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Hanwha Becomes Securitize’s Largest Shareholder as Tokenization Push Deepens
South Korea's Hanwha Group has emerged as the largest shareholder in tokenization platform Securitize after increasing its combined ownership to...
Trump Prepares New Tariffs as 10% Global Levy Nears Expiry
President Donald Trump is preparing to impose new tariffs on dozens of countries as the temporary 10% global import duty...
India’s Central Bank Sells Dollars to Defend Rupee as Bitcoin Debate Returns
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sold US dollars in the foreign exchange market to prevent the rupee from sliding...
Japan’s AZ-COM Maruwa to Use JPYC Stablecoin for Payments to 2,300 Partners
Japanese logistics company AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is preparing to roll out the JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 business...
SBI Acquires Majority Stake in Singapore Crypto Exchange Coinhako
SBI Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Coinhako, making the exchange a consolidated subsidiary after receiving...
Bitcoin Japan Raises 9.7 Billion Yen, Sets Aside Funds for First Bitcoin Purchase
Bitcoin Japan has raised about 9.66 billion yen, approximately $65 million, through a new funding round, with plans to use...
MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range Join Stellar as Tier 1 Validators
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced that MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range will operate Tier 1 validators on the...
Polygon CEO Explains Layoffs Ahead of Coinme Acquisition
Polygon Labs has laid off an undisclosed number of employees as it enters the final stages of acquiring crypto payments...
AEON Brings Crypto Payments to Egypt Through Local Mobile Wallets
AEON has expanded its Web3 mobile payment network into Egypt by adding the country's four leading mobile wallet services, Vodafone...
EU Tells Google to Give OpenAI and AI Rivals Access to Android and Search
The European Union has ordered Google to give OpenAI, competing AI developers, and rival search engines access to parts of...
