Tokyo-based Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has launched a new venture arm aimed at accelerating the development of Bitcoin-focused financial infrastructure in Japan, positioning itself for a future where the country could formally recognize Bitcoin as a regulated financial...
Ripple’s Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Reece Merrick, is shining a spotlight on the company’s latest milestone: surpassing $100 billion in total payment volume. Ripple expands its global payments infrastructure Merrick says this achievement marks...
Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies should not be treated as a separate asset class when crafting regulations, according to Rhys Bollen, the fintech head at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at the Melbourne Money & Finance...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating whether Iranian actors used the cryptocurrency exchange Binance to bypass U.S. sanctions and route funds through the platform. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials...
The European Central Bank has unveiled a long-term strategy aimed at transforming Europe’s wholesale financial markets through tokenization, outlining how distributed ledger technology could eventually integrate with traditional financial infrastructure. Published on Wednesday, the roadmap called Appia lays...
South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, has listed Internet Computer (ICP) with new trading pairs against the Korean won, triggering a sharp rally that pushed the token more than 20% higher within hours of the announcement. The listing,...
Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has publicly challenged a recent wealth estimate from Forbes that places his net worth at around $110 billion, arguing the calculation is inconsistent with market realities and flawed in its methodology. The...
Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint with plans to acquire an Australian payments firm. This move will give the crypto company a key financial services license needed to operate more broadly in the country. The company announced Tuesday...
South Korean prosecutors have converted more than 320 Bitcoin recovered from a phishing-related security lapse into cash for the national treasury, closing a rare case where seized cryptocurrency was temporarily stolen before being returned. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’...
Bitcoin staking infrastructure developer Babylon Labs has partnered with hardware wallet giant Ledger to enable BTC holders to put their assets to work while maintaining full control. The collaboration centres on Babylon’s Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (BTCVaults), which let...
