Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 20, 2025 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Telcoin has secured final regulatory approval from the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance to operate as the nation’s first chartered Digital Asset Depository Institution (DADI). The approval reportedly marks one of the first times a state has granted a full banking charter specifically designed… Read More

November 20, 2025 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Jamie Selway, the SEC’s Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, delivered a speech today on trust and trustless access, directly addressing the rise of digital assets and blockchain technology—the speech was presented in New York at the SIFMA Market Structure Conference. Selway shared… Read More

November 20, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, Inc. (doing business as Kraken) has announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Digital assets exchange Kraken noted that… Read More

November 20, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ondo Finance has received formal regulatory approval in the European Union, clearing the way for its tokenized versions of stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be offered legally across the entire EU and European Economic Area (EEA). The green light broadens the potential investor base… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin America is having a “breakthrough” year in regard to crypto adoption. This is according to the Latam digital asset platform Bitso. Bitso cites data from a recent Coinchange regulatory report stating that Latin American crypto usage increased by 116% in 2024 and by 65%… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a provider of digital asset custody and collateral management for institutional investors, announced its role as a custodian for Tharimmune, Inc. (NASDAQ: THAR), a digital asset treasury (DAT) company with a clinical biotech arm. This follows Tharimmune’s closing of a $545 million private placement, which… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, announces an investment in Ledn, one of the global market leaders in consumer bitcoin-backed loans. The investment underscores Tether’s commitment to building real-world financial infrastructure that empowers individuals and businesses… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a stark reversal from the Biden administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a statement that chartered banks may hold crypto. During the Biden years, the government took a distinctly hostile stance toward digital assets and innovation in general…. Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos Labs has unveiled USDG0, an omnichain extension of its Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin, in partnership with the LayerZero interoperability protocol. Announced recently, USDG0 represents a key leap in stablecoin infrastructure by enabling cross-chain movement of fully backed dollar liquidity to multiple blockchains (reportedly) without… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto market infrastructure legislation, known as the CLARITY Act, which has already been approved in the House, is expected to move to markup next month and head to the President’s desk to be signed into law early next year. Senator Tim Scott, Chairman of the… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets investment platform Kraken is announcing that they have now raised $800 million across two tranches to accelerate our strategy of bringing traditional financial products on-chain. The crypto exchange also mentioned that the primary tranche has reportedly been led by investors Jane Street, DRW… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, Europe’s neobank and reportedly one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech platforms, has integrated with Polygon for stablecoin transfers, payments, and trading. By November of this year, more than $690 million in volume was reportedly processed via Polygon in the Revolut app. With (reported) 65… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital assets industry, recently announced that it supported the Royal Thai Police and the United States Secret Service in a “coordinated” international operation that led to the seizure of approximately 12 million USDT… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced its new Cboe Bitcoin Continuous Futures (PBT) and Cboe Ether Continuous Futures (PET) are set to commence  trading on Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) starting December 15, 2025, subject to “regulatory… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: STKE), a publicly traded company that claims to be the first in combining a substantial Solana treasury with a revenue-generating validator operating business, announced its selection as a staking provider for the VanEck Solana ETF via SOL Strategies’ Orangefin validator. VanEck… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Traditional markets are in correction mode, with some investors running for the exits and others staying calm, noting that the markets had gotten too hot. The artificial intelligence trade is emblematic of the decline, as pundits wonder if the AI sector is now overhyped. Crypto… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LevelField Financial, Inc., a U.S. financial services firm aiming to bring together traditional banking and digital asset products in a unified platform, announced that it received conditional approval from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) in order to finalize its acquisition of… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Investments, the $6.4 trillion asset manager, is poised to debut its spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) under the ticker $FSOL. Scheduled for launch on November 18, 2025, this product arrives with a management fee of 0.25%, positioning it as a gateway for institutional and… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton, the global investment firm managing approximately $1.6 trillion in assets, is set to introduce its spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) on November 18, 2025. Called the Franklin XRP ETF and trading under the ticker EZRP, this product marks the firm’s latest foray into… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Michael Selig, selected to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) by President Trump, is expected to go through the hearing process at a meeting of the Senate Agriculture Committee this Wednesday. President Trump selected Selig following the decision to withdraw Brian Quintenz’s nomination to… Read More