Stripe-Owned Bridge Gets OCC Conditional Approval for Bank Charter
Stablecoin platform Bridge, owned by the payments processor Stripe, said it had received conditional approval to operate as a federally...
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Tether brings tokenized gold dividends to public markets via XAU₮
Tether said Tether Gold XAU₮ has reached a milestone for the gold industry, becoming the first publicly listed gold company...
CFTC Chair Doubles Down on Defending Prediction Markets
Michael Selig, who chairs the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Donald Trump, announced the agency would be responding...
South Korea Ends 9-Year Corporate Crypto Ban Under Strict New Rules
Key takeawaysSouth Korea is ending a nine-year ban on corporate crypto trading, allowing listed entities and professional investment companies to...
Gemini stock drops 15% after key executives step down
Gemini Space Station (GEMI), which operates the Gemini crypto exchange, saw its shares drop 15% during Tuesday’s trading session after...
Gemini to ‘Part Ways‘ with Three Top Execs
Gemini Space Station, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, said that three of its C-suite executives would be leaving...
Schwab boosts its stake in Strategy to nearly 1.3 million shares
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Schwab’s asset management unit, boosted its stake in Strategy (MSTR), the largest Bitcoin treasury company, in...
Dragonfly Capital raises $650 million for fourth fund
Dragonfly Capital, a venture firm specializing in early-stage blockchain and web3 investments, closed its fourth fund at $650 million amid...
Pred secures $2.5M to build exchange-grade infrastructure for sports trading on Base
Pred wants to develop the fastest sports prediction exchange on Base, Coinbase's layer-2 blockchain. Pred, a peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange...
Thrive Capital raises $10B for its largest fund to date
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital has raised more than $10 billion for its largest-ever fund, Thrive X, giving the firm substantial...
Poland President Vetoes Crypto Bill As Firms Seek MiCA Licenses Abroad
Poland’s president vetoed a second bill meant to align the country’s crypto rules with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets...
Steak ‘n Shake says Bitcoin Push Sent Sales “Dramatically” Higher
Steak ‘n Shake says its same‑store sales have “risen dramatically” since it launched a burger‑to‑Bitcoin strategy in May 2025 that...
SBI Holdings Targets Majority Stake in Singapore Exchange Coinhako
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is moving to deepen its presence in the crypto sector, announcing plans to take a...
The RWA War: Stablecoins, Speed, and Control
Consensus Hong Kong 2026 was, by many accounts, an RWA conference that happened to be about crypto. Across main stages,...
US Lawmaker Blasts SEC Crypto Overhaul—Bulls See Regulatory Reset Powering the Next Rally
A Democratic lawmaker accused the SEC of favoring Wall Street and billionaires as sweeping policy rollbacks and crypto enforcement shifts...
Germany‘s Central Bank President Touts Stablecoin Benefits for EU
Joachim Nagel said euro-pegged stablecoins would offer the bloc more independence from US dollar-pegged coins soon to be allowed under...
Fintech Company Secures Regulatory Approval in HK
The addition is the first crypto company to be licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission since June 2025, when...
When Will The CLARITY Act Pass?
The crypto industry and investors are awaiting the completion of the US CLARITY Act, which has been delayed amid partisan...
Harvard discloses first Ethereum ETF holdings valued at $87M
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the investment arm overseeing Harvard University’s $56.9 billion endowment, disclosed acquiring about $87 million worth of...
OKX Secures Malta License To Expand EU Stablecoin Payments
OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.Cryptocurrency exchange...
Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) Is Launching Crypto Trading Features
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is set to integrate stock and cryptocurrency trading directly into user feeds....
Animoca Brands Secures VARA VASP License in Dubai to Serve Institutions
Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), clearing the...
