Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 13, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei announced an expansion of its money movement capabilities, enabling faster and more cost-effective payouts to bank accounts worldwide, including in emerging markets where traditional infrastructure causes delays and inefficiencies. By leveraging stablecoin rails to “facilitate the backend movement of value, Nuvei offers businesses a… Read More

August 13, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is now live in all 30 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) under our Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license – a significant milestone that “expands their secure, compliant crypto offering to millions of people across Europe.” All EEA clients are now directly… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares of Circle (NYSE:CRCL) tumbled today following the news the company was poised to issue more shares. The pending dilution slashed over 6% of the firms value in after hours trading. Circle, which recently completed a successful IPO, has filed with the SEC its intent… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX says that Apple Pay is now available as a payment option on OKX for customers in the United States and the European Economic Area (EEA). Starting now, Apple Pay is fully integrated into the OKX Buy Crypto flow. Customers can use Apple Pay to… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency sector in 2025 has matured significantly, offering opportunities for growth while serving as a breeding ground for sophisticated financial crimes. As scams and money laundering tactics evolve, compliance professionals face mounting challenges in safeguarding platforms and users. A recent report from Elliptic, a… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 2:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

How things have changed at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During the last administration, digital assets were vilified to an extreme. While telling crypto innovators to come in and chat, the offer was viewed as more of a trap. Some in the cryptosphere simply… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence platform, continues to develop products and shared its latest updates, designed to empower investigators, compliance teams, and intelligence professionals to detect and mitigate crypto-related risks more effectively. These enhancements from TRM Labs focus on surfacing actionable risk signals faster, improving… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

ALT5 Sigma Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTS) has partnered up with Trump-backed World Liberty Financial. ALT5 Sigma has entered into definitive agreements for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of up to 100,000,000 of its shares of common stock in a registered direct offering at a… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro (NASDAQ:ETOR), a global trading platform that offers access to both traditional and digital assets, has reported Q2 2025 net income of $30.2 million. This compares to the same quarter last year of $30.6 million. Q2 top-line revenue was $2.09 billion compared to 2024 $1.85 billion…. Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMart and , a digital assets custody, collateral management, and prime services provider, have announced the completion of their technical integration, enabling institutional clients to access off-exchange settlement through Copper’s ClearLoop network This milestone marks the official go-live of “a partnership first announced in 2023,… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 4:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announces a variety of custody, trading, and lending solutions for layer-one cryptocurrency, SUI, broadening access for professional and institutional clients to the Sui ecosystem. Sygnum’s regulated product portfolio and bank-grade infrastructure provides Sui with “a gateway to tap… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 3:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a step toward advancing digital financial services, Banking Circle, a global correspondent bank, has strengthened its partnership with Elliptic to ensure robust compliance for its EURO-based stablecoin, EURI. Launched in August 2024, EURI is one of the first stablecoins compliant with the European Union’s… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain firm Riva Money is reporting a $3 million Pre-Seed funding round led by Project A, alongside participation from individual investors from Monzo, JP Morgan, and Revolut. Riva was founded by former Revolut and Wise executives as they seek to “bypass banks”and enable global value… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aditxt, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADTX), a social platform dedicated to accelerating promising health industry advancements, announced that it has signed a custody agreement with Crypto.com, a global digital asset platforms, to establish a custodial crypto account. The agreement is a foundational step in the “broader planned… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, an institutionally focused global digital asset platform, announced a significant update to its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO). The Cayman Islands-based company, backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, revealed that it has upsized its IPO from 20.3 million to 30 million ordinary shares and… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is reportedly moving toward entering a guilty plea in a $40 billion criminal fraud case, according to a statement from a Manhattan federal judge on Monday. The announcement, made ahead of a trial scheduled for 2026, follows weeks of negotiations… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform, announced that it has filed an application to convert its New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) trust charter into a national trust charter under the supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)…. Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved comprehensive Investment Banking Law legislation establishing specialized financial institutions for high-net-worth and institutional clients. The measure passed with 55 votes during the assembly’s 68th plenary session. The law creates a regulatory framework for investment banks offering asset management, financial… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 2:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Web3 gaming and blockchain company Animoca Brands announced that it has completed a strategic investment in Cool Cats Group, securing majority control of one of the most recognizable NFT collections alongside partner Coin Operated Group. The investment gives Animoca Brands access to Cool Cats, a… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Capital B  ($ALCPB), a French Bitcoin treasury firm that is listed on Euronext Growth exchange, says it now holds 2201 Bitcoin, having generated 1519.5% yield year to date. Total cost of the BTC is €201.5 million at approximately €91,568 per Bitcoin. Capital B claims to… Read More