Blockchain & Digital Assets

July 17, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax announce a partnership to advance the use of blockchain technology, utilizing tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) as collateral for their trading businesses. In a UK-first initiative, tokenised “units of Aberdeen Investment’s money market fund (tMMF) and tokenised UK gilts… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

During a late-night session of the House of Representatives, HR 580 was approved by a majority of its members, thus allowing key crypto legislation to advance towards a floor vote. HR 580 is a procedural resolution that multiple Republicans were blocking. A vote earlier in… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canton Network announces the addition of B2C2, Cumberland DRW, FalconX, and GSR, four digital asset liquidity providers, to its on-chain collateral initiative. This marks an expansion of the project, which began in January of this year. The new additions join Flowdesk and QCP as… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two Prime, an SEC-registered investment advisor and institutional lender with total assets under management of ~$1.75 billion, announced a $20 million equity investment led by MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA), deepening the companies’ existing relationship. The investment round, which includes additional participation from Susquehanna Crypto,… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a firm that provides digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, has today announced a partnership with Ctrl Alt, a tokenization infrastructure platform. The partnership sees Ctrl Alt using Ripple’s institutional-grade digital asset custody technology to “support the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Real Estate Tokenization… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Welp, it seems like the votes weren’t there again. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on a procedural measure to advance crypto legislation. Embarrassingly, the vote failed. President Trump corralled the Representatives who voted against the measure and last night claimed on Truth Social –… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

How times have changed. It was reported earlier today that Vanguard has emerged as the largest investor in Microstrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) [now called Strategy], the company that pretty much wrote the book on becoming a Bitcoin treasury play. The Street shares that according to new data… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX is reporting that it has integrated PayPal as a payment method on its platform, making cryptocurrency access and payments more accessible to customers across Europe. Customers across the European Economic Area (EEA) can now purchase crypto on OKX directly “using any available funding source supported by PayPal,… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the House of Representatives stalled several cryptocurrency bills in a key procedural vote, causing the House to move to recess and regroup on the legislation. Three crypto bills are in the queue for approval in the House: the CLARITY Act (HR 3633), the GENIUS Act… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZBD, a Fintech creating a payment experience for interactive entertainment, and ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, have announced a new partnership, coming on the heels of ZBD being granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in the Netherlands. ZBD was one… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In line with its commitment to offer clients safe, trusted and efficient digital assets solutions and following the successful launch of its digital assets custody service, Standard Chartered has launched “a fully integrated digital assets trading service for institutional clients.” The offering includes spot trading… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Holdings SA, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has revealed it holds an $8 billion in gold reserves, stored in a private vault in Switzerland. This strategic decision, announced on July 8, 2025, positions Tether as one of the largest non-state gold… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the tax treatment of digital assets, addressing long-standing grievances within the cryptocurrency community. The bill aims to eliminate the practice of double taxation on digital assets, a significant barrier that currently taxes cryptocurrencies both… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Financial (NYSE:CRCL), the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, is making moves to redefine its role in the global financial ecosystem. With a market cap of over $63 billion and a recent blockbuster IPO, Circle is focused on becoming the leading stablecoins… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an address that underscores growing concerns over the evolving landscape of digital finance, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has issued a stern warning to commercial banks considering the issuance of their own stablecoins. As reported by the Times, Bailey says he prefers tokenized… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) has captured the cryptocurrency market’s attention with a 24%+ price increase in the past 24 hours or so, reaching $0.2452 as of July 13, 2025. This growth, which propelled HBAR to the 14th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is driven by a… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 7:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a pivotal joint statement outlining operational guidance for banks engaging in cryptocurrency custody services. This development marks a significant step in integrating digital assets into… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm, has taken a step toward becoming a publicly traded company. Recently, the firm announced it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaling its intent to pursue an… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee convened a pivotal hearing titled “From Wall Street to Web3: Building Tomorrow’s Digital Asset Markets,” bringing together industry professionals, policymakers, and experts to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. The session, attended by figures such… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto week is happening in Washington, DC, and several bills are in the queue for a House vote. The Clarity Act (HR 3633), the legislation that aims to provide guidance on how different digital assets are regulated and which agency has oversight, is expected to… Read More