Blockchain & Digital Assets

October 5, 2025 @ 7:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates’ drive to modernise its monetary system, including the rollout of a Digital Dirham and new rules for stablecoins, is improving policy transmission and supporting financial resilience, the International Monetary Fund said at the end of its 2025 Article IV mission. “Enhancements… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is now increasingly focused on the nascent digital assets industry. The  rise of DeFi and its convergence with TradFi is now pushing platforms and service providers to develop… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 6:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mesta, a fiat and stablecoin payment network, has raised a $5.5 million seed round. Village Global led the deal, with participation from Circle Ventures, Paxos, and WTI – Western Technology Investment. Existing backers, including Garuda Ventures, Canonical Crypto, Everywhere Ventures, and Inventum Ventures, also reaffirmed their support. Mesta will deploy this capital… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US must seriously look into diversifying its national balance sheet and that should, ideally, include Bitcoin (BTC),  according to recent statements made by Representative Nick Begich, who is one of the US lawmakers interested in supporting a bill that may see the nation acquiring… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of USDT market cap and overall scope of operations, and a partner are reportedly planning to secure around $200 million for a digital asset treasury (DAT) company that may acquire Tether’s XAUT token. As first reported by Bloomberg,… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is taking a step forward in further expanding its business capabilities and regulatory oversight beyond the current framework, as part of an effort to pave the way for tech advancements and growth in building a financial system enabled by digital assets. By seeking… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has concluded a framework agreement in ranking with Feedzai, a RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, as the first-ranked tenderer, to provide the central fraud detection and prevention mechanism for the digital euro. Representing 440 million citizens and more than $17 trillion in… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil based digital assets firm OranjeBTC is set to begin trading via the local stock exchange B3 this coming week as it attempts to challenge the current dominance of Meliuz, which is said to be the first listed company to have incorporated a bitcoin-focused treasury… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital euro, which is to be issued and backed by the Eurosystem, will  aim to complement cash, improve financial inclusion, and focus on strengthening European monetary sovereignty. The Eurosystem is the official monetary authority of the eurozone, which is described as the collective of… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reacting to comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey that stablecoins could cut reliance on bank lending, a CryptoUK spokesperson said that the organization now welcomes these seemingly positive views from Bailey on the role of stablecoins and crypto-assets more broadly within the United… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BTCS, a company that claims to be the largest European Digital Asset Treasury Company (DAT), seeks to raise $100 million through a Series G fundraise, coming immediately on the heels of its recently closed Series F. Proceeds from the Series G will be deployed to… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

LAB, a multi-chain trading infrastructure, recently had a successful funding round on Legion, a platform for early access to ICOs and pre-token sales. Legion is moving to bring back initial coin offerings. According to their website, they are “going after the IPO market.” Legion explains:… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple noted that the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) white paper is now live. As explained by Ripple, MPTs are a type of digital token standard on the XRP Ledger that are built to meet the needs of both application developers and institutions. MPTs embed metadata as… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning in early 2026, “pending regulatory review.” Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polish crypto law panned. “While the EU’s MiCA provides a clear and balanced rulebook for crypto, Poland’s interpretation of it is a major step backwards, and a prime example of overregulation.  “While regulation is necessary for consumer protection, it can be counterproductive. “Poland has taken… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey‘s change in stance towards stablecoins has not gone unnoticed by industry professionals. Zumo‘s Founder and CEO Nick Jones said this latest move suggests the Bank of England’s long-held skepticism towards digital assets is beginning to dissipate, and it’s a… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has opened their first permanent UK office in London. Gemini noted that this will provide a space for the Gemini team to work cooperatively, collaborate on various initiatives and continue to grow their headcount in one of the world’s fastest-evolving… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global stablecoins market cap has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, meanwhile, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets continue to surge despite the recent US government shutdown. According to available data, stablecoins now have a combined market cap that exceeds $300… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September 2025, as momentum across the labor market slowed considerably. ADP noted on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) that the recent downward revisions by the US federal government to benchmark data had been responsible for much of the significant drop…. Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has announced a partnership with SOL Strategies Inc. (Nasdaq: STKE), a publicly traded Canadian company focused on investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. According to the announcement, SOL Strategies aims to diversify its custody operations by utilizing Crypto.com Custody for… Read More