Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 17, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sei Network has announced a strategic partnership with Elliptic to bolster its compliance and risk management capabilities. This integration of Elliptic’s advanced blockchain risk intelligence platform marks a significant step forward for Sei, enabling the network to scale its high-performance trading infrastructure without sacrificing trust… Read More

September 17, 2025 @ 12:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and a co-founder of Ethereum, has often drawn parallels between his original vision for Ethereum and the development path of Cardano (ADA). Hoskinson has stated that Cardano embodies the design principles he initially imagined for Ethereum, emphasizing a blockchain… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 10:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

OwlTing, a global blockchain Fintech company, has launched gift card purchases within its self-custody digital wallet, OwlPay Wallet Pro. This update allows U.S. individual users to buy more than 100 digital gift cards directly with USDC on the wallet for everyday spending, offering a new… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 10:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Nasdaq and tokenized stocks, digital asset treasuries, and Justin Sun had Web3 talking this past week. Nasdaq’s bet on tokenized stocks “If the SEC allows tokenized equities to be traded on the Nasdaq, it would mark a watershed moment for the crypto industry –… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Senate has confirmed Stephen Miran, a supporter of the Trump Administration’s tariff policy and “crypto-friendly economist,” to join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The vote approving Miran took place Monday, September 15, 2025, and comes just ahead of the central bank’s interest rate meeting this… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to expand its ecosystem beyond retail trading, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) has launched Robinhood Ventures, a dedicated investment arm aimed at fueling tech advancements and product development in the financial technology sector. Announced recently, this initiative marks a significant evolution for… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stocktwits, an online hub for investors and traders, has teamed up with Polymarket, a prediction marketplace for participants to invest on potential events. Announced on September 15, 2025, this alliance introduces earnings-related markets directly into the Stocktwits ecosystem, aiming to provide users with insights into market… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Asset Treasury companies, or DATs, have become a growing trend. First, with Bitcoin and this week with SOL, the native crypto of Solana, with the advent of Helius Medical Technologies (Nasdaq: HSDT) becoming a SOL DAT. In a letter, Dan Morehead, the founder and Managing Partner of… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move that’s sparking heated debate within the cryptocurrency world, the Bank of England (BoE) is facing significant opposition to its plans for limiting how much stablecoins people and firms can possess. Stablecoins, which are digital currencies designed to hold steady value by tying… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has introduced a feature allowing U.S. cardholders to amass virtual passport stamps as blockchain tokens. Dubbed the Amex Passport, this initiative transforms everyday journeys into enduring digital artifacts, minted on the Ethereum Layer-2 network Base. Announced as part of enhancements to… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Helius Medical Technologies (NASDAQ:HSDT) saw its shares more than double yesterday following the news that the firm will become a Solana treasury company. Shares of Helius were around $8 earlier this week. Helius closed at $18.27 last night with the company poised to inch higher… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lumera Protocol, an AI-first Layer-1 blockchain evolved from Pastel Network, has launched its mainnet, delivering verifiable, modular services for decentralized storage, AI inference, and content authenticity. Built on the Cosmos SDK with CometBFT consensus and native Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC), Lumera enables integration with Cosmos chains,… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong’s licensed virtual asset exchange,  announced an enhanced collab with Elliptic, a global enabler of  blockchain analytics and compliance solutions. Building on its compliance and risk management framework, HashKey Exchange is said to be “strengthening its capabilities in anti-money laundering (AML), Know-Your-Transaction… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered‘s innovation arm, SC Ventures, is gearing up to launch a substantial $250 million investment vehicle dedicated to digital assets within financial services. According to reports from Bloomberg, the initiative aims to attract commitments from investors, particularly those in the Middle East, with the… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 3:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, where digital assets promise innovation but also harbor risks like fraud and money laundering, tools like those from Chainalysis can be useful. Blockchain analytics firms Chainalysis claims that it has been at the forefront of providing more clarity… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the evolving ecosystem of cryptocurrency and financial planning, OKX is making strides to bridge traditional finance with digital assets. The crypto exchange has unveiled two groundbreaking updates: a SMSF-compatible platform tailored for Australian retirement savers and the integration of Tether’s USDT0 on its X… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether will partner with Anchorage Digital to issue USA₮, a dollar-based stablecoin. Tether is already the largest issuer of a dollar-based stablecoin, but by piggybacking on Anchorage, it will gain a compliant path to offering digital dollars. Anchorage Digital is the only federally chartered digital… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Web3 talked about gold, geopolitics, and market pressures. “Over the last few days, gold has resumed its rally, as geopolitical concerns are weighing on the market once again. As such, it has taken the helm of this year’s best-performing asset from Bitcoin,… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced several updates aimed at supporting its mission of enabling the so-called crypto-economy, which is a term that has been widely used by the company over the years. From bolstering its memberships to clarifying asset listing processes and acqui- hiring talent to… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pantera Capital has partnered with Summer Capital to create a SOL treasury company. The plan was originally revealed last month. SOL is the native digital asset of Solana. According to a public release, Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSDT) has priced an oversubscribed private investment… Read More