Day: 1 August 2025

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB), one of the strongest regulatory authorities in the United States, has officially abandoned its claim that the Apertum Foundation’s token and its DAO1 decentralized finance (DeFi) platform are securities. The Apertum Foundation and its senior advisor, Josip Heit, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & ...

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At least $142 million was stolen from the cryptocurrency industry in July 2025, marking a sharp rise in digital asset-related thefts. The figure, reported by blockchain security firm PeckShield, reflects a 27% increase from the $111 million lost in June — though it’s still significantly lower than the $266 million ...

Solv Protocol has introduced a new Bitcoin-focused yield product aimed at institutional investors, targeting the vast pool of over $1 trillion in idle BTC that currently generates no interest. The platform’s latest offering, BTC+, is a structured yield vault designed to optimize returns on Bitcoin by leveraging multiple yield strategies ...

Coinbase posted $1.5 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, up 3.3% from the same period last year but down 26% from the previous quarter, as weaker retail trading activity dragged on overall performance. The company’s earnings per share came in at just $0.12, significantly below Wall Street’s ...

Visa is intensifying its efforts to enhance global blockchain payments by supporting more stablecoins across new digital assets and blockchains. This expansion aims to unlock greater scalability and efficiency in cross-border transactions, marking a significant step in the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technology. This move reflects the growing ...

London, United Kingdom, 1st August 2025, Chainwire

The Algorand Foundation has launched a 2025+ roadmap aimed at revitalizing its blockchain ecosystem and advancing real-world adoption. Facing stiff competition from Ethereum and Solana, Algorand's new strategy focuses on decentralizing governance, enhancing developer tools with artificial intelligence (AI), and driving growth in tokenized assets. The Algorand roadmap is now ...

Nathaniel “Nate” Chastain, the former product manager at OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, has been cleared on appeal in a high-profile insider trading case involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs). His appeal overturned the earlier conviction that had convicted him of wire fraud and money laundering based on allegations of trading ...

OSL Group has rolled out three core products—StableX, Tokenworks, and OSL BizPay, aimed at accelerating institutional adoption of stablecoins, tokenized assets, and digital payments. The launch comes as Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Issuance and Management Ordinance takes effect on August 1, positioning the city as a hub for compliant digital finance. ...