Hong Kong is moving to embed tokenization into its financial backbone, unveiling plans to launch a new digital asset platform this year to support the issuance and settlement of tokenized bonds. Delivering the 2026–27 budget on Wednesday, Financial...
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has added Strategy’s Nasdaq-listed perpetual preferred security, STRC, to its balance sheet. This move shows institutional backing for Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-heavy corporate treasury model at a time when short sellers are increasing their bets....
Bitcoin may be down nearly 50% from its all-time high, but adoption is telling a very different story. According to a new report from financial services firm River, 2025 has marked a breakout year for Bitcoin’s institutional and...
Swiss tech firm The Hashgraph Group has introduced TrackTrace, a compliance-focused supply chain platform built on the Hedera network, as European companies brace for sweeping product transparency rules under the EU’s Digital Product Passport framework. Built for Europe’s...
Mortgage lender Better is stepping deeper into crypto, teaming up with venture firm Framework Ventures on a $500 million plan to connect traditional home loans with decentralized finance through Sky. The initiative will channel up to $500 million...
Canaan is ramping up its U.S. mining plans after buying Cipher Mining’s 49% stake in three active facilities in Texas for $39.75 million. The deal allows the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer to gain a solid base in...
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has teamed up with banking infrastructure provider Finray Technologies to roll out a unified compliance system designed to monitor both crypto and fiat transactions in real time. The new integration embeds TRM’s blockchain...
The Ethereum Foundation is changing how it manages its crypto reserves. It has started staking part of its ETH treasury to generate sustainable yield and improve network security. In a post on X, the Ethereum Foundation shared that...
State publication Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported Tuesday that Russia’s Federal Security Service had initiated proceedings against Pavel Durov, the co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, over alleged facilitation of terrorist activities. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the reports...
The court-appointed administrator overseeing Terraform Labs' bankruptcy has filed a lawsuit against the trading firm Jane Street. The lawsuit accuses the company and several of its executives of insider trading that allegedly worsened the $40 billion collapse of...
