Day: 22 September 2025

Lisbon, Portugal, 22nd September 2025, Chainwire

Quick Breakdown  Falcon Finance to launch fiat rails for USDf in LATAM, Turkey, MENA, Europe, and the U.S. in 2025. Users in the UAE will gain physical gold redemption options for USDf this year. By 2026, Falcon Finance will introduce a Real-World Asset engine to tokenize bonds, credit and expand ...

Quick Breakdown  South Korea flagged 36,684 suspicious crypto transactions in just eight months of 2025, exceeding the past two years combined. Nearly 90% of crypto-linked crimes ($6.4B) since 2021 involved “hwanchigi,” or illegal foreign exchange remittances. Lawmakers are pushing for tougher enforcement as global regulators struggle to balance innovation with ...

Quick Breakdown OKX developed a decentralized perpetuals exchange in 2023 but did not launch it due to regulatory risks. Hyperliquid and Aster have since risen as leaders in onchain perpetuals trading. U.S. enforcement actions against Deridex, Opyn, and ZeroEx in 2023 shaped OKX’s cautious stance. OKX explored onchain perpetuals in ...

Quick Breakdown:  WUSD cross-chain bridging goes live on Stargate Finance, enabling seamless transfers across multiple blockchains. Users gain access to Ethereum, Polygon, Viction and more through LayerZero’s omnichain protocol for low-cost, secure transfers. WSPN expands stablecoin infrastructure to boost WUSD’s utility in global DeFi markets. Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network (WSPN) ...

Quick Breakdown:  Metaplanet boosts its Bitcoin holdings to 25,555 BTC worth $2.7B. Capital market moves fuel its aggressive BTC buying strategy. The company aims for long-term growth through stronger crypto exposure. Metaplanet Inc. has expanded its Bitcoin reserves to 25,555 BTC as of September 22, 2025, reinforcing its aggressive treasury ...

Quick Breakdown:  Chainlink and SOOHO.IO launch Project Namsan to drive stablecoin FX innovation in Korea. Pilot enables tourists to swap USD stablecoins for KRW digital vouchers at 30% lower costs than traditional FX. Chainlink CCIP ensures cross-chain interoperability, while Proof of Reserve verifies stablecoin collateral. Blockchain firm SOOHO.IO has teamed ...

Quick Breakdown:  Aria unveils Aria PRIME to tokenize billion-dollar music catalogs, film franchises, and other cultural IP for institutional investors Launch begins with $100M in tokenized Korean music catalogs through a partnership with Story and Contents Technologies The platform offers liquidity, transparency, and blockchain-based access to high-value IP across music, ...

Quick Breakdown:  0G Labs launched the Aristotle mainnet on September 22, marking a major step in decentralized AI after exceeding Galileo Testnet benchmarks. Supported by over 100 partners, including Google Cloud, Chainlink, Binance Wallet, and Coinbase Wallet, the network targets global AI accessibility. Built as a modular Layer-1 blockchain, Aristotle ...

Quick Breakdown The Ronin Treasury is set to begin a buyback of its native token, RON, starting September 29. They will use their holdings of Ether (ETH) and USDC, worth over $4.5 million, to buy RON from the open market over a month. The buyback is expected to reduce the ...