ADI Foundation has partnered with BNY Mellon and Finstreet to build a regulated system for storing digital assets in Abu Dhabi. The project, supported by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), will help institutions safely store digital assets in...

Kaia is expanding deeper into stablecoin infrastructure with the launch of a new venture fund aimed at backing payment rails, onchain finance platforms, and digital asset infrastructure across Asia. The new fund, called the Kaia-Simsan Financial Innovation Venture...

Bitcoin is still rising steadily, but signals under the surface suggest a bigger move could be coming. The price has held firm in recent weeks, staying above key levels even with occasional dips. At the same time, Bitcoin’s...

A new wave of research from Tiger Research has spotlighted growing efforts to rebuild financial infrastructure around verifiable systems, highlighting how zero-knowledge technology is being positioned as a response to past market failures such as FTX and the...

Atlas, a blockchain data infrastructure provider backed by CoinMarketCap, will take over oracle services previously operated by Binance, marking a shift in how on-chain price data is delivered across the BNB ecosystem. The transition will span over 90...

A new analysis of the Stacks 2026 roadmap is reigniting debate over Bitcoin’s long-standing limitation as a passive asset, as developers push toward turning BTC into a productive financial layer through staking, lending, and decentralized applications. The thesis...

Stable has confirmed a mandatory mainnet upgrade to version v1.3.0, scheduled for May 13, 2026, as the protocol moves to reinforce execution safety, improve EVM consistency, and strengthen RPC reliability across its stablecoin-focused infrastructure. The upgrade is non-backwards...

The regulatory landscape for real-world assets (RWAs) is evolving into a two-track system, as policymakers and institutions work to align crypto infrastructure with traditional financial markets moving onchain. Industry participants say the shift reflects a broader transition from...

Venture capital investment in crypto has reached over $5.6 billion in recent funding cycles, with a significant share concentrated among a handful of major firms, even as overall deal activity slows. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) leads the latest...

Recent developments around the Strait of Hormuz show a partial normalization in maritime traffic after weeks of disruption tied to U.S.–Iran tensions, shifting markets from a full risk-off shock into an inflation repricing phase. New reports indicate that...