Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 14, 2025 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announces it is enabling the launch of savings accounts with crypto-native exchange, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). via its Embedded Banking solution. This launch marks a significant milestone in the UK’s financial ecosystem as it is the first time savings… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset ecosystem, is taking a step forward to advance open, freedom-first AI and cloud services. Tether has signed an agreement to lease a share of a 20,000+ GPU network to power its… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced a breakthrough pilot enabling businesses and platforms to send payouts directly to recipients’ stablecoin wallets. For businesses using Visa Direct, payouts may now be funded in fiat money, while recipients can choose to receive their funds in USD-backed stablecoins such as… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AURAS Technologies MENA FZCO, a Dubai-based firm that is specialized in Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) services, has recently announced the launch of AURAS Pay, which is described as a non-custodial decentralized payments platform that allows various merchants to accept and manage digital asset transactions directly… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has granted its first DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization, license. According to a release, DerivaDEX has received a Digital Asset Business License for a DAO-governed decentralized derivatives exchange. Honourable E. David Burt, JP, MP, Premier of Bermuda, said the future… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chorus One is pleased to announce a partnership with Copper, a key player focused on digital asset custody, prime services and collateral management, to bring enterprise-ready staking to global clients, starting with The Open Network (TON). This collab reportedly combines Copper’s custody platform with Chorus… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

In comments delivered today at the Treasury Market Conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speculated about the looming growth of the stablecoin market. “Payment Stablecoins,” as defined under the GENIUS Act, are expected to boost… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX is announcing a new partnership with FKViking, which is said to be a professional-grade arbitrage trading platform built to deliver “fast” as well as automated trading across various markets. Via this new integration, BitMEX users are reportedly able to gain access to “institutional-grade” tools… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 8:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Humanity Protocol, an on-chain digital identity solution provider, this week announced a new integration that brings together Mastercard’s open finance connectivity with Humanity Protocol’s identity verification platform Human ID. Rolling out first in the United States, the enhanced platform will enable users to tap into… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced a partnership with IP Strategy (Nasdaq: IPST), the first company to hold $IP tokens as a primary reserve asset. IP Strategy provides public market investors with regulated equity “exposure to the $80 trillion programmable intellectual property economy.” As part of the collab, Crypto.com… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinMENA FZE, a digital asset platform licensed and regulated as a broker-dealer by VARA, and botim, Astra Tech’s fintech-first, AI-native platform, have signed a partnership. The agreement will now aim to allow for easier, compliant funding into CoinMENA accounts for millions of users in the… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced a partnership with Sui Foundation, the organization dedicated to the advancement and adoption of Sui. This partnership will advance the ability to provide the Foundation and Ecosystem with “institutional-grade” custody and liquidity solutions for Sui’s native token. Crypto.com Custody provides digital assets custody… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called Smart Superhighway to move money across the globe, recently introduced Account Top Up and Withdrawal solutions for digital asset platforms in order to connect with traditional finance and scale effectively. The enterprise-grade solutions give exchanges, infrastructure providers, networks and issuers the ability… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Texas is in the running for Wall Street 2.0, and Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) decision to move from Delaware to Texas is emblematic of the migration from less business-friendly jurisdictions to places like Texas and Florida. Today, Coinbase made it official, stating they see “greener pastures” in the… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) announced the launch of SoFi Crypto, becoming the nationally chartered bank where consumers can bank, borrow, invest — and now purchase, sell and hold crypto-assets. With SoFi Crypto, members will be able to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a top crypto exchange, has decided not to purchase BVNK , a money service business that enables stablecoin usage. Shares of Coinbase are currently higher in a day when markets are bullish. It has long been rumoured that Coinbase was in advanced discussions to purchase… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canary XRP ETF has reportedly received approval for its Nasdaq listing as the issuer submitted an 8-A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The spot XRP ETF is now set to begin trading soon. The XRP price has also begun gaining some… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed recently that it has listed various spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move could potentially lead to their official rollout in the foreseeable future. As indicated on DTCC’s website, ETFs from Bitwise (XRP), Canary (XRPC), CoinShares (XRPL),… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX announced support for World Liberty Financial‘s USD1, which is described as a USD-backed stablecoin, across FalconX’s institutional trading, credit, and custody product offerings. Customers are now able to trade USD1 through FalconX, use it as a form of collateral for certain derivatives and financing… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Episode Six and Fireblocks announced the co-development of a unified payments solution. The payments solution integrates traditional and digital finance, bringing together fiat, stablecoins, loyalty points, and other digital assets onto a single, programmable platform—allowing FIs to effectively operate across asset classes. The collab combines… Read More