Day: 19 August 2025

In 2025, Ethereum emerged as a serious contender for corporate treasury allocations, following in the footsteps of Bitcoin’s earlier adoption by companies like Tesla, MicroStrategy, and Block. While Bitcoin pioneered the concept of holding digital assets on corporate balance sheets, Ethereum’s growing utility, scalability improvements, and robust DeFi ecosystem are ...

Vienna, Austria, 19th August 2025, Chainwire

Bitget has officially opened its AI-powered trading assistant, GetAgent, to the public. Initially introduced in July through an invite-only program, GetAgent combines artificial intelligence with real-time market data to provide traders with insights, strategies, and execution tools through a single, intuitive chat interface. According to the announcement, GetAgent garnered significant ...

Sheridan, USA, 19th August 2025, Chainwire

Latin America’s centralized cryptocurrency exchanges have rapidly evolved from niche platforms into critical financial infrastructure, with total flows surging ninefold in just three years, according to new research. Dune Research’s latest LATAM report shows that annual exchange flows in the region climbed from $3 billion in 2021 to $27 billion ...

Stablecoin leader Tether has appointed Bo Hines, a former White House Crypto Council executive director, as its new strategic advisor for digital assets and U.S. expansion, marking a significant step toward establishing a stronger presence in the world’s largest economy. Announced on Tuesday, Hines will oversee Tether’s American strategy with ...

Ripple has stepped in as a crucial backer of Gemini’s upcoming Nasdaq listing, providing the crypto exchange with a $75 million credit line that could scale up to $150 million, according to the company’s SEC filing. The deal also marks the debut of Ripple’s new dollar-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, which will ...

American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A has launched a $250 million initial public offering, positioning itself as one of the latest blank-check firms seeking to tap into the digital asset and emerging technology markets. The Cayman Islands-incorporated special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is sponsored by AEXA Sponsor LLC and led by ...

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has ordered all domestic crypto exchanges to suspend lending products, citing risks to investors and market stability. The directive, issued Tuesday, takes effect immediately and will remain in place until the government finalizes a regulatory framework for digital asset lending. Since July, Korean exchanges ...

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has officially deployed the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) on mainnet, marking a major milestone in the state’s push to pioneer digital asset regulation in the United States. Backed by U.S. dollars and short-term Treasury bills, FRNT is fully collateralized and operates under a legally mandated ...