Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 24, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Plume, a permissionless, full-stack blockchain built for real-world asset finance, has announced the deployment of Nightfall, a public-domain blockchain technology that will facilitate the adoption of privacy-focused enterprise solutions among institutions. EY will be assisting with the deployment onto the network. Nightfall’s expansion to Plume… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United States and the United Kingdom have long shared an economic alliance, underpinned by a commitment to fostering tech breakthroughs, stability, and growth in global financial markets. In a recent development, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced its active support for deepening this transatlantic partnership. By… Read More

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

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the provider of cryptocurrency infrastructure tailored for Europe’s financial sector, has unveiled its latest venture: a dedicated office in Madrid. As a key division of the Boerse Stuttgart Group, this expansion signals the company’s entry into the Spanish market, where demand for… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) has enhanced its Tokenized Deposit Service (TDS), a blockchain-powered platform designed to enable real-time currency transfers for its corporate clients. The service, which now supports cross-border transactions, offers instant 24/7 settlement, marking a leap in how businesses manage their global financial operations. This… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 3:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLD), a key player in the bitcoin financial services sector, has revealed a partnership with Stripe, a programmable financial services platform, to facilitate the launch of its Fold Bitcoin Credit Card. This new product, set to redefine how consumers interact with… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 1:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a rather turbulent and perhaps somewhat unexpected 24-hour period, the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market experienced nearly $2 billion in total liquidations, as reported by data and insights from various sources including Coinglass  This wave of liquidations has sent shockwaves through the crypto trading ecosystem,… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 12:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union’s finance ministers have taken a significant step toward the potential introduction of a digital euro, outlining a roadmap to guide its development. However, despite this progress, the actual issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the European Central Bank (ECB)… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken aims to help investors diversify their investment portfolios while gaining access to a range of crypto-assets. Crypto exchange Kraken announced key developments this month including the launch of Bundles for streamlined crypto portfolio building and Trust Wallet’s integration into the xStocks… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc. has executed what stands as the most substantial single Bitcoin purchase by an Asian public company to date. The firm shelled out approximately $632.53 million to secure 5,419 BTC, catapulting its total reserves to an impressive 25,555 coins. Valued at around $2.91… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged the Ethereum community to prioritize low-risk decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, emphasizing their potential to sustainably support the network’s broader ecosystem. Buterin argued that these protocols—encompassing payments, savings, fully collateralized lending, and other well-established applications—could serve as a reliable economic foundation… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:38 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fiji’s National Anti-Money Laundering Council (NAMLC) has reaffirmed its prohibition on virtual asset service providers (VASPs), warning that cryptocurrencies pose serious risks to financial integrity and national security. The Council, in a statement posted on its website, said the decision reflects concerns that virtual assets… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

South Korea’s tax authority has confiscated more than 140 billion won ($106 million) in virtual assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, from tax delinquents over the past four years, highlighting the government’s widening use of digital assets to enforce compliance. The National Tax Service (NTS) began… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 1:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoneyGram has unveiled a mobile app, introducing a digital, USD-backed stored value account designed to work with both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins.  Customers will receive funds instantly into a secure USD balance, store those funds and cash out or spend. It will first launch in Colombia…. Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a seemingly significant development for the web3 and cryptocurrency ecosystem, Trillions.to has launched a fee-free frontend for Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP). This platform reportedly enables users to transfer USDC across blockchains with zero added fees, covering only gas costs, and supports both CCTP… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Grvt, a decentralized exchange for on-chain financial privacy that is powered by zero-knowledge technology, has closed a $19 million Series A funding round. The Series A round was co-led by Grvt technology partner ZKsync; Further Ventures, a capital markets infrastructure investment firm based in Abu Dhabi; EigenCloud, a verifiable… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, DeAgentAI, a decentralized AI agent infrastructure project, announced that its native token, AIA, is available for trading on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures. This marks the first-ever listing of AIA on Binance, underscoring growing demand for decentralized AI solutions and advancing DeAgentAI’s… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent research from CoinGecko underscores how Bitcoin’s foundational ideals have transformed over time. The research study surveyed 2,549 individuals engaged in the web3 and crypto space between late August and mid-September 2025. Respondents hailed from diverse backgrounds: 68% were long-term investors, 20% short-term traders, 7%… Read More

September 22, 2025 @ 6:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Fed rate cuts dominated discussions this week, Web3 also looked at some new developments with ETFs Did the Fed cut enough? “Markets are on edge this week as investors await the outcome of the most important FOMC meeting of 2025. Some analysts expect… Read More

September 22, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken continues to focus on product developing and technology advancements in an effort to improve trading and investing. Recently, the San Francisco-based exchange unveiled several updates: Kraken Launch for early token sales, xStocks integration on Kraken Pro for tokenized equities, and Kraken… Read More

September 22, 2025 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to reshape digital payments across Asia, LINE NEXT—the Web3 innovation arm of the messaging platform LINE—and the Kaia blockchain ecosystem have jointly revealed Project Unify. This initiative aims to deliver a versatile superapp centered on stablecoins, specifically engineered to streamline cross-border transactions…. Read More