrade. Notably, this latest  announcement comes after Kraken quietly raised a $500 million funding round… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Safe, the multisig based smart account platform securing $60 billion in digital assets, and Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a financial tech company and stablecoin market participant, announced a new strategic partnership to establish Safe as an institutional storage solution for USDC in self-custody… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group, the operator of one Hong Kong’s largest licensed digital assets exchanges, confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the Asian financial center. This, according to source familiar with the matter and cited by Bloomberg. HashKey might now plan to list as soon… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 1:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Driven by younger, tech-savvy investors interested in diversifying their investment portfolios, the UK population appears to be embracing crypto. Meanwhile, the nation’s crypto and web3 industry has had a solid year. Regulators have approved crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), and the government has introduced a seemingly… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Authorities in South Korean have again commenced their ongoing review of Binance‘s planned acquisition of local digital currency exchange Gopax following a delay of more than two years. This, according to an update from Newsis. The move suggests that Binance, which remains the largest digital… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pyth Network, a provider of institutional market data, announced its partnership with Kalshi, the U.S. federally regulated event-exchange platform, to deliver its prediction market information across 100+ blockchains. This reportedly marks the first time regulated event data will be streamed onchain at scale, allowing web3… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX noted that buying crypto shouldn’t be too challenging for consumers who prefer to use the more typical payment methods they have already been trusting for completing everyday purchases. That’s why OKX Australia says it is supporting transactions with Apple Pay and… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Singapore High Court has reportedly approved crypto exchange WazirX‘s debt restructuring scheme on October 13, 2025. The announcement has come after the Indian digital currency exchange had been hacked in July of 2024. This court approval in Singapore enables the crypto platform to proceed… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 12:30 pm By Blake Jeong  |  

The crypto discussion remains pinpoint-focused on U.S. enforcement squabbles and city-state experimentation, but no one seems to notice what’s going on in Japan and South Korea. Both of these countries have been building predictable rules, institutional-grade foundations, and establishing consumers who already spend on digital… Read More