Payments giant Stripe is reportedly in talks with Texas-based stablecoin payments platform Bridge to enhance its range of cryptocurrency services. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the discussions are still ongoing. However, no official agreement has been reached, and...
The competition in the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) space is intensifying, with major crypto platforms launching their own products to cater to DeFi and institutional users. U.S.-based exchange Kraken has just unveiled its version, kBTC, following Coinbase's recent debut of...
Euroclear, a leading global financial infrastructure provider, has entered the Asian market for the first time by acquiring a strategic stake in Marketnode, a Singapore-based firm focused on digital market infrastructure and blockchain technology. This move marks a significant...
In a company notice dated October 16, Metaplanet announced its repurchase of 223 put option contracts valued at $62,000 from Singapore-based digital asset trading firm QCP Capital, reversing a previous sale of the same contracts. Metaplanet initially sold these...
Praxis, a self-described "internet-native alliance" project, just announced that it had secured $525 million in funding to develop the world's first "Network State." According to the project's blog post on October 16, this initiative, aimed at creating a new...
The NFT sector is set to benefit from the Ethereum Layer 2 network, as Mint Blockchain has been awarded a grant from Optimism Governance during the 28th cycle of its grant program. On October 15, Mint Blockchain announced in...
On October 15, Metaplanet's shares surged by 15.7% after the Japanese investment firm announced its latest acquisition of nearly 107 Bitcoin. This purchase increased the firm's total Bitcoin holdings to 855.5 BTC, valued at over $56.1 million, according to...
Keyrock, a global crypto market maker and liquidity provider, has entered a strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank, one of Germany's leading banks, to strengthen its payment and foreign exchange operations. In an October 14 press release, the Brussels-based firm...
Talos Trading, a New York-based crypto trading software provider, has announced plans to double its workforce in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over the next year. In an interview with Bloomberg, Samar Sen, head of Talos' APAC division, emphasized that...
European alternative asset management company Samara Asset Group has announced plans to expand its Bitcoin treasury through a €30 million ($32.8 million) bond issuance. CEO Patrick Lowry revealed this in an X post on October 14, 2024. At publicly-listed...
