Blockchain & Digital Assets

May 18, 2025 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury has introduced Stablecoin Payment Accounts (SPAs), a revolutionary solution designed to streamline domestic and international money movement. This innovation integrates stablecoin technology with traditional payment rails, offering businesses a more cost-effective, and compliant way to manage transactions. By combining the stability of USD-backed… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 1:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Hedera announced the launch of AI Studio—an open-source, modular toolkit for building intelligent AI applications on its network. As AI enters a new era of autonomy, interoperability, and verifiability, AI Studio gives developers and enterprises a suite of tools to build powerful, trusted applications. The… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 5:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

inabit, a provider of secure cryptocurrency management solutions, has announced its collaboration with Google Cloud to utilize its Confidential Computing platform to provide stronger security for cryptocurrency and digital asset transactions.  The urgency of this collaboration is underscored by recent high-profile security breaches, notably the… Read More

May 17, 2025 @ 1:03 pm By Michael Wong  |  

A Ukrainian court has authorized the transfer of virtual assets seized during a major fraud and illegal gambling investigation, to the country’s National Agency for Asset Recovery and Management (ARMA), according to a court ruling in local dialect. The move marks a significant development in… Read More

May 17, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Our Revolution, a grassroots organization, hosted a national organizing call Monday night with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley to discuss the GENIUS Act, legislation that provides rules to govern the stablecoin sector, and mobilize a people-powered firewall against what it says is the crypto-corporate… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Read below to see how Web3 reacted to this week’s revelation of the Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) hack. “The Coinbase attack proves why centralized systems keep failing – they offer no resilience against increasingly sophisticated hackers. Cybercriminals know this and are becoming more and more adept at exploiting these… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a joint research study that explored if and how central banks could continue to “implement monetary policy operations in hypothetical tokenized wholesale financial markets.” Project Pine, from the New York… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On May 16, 2025, Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX:GLXY) (NASDAQ:GLXY)began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, marking a significant milestone for the company and the broader digital asset industry. The company’s shares opened at $23.50 closing at $22.80 after topping $25 a share. Galaxy… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announced the expansion of its credit offerings by adding staked Solana (SOL) as eligible collateral for its Swiss Franc, Euro, Singapore dollar, and US dollar-denominated Lombard loans. This allows Sygnum clients to unlock liquidity “from their staked Solana… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Libre, the on-chain infrastructure purpose-built for regulated real-world assets (RWAs) has brought its Libre Gateway to the Avalanche network, starting with the tokenization of the Laser Carry Fund (LCF). This integration marks yet another milestone in “expanding institutional access to tokenized financial products on public… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink, the “standard” for onchain finance, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the financial services firm’s blockchain business unit, and Ondo Finance, the real-world asset tokenization specialist, announced the completion of a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) test transaction. The transaction utilized blockchain deposit accounts “on Kinexys… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, the institutional digital asset prime broker, announces a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered, an international cross-border banking group. In the first phase of the partnership, Standard Chartered will provide a suite of banking services to FalconX globally, “strengthening the platform’s offerings for institutional clients.”… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wintermute, one of the world’s algorithmic trading firms and OTC desks, announced the establishment of its U.S. headquarters in New York City. As a player in the digital assets market, Wintermute’s U.S. headquarters will “strengthen the firm’s presence in the world’s largest financial market.” Wintermute’s… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto Blockchain Industries (CBI), Euronext Growth Paris: FR0014007LW0 – ALCBI, and Blockware, a Bitcoin mining firm, have entered into an initial “long-term” partnership agreement to operate Bitmain ASIC miners (ASICs) on the Bitcoin network and “acquire Bitcoin at a discount.” Blockware will deploy and “operate… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to reverse the damaging policies enacted by the SEC during the Biden Administration. Today, the SEC announced that it has withdrawn the previous guidance on Broker-Dealers and the custody of digital assets. The SEC Division of Trading and… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 2:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As new impactful technologies emerge, insurance providers grapple with pricing risk properly. Effective solutions are developed by looking at relevant regulations and comparable industries. Providers must also develop a nuanced understanding of the technology. Alternative Intelligence (AI) has insurers considering all of the above, and… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Large European retailers are asking the European Commission to address the fees charged by credit card issuers like Visa and Mastercard. According to a report, these retailers want these fees reduced. The message was said to be sent in a letter, addressed to the Commission’s… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

JA Mining says it has launched its cloud mining contracts, targeting investors interested in earning passive income through crypto mining. JA Mining highlights that it is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) adding that it is committed to transparency and compliance. The company also… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the only publicly traded crypto exchange in the US, is reporting it was the target of a cyber attack that saw criminals attempt to extort $20 million from the firm to make it all go away. According to a blog post, bad actors… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto Valley, which used to be just about Switzerland but now is said to also include Liechtenstein (according to this report), is now home to 1749 blockchain companies, representing a growth rate of 132% since 2022. This is according to the CV VC Crypto Valley… Read More